The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-13

The board of supervisors of Han
cock county met in regular June SEES
sion Monday, June IL, at which tlme
all officers and members were pres
ent, except T. e. Burner of Augusta
and l. #. Lands, of LaHarpe. W. =
Miller, clerk, read the list of commit
tees appointed by the chairman A. =
Williams, for the ensuing year, which
upon motion were to constitute the
lstanding committees of this board FOL
the ensuing year:
County home and farm-Mark Fish
er. chairman; e. Fl. Fleming, Wilson
Snyder. l. F. Lands, George A. Wen
| haner.
! Pauper claims-Fritz ]. Reu, chair
man; d. /. Riley, Fred Tweston, Viii
liam F. Hertenstein, e. H. Tanner.
Miscellaneous-G l.. Whitney, chair
man; George Boegner, j. G. Riel, H.
is. Kendall, r. R. Loomis.
Fees and salaries-T. e. Burner,
chairman; c. B. Turner, s. G. Fleming,
Mark Fisher, William Linnenburger.
Printing-William F. Hertenstein,
chairman; F. o. Cash, John S. Mas
sic, Charles Haigh, Charles Koehler.
Finance-Wilson Snyder, chairman;
e. H. Fleming. George A. Wemhaner,
Fred Tweston T. e. Burner.
Road and bridges-D.. l. Riley. chair
man; l. F. Lands, H, 8. Kendall, G..
L. Whitney, George Boegner.
Refund tax-George Boegner. chair
man; D. /. Riley. William Linnenburg-
er, T. E. Burner, William F. Herten-
stein.
jury. C. Ferguson, chairman;
S. G. Fleming. I. F. Lands. F. O.
Cash, Fritz j. Reu.
insurance.. o. Cash. chairman;
John S. Massie. ]. G. Riel, Mark Fish
er. Wilson Snyder.
Education-C. B. Turner. chairman;
George A. Wemhaner, Charles Haigh.
G. L. Whitney, Fritz j. Reu.
Building and grounds. G. Will
Ferguson, Charles Koehler, o. B.
Turner.
Purchasing-E H. Fleming, chair
man; R. R. Loomis, A. C. Williams.
Appointive officers-William Burg
ner. superintendent of highways; S. D.
Weiser, superintendent Of county
home and farm; Hattie T. Weiser,
matron of county home; DR.. S. M.
Parr, physician for county home and
Jail; Ed. L. Booth, janitor of court
house.
Rules OF order were adopted by the
board for the ensuing year.
Report of S. D. Weiser, superintend- |
nnt of county home and farm, shows
.otal receipts for the quarter beginning
March 1, 1917, and ending May 81. !
1917, s1,521.70; total expenditures.
s642,91; balance due Hancock county, |
1888. Said report elso shows goods !
contracted for, aggregating s6S3.93
No. of inmates March 1, 1917, So: |
No. of inmates June l. 1917, "a; whole
No. enrolled during quarter. SO; No. OF |
leaths during quarter,1 1; average daily !
during quarter 33 plus.
Upon motion, said report was receiv-
ID. and placed on file.
The county home and farm commit
ee, Wilson Snyder, chairman; re-
,orts: that said committee met at the
,ome On Saturday, June 3, and care
ully audited the books and accounts
II the superintendent and found the
anne to be correct, and also inspected
he buildings. grounds, livestock and
ther property belonging to the county
nd found everything in good condi.
ion and properly cared for and the
properly cared for and gen.
rally well contented. Said report was
eceived by the board and placed on 1
ile
Hattie T. Weiser was upon motion of
ir. Snyder. allowed the sum of 5000
or her services as cook at the county +
ome during the past quarter.
Report of the grand jury on the i
ondition of the county jail, filed, Mil
on T. Hunt, foreman.
The report shows that the commit