Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-16
COUNTY BOARD

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morning at 8 o'clock
The board was addressed or
: Wednesday morning by C. B. Bird
, president of the Marathon County
Council of Defense and H. G. Flieth
treasurer. The work of the Council
for the past year was explained; that
the amount granted it last year had
been adequate, but for the next year
1T was necessary to secure paid ex-
ecut1ye secretary and stenographer, in
order to attend to the work asked
by the State Council, which asked for
, active local councils in every school
district in Marathon county, and vast
ly increased work. At the close OF
the talks, a resolution was passed by
the unanimous vote of board, granting
the Council an appropriation of $500
month, until such time as the ac-
tion shall be revoked by the board
but not to continue after the close
of the war.
In token of the appreciation of the
services of Miss Bashana Fara, who
has been an assistant in the County
Clerks office for several years, and
who recently passed through an oper-
alton for appendicitis, a free offering
by the members was made for flowers.
ETC., for Miss Fara, and a committee,
consisting of Messrs. J. D. Christie,
John Junk and j. F. Schoenike, was
appointed to present the same with
the compliments of the county board.
A vote of thanks was rendered to
August Ramthun for a handsome
bouquet of cut flowers presented by
him and which lent cheer to the
speakers desk.
The following standing committees
were announced by the Chairman F..
F; Chesak:
STANDING COMMITTEES
Finance-Flatter Brookhyser, Eller-
man, Kiefer, Plata
Public Propertv-Christie, Junk,
Erney, Schwantes, Gaetzman.
Delinquent Taxes-Beebee, Knorr,
Bradley, Zielsdorf, Vogl.
Printing and Stationery-Schoenike,
Felt, Bandy Roberts, Dessert
Judiciary-F. X. Schilling, Bradley
Augustine, Broecker, Paronto.
Sheriff and Justice Accounts-Rifie-
man, Corbett, Zyduck, Buttke, Bein-
| ing.
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| al, Policeman, Smith.
| Agriculture-Hilber, Cook, WeiX,
Peterson, Dittbrender.
| Per Diem and leage-Damon,
Berres, O'Connor, Clements, Bischoff
Salaries and Fees-Kanter, Wetter-
au, Porath, Bower, Vanish.
| Equalization-Goetz, Trawitzki, Aug
Ramthun, Menzner, Conkol, Garske,
Frank Schilling, Kuhlmann, Janz.
Poor-Morisette, Schmirler, Leak,
H. Ramthun, Paronto.
Education-Bandy, Smith, Broecker,
T. X. Schilling, Dessert.
Roads and Brldges-Doering, Ha-
man and Kuehn.
| On Thursday morning Chas. S. Gill
bert, county chairman of the Third
| Liberty Bond campaign and III. G..
Berger, county secretary, addressed
the county board on the question of
Liberty bonds. The members of the
board wanted this information to take
home with them to assist in the great
drive which is now being made in the
county.
| M. l.. Smith of the village of Elder
on, who had been written letter by
patient at the Rib View Sanatorium,
charging inadequate medical SER
vice, was submitted to the board
and after discussion, committee
of three was appointed to make
an investigation of the charge, viz:
Messrs. M. L. Smith, George Morisette
and W. F. Goetz and it was also voted
that the matron of the sanatorium be
asked to appear before the board.
1t was voted to employ a competent
man to assess stocks of lumber and
logs, ETC., in the various towns of
| the county, for so days commenc-
day.
The committee appointed to make
the investigation of the Marathon
County School of Agriculture sub
mitted the following report, which was
adopted:
THAT the agricultural school be
discontinued and that the assembly
room and office on the first floor of
the building and the rooms in the
/ basement be reserved for agricultural
meeting purposes; tnat the discontin-
uance of the agricultural school be
dated June 1, 1918.
"That the field work be continued
and that competent field man be en-
ployed.
THAT the ground at the agricul-
tural school be retained.
THAT the orchard across from the
school be sold.
THAT a committee be appointed to
confer with the principals of the High
schools throughout the county and try
to induce them to build up an agricul-
tural course in each school,"
The following report was submitted
by the committee appointed to inves-
tigate charges made to the effect that
patients were not receiving adequate
medical attention az the County Sana
torium, reported as follows: A dis
cussion brought ont the facts that it
was not intended 10 reflect upon the
management of those in charge in the
past, but that it was impossible for
the trustees who had the asylum and
county hospital in charge, to give the
attention to the sanatorium it required.
The report was adopted as follows:
"Wausau, Wis, Apr. II. 1918.
''To the Honorable County Board of
Marathon County, Wis.
Gentlemen: Your special COM
mittee appointed to investigate GER
tain charges that were made by a
patient at the County Sanatorium
wish to report:
"That we have visited the Insti-
tuition and have made inquiry from
the Matron as well as from Miss
lHermanson, the complainant, and find
that the County Physician has not
performed his duties satisfactory to
your committee, and that the informa-
ton given your committee fully bears
out the charges in the letter read at
Thursday mornings session
I'VE can further report that from
the records it is apparent that pa
tients at the Sanatorium have had
very little attention from the physi-
clan as in a number of instances no
examinations were made at all and