The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-13
TRACT INDEX
WINS APPROVAL


of supervisors this morning voted in
favor of the installation of tract
index in the Office of the register of
deeds of Kenosha county at an esti-
mated cost of 500 900, the work of in
stallation to be spread over a period
of four years or more and the index
to take care of all transfers in the
Office from the time Kenosha county
was organized as a part of Racine
county. The work of employing a
superintendent to have charge of the
great work of making the index and to
decide on the method to be followed,
was left in the hands of the special
committee which has been inyestigat-
ing the plan. The committee will have
power to act. 1t is possible that Matt
Guenther, connected with the Office of
the regiser of deeds, in Milwaukee
county, will be employed to superin-
tendent the work, but this is matter
which must be decided by the commit
tee later on. 1t is expected that the
work will be started in the near future
and that it will be we'll underway by
the end of the year.
Cottage for Willowbrook.
The board at the session this morn
ing also gave its sanction to the plan
of the trustees of Willowbrook for the
erection of new farm house on the
property Plans and specifications for
the cottage have been prepared by
Architect Joseph Lindl and he is to go
ahead with the work in the very near
future. An appropriation of three
thousand dollars was made for the
erection of the house which will be a
modest farm cottage suitable for the
uses of the man in charge of the
farm work.
The board gave up more time today
to the discussion of expenses of the
employees of the county and the mem
bers were scheduled to further discuss
this matter this afternoon. Recon-
mendations of the report of the auditor
were taken up and ordered carried out.
Name Scott as Farm Head.
At the meeting of the board Thurs
day afternoon, recognition was given
to the services of Supervisor Tom
Scott in looking after the county farm
and he was named by the board as a
general superintendent of the farm
with the understanding that he is to
be paid $500 day for each day put
in at the farm. He will have the en-
tire management Of the farm for the
county and it is expected that during
the next few months much work will
be done to complete the carrying out
of plans for the improvement Of tine
property.
The board spent lot of time con-
sidering the question of automobiles
for the use of the employees of the
county. Out of it all came resolu-
tion to increase the salary of the visit
ing nurse to $1,000 a year with the
understanding that she purchase an
automobile. The board has already ap-
propriated the sum of $500 a year for
expenses of operating the automobile.
Turn Court House Down.
The board did not show any willing
ness to go into the court house prob
lem at the meeting on Thursday after
noon. Architects Joseph Lindl and c..
E. Bell were both on hand, ready to
give some statement to the board in
regard to the proposed court house,
but by vote of nine to six the board
members declined to give the archi-
tects ten minutes in which to explain
their plans and propositions. It was
declared that this vote indicated that
the members of the board were adj
verse to taking any action on court
house plans at this time.
The board gave considerable time to
the allowing of claims and to routine
work before the adjournment was tax
en- until this morning.