The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-17

the board adjourned without TAX
ing any action. No member of the
board who voted with the majority
on Friday would move reconsid-
Grafton of the boards action.
Developments came thick and fast
upon the heels of the action taken by
1.-The Kenosha county board on Friday
morning cutting the Office of district
iattorney from a full time position at
a salary of $4,000 to part time Of
flee at $4,000. These Developments
were still continuing this morning as
rumors spread that the county board
was on the verge of reconsidering its
faction at the sessions today. Up to
eleven-thirty o'clock, however, no mo-
ton for reconsideration had been in
troduced.
The board finds itself in a peculiar
situation. Friday morning by 10 to
6 vote they adopted the majority re-
port of the salary committee leaving
cept the district attorney at the pres
ent level but cutting that to $4,000 with
allowance to practice privately In
the afternoon motion to rescind
was introduced but failed to pass on a
tie vote, Chairman Bacon voting
against the measure.
Can They Reconsider"
Now there are those on the board
who maintain that despite the defeat
of the vote to rescind the resolution,
a motion to reconsider may be intro
duced. 1t was expected that final
effort to have the Office as a full time
position would be made today by the
introduction of such a motion.
The action of The board has caused
a turmoil in Official circles and brought
most interesting discussion of the
question. If re-introduced it prom
ised to precipitate most bitter de-
bate.
May Rave Highway 10.
The beard took action which may
result in the paving Of Highway So
the Geneva road-from the Fox river
bridge, to which the paving now ex
tends through the town of Wheatland
to the county line during the coming
seas on. Supervisor Luke introduced a
motion that the county board proceed
: to bond for one half the cost Of the
construction with concrete of this
part Of the highway with the
provision that. the sstate highway COM
mission will meet the provisions set
down by law for the state to aid in the
building ofgthe highway.
Highway Commissioner Herzog was
instructed to- take the question immed-
lately before the commission and Sc
cure immediate action.
That Salary Question.
An effort was made during the
afternoons session on Friday to re
! scind the action taken in the morning
with reference to the office Of district
attorney. During the morning session
the board by vote of eight to six,
placed the Office on a part time foot
ing, with the district attorney privi-
legged to keep on with his private prae-
tice if he saw fit, and with salary
of $500 from the county instead Of
$4,000 the salary which has prevailed
during the present term.
The protest which arose at the cur
tailment and at this arrangement
both within the board and without,
resulted that during the Friday after
moons session a motion to rescind
the action was made. This motion lost
by tie vote, eight to eight.
Won't Effect Present Term.
The vote stood as follows on the
motion to rescind: Ayes: Spartz,
.lDowse, Barrows, White, Priddis,
Hermann, Roders and Sorenson.
Nays: Gull, Bacon, Zerfas, WicSs,
Luke, Becker, Cook and Elsen.
Whatever the action of the board
with regard to the district attorney
matter. it does not affect the present
term of Morris Barnett, which will
end on December 81, 1924, after which
the new Arrangement goes into affect.
Lawyers Debate Arrangement.
Lawyers who were interested in the
possibilities offered by the next dis
trict attorney campaign, discussed the
possibilities offered by state of al
fairs wherein the district attorney,
as in former years, could continue
with his own practice.
One or two were inclined to think
that there would be more possibilities
in this situation, as most attorneys
dislike to give up their private prac-
tic efor the two-year period.
The general consensus of opinion,
however, appeared to be that the part
time method would be a failure, and
that the district attorney would never
be available when needed, and that
state cases would suffer.
Barnett Granted Requests.
All Of the requests which Morris
Barnett made Of the county board
were granted without hesitation or
quibbIing by the county board in SEES
sion Friday afternoon.
In addition to the endorsement of
the appointment by Mr.. Barnett of
Lewis Powell as assistant district at
torney, the board allowed him a steno-
I grapher with the usual salary of $3.50
a month, and also granted his request
that his Office as prosecutor remain at
1853 Main street where his private of
flee has been.
Board Asks Advice.
/ Supervisor Luke told District At
torney Barnett that the board was in
terested in obtaining his p3vice as to