Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
MEETING OF THE COUNTY BOARD

The County Board of Marathon
county was in session the past week.
1t convened at the court house at
1890 a. M, Tuesday, and the morn
ing was spent in routine business
placing bills with the various COM
mittees, etc.
The board met at o'clock, when
the resolutions of Council of Defense,
dissolving that body, giving an ac-
count of its work and expense. and
making certain recommendations was
read and placed on file. The Council
found it necessary to have an automo-
bile to do the work required in the
county. This machine was turned over
to the county and it was voted to place
| it at the service of the Rib View San
atorium.
The board voted to increase the
bond of the Register of Deeds from
$4,000 to $4,000.
A claim for damages was filed by
A. H. Ackerman for damages result
ing from being stalled with his auto
mobile, in a snow drift on the Wau-
sau-Merrill road for twelve hours or
more. The snow had not been re-
moved and the road was impossible.
j. d. Christie introduced a resolu-
tion asking for an appropriation of
$500 for the peace celebration and
the Homecoming of the soldier and
sailor boys of Marathon county. Judge
A. II. Reid was called in and spoke
upon the resolution and urged its
passage. The amount was not thought
sufficiently large enough and super
visor Jerry Bradley amended the reso-
luton asking that the amount be in
creased to $1,000. The resolution as
amended, received the unanimous sup
port of the board
A determined effort is being made
to secure full roster of the soldiers,
who went into the U. S. army and
navy and to this end it was voted to
have suitable blanks sent out to the
various election precincts in April, to
assist in this work.
resolution was passed to publish
the names of all, who were able and
did not purchase Liberty Loan bonds
or who have not subscribed to the
Marathon War Fund.
The bonds of the county officers as
well as the bond of the state bank
of Mosinee, which made a depository
The tax commission had ordered an |
audit of the county books at previous |
meeting and the committee having this |
work in charge, submitted it's report, |
which was approved, which carried |
with it the following recommended
tions:
"The making of lump payments to
the superintendent of institutions
such as the county asylum and san
atorium for the salaries of employees
is not in accordance with the best
accounting procedure. list of sal
aries should be submitted to the coun-
ty clerk and an order drawn in favor
of each employe."
Cash advanced by the county treas
urer on highway payrolls is a vicious
practice. 1t moreover complicates the
accounting system and makes it diff
ficult for the treasurer to reconcile
his actual cash to the required cash
balances"
The treasurer should make it a
point to receipt at once for all cash
paid into the county treasury"
A hospital for contagious diseases
was urged by supervisor NJ M. Schol-
Held, in behalf of the physicians of the
county. Mr.. Scholfield cited an in
stance, which happened recently, of a i
mild case of small poX being sent up
from MoSinee. There was no Dlace
provided for such cases and the pa
tlent had to be returned to Mosinee.
exposing many by the transaction.
j. ID. Christie entered into the details
OF the case, stating that the committees
on public property and health had |
consulted with reference to the same
but there was no place except the |
county hospital and it was dangerous |
situation to inmates of the hospital |
He urged the building of an isolation !
hospital near the county hospital |
into which such patients could be |
placed and cared for. This was fay-
ored by the board and on motion the |
following committee was appointed to |
make an investigations: Louis C. Leak. |
Fred Bandy and George S. Cook. DR..
Joseph Smith also addressed the |
county board on this question.
A deputy county treasurer was auth
orized at salary of $500 per month
This position is now being held by
John C. Finrich.
The report of Judge F. E. Bump was
read and placed on file.
1t was voted that the salary of the
register probate and clerk of the |
county court be increased to $175.OO !
per month.
The matter of erecting memorial |
to the Marathon county soldiers, who |
lost their lives in the present war.
was discussed and a committee, con-
slsting of Jerry Bradley, W. F. Hewitt |
and j. d. Christie, was appointed with
Chairman F. F. Chesak to act with |
other committees in this work.
1t was proposed that the county |
make arrangements to secure such |
permanent war relics as was possible |
to the end that it would have the best |
collection possible. 1t was the un-
animous opinion of the board that |
this should be done and it was so |
voted and Chairman Chesak appointed |
the following supervisors to work with |
him to this end: Paul Zielsdorf, ]. d. |
Christie, Ed. Kuhlman and c. E. Bes- |
sert. The committees of the county |
and city were voted a sum of $4,000 |
for this purpose.
The board voted to have the COM
mittee on public property secure all |
the pictures of the selected men, who |
have gone into the war from this |
county and a large picture of Co. G,
all of which is to be framed and
placed in the court house.
On Friday Lieut.. N. H. Bells, on |
invitation of the board, gave a talk
on his experiences in oversee service. |
which was very much appreciated and |
he was extended a vote of thanks at
its conclusion.
Attorney Lippert stated that it was
not the work of the county to keep
highways clear of snow, but that it |
was the work of the various towns.
The committee appointed to report