The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-12

the farm buildings.
The members of the County Board
were invited to their first dinner on
the County Farm. 1t was bountiful
goose dinner After dinner short talks
were made by the members Of the
Board and County Clerk Jones. We
then left the farm and arrived at the
Court House at 2:30 O'Clock p M.
Respectfully submitted,
Chas. Kline,
Chr. Of the Com. Of the Whole.
Supervisor Link moves the report
be accepted and spread upon the
minutes of this Board.
Motion carried.
Finance Committee s Report.
We, your Committee on Finance,
respectfully recommend that the fol-.
lowing amounts be raised and levied
against all Of the taxable property Of
the several towns and the City Of
Kenosha, County Of Kenosha, State
Of Wisconsin, for the year 1918, for
state taxes the sum Of $86,432.17; for
state specia, charges the sum Of
$13,97295; for Soldiers' Relief Tax
the sum of $46096; for Blind Relief
the sum of $65S.52; for County High
way Tax the sum Of $4,000; for
General County Tax the sum Of
$S9,575.52; for Willowbrook Sana-
torium, Farm and Nurses Home Main
tenance, $26,80000.
Your Committee further recon-
mends that the following sums be
levied and assessed against the tax.
able property of the several towns
For County Superintendent Salary
and Supervising Teachers Salary and
expense, the sum Of 100000; for
Special Bridge Tax, the sum Of
100000; for Special Tax for School
Loans, School District No. 9, II and
5 of the Town Of Salem, the sum Of
$1,9S595; for Joint School District
No. 8 of the Town of Randall, the sum
of $110.85; for Joint School District
No. of the Town of Bristol, the. sum
of $22l.66; for Joint School District
No. and District No. 3 of the Town
of Pleasant Prairie, the sum Of
$406.41; Union Free High School,
against the Town of Brighton, the
sum Of $36.11; Union Free High
School in the Town of Paris, the sum
of $73.45 and the County Clerk be and
he is hereby empowered and instruct
ed to apportion the several amounts
herein specified and recommended.
Respectfully submitted,
T. Fleming,
Chas. Kline,
A. w. DeGuire.
Supervisor Martin moves to accept
and adopt the report and the several
amounts be levied against the county.
Voted as follows: Ayes, II; Noes, o.
Motion carried.
Supervisor Barrows moves to fix the
Grow Bounty at fifteen cents per head
Supervisor moves to amend this mo-
ton and Leave the price at ten cents
per head same as at the present time
Voted as follows: Ayes, Supervis-
ors Martin, Dowse, Zerfas, Murdoch,
Priddis, Scott, Strangberg, Link, Rod
ers, Elsen. Noes: Supervisors, Bacon,
Price, Fleming, Barrows, Kersting,
Kline and DeGuire.
Motion carried as amended.
The following resolution was offer
ed for adoption by Supervisor De-
Guire relative to option moneys for
the new Court House site.
RESOLVED, That the County Clerk
of Kenosha County be authorized to
draw orders on the County Treasurer
from the General Funds of the county
for the purpose Of paying option price
Of land selected by the Committee as
site for the new county building.
That the amount so drawn from the
General Funds be reimbursed from
the fund set aside by the Board for
the purchase of land and the erection
of county buildings.
A. W. DeGuire.
Motion carried
Supervisor Priddis moves that all
bills for expense incurred on the County
Farm be paid by County Order upon
the proper OK. Of all three of the
members of the Farm Committee.
Motion carried
Supervisor DeGuirs moves the County
Agent be instructed to procure &C.
drawer cabinet, same as was purchased
from the Watson Manufacturing Com
pany at jamestown, New York, for use
in the County Court vault.
Motion carried and the County
Agent so instructed.
Supervisor DeGuire moves that an
appropriation be made to the Clerk Of
the Circuit Court os $4,000 per year.