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Conditions of the rural children have been growing steadily since 1927-28 until now face in 1933, increase among the children. Tubercular conditions come result as of condition. Many cases reported of active No phase of work for the sick or campaign against disease increasing interest prevention Why out pay thousands of dollars our Tuberculosis Sanatoriums for adults, large per cent of whom die, where might reduce that number by measures, which can be handled adequately only in Statistics tell that T.B. most always from infection in childhood and that of school life 75% during years children have some tubercle smoldering. No better investhumanity be made by county than protect its children. safeguard them from health, poverty, untimely death. We asking, pleading that you gentlemen give best thinking to your this plan Preventorium, endorsed not by Health only your County Committee, hundreds of men, women, tax throughout the payers, county who will uphold you in this planning. This golden opportunity where the government will give you outright of 55% of the amount asked for and the remaining long ten year payment plan. Many organizations will be to help in the equipment and other needed expenses. The Fedmoney to be expended, why not get something worth while for children. Let us plan together for the future of these children. not idea, but has been worked out for the past fifteen years. If should build 30 beds would cost aproximately $100,000. No smaller institution should be attempted. This expense could be partly modified if an adequate building could be secured. County Expenditures for Children 1932 Federal outright interest. The Oak Sanatorium Muirdale and Blue Mound Sanatoria 1841.11 State Public School Guardian Orphanage 260.00 Dousman Farm School 180.00 Private Homes 600.00 Wisconsin General Hospital 1822.29 Total (Approx.) $7034.72 Total expenditures of all types for children, including penal and corrective institutions, were $9817.30. Without doubt, expenses penal institutions would lessened would provide place for children away from bad home environment. The above figures not include children taken care of at Waukesha Municipal Hospital city, or county charges, nor children cared for through the County Council for Child Welfare. There are also several being cared for private homes and by private organizations not included in the above. Children are cared for through the Mothers' Pension not included but in many these children would be far better off in an institution than in the mother's care. The total cost the of caring for 38 children. covers expense State San 1932 $8,453.33 Oaks Many die. Fewer adults. Respectfully yours, MAUDE Chairman. Waukesha Co. Health Committee. Supervisor Gaspar moved to accept the report with thanks and order filed. Supervisor Henderson seconded the motion and was earried. Permission having been granted upon request of Supervisor KrueKrueger, Mrs. Krueger, Mrs. Arthur Keller, and Mrs. Adolph Henry Peterson addressed the board with reference to petition filed resurfacing H. south of Big Bend. viously asking for communication from the Tischigan Advancement Association asking when would be improved, was read and referred to the Highway Committee. Numerous bills read and referred to appropriate committees. for aid to blind, filed by Herman H. Budzien, Otto Applications Wm. Samuel Orth, were read and referred to the Educational Committee. The Public Property Committee reported. 