The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-17

DOrfeldt, MelSneSt, RaQuet, ocnetter,
Schmoock, Schneider, Thuss, Will
harms, Wilke, Wolersheim,l Zarnik-
Ia.
A resolution was adopted requesting
that all remaining cases in the hiel
litigation that have not been brought
before the court be referred to a CON-
mittee composed of Chairman Ewen,
Supervisors Morgan and Schneider
who with the district attorney will ar
range for an adjustment Of the claims.
The claims of the Four-Wheel Drive
Automobile company for S4,626 and
that of Hall brothers for $3.50 for
machinery and supplies was referred
to the highway committee.
The board then adjourned until
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
At the session Wednesday morning
the truck question was again threshed
out.
The highway committee reported to
the board in favor of paying the
Clintonville people, through their 10
cal agent, L. j. Anderson. for the
truck now said to be in possession OF
the county.
But Dist. Atty. Brady advised the
board to go slow, intimating that at
torneys for Hall Bros. threatened 10
sue the county, for the price OF the
truck, If the board ordered the claim
of the Four wheel Drive Co paid.
Berlin Hall, for Hall Bros, and Mr..
Tombs, of the Clintonvilie company,
in addition to William Brandt, who
was chairman Of the highway COM
mittee when the negotiations for the
trucks were on, and Dist. Atty. Brady
addressed the board.
After arguments of an hour, mo-
tion was carried to have both trucks
brought to the courthouse at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon, for inspection by The
members.
1t developed that the committee had
first awarded the contract to Hall
Bros. for four-wheel drive truck, at
their bid, S3,S75, the Anderson bid be-
ing $4,000. The extra equipment later
brought the total Of the Hall bid TO
S5, 100 and the Clintonville bid to
si,626.
At later meeting, attended by
representative, Mr.. Tombs, from the
factory, the committee notified Mr..
Hall that negotiations for his truck
we're cancelled.
The committee then awarded the
contract to the Clintonville company
for their truck and ordered an order
drawn for the amount. Mr.. Tombs ad
mitted that he had put clause in the
contract protecting the county, from
having two trucks on its hands.
1t was at this point that Dist. Atty.
Brady stepped in and ordered the
county treasurer not to pay the order
until it was determined if fine county
had one or two trucks on its hands.
Dist. Atty. Brady told the board,
after Messrs. Hall and Tombs had
made their statement, that he had not
been consulted by the committee, but
from what he could CLEAN from the
records, questioned the right OF the
committee to cancel the contract with
Hall Bros.
His only interest, he said. was to
see that the county was not loaded
down with two trucks.
After all was said and done Super
visior Kelley made motion to have
the matter referred. to a special COM
mittee to investigate and report to the
board Friday morning.
A resolution was passed creating a
new purchasing committee to consist
OF the chairman of the county board
and two members to be appointed by
by him, in lieu of the county clerk and
district attorney.
Four more petitions for bridges were
read and referred. Franklin asks for
two bridges to cost $1,000 each and Kos.
suth two to cost $1,000 and S700 each.
DR.. Luhmap was reelected county
physician by unanimous vote.
The board adjourned until this
morning at 10 o'clock.