The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-11-20
DOlNGS OF THE COUNTY BOARD

VIM. Kiel was reelected trustee of the
asylum board for term of three
years.
John Hoyer was reelected janitor
of the courthouse for the coming year.
The trustees of the asylum fled their
report and owing to the increased cost
of living was obliged to ask for an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to cover the de-
ficit for the year. According to the re-
port the receipts of the institution for
the year amounts to about $4,000
with expenses of 100000 or more The
! per capita cost of caring for the county
and state wards at the asylum was
| S4.62 The state allows the county
$3.50 for state patients and Sl.75 for
patients of the county. The state leg
islature passed a law at its last session
increasing the allowance to counties
but it does not take effect until July
20, 1920 when counties will receive
1922 per patient.
property is fixed by the report filed at
S250,000. The report urged the need
of $4,000 appropriation asked to
meet the needs of the institution. Tn
der suspension of the rules the report
was adopted.
Under new law a county rural
planning committee is created for
counties of the state and the board
took cognizance of the new law. The
planning committee will consist of the
county board chairman, chairman of
the state road and bridge committee
and the county superintendent and two
additional members to be appointed by
the board. The duties of the commit
tee will be to look after schools, perks,
historic spots, provide protection for
trees and shrubs, prevent Jumping of
rubbish in restricted areas and to gen
orally look to the preservation of
county property and improvements.
Petitions asking The board t. main
tain a county demonstration, in CON
junction with the University of Wis
consin extension bureau which under
the law the state would pay SS5 per
month of the expense, was submitted
to the board with a number of signers.
The petitions came from more than
half the towns and villages of the
county. 1t was estimated that the sal
airy of the position would be about
Sl35 with an allowance of S35 per
month for travelling expenses.
Recommendation of the county fair
committee for $4,000 appropriation
for improvements to the grounds and
buildings owned by the county and the
refunding $4,000 expended in improve
ments last year, was approved by the
county board at its session Friday.
Supervisor Schneider of Meeme was
the only one who voted against it.
Aid granted to civil war veterans
and widows of veterans by the county
may be curtailed to considerable extent
as result of a recommendation to the
board by its committee on judiciary.
Under a charge in the law the county
aid is to be administered by the county
| Judge instead of the soldiers relief
committee and the law requires an in
vestigation in all cases A report to
the board showed that practically 80
per cent Of the applicants for aid eth
er owned their own homes, received
government pension or made their
home with their children and in many
cases had also received county aid
This was shown by affdavits and the
board adopted report of its commit
tee to observe the law to the letter,
Several reports of county officers
were read and referred.
Louis A. Schmtz was reelected .
member of the board of trustees of
the Sanitarium.
The board lifted the ban on duck
and goose raiFles, that is, repealed the
resolution passed three years ago to
have the state law enforced The state
law prohibiting rafTles is still IN force.
The Saturday morning session was
taken up with debating the poor
house and bond issue for concrete
roads. The board adjourned until
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
The session Tuesday was taken up
with usual routine work.
Chairman Even announced the APP
pointment of Lorfeld, Wll0tt and Last
as special committee to confer with
the committee of the city council re-
garding the poor house question. In
the afternoon the board visited the
asylum.
The matter of appropriating $4,000
for a sinking fund for the erection OF
training school building came up Al
the session yesterday morning. State
Supt. Cary, Prin Christensen, Supt
Voborl and II. c. Wilke addressed tn,
: board on the necessity Of home foi
the school. The resolution appropriat
ing the $4,000 was adopted with onl,
one vote in the negative, Supervisor
: Daefke Of Rockland.
, BY unanimous vote the board ap
proved a resolution for submission t,