The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-04
COUNTY BOARD BACKS
THE GRAND JURY
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partm ent.
Bought $4,000 Worth of Booze.
$4,000 Of the Sill 900 detective bill
presented to the Kenosha County Board
as a result of the grand jury investi-
cation in Kenosha county, has gone
for the purchase of booze to be used
in evidence in the cases brought follow
ing the probe. This was one of the
most interesting things made public on
Tuesday afternoon before the county
board in a discussion of whether or not
the bill should be paid.
Detective Russell of the agency
which has done the work made this
statement to explain some part of the
bill. He said that $4,000 was tied up
in purchases and that some of this will
be turned back to be sold for medical
purposes after the trials and the money
given back to the county He declared
the vast amount had to be purchased in
several instances to prove that the
persons were wholesale dealers
Adjourn Without Action.
The board listened long and atten-
lively to several who appeared before
the board and discussed the various
legal aspects of the bill District At
torney Symmonds c:ced several decis-
ions to support his theory that the
payment Of a bill authorized by the
prosecuting attorney was legal. He
urged that the board should take into
consideration the ultimate good to be
done by the investigation. In closing
he declared that reasonable pay for
whatever services were done by the
agency could be legally granted.
-. The members Of the board wanted
more time to think over the proposal
and finally adjourned until this morn
! ing without taking any action.
Reject Monthly Meeting Plan.
The plan for a monthly meeting of
the board to be held on every first
Tuesday Of the montbSwas finally voted
down Son Tuesday afternoon after a
spirited and interesting discussion in
which several members of the board
took part The ina>yote, stood 8 TO T
against tie plan showing that the
board was fairly evenly divided on the
question.
Supervisor w A. Bacon Of the town
of Bristol put the finishing touches on
the argument against the plan. every
time we meet 1t taxes about day 10
get started he said eff we adopt
this new plan, it means that we lose
| twelve days-one each month to get
started. am not in favor of the plan"
Those who advocated a monthly
meeting declared that it would furnish
an opportunity to audit accounts for
the month and to discuss whatever new
business may have arisen during that
time. A plan for quarterly meetings
was little more in favor but no action
was, taken regarding it.
The question which had started all
of the dispute the discussion as 70
whether Judge Clarkson. who has been
acting as assistant district attorney
should be paid out of the emergency
fund-was then acted upon favorably.
The board voted unanimously that the
entire amount of $640 should be paid
at once.
Similar action, was also taken on the
allowance of the salary of former Dis
! trict Attorney Peter Fisher Jr., who
was paid until July 81, the date when
/ his resignation became effective This
salary of course will be drawn from
the regular fund provided for that Of
! fee. It was explained that the salary
for the district attorney was fixed al
the beginning of the term Of Office and
| that it held over until new district
attorney was elected by the people,
This makes it certain that District Al
| torney Symmonds will receive the same
salary as has been paid to Mr.. Fisher.
Hire Assistant Prosecutor.
| Judge Joseph Clarkson's proposition
to continue his work as assisting prose-
cutor was then accepted by the county
board by an unanimous vote, the only
discussion being as to the term for
which he should serve. This was final
ly set at four months with the idea
| that the matter will be discussed
again at the November meeting of the
| board. The salary is fixed at $500 a
month.
John F. Schmitt. former recorder Of
Kenosha county, who has been employ
ed by the county to make transcript
of the records of Kenosha county land
deals now recorded. there. appeared be
fore the board. He came to answer a
suggestion made by Supervisor Becker
/ that while he had been originally en-
p1oyed for four months he had worl1e /
seven and was still far from through
| the task.
Mr.. Schmitt explained the enor1nity
| Of the task which he had undertaken
| declaring that it recurring the copying
| of records from 1886 to 1850, mary OF
them in poor condition. He said that
the work was all being done in accord
ance with the Wisconsin statutes and
/ that it would be Of great value to the
county later. He said that his cs-
innate Of the time had been a blind
guess since he explained at the time
that he could not accurately estimate
how much time would be necessary to
do the work.
He said also that the closets fgur-
ing made it impossible to finish the
work in less than another year No ac-
ton was taken following his report,
it apparently answering all of the
queries put to Mr.. Schmitt by the
/ board.
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