The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
First Ward Supervisor Is
Named Chairman at
First Session Today.
WILL REPAIR ROADS
Road Committee Given Power
to Proceed with Rebuilding
of Lake Shore Road.

Fred W. Murdoch, county supervi-
sor from the first ward of the city, was
elected chairman of the county board
at the reorganization meeting this
morning, his election coming on the
informal ballot when large majority
of the board indicated him as their
choice.
Chairman Murdoch brings to the
leadership of the board a wealth of
experience in the county government.
He has been a member of the board
for the past three years and has been
one of the most active of the county
board leaders. His election came as a
surprise as he had not been candi-
date for the office. There was no sign
of any organization to control the
election of the chairman or other or
ganization of the board.
Retiring Chairman James Martin of
the town of Brighton was unanimously
elected as yice-chairman Of the board
and in addition he was given a rising
vote of thanks for the splendid service
he had rendered the board as chair
man during the year just closed.
In accepting the election as the head
of the board for the new year, Chair
man Murdoch addressed the board and
gave the assurance that it would be
his purpose at all times to treat every
part of the county with fairness and
that he hoped that the work Of the
board would reflect a progressive
movement for the best interests of the
whole county.
DISCUSS Road Problems.
The appointment Of the standing
committees for the year was turned
over to a committee composed of Su-
pervisors Scott, Spartz, Bacon, Link,
and Roders and it is understood that
only a few changes will be made in
the present standing committees. The
committee on committees is to report
at the board session late this after
noon.
The board gave up much of its first
session to the discussion Of road prob
lens and assurance is given that some
immediate action will be taken to pro-
vide for the repair Of the North Shore
concrete road just north Of the old
city limits. It is estimated that the
expense Of rebuilding the road will be
in the neighborhood of $4,000. The
whole matter was referred to the COM
mittee on roads with power to act. If
possible, portion Of the cost Of re-
building the road will be paid for out
of the state road fund
Maintenance of bridges in the coun-
ty which are on the patroIled roads
was taken over by the county and the
expense of repairs will be paid for
out of the county road maintenance
fund,
City Asks Rebate.
Through the city attorney, the city
of Kenosha filed petition with the
board for the rebate to the city Of the
sum of $11,912.11 which has been paid
to the county as the assessment to
meet the cost of mothers pensions
paid to the people of the city. Judge
Slater, in his letter to the board, holds
that under the 1919 Wisconsin laws
this amount may not be assessed
against the city as the law holds that
assessor ents for such purposes may be
made only against the city Of Milwau-
kee. The question Of rebate to the
city. will probably be taken up at the
board meeting on Thursday.
Several architects were about the
building this morning. ready to talk
on the court house plan, but the mat
ter was not taken up and it is not
expected that it will be reached until
tomorrow.
The question of the tract index is
also expected to be taken up at the
meeting on THURSDAY.
See Roads and County Farm.
The members of the board quit work
at noon and got into automobiles and
went out to the county farm for din
ner with the understanding that an
insnection of the farm and Of road
work about the county would be taken
up after dinner. The sessions fof the
board were resumed late this after
noon.