The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-14
Morning Session.
May 9Th, 1917.


County Clerk as follows:
TO Russell II. Jones, County Clerk.
Kenosha County, Wis:
You are hereby directed to call a
special session of the County Board of
Supervisors for Kenosha County at the
Court House in the City of Kenosha
sat 10000 a. m. on Tuesday, May 8th,
ad917,. for the election of chairman
and the appointment of Standing com
anittees for the ensuing year, and for the
transaction of any business that may
be legally brought before the Board at
this time.
R. A. Dowse, Pleasant Prairie.
sT. S. Scott, Third Ward.
Rudolph Henschen, Fifth Ward.
~. M. Kersting, Wheatland.
Frank Zerfas, Randall.
M. Link, Sixth Ward.
John Priddis, Second Ward.
Peter Elsen, Eighth Ward.
"a. j. Burg, First Ward
y. j. Connery, Ninth Ward.
Supervisor Dowse moves to proceed
10 the election of chairman of the
County Board for the ensuing year.
Motion carried.
Supervisor Burg moves that Chair
IMAM Spartz appoints two tellers.
Motion carried and Chairman Spartz
appoints Supervisors Burg and Strang-
berg as tellers. The Board proceeded
ito take an informal ballot for Chair
man which resulted as follows: Whole
number Of votes cast IL, of which Sup
Scrvisor j. P. Spartz received s, Super
visor A. j. Burg S and Supervisor
Thomas S. Scott 4.
The Board then proceeded to take
the firsb formal ballot which resulted
aa &sllows: Whole number of votes
caa9 IL, of which Supervisor Spartz
received 8, Supervisor Burg 4 and
Supervisor Scott 4.
Supervisor Spartz was declared elect
ed Chairman Of The Board.
Supervisor Connery moves that the
choice of Supervisor Spartz be de-
clared the unanimous choice of the
Board.
Motion was put by the County Clerk
and carried.
Supervisor Roders moves commit
tee of five be appointed by the Chair
man to recommend the Standing COM
mittee for the ensuing year.
Motion carried and Chairman
Spartz appointed Supervisors Martin,
Connery, Bacon. Roders and Scott.
Supervisor Dowse moves TO adopt the
rules and regulations of the previous
Board with the exception that new
order entitled, "New Business" be
added.
Motion carried.
Communications from the State
Council of Defense with reference to
the organization of County Council
of Defense were received and read.
Supervisor Fleming moves to in
struct the County Clerk to invite May
or Pfennig and Mr.. w. II. Afford to
appear before the Board this after
noon relative to the organization of a
County Council of Defense.
Motion carried and the County Clerk
was so instructed.
Supervisor Barrows moves to author
axe the County Clerk to draw County
Orders in payment of insurance on the
buildings at the Willowbrook farm and
for the Boiler insurance on the steam
roller.
Motion carried.
Supervisor Burg moves to adjourn
until o'clock p. m.
Motion carried and the Board ad-
jcurned.
John P. Spartz,
Chairman.
Russell III. Jones,
County Clerk,
Afternoon Session.
May Sth, 1917.
Board was called to order by Chair
man Spartz.
Roll was called and all members
present.
Supervisor Martin reports on the rec
ommendation of the Standing commit
tees as follows:
no THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUP
ERVISORS:
We, your Committee, to whom was
delegated the duty of recommending
the Standing committees for the
County Board of Supervisors for Keno
sha County, Wisconsin, for the ensu-
ing year, respectfully recommended
the following:
Finance ommittee--Thomas Elem
ING, Rudolph Henschen, j. j. Connery.
Assessment Committee-Peter Elsen,
J. j. Barrows, George Strangberg.
County Clerks Account. j. Con-