1933 PUBLIC PROPERTY the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Waukesha County. Gentlemen: The in the rooms on the third floor of the jail is in condition feel that the ceilings of those rooms and also the cell room should be replastered. In the cell room plastering necessary in the windows and that will make it necessary to remove replace them. We have received bids on this work and find that we can for five hundred dollars. The status of the jail appropriation for 1933 such that possibly this work can be done without special appropriation. therefore ask authorization to undertake these repairs. your Respectfully submitted, WM. ZILLMER HURST B. KRUEGER Public Property Committee. Approved: CLARK, VERNON GASPAR, HOWARD PRICE, Committee. moved adopt the report. Supervisor Hall Supervisor Zillmer the motion and was carried. seconded The Judicial and Illegal Assessments Committee reported. ILLEGAL ASSESSMENTS COMMITTEE REPORT JUDICIAL AND the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Waukesha County. Gentlemen: Cecilia Wick has asked for duplicates of tax certificates Nos. 2796, 4448 and 4449, Sale of and has and 2797, Sale 1931, and Nos. filed her affidavit reciting that originals were destroyed by fire. We have found that tax sale records list the certificates as having her affidavit as proof of the loss of been sold her we accept the certificates. that the county treasurer issue duplicate therefore recommend listed above and forward them to Cecilia certificates the numbers Wick, the petitioner. Respectfully submitted, LEONARD DEMPSEY HOFFMAN Judicial and Illegal Assessments Committee. Leonard moved to adopt the report. Supervisor DempSupervisor seconded the motion and carried The Charities Committee reported. 1933 CHARITIES the Honorable Board Supervisors of Waukesha County. Gentlemen: 1933, bills of the Waukesha have ordered the July and August, and made to districts according to Hospital paid, charges the details. Total $742.45 1933, the Town of New Berlin was allowed bill in On July 17, for care of George Williams. This item is the amount of against and should be collected. charge The following bills should be allowed and some of them charged to other counties and to districts within the county as noted opposite each: Davies, care of prisoners Dr. Davies, operation for Clarence 65.00 Milwaukee Co. Davies, treatment for Mr. 5.20 Genesee Town Dr. Davies, treatment for Mr. Hamilton 10.40 29.70 Milwaukee Co. Butler Village, care Bert Hill care Henry Johnston 138.83 Scheele, operation Mrs. Thayer 65.00 Lannon Village Dr. County, care of Wm. Brushaber 52.00 Lisbon Town Portage Jefferson County, care of John Farber 219.25 Summit Town Mrs. Robinson, room and of Marie Larson 12 00 Wm. Hurst, groceries to Mrs. Larson 9.00 Wm. Elger, meat to Mrs. Larson 3.00 of Menomonee Falls, meals to transients 10.15 Total Respectfully submitted, ROBERT JONES GROVER WM. KUMM Charities Committee. Approved: LEWIS, STEINHOFF, CLARK, HOWARD PRICE, VERNON GASPAR, Budgeting Committee. Siewert moved to adjourn until 3.00 Supervisor Supervisor seconded the motion carried. Flanagan AFTERNOON MEETING Davis convened the board 3.40 M. Thirty-eight Chairman Goodman, Leonard, and Maurer members present. Supervisors absent. The of the Charities Committee was read. report Supervisor Jones moved adopt report and Supervisor Kumm The roll was called and every member present seconded the (38) voted The Educational Committee reported. COMMITTEE 1938 EDUCATIONAL To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Waukesha County. Gentlemen: of Racine School of Agriculture, for tuition in The bill County the of $170.00 should be allowed in full and paid. The for aid blind filed by Samuel Oscar Orth should be granted and this applicant should receive one payment of $90.00 on October 1933. for aid to blind filed by Wm. Cramp and Otto The applications Honeyager should be denied. able to make recommendation on the At this time we aid blind filed by Herman H. Budzien. application for to Respectfully submitted, BAIRD HUGO SIEWERT Educational Committee LEWIS, CLARK, HOWARD PRICE, VERNON M. GASPAR, Budgeting Committee. to the report and Supervisor Siewert Supervisor Baird moved adopt the motion. The roll was called and every member present seconded (38) voted The Miscellaneous Accounts Committee reported. ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE To the Honorable Board of Supervisors Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Gentlemen: for listing the names and owners of dogs Bills filed by assessors should be paid. The names of assessors who at fifteen cents per dog filed amounts due follow: John Jacobson 68.70 Chas. Grapengieser 64.50 August Segebarth 10.50 Henry Umhoefer 9.15 John Kolander 4.05 Frank Ludwig Total animals by dogs should be eighty Bills filed for damages to appraised by local appraisal boards. The cent of such damages per and amounts which should be paid them are listed, names of to injured. Baird, for 130 pullets and cockerels Edwin Betz, for chickens Mrs. Christ Casper, for chickens and ducks 6.80 for chickens 10.64 Alton Boldt, Wm. Zillmer, for and lambs 19.20 for sheep 4.80 Williams, Williams, for sheep 8.00 Geo. Smith, 19 sheep and 27 lambs 272.96 Dennis Sullivan, sheep and lambs 24.00 Total Bills filed for per diem and mileage at $4.50 per day and six cents committee meetings, should be paid in full mile, for attending the following: Arthur Dopp Chas. R. Cole Henry Mueller Dempsey Judson Hall Richard Williams Fuller Anna Jacobson, Admx., for attendance by Wm. Jacobson Robert Jones Stone, Sanatorium Trustee 6.18 6.30 6.66 6.66 4.62 Board, 11.88 44.99 45.78 Total which should be allowed in full and paid Other Edward Boettcher, report and transcripts 10.00 Geo. Held, appraisal 10.00 Rintelman, appraisal Marie Lattner, Register, copy of record .50 Williams, services as secretary of soldiers Walter relief commission 25.00 24.00 David Agnew, convention expense Grover, examination 5.00 Rev. translation 5.00 Lydia Puetzer, Examinations at asylum 5.00 Total $109.50 The following bills should be disallowed. Anton Kropetz, damage Ned Spines, damage to automobile 45.20 Geo. Pfankuch, damage to automobile 418.30 Total disallowed bills $473.50 We the bill of Joseph Hayes, $394.80, for services and return disbursements of Operative without Respectfully PETERSON CHARLES LEE FULLER Miscellaneous Accounts Committee. Approved: LEWIS, STEINHOFF, HOWARD PRICE, VERNON GASPAR, Budgeting Committee. Peterson moved to adopt the report and also to allow bills filed for in with the Mediation Board, follows: John Kissling, $91.26; George Clark, $72.00; Ely, $70.71; Edith Wallrabenstein, $78.33; Scott Lowry, which had been referred to the committee but had not been reported by them, and Supervisor Jones seconded the motion. The roll was called and every member present (38) voted "Aye". The Sheriff and Inquest Accounts Committee reported. SHERIFF AND INQUEST ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE REPORT 1933 To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Waukesha County. Gentlemen: We, your Sheriff and Inquest Accounts Committee have examined detailed reports filed by John Schaeffel, Coroner, for the period from July September 15, 1933, and recommend amounts reported due for the several kinds of listed in the summary below be paid the persons named in reports The summary follows: Coroner mileage ten cents mile Stenographer fees cents per 67.20 For per diem mileage of physicians at five dollars day and ten cents per mile For per diem and mileage of witnesses at one dollar half day and eight cents per mile mileage jurors dollars day and ten cents per mile Total Bills in the following list should be paid in full. Alberts Super Service, tires Schoen Nash Co., car repairs 32.00 Linecln Oil Co., lubricating oil 36.30 Exide Battery Electric battery exchange 6.75 Herman C. Meissner, tire repairs 10.75 Knuth Co., lubricating oil 46.02 Waukesha County, gasolene 200.20 Waukesha Auto Sales, car repairs 2.91 Harley Davidson Motor Co., motorcycle repairs 9.28 Carl Sawyer Agency, bonds 42.50 Fred Brecher, grappling hooks and screen hooks 8.14 Arthur Moran, expense January to Sept. 1933 261.11 Total Several bills have been recently referred to us for services of deputies in the May milk strike. These bills were not listed and approved the sheriff along with the numerous other bills which came out the strike and now recommend that they be disallowed. The of claimants and amounts follow. Fred Svehlek $24.00 Arthur