Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-20
OUR COUNTY sOLONs
Meet in Adjourned Session ON Tues.
day-Close Business Friday
Morning

| The County Beard of Marathon
| County met in adjourned session last
Tuesday. with practically all members
present.
The first day reports were read and
| bills referred.
| Wednesdays session was partly de-
voted to the discussion of the con-
| servation of animals, game of ali
kinds, birds, ETC. Dr. |. NJ Addleman
secretary of the Wild Life Protective
| Association for Marathon County. up-
on invitation addressed the members
of the board on the bird and animal
| conservation.
| Supervisors A. j. Peterson of Ed
| eron; VIM. Hewitt of Weston; A. E.
| Beebee of Mcmillan and others made
strong talks along conservation lines.
| 1t was the concensus of opinion of the
| members that some action should be
| taken to the end that birds, fish and
| certain wild animals might thrive in
| greater numbers in our county. The
question was referred to the commit
tee on public property for investiga-
| ton.
| A report was made by the commit
tee later to the effect that all bounties
| for wild animals. excepting for VOL
YES, be abolished. 1t was further rec
commended that on ali county lands
| hunting and trapping be prohibited,
and that these lands be made places
of refuge for wild animals and birds.
This report was adopted and signs of.
warning are to be placed in conspi-
cuous places on these county lands.
L A no I'D rxf
of the Rib View Sanatorium to the
/ effect that the water supply of that
/ institution was not satisfactory. that
| it was much like the water supply of
the city-so impregnated with iron
that when it stands in the pipes it
| turns yellow and it was not altogeth-
err pleasant in it's taste and odor. 1t
was the opinion that the city author
| tiles could give advice in this matter
| and it was left with the trustees of
the sanatorium with full authority to
remedy the trouble if possible. Otto
Mueller, trustee of the sanatorium,
talked to the board on the necessity
of charging the institution, stating
that at the present time the sanator-
ium was filled to its capacity and
that there was a large waiting list. He
said that the present management
could take care of much larger in
stitution and that the heating plant
was of sufficient capacity to take care
of good sized addition, therefore
the expense would only be in what
ever addition there was made. z The
matter was taken under consideration
and no doubt in another year the in
| StitutiOn will be enlarged.
| On Wednesday noon the members
of the board were invited to take din
ner at the Marathon County Training
School. They sat down to a we'll
prepared dinner at 1890 o'clock, the
same being arranged and served by
the young lady students of the school.
The meal was followed by brief talks
by the members, all complim enting
the young ladies on their ability to
satisfactorily feed the hungry Ran
dali Johnson, principal or the school,
talked upon it's work and what was
being done to furnish the county with
teachers. Others were called on and
delivered brief addresses, ~ among
them ]. E. Geisel, County Supt. of
schools
| The board on motion, appropriated
$4S6.99 with which to pay for one half
of the debt incurred at the home
coming celebration held last July. The
city will pay the other half.
The per diem of the members of the
County Board was raised from $500
to $500, the same to take effect on
the 1st day of April, 1920.
| The county agent, Frank G.. Swo-
boda, presented an exhaustive report
of his work since he assumed the
duties of the Office last May. Among
other things he gave the dates of
farmers institutes to be held in the
county, for which he had made ar
| rangements.
Arthur Neitzel, who had his leg
broken while working Tor the county
on a highway, was paid $500 in full
settlement for the injury.
| The reports of the various county
officers and committees were read
and approved.
Major E. E. Johnson, Capt. Benz.
Alexander and Capt. A. j. Foster were
rendered vote of thanks for the ex-
cellent and gratituous work abroad in
securing war relics for Marathon
County. This came up in connection
with report made by the committee
OF the county board on war relics.
The committee on war relics was con-
tinued with a. view of securing what
ever could be had which will be of in
terest to future generations.
The board adjourned Friday. 1t
will not meet again until after the
election in April. At which time
members will be elected for term of
three years instead of one year as
heretofore, with the exception of the
supervisors of the city of Wausau
who are elected for two years.