The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-16
SCHOOL TAX IS REDUCED
County Agent Russell I'll. Jones Is Re
Elected for His Seventh Term-County
Appropriates $500 of 1917 State
Fair Exhibit On Charge of w. Luke.

Inc ul6ulD6IS VI 'IlO IAOnOoud NOuhoJ
Board of Supervisors will make the
annual visit to the Racine county hos
pital for the insane on Thursday, as
at the session Of the board this morn
ing an invitation of Racine county was
accepted The visit will also include
an inspection of Sunny Rest Sana-
forum and trip over some of the new
concrete roads recently completed by
Racine county. During the day com
mittee of three members of the Keno
sha County Board will go to the
Racine County Training School at
Union Grove and make an inspection.
The County Board just loped along
with business Tuesday afternoon and
this morning. Chairman Spartz made
ruling that no appropriations would
be made this year without the full at
tendance of the board members and
this promises to keep every member in
his seat during the session.
The report of the highay commission
er was laid over until the January sesr-
sion on account of the fact that the
road work will not be completed in
time to make full report at this
session of the board.
The question of the substitution of
the "county unit for the town unit
in the building of highways, came be-
fore the board this morning and it was
referred to q committee composed of
Supervisors Leet of Somers, Roders of
the city, and Bacon of Bristol. This
committee will make it's report early
next week. At that time it is expect
ed that an extended discussion of the
matter will be taken up.
The board voted unanimously to APP
propriate $4,000 to the Children s
Home Society of Wisconsin to- aid in
the work of finding homes for neg
lected children.
w. A. Epson of Bristol, was elected
for three year term as member of
| the county school committee to sue
coed Frank Shuart of the same town,
whose term expires with the opening
of the new year.
Tuesday Afternoon Session.
The members of the board got right
down to business at the Monday after
noon session and lot of routine work
was disposed Of The annual report of
the county agent, Russell Fl. Jones, was
presented to the board and Mr.. Jones
was reelected for his seventh term as
county agent. The salary was placed
at $500 year and an appropriation of
$4,000 was made for the department.
| Supervisor William Luke rendered
his report of the Kenosha county ex-
hibit at the state fair this year and
it was accepted and he was given a
vote of thanks for his splendid work
in handling the county's show at the
big state exhibit. An appropriation
Of $500 was made for the county
exhibit at the state fair in 1917.
The County Court room is to be
county agent and the county judge
were named to have charge of the pur-
chase and installation of this new
furniture. 1t has been needed for a
long time and it is expected that the
new equipment will be installed before
the end of the present year.
| Reduction of taxes was featured at
the first day session of the board
and the county school tax as levied
for the coming year will be less than
was levied in 1915. The annual school
tax levy for the coming year as com
pared with the 1915 levy is as follows:
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