Berglund 4.00 Lestina 4.00 Kernal Olson 8.00 Edwin Heyder 4.00 Total $44.00 Bills rendered by special deputies per day, and for at $3.00 day, and for meals 50 cents each, in the total cars per amount of $2740.80, incurred in connection with the called strike in the Lannon area, should be allowed in full and paid. quarry them here FOR SERVICES OF Joseph N. Creech Charles Davis 4.00 W. George 184.00 Karl Girouard 228.00 John Goetsch 18.00 168.00 Frank Gregg Haas 144.00 168.00 Roy Lekfield McKinley 184.00 Joseph M. Merten Harold Orvis 12.00 Schumacher 80.00 60.00 Floyd Walther Whitmore 172.00 Frank Wildt 190.00 Robert Wilkinson 72.00 $2,020.00 FOR Joseph N. Creech 108.00 Leo Haas 126.00 Roy Lekfield Harold Orvis 3.00 Robert Wilkinson 54.00 FOR MEALS Brook Hotel Falls 18.50 Cafe Held 71.50 Geo. Menomonee Falls Hotel 162.00 (advance) 1.00 Arthur Moran We that these bills should be allowed as recommended feel established previous disposition of the account of the precedent milk strike bills. However, we believe that large group May this time the board should declare that the event that future gencies make again for the sheriff to employ special depthose deputies should be paid three dollars per day, and uties, cars paid three dollars per day, and necessary meals at forty cents each. Respectfully BUTLER HARLAND CHAS. RUPP Sheriff and Inquest Accounts Committee. Approved: CLARK, HOWARD PRICE, VERNON GASPAR, Budgeting Committee. Supervisor Butler moved to adopt the report and Supervisor Rupp seconded the motion. Supervisor Hurst moved to amend the report as to provide for the allowance of the bills Fred Svehlek and four others, for total amount of and vices in the May milk strike and the The roll was called and the Lewis the motion. Supervisor Butler, Davis, Harland, Price, Rupp motion was carried. Supervisers voted "No", and the rest of the members present and Thomas, (6) (32) voted further amend the report by making Hall moved to bills of deputies in the provide for the of quarry strike at $2.50 per day instead of $4.00 per day, and for use instead of day, and Dopp cars at per day per seconded the motion. The motion lost. Fuller, Grover, Krueger, Kurtze, Baird, Dempsey, Flanagan, and the rest of the memMiller, Siewert Zillmer (12) voted "Aye", bers present (26) voted 43 amended by Supervisor Hurst. The report was then adopted Flanagan, Siewert and Zillmer Supervisors Aulsebrook, Dempsey, Dopp, of the members present (32) voted (6) voted "No", the rest that of the Judicial Supervisor Gaspar moved adopt part Illegal Committee report laid over from the July meeting refunds to Dr. Moyle for illegal tax and which dealt Town and Big Bend Village, and tificates lands in Vernon the motion. The roll was called and every Supervisor Clark seconded member present (38) voted RESOLUTION NUMBER FOUR By the Committee AUTHORIZING ASSIGNMENT OF CLAIMS RESOLUTION WHEREAS, County Treasurer of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, TWO AND DOLhad the sum TWO THOUSAND, BIG BEND STATE of LARS on deposit the Big Bend, Wisconsin, on August 10, 1932, the date on which said bank closed; AND WHEREAS, the County Treasurer of Waukesha County Wisconsin, EIGHT HUNDRED had the sum of AND DOLLARS deposit, the had the of THREE Register Deeds county deposit, and the SEVENTEEN AND said county had the Clerk the Courts THREE HUNDRED AND the NATIONAL BANK, ($331.74) deposit, kesha, Wisconsin, on September 1932, the date on which said bank suspended; AND Waukesha County, WisconWHEREAS, the County Treasurer SEVEN HUNDRED SIX AND sin, had the ONE THOUSAND, the DOUSMAN STATE DOLLARS deposit in March 1933, the date on which BANK, of Dousman, Wisconsin, of AND said bank restricted Treasurer Waukesha County, WHEREAS, the County had of SEVEN THOUSAND ONE AND the CITIZENS STATE BANK, Menomonee on deposit the date which said bank closed AND Falls, Wis., May the the and of WHEREAS, closing, the banks has caused the said County by section 34.01 the suffer losses as defined by subsection statutes, AND of subsection (4) section WHEREAS, under the provisions suffering loss required of the statutes each public depositor the Board of Deposits Wisits claim against such banks assign right of claim against the state consin within days forfeit deposit fund, NOW. