The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-04
SIX new MEMBERS OF BOARD
Session Is Given Over Largely to Dis.
cussion of Plans for Willowbrook San
atorium- Visit to Institution Is
Made Early This Afternoon.
(From Saturday s Daily

From Saturday Dally)
John P. Spartz of the town of Paris,
who welded the gavel over the SEES
sions of the county board during the
year 1915-1916, was reelected as chair
man of the board for the new year at
the reorganization meeting held at the
county building this morning. Chair
man Spartz was the only candidate
and on the first ballot he received four
teen votes with two for Adolph j.
Burg of Kenosha and one for William
Luke of Wheatland. The informal
ballot was declared formal and Chair
man Spartz declared the unanimous
choice of the board for leadership.
In accepting the gavel for a second
time Chairman Spartz declared that he
wanted just one thing and that was
that every member Of the board act
as a county representative. 1We are
not a township committee or a. city
commission" said the chairman, "but
county board and I am hopeful that
all Of you will act for the best inter
ests of the county"
Six new members came to the board
today. W. G. Bacon takes the place
of w. A. Epson in the town of Bristol
and Richard A. Dowse succeeds the
veteran, Patrick Tobin, in the town
of Pleasant Prairie.
In the city A. J. Burg, who has had
long experience as a member of the
county board, took up his duties as
representative of the first ward; Mich
olas Roders succeeds H. B. Schwan in
the seventh ward; Peter Elsen is the
new man from the eighth ward, and J.
j. Connery fills the vacancy by the
change of ward lines in the ninth ward
The first meeting of the board was
entirely harmonious and it was given
up almost entirely to discussions of
problems connected with Willowbrook
sanatorium. Members of the board of
trustees appeared before the board and
urged changes in the lines so as to
make possible the saving of one clump
of trees for the sanatorium property.
| Suggestions were also made as to the
line for the proposed roadway. These
suggestions are being considered this
afternoon and just after noon the mem
bers of the board went in body to the
sanatorium in order to be better able
to decide as to the change in lines.
The committee which had charge Of
the building of the institution through
its chairman, L. R. Grovenor, present
ed a final report. This showed that
part Of the payment on four of the
contracts had been held up on account
of the fact that work had not been
fully completed to the satisfaction of
/ the committee.
The matter Of closing up these con-
/ tracts will be decided on by the board
| later. It was suggested that the whole
matter be turned over to the board of
trustees with full power to act, but the
Iboard has made the counter suggestion
that a special committee Of the board
be named to look after this matter
Chairman Spartz named Supervisors
Luke, Elsen, Leet, Strangberg, and
Henschen as a committee to name the
standing committees of the board for
the new year and this committee will
report to the board late this after
noon. The committees named today
will serve for the entire year.
Little other business came before
the board at the session. A plat of
the Bonny Hame subdivision was pre-
sented co the board and taken under
advisement. Final action on its adop-
ton or rejectment will be taken before
the board adjourns this afternoon. n
The committee recommended the fol
lowing standing committees for the
year:
Finance-John T. Yule, N. J. Roders
and FL. G. Anderson.
Assessment-Geo. P. Leet, Peter FL
sen and R. A. Dowse.
County Clerk Accounts G. Ba-
con, BENZ. Elverman and VIM. Luke.
County Agent Accounts-Geo. Strang-
berg, John T. Yule and Thos. Fleming.
Sheriff's Accounts-R. A Dowse,
Michael Link and A. J. Burg.
County Treasurer Accounts-Thos.
Fleming, Rudolph Henschen and Geo.
Strangberg.
| Municipal Court-Peter Elsen, H. G.
Anderson and A. J. Burg.
Justice Accounts-Rudolph Henschen.
Geo. strangberg and Michael Link.
Official Bonds = John P Spartz,
James Martin and N. J. Roders.
Inquest Cases-H. G. Anderson.
Benz. Elverman and J. j. Connery.
County Buildings and Printing N.
j. Roders, VIM. Luke and Peter Elsen.
General Bills-A. J. Burg, James
Martin and Rudolph Henschen.