Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-01-30

sum OF SI4I IL w.
That still, as it was unde
there were errors in said settl
went back Of the n to the com
of Mr.. Marsh te m of office,
1855.
That in said examination,
we found hat there
calne into Mr.. Marsll's
hands during his erm Of office
with which he is properly
chargable as stated atove, the
Sum of
That he is also entitled to
credits as stuffed in the forego-
ling, to the sum of
Which would leave a balance
due from Mr.. Marsh to the
county of
That so far DIS the above a.
mounts were concerned the
committee were unanimous at
the time he above report was
|signed, On the morning of the
18th in st. excepting that ae-
cordins to my understandingMr
MarsI was entitled to a further
Icredt of about thirty-three
dollars on double assessments
az d delinquent lands returned
TO the State. And as we had
out one end in view, had been
|governed by but one motive
lin all our Investigation; that
Iof doing Mr.. Marsh and the
| County alike ample and exact
justice; Itook up the records
again for the purpose ofinves-
tigating more carefully the a
foresaid matter of double as.
easements, and delinquent tax
les; and in an examination of
the returns of the Town Treas
!urers, / find that Mr.. Marsh is
tentitled to a further credit for
Delinquent taxes on State
Lands, enormously assessed in
l954,in the sum of
| That Mr.. Marsh, is entitled (
to a further credit over and
above the item of So II, set
to his credit in the foregoing,
for delinquent taxes on pei
Isonal roperty, with which he
was charged in the items Of
certificates in the foregoing, ii
the sum of
A complete memorandum Of
which now for tile first tirne,it
would Stem, can be found
Tia the Treasurer's Office; and
which on said settlements had
been overlooked, ard had not
been set down to the credit of
said Treasurer.
That, by reason of Town
Treasures in their returns in
lcluding double and erroneous
assessments in the delinquent
lists, certificates were issued in
1855 and 1856, to many OF
the towns for a greater sum
than they were entitled to
which in the aggrf gate amt
Ito $lD7,8o; and that Mr..
Marsh is consequently entitled
to a fur, Their credit in the said
Esum of /,
which is a proper charge Of the
county to the towns; and as
evidence that such has been
the practice Of the Board of
Supervisors, in settlements
with former treas's., reference
is made to the settlement with
Arthur w. Worth, as recorded
on pages 1914 and 165, OF the
records of proceedings Of the
said Board, which, the same
as the last item Mr. Marsh
has not set down to his credit,
and which it would seem had
also been entirely overlooked
lin said settlements; a memo
randum of which can now be
found in the Treasurer's Office.
That, to the last three items
The attention of the commit
tee had not been called, prior
to the completion of the fore
going report, aid that all may
precisely understand the situa-
lion of The affairs in said Office,
[ would further report.
That on the 18th day Of
November, 1856, in said set
Element, said Board allowed
Mr. Harsh for sundry office
expenses the further sum of
(which, for the reason that it
does not appear in items was
not included in the foregoing
report but which in the event
[of another settlement would
be again allowed as such seems
to have been the practlce IN
all the settlements withTreas-
ufers and Clerks of the Board.
*That it appears from the
Records that the present Co.
Treasurer on the 9th day Of
February last, drew from the
State Treasury the sum of
5000 s6 ;delinquent tax on
State, School and University
LANDS, whS report that there IS
a small baISpce due the county
lin said Treasury; it becomes
7 7Zoreb ~ Tho