The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-11-24
DOINGS OF THE COUNTY BOARD

Last Thursday morning was large
ly given over to the reports on the
County Hospital for the Insane and
the County tuberculosis Sanitorium.
Mr.. Wernecke secretary of the hospi-
tai board read his boards report. 1t
recommends the purchase of 27 acres
in the town of Rapids which belonged
to the late Peter Schreihart. 1t is
almost surrounded by couny land and
can be purchased for 1925 per acre.
The total assets of the asylum as
given in the financial report are $685.
691.76. Total farm expense for the
six months was $6,611.13, mainten-
ance expense $4,863.51; total main
tenance of farm, barn and garden,
$2,421.77; permanent improvements
$278. The revenues for the year were
given at $56,353.40 and the toal dis
bursements, $65,815.17. Appropria-
ton of $4,000 for the ensuing year
was recommended.
Per capita cost for the patients was
given as $5.31 per week and the cash
per capita cost $4,10.
The superintendent report show
ed an average population at the asy-
lum of 221-127 males and 94 fe-
males.
Louis Weigand was reelected to
the board by acclamation.
The report of the Maple Crest San
itarium board asked for $1,000 to
clear the years deficit and pay unpaid
bills. 1t included report of activi-
ties and results by Miss Jennie Jen-
nings, superintendent.
Trustee of the Sanitorium, Charles
Groffman was reelected for a three
year term.
The annual report of Income As
SCISSOR Thomas Reddin was filed and
referred to the committee on assess
ment
The report Of the state superintend-
ent of schools as to apportionment
to the share of the various towns Of
the school taxes was read. The chill
dren in the schools number 1876
and the taxes apportioned to the
towns is $65, 5,50752.
The afternoon Thursday was oc-
cupied largely by road affairs.
Joseph Connell, county highway
commissioner, was reelected unani-
mously by acclamation. Mr.. Connell
made typical brief talk and thanked
the board for cooperation. Joe is
noted for ealing spade spade but
when a felicitous little talk is ap-
propriate he is not lacking.
After a talk by city poor commits
sioner John Mahnke the board on Fri
day unanimously appropriated 49,
900 to carry into effect the so-called
Mothers Pension Law. Manitowoc
has been the only county in the state
in which the law was not operating.
The board voted to send the county
chairman to the state convention of
county chairmen to be held at Eau
Claire in February but tabled reso-
luton to pay the county clerks ex-
penses at his state convention.
The Soldiers Relief Committee was
given $4,000 to dispense and the addi-
ton to Maple Crest Sanitorium was
authorized and the $4,000 asked for
was allowed.
The board tabled a memorial from
another county urging the repeal of
the federal state aid law.
The committee on the proposal to
make a tri-county institution of the
Maple Crest sanitorium, Lyken, Meis-
nest and Gennrich, reported that they
had been well received at Sheboygan
and that the county board there is
considering the matter at this session.
The board Saturday morning voted
to comply with the city's request and
will dedicate for street purposes the
west twenty-four feet of the county's
recently acquired training school site
This will make 18th street ninety
feet wide and it will be boulevarded
with two twenty foot driveways.
Sheriff Charles Schuette reported
that the work of his office requires
another deputy at $1,000 per year.
The list of delinquent personal
property taxes totaling $1265.15
caused some discussion and opinions
as to the advisability of court actions.
The three members of the board
comprising the highway commission,
Chairman Schneider and Drumm and
Last were reelected unanimously on
one ballot They thanked the board
and promised to do their best.
Mic Trossen as member of the COM
mittee on common schools was elect
ed in the same way, ballot by the
clerk
The clerk will charge back to the
city of Manitowoc delinquent taxes
of $248.38 against the land bought
by the county for the training school
site
4.