The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-29
DOINGS OF THE COUNTY B0ABD.
The board met last Thursday morn
ing pursuant to adjournment.

A resolution providing for two spe-
cial motorcycle cops to enforce the auto
mobile ordinance on the state high
ways OF the county was adopted with
but one dissenting vote.
Another resolution was passed favor
ing the election of U. S. Senator at
the spring election to succeed the late
Senator Husting instead of having the
governor appoint one. The clerk was
instructed to send copies of the resolu-
tion to the Governor, the assembly
men from this county and the state
senator from this district.
At the last session OF the legisla-
ture bill was passed providing for
the election of supervisors for the
term of three years instead of one
wherever the counties wished to
adopt this system. The resolution for
the adoption OF this plan was defeated
by vote OF IA to 16. The law pro-
vides that in the towns one super
visor is to be elected each year, thus
each member of the town board hold
ing Office for three years and by one
going out each year would make the
board continuous.
The members of the board thought
this change wss too radical to adopt
without first getting the sentiment OF
the voters. 1t was therefore provided,
after the defeat OF the resolution, to
have each town clerk have copy of
the law posted at the town meeting
this spring and have the people ex-
press their opinion on the matter,
and then have it brought up at the
spring session.
The committee on bridges and high
ways asked for an appropriation OF
81, 900 to purchase road machinery,
and also $4,000 and 81, 5000 for federal
road aid. The report and resolution
was adopted.
The committee on common schools
in its report recommended that So, 74O
be appropriated for the county super
intendent of schools office, of which
300 is to be used for travelling eX-
penses. The report was adopted.
Plans for installing a sewage sys-
tenn for Maple Crest Sanitorium
which had been approved by DR..
Staehle and Engineer PITT were pre-
sented, and the committee on the
care OF the sanitorium recommended
that an appropriation of $4,000 be
made for carrying out the plans. The
board voted that the chair appoint a
special committee of three to confer
with the trustees. The chairman
appointed John Meisner, c. G,
Hagenow and John Phalen as such
committee.
The committee on assessment made
their repnrt. They made no change
in the assessment made by Income
Tax Assessor Jos. Connell. The re
port was adopted by the board, 1t is
published elsewhere on this page.
At the session Friday morning two
questions caused long aud heated dis
cussions and legal points regarding
their settlement were raised and the
opinions of Dist. Attorney Brady,
Atty. John Healy and E. l.. Kelley
were called for.
The first matter that stirred them up
was the demand of the Finance Cor
poration of Chicago for the return of
the truck bought by the county last
spring A committee consisting of
Schmook, Schetter and Sullivan re-
ported that they recommend the re-
fusal OF the demand for the return of
the truck. The district attorney was
then called on to give his opinion re-
garding this report.
Dist. Atty. Brady stated that he
thought the board would be safe in
adopting the recommendation of the
committee, because the attorneys Mil
ler, Earl and Miller, acting for the
Finance Corporation, were none other
than that corporation, and that the
same day that the truck was sold
chattel mortgage was taken on 1t
when it was still in their possession
and that according TO the laws OF
Illinois they had no right to let the
truck go.
Supervisor Schmitz thought that the
county should be protected against any
loss and therefore introduced a resolu-
ton demanding bond from Hall
Bros, through whom the truck had
been purchased and at the same time
directing the district attorney to have
the lien against the truck removed.
The district attorney thought it best
TO let the company start the action, II
any was to be starred, and then It would
have to be fought out In the courts
here, rather than have the county
start action to remove the lien in
which case the action would be started
in the Chicago courts.
The resolution was then so amend
ed, that besides furnishing hond to
protect the county against loss, Hall
Bros. shall see to IL that the mort.
gage against the truck be removed
and a clear title be given to the county.
The board then adopted the origi-
nal report OF the committee which re-