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that compliance with the statutes the above and sets over the named municipality hereby sells, assigns, conveys interest in the aforementioned Board of Deposits of Wisconsin its claim AND that the Finance Committee of BE IT County Treasurer of the Board Supervisors and the hereby authorized to execute and County, Wisconsin, be they of Wisconsin of claims deliver the Board of Deposits against the named herein on forms of assignment pared by the Board of Deposits Supervisor Steinhoff moved adopt the resolution and Supervisor The roll called every member Lewis seconded the motion. present (38) voted RESOLUTION NUMBER FIVE By the Improvement and Federal Loan Committee. The Federal Government advocating public works WHEREAS, The Federal Government financing said approved Works and extremely necessary that the old Public horse barn being in bad condition be replaced barn at estimated cost thousand dollars ($7000.00), the hog barn also now inadequate for needs of the institution and the of three thousand dollars ($3000.00) necessary to finance this improvement, WHEREAS, The marsh directly in front of the buildings not health and will to the Farm which due to increased population of this marsh will necessary for the disposal the plant which must be erected at total cost of ten thousand ($10,000.00) NOW, BE IT that the ($20,000.00) dollars be requested for Supervisor moved to adopt the Baird seconded the motion. The roll was called and every present RESOLUTION NUMBER SIX By the Improvement Loan Committee. WHEREAS, The Federal Government advocating program, and WHEREAS, The Federal Government financing said approved Public Works Program and extremely necessary that Home of Waukesha County enlarged accomodate population and take care of the normal and at present increase, WHEREAS, The building in its present form bad the plant badly in need tect the health the patients NOW, that the sum of dollars be requested for Supervisor Henderson adopt the resolution visor Rees the motion. The roll was called present (38) RESOLUTION NUMBER SEVEN By the Improvement eral Loan Committee. WHEREAS, The Federal Government advocating program, WHEREAS, The Federal Government financing said Public Works and necessary that the Preventorium for the benefit of the indigent and Waukesha County whose numbers NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the of $50,000 be hereby requested from the Federal this Henderson moved to adopt the resolution and visor Rees the motion. Steinhoff moved to of lution until the November meeting of the board. Supervisor Zillmer seconded the and carried. RESOLUTION NUMBER EIGHT By Supervisor Dopp. WHEREAS, It is rumored in city that the county gasolene has been used by county officials and by outsiders for the years without paying the same: RESOLVED, That the County Finance Committee and the District Attorney be instructed to investigate the the county gasolene report result of their investigation the County Board its next meeting. Supervisor Dopp moved to adopt the resolution. Supervisor seconded the motion carried. Supervisor Hall moved instruct the clerk to draw orders for attendance at this to those members roll and in the of and Supervisor Mueller the motion. The roll was called and every member present (38) voted Supervisor Gaspar moved to adjourn until the annual statutory meeting day the first Tuesday after the second Monday ber, next, being Fourteenth day of said month. Supervisor Clark seconded the motion and it was carried. MEETING November 14, 1933 Chairman Davis convened the board at 10.15 M. Every ber was present. minutes of September 18 read and approved. The cash of Pierner, County Treasurer, was and referred to the CASH TREASURER