The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-04-24

sha county court mouse. Supervisors
Bacon, Price, Barrows, Priddis and
E1son voted against the bond issue.
At four clock on the fourth bal
lot, the board selected Whyte,
Whye and Whyte as the architects
for the new county court house.
Supervisor James Martin of the town
Of Brighton was elected Chairman of
the County Board of Nenosha county
at the reorganization meeting held at
the court nouse this morning. His
election came on the fourth ballot when
lie received large majority of votes
of the members of the hoard.
Chairman Martin IN happy little
speech assumed the chair and told the
members of the board that he was the
original dark horse'' in thar he had
never even thought of being Chairman
of the Boar. Other members Of the
board testified to til fact that they
had planned the little surprise for him.
Chairman Martin is one of the oldest
members of the board from point of
years served and one Of the youngest
from the point OF ability to do things.
He has been connected with many i'm
portant county board committees and
has rendered most valuable service to
tie county.
George Strangberg who retired as
Chairman O.. the Board today was
named as Vice Ohs irman ard the board
named committee consisting of Su-
pervisors Tline, Str1ngberg, Zerfas,
Elsen end Barrows to name the list Of
standing CO. ittees for the year The
committee reported at the opening Of
the se.sio1 afternoon. The 1T
of conni, tees follow:
Finance Committee-T. Fleming, @.
Kline, A. w. DeGu:
Assessment Committee. Elsen, J.
J. Barrows, go. : -sangberg.
County Clerk s Account-M. Link, A.
NJ. DeGuire, T. @. Bacon.
County Agents Account. w.
Eprdock, T S. Scott, F. zerfas.
sheritf''s Aceounts-N. J. Roders, J..
Prid :, r. A. Dow7e.
County Treasurer Accounts.
PridGis, J Martin, Chas. Kline.
Nr~ricipal Court go nts - G..
Strangberg, J. M. Kersting, N. J. Rod
ers.
Justice Accourts- j. Barrows, R.
Frice, r. flemi G.
Official Donds-J. Martin, P. Plsen,
! j. !. arrows.
Inquest Cases-W G. Bacon, F. W.
7--rdocE, j. Priddis.
County Buildings & Printing Account
A. w. DeGuirc, G.. Strangberg, F. W.
Murdoch.
General Bills-T. s. Scott, F. zerfas,
R. rrice
Roads and Bridge Accounts-R. A.
Dowse, w. G. Bacon, T. s. Scott.
Tramps and Poor Account-C. Kline
N. J. Roders, NJ. Link.
Judl.-1ry Accounts -. Kersting,
NJ. Linz, p. Flsen.
Taxation-R. Price, R. A. Dowse, r.
Martin.
County Superintendent Accounts
r. Zerfas, T. III, g, j. NJ. Kersting.
The committee in charge of the build
ing of the new court house had it's
report ready for the consideration of
the board today and with it reso-
luton providing for the issuance Of
county bonds in the sum of four hun
dred thousand dollars for she compile
ton Of the court house. The bonds are
twenty year, five per cent serial bonds
and the resolution provides that a levy
shall bo made by the county board
each year to provide for the payment of
the interest on the bonds and to pro-
vide for the retirement of twenty Of
the bonds each year. The bonds are
of the denomination of one thousand
dollars.
In its report the committee declared
that it had interviewed the achitects
White, White and White, Joseph Lind
aad G.. E. Bell and had found all Of the
archi;s cts were men of standing in
their profession and tnat all of tfem
were able to furnish 20 the county the
bonds necessary to provide fore the
arry:ng out of the plans they had pro-
posed for the building. The commit
Zee reported that all three a chiteets
had appeared before the comm-itee and
had explained plans In Cetail. The re-
port said that Architect Lindl had esti-
mated the cost of construction of the
building as planned by him at 35 Gems
a cubic foot while White, White and
White and G. E. Bell had estimated
the cost at forty cents. The committee
made no definite recommendation as to
which of the three architects should
be selected to have charge Of the CON
struction Of tho building.