Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-19
COUNTY | z<ARD I:
ENDS SESSION
Fire Protection VIII Be Provided
at The County Farm---Special
Committee Is Named
VALUE OF PROPERTY RUNS
INTO MANY THOUSANDS
Roof Of the Courthouse Must Be
Repaired at a Cost of 81, 500
or More---Meet in August

The county board has adjourned un
til August Is when another session
will be held. Two days were consum-
ed at this time and it was thought ad-
Visable to meet again in midsummer
in order to expedite the business OF
the county. The volume of business
has become so great that two sessions
a year are not deemed adequate.
The following is the list of stand
ing committees.
Equalization Steuber, Thomas,
Brandt, Bindl, Homberger, Qnmby,
and Kasiska.
Finance = Charles Enge. A. o.
Sorge, J. P. Dodd
Sheriff - John Carpenter, John
Mears, A. J. Doering.
County Poor-Pt Hprkana y. 'Md
Nachreiner, H. Koenecke.
County buildings-W. Cahoon, E. V.
Alexander F. S. Cook.
County Officers-F. s., Barnett, Carl
Koenig, H. Eschenbach
Taxes-H. Steckelherg, Pat Dowd,
Ora Schluter.
Claims Mather, John Mackes-
sey, A. Shanks.
Education-W. D. Hudson, F. Nc
Kune, Charles Herr.
County Bridges-C. A. BartenbAch.
H. Dargel, j. B. Schoephoerster.
Miscellaneous-W. H. Kinney, f.
Goodman, Gustave Bender.
Wilber Cahoon, E. r. Thorn
as, Gustave Bender.
The chair will refer the bills to the
various committees before the board
meets in order they may be ready for
acton
Keep Off the Grass
Hereafter there is to be no walk
ing on the courthouse lawn except by
special permission. Drastic action
will be taken for the benefit of viola
tors
There is a bill before the legislature
for towns to select repositors for
money that interest on balance may
be obtained. The board resolved that
Senator Staudenmayer and Assem-
blyman Koenig support the measure.
Opposition developed toward the
proposed teachers pension bill now
before the legislature. 1t was held
that the measure would ultimately
cost the tax payers ten million dol
lars. The members voted that Messrs.
Staudenmayer and KOenig vote
against the measure.
There was, also opposition to the
law to change the county board system
of government to- a commission form.
The report of the county farm light
ing committee was adopted. A new
system has been installed.
To Repair Courthouse Roof
A committee reported it would cost
from $1,5OO to $4,000 to repair the
courthouse roof. The boards beneath
the tile have undergone dry rot and
this has resulted in a serious situa-
tion.
County Farm Affairs
The board asked Superintendent c.
Christensen of the county farm to Wis
it the board in order that conditions
as to fire protection and other mat
ters might be discussed. On the night
of January 8, 1920, a building burned
and others were saved with great
difficulty. Mr. Christensen said there
were about 225 people there and that
for ordinary use much water was re
uuired. At the time of the fire it was
necessary to lconserve coal and then
the water was so low that it could
be obtained from the lower faucets
only. At times there was but wheel
barrow of coal on hand to heat the
buildings. Coal had been shipped but
had been confscated on the way He
has been there for about IA years but
had never experienced such ser
ious situation. Years ago those in
charge of the farm asked for better
fire protection but this was not grant
ed by the county board.
The estimated value Of the build
ings there is $244,418 on which there
is state insurance Of $175.795. The
cyclone INSURANCE is s144,1sS. By
completing a reservoir on the hill
making the proper pipe connections
and possibly drilling a well, an ade
quate supply of water and pressure
can be secured Supervisors Sorge
Mather, and Kasiska were appointed
to work with the trustees and super
jntendent of the farm in ordersto pro
vide a suitable supply of water.
Mr. Christensen reported the dig