THE WAUPACA REPUBLICAN

May 1, 1896

 

THE SITE CHANGED

 

And the Appropriation Increased $5,000 –

The Jail will be Built on the Court House Square.

 

            Tuesday the County Board met in special session, called to order by Ex-chairman Demming. All members present except Supervisor Smith of Clintonville.  John Ware was elected chairman of the board. In the afternoon board met and resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Supervisor Wipf in the chair.

            Supervisor Munsert as a member o the Jail building committee said that they had found five thousand dollars too small an amount to build the jail and the old site not a suitable place for a jail for many reasons.  The people in his end of the county were in favor of building a good jail even if a larger appropriation had to be made.

            Before the committee of the whole commence to deliberate Supervisor Morgan attempted to get a resolution through giving Waupaca, Manawa, New London and Clintonville a chance to bid for a jail site on the basis of the most bonus they would put up for it.  This was promptly rules out of order as the statutes provide that the jail should be located at the county seat and Dist. Atty. Goldberg was on hand and rendered an opinion in accordance with the law.

            Supervisor Palmer read a resolution giving the committee power to locate the jail at such place as they deem advisable provided there was no cost to the county for site and calling for an additional appropriation of $7,000.  Sup. Morgan moved to amend by resolving that nothing should take place nor shall the building committee proceed under the provision of the resolution until the city of Waupaca shall deposit with the county treasurer to the credit of Waupaca County the sum of $5,000.

            Supervisor Ghoca rose to a point of order the resolution was not germane to the subject under consideration.  Ch’n Ware said the point was well taken.  Supervisor appealed from the decision of the chair.  On a vote being taken the chair was sustained by a vote of 16 to 22. Then before the original resolution was acted upon, the board adjourned until evening.  There was more or les filibustering at the evening session and Balch, Binkleman, Morgan, et al were strenuous in having the title to the court house square vested in Waupaca county.  Dist. Atty. Goldberg thought that inasmuch as the land was ceded to the village of Waupaca for a public square that an act of Congress should be had to prevent trouble inasmuch as the square had been diverted to other purposes.

            Wednesday morning the board got down to business, went into the committee of the whole and a resolution was introduced by Supervisor Palmer and adopted providing for building the jail and Sheriff’s residence on the southeast corner of the court house square and make an appropriation of $5,000 in addition of the $5,000 appropriated at the February session.  Also that the City of Waupaca pay the county treasurer on or before May 15, $2,000 for the present jail site; county to reserve the building stone in the old jail. Also that the chairman of the board and the county treasurer be authorized to make a loan of the amounts named din the resolution for appropriation at an annual interest not to exceed six per cent.

            Supervisor Ware amended the resolution by which Waupaca agrees to perfect its title to the court house square which was accepted by Supervisor Palmer.

            Supervisor Morgan offered an amendment that the city convey the property to the county as soon as the title is perfected.  A recess of thirty minutes was taken and Morgan’s amendment was cut off at the same time.

            After recess Supervisor Balch introduced a resolution that the city put up bonds in the sum of $30,000 to indemnify the county in case of being disturbed in the peaceful possession of the court house square, which carried.

            Supervisor Morgan finally got a resolution which carried; that of allowing mileage, and per diem of two and one-half days attendance on the county board.

            Ex-Supervisor Demming not having been re-elected, a vacancy was declared in the jail committee and Supervisor Bower of New London was appointed. 

            The board then adjourned.