Wisconsin, Nov. To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Waukesha County. Gentlemen: hand you herewith my report for all the money disbursed by me for the period from January 1933 October Cash Book Balance January 1933 Receipts from January 1933 to October 31, Total Cash Receipts to October 1933 from Jan. 31, Deposits off and set up as due from State Board of Deposits on June 1933 7,001.11 Total Disbursements Cash book balance October 1933 Cash in banks $82,368.51 Less outstanding orders 7,933.16 1,398,560.58 Respectfully submitted. County Treasurer. The report of Pierner, County Treasurer, uncollected personal property tax, read and referred to the Judicial and Illegal REPORT OF COUNTY PROPERTY To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Waukesha County. Gentlemen: The following accounts of delinquent personal property returned the following districts March, 1932, tax settlement, remain by collected should be charged back to those districts in the 1933 apportionment of taxes: TAXING DISTRICTSBrookfield Town Delafield Town Genesee Town 51.77 Lisbon Town 28.99 Town 109.34 Town 35.54 Merton Mukwonago Town 54.42 564.16 Muskego Town New Berlin Town 55.73 Oconomowoc Town 67.34 Ottawa Town 21.58 Pewaukee Town 149.48 Summit Town 39.87 Vernon Town 37.59 Waukesha Town 25.81 Bend Village 1.11 Big 187.65 Butler Village Eagle Village 5.32 Hartland Village 196.83 Lac Belle Village 12 97 Lannon Village 26.93 Menomonee Falls Village Mukwonago Village North Prairie Village Pewaukee Village 61.44 Sussex Village Wales Village Total Respectfully submitted, PIERNER, County Treasurer. November The report Wm. Koehler, County Clerk, was read and referred to the Finance Committee. REPORT OF COUNTY To the Board of Supervisors Waukesha County. The following is summary of the receipts and of Waukesha County from January October offered substitute to the list of orders issued which the statutes direct county clerk to lay before the board of supervisors and recommended preferable by you such list. JULY Room Extras Total Charge to Patient 5.00 1.00 Lisbon Town Theresa Arvojik 45.00 6.50 51.50 Milwaukee Co. Florian Back Barron 44.00 5.00 49.00 Sonia Jr. 2.50 10.00 12.50 Brookfield Town Lewis Crandall, 90.00 91.00 181.00 Falker 35.00 88.50 123.50 Francis Ferrell 77.50 5.00 82.50 Waukesha City Flynn Kresanek 37.50 34.40 71.90 Muskego George 10 00 16.75 26.75 Brookfield Town Peter Mitchell Mikulice 32.50 35.00 67.50 New Berlin Aug. 5.00 31.00 36.00 Genesee Town Paullin Pfund 15.00 23.00 38.00 Genesee Town Richter 12.50 38.50 51.00 Vernon Town Adolph 10.00 12.50 Pewaukee Town Russell Skebba Schmoller 12.50 2.50 15.00 Lannon Village Walter Weinkauf 35.00 23.20 58.20 Mukwonago Cella Witterholt 13.00 13.00 Brookfield Town Ray Totals Due Hospital minimum room charge $300.00 For regular monthly 90.00 beds beds 84.00 extra Extras June 1.00 Error bill Total $909.35 AUGUST, Patient Room Extras Total Charge to Thomas Boyle Menomonee Fakler 45.00 19.60 64.60 Flynn 77.50 5.00 82.50 Waukesha City Marie Larson 45.00 25.50 70.50 Robert Loveland 44.00 165.00 209.00 Adolph Richter 5.00 1.00 6.00 Vernon Town 15.00 15.00 Vernon Town Gilbert Stickney 17.50 36.70 54.20 Gertrude Thayer 51.50 Lannon Village Waggon 46.50 43.65 90.15 New Berlin Totals $712.45 Hospital For regular monthly minimum room charge extra beds 17.50 extra beds $4.00 68.00 Extras 356.95 RECEIPTS Cash on hand January Trust funds for state Inheritance tax Income Tax 71,187.56 Teachers retirement surtax 22,197.79 Relief surtax 2,149.77 Penal fines 1,075.50 Suit tax 220.00 Dog license fund 330.03 Trust funds for districts State school aid Income license fund 1,870.67 Dog New Berlin Drainage No. 144.85 Muskego Drainage Trust funds for individuals Redemption fund Tax districts 5.38 Illegal charges paid by Taxes Property taxes paid in cash by districts Delinquent estate taxes collected taxes collected 3,534.59 Delinquent personal property County owned tax certificates redeemed 17,795.71 Income Inheritance revenue Tax and penalties