The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
BY Vote of Eleven to Five Resolution Provid.
ing for Erection of New Courthouse
Passes Board Today.
DECIDE THE QUESTION BY BALLOT
Old Squabbe Over the Detectives Bill BObs Tn Sereney
Again This Afternoon and Announcement
is Made of Standing Committees. - s4

road in the city of Kenosha, whic
property was purchased as a site for
new court house and Jail for Kenosh
county, but at the time of purchase thu
erection Of such buildings were tenn
porarily abandoned due to the prohfbi
tive cost of materials, ETC., and
Whereas, the county of Kenosha il
paying several thousand dollars renta
annually for offices for county officials
owing to the lack of room at the cour
house; and as the county board did OF
November 80, 1921, adopt a resolution
setting aside all moneys received a
Kenosha county's share of the incom,
tax as building fund for a new cour
house; and 100000 is now invested
in government securities which il
available for that purpose at any time,
and as the cOunty's share of income
tax will take care of a bond issue Of
100000 spread over a period of ewentI
years, the present seems an opportun1
time to begin such buildings. There.
fore, be it
Resolved, that this county board inn
mcdiately take necessary steps to erect
suitable court house and Jail for Ke
nosha county large enough ID AKA
care of all the county needs.-Johr
Priddis.
Still at Agency Bill.
The matter of the bill for the Rus.
sell Detective agency, which like Ban.
quo's ghost will not down, doomed up
again this morning. Yesterday after.
noon the supervisors were as gleeful
as bunch of traders who had just
successfully accomplished clever
horse-deal at market, when they Sc
cured the agreement of Walker Russell
in behalf of the Russell Detective
agency of settlement of $4,000 in full
of the balance of 5000 due the agency
on its bill to Kenosha county.
Before the matter could be closed,
however, the board insisted upon hav-
ing the o. K. of the district attorney,
but as the latter could not be found,
Assistant District Attorney Clarkson
appeared and stated that he was will
ing to take the responsibility of the
act. The county board was somewhat
nettled at the failure to hear from
the prosecutor.
eve appreciate what Judge Clarkson
is doing" cried Supervisor Dowse, "but
he is taking a responsibility upon him
self that belongs to another"
Supervisor Luke declared that some
thing was being put upon the board
which, he declared, "the principals
were lodging" &C.,
The matter of payment of the bill
was again deferred until this after
noon. e...a
Want All of the Booze.
Some Of the county board members
spent good deal of time Tuesday af-
ternoon discussing the matter of the
liquor that had been taken by the Rus
sell Detective agency as evidence and
paid for by the county. It was said
that $1,000 in the bill covered the pur-
chase of liquor. Supervisor Dowse
stated that they had been advised by
Mortimer Walker that the board could
not traffic in the liquor and that it was
up to the circuit judge to dispose of it.
AS the board continued to debate the
matter, they drew upon themselves the
ire of Supervisor Wicks, who declared
that this endless discussion. was call
bunk"
Standing Committees Of Board.
Standing committees Of the board
for the year were appointed Tuesday
afternoon as follows:
Finance-Barrows, Sorenson, Bacon.
sessment-Elsen, Barrows, White.
Official Bonds-Roders, Elsen, Barrows.
General Bills-Zerfas, Wicks, Spartz.
Taxation-Becker, Dowse and Cook
County Clerks Accounts@-Filben, Herr
mann and Gull.
County Agents Accounts-Cull, Becker
and Zerfas.
sheriff's Accounts orenson, Priddis
and Wicks.
County Treasurer's Accounts-Priddis,
Gull and Hermann.
Municipal Court Accounts Cook, Luke
and Roders.
District Attorneys Accounts = Bacon,
Spartz and Elsen.
Inquest Cases-Herrmann White and
Priddis.
County Board and Printing Accounts
White, Cook, Sorenson.
Roads and Bridge Accounts = Dowse,
Bacon and Becker
Register of Deeds Accounts Wieks,
Roders and Filben.
Judiciary Accounts-Luke, Filben and
Dowse.
County Superintendent Accounts =
Spartz, Zerfas and Luke.