Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-01-28
biil OF Town of Ccntralia for Pauper
Expenses, amount claimed SIG 0o

Amount allowed $1,000.
Bill of Thomas B. Scott Co. Treasur-
or, allowed at s525 ,o5.
Resoloed-by the Supervisors of the
County of Wood, that three Commits.
sioners he and are hereby appointed to
locate and Jay ont a County Road in
conjunction with Portage County, CON-
menclng at a point Oil the South line of
the County in Town 81 Range FIVE,
thence in Northerlv direction on the
most eligible route to the village of
Centra'ia, thence in NortherIy drec.
ton to Stevens Point, in Portage Conn
ty. sA
The Board then appointed Messrs.
z. P. Kipp, S. j. Carpenter and John
}. Charnock as such Commissioners.
Ordered, that the Clerk of this Board
notify the Clerk of the Board of Super.
visors ofPortage County ofthc appoint.
menl of such Commissioners.
Ordered that this Board appropriate
to J. L. CRANKY, the sum ofs2,oo for
attendance upon the Board this Ses-
sion. taE
Motion made that the Board proceed
to ballot for a Drainage Commissioner.
On ballotins, N. p. Tuttle received
five votes, Blank one: whereupon n.
p. futile was declared duly elected as
Drainage Commissioners for the wear
1860.
Bill of S. w. Hall for services as JUS
tice, allowed at $3.50.
ResoIced-that the Drainage Com
missioner for the County of Wood, be
required, before entering upon the du-
ties OF his office to take the usual oath
OF Office, and to execute a Bond in the
penal sum OF three thousand dollars with
sufficient sureties to be approved by the
Chairman Of this Board, conditioned
for the faithful discharge the duties
of his Office, and file said oath and Bond
i'll the Office of the Clerk of the Board.
ReSo1Ded,- that said Commissioner
be, and he hereby is instructed to ex-
pend the drainage fund for the year
1850, in draining the Swamp Lands ~
ing upon, and along the Road running
from the village ofCentralia to Dexter
vile, commencing at the village Of Cen
tralia, and working westerly until said
fund shall be exhausted.
Ordered, that the following sums be
appropriated to
n. P. futile for 5 days services as
Supervisor and mileage, slO,96.
To George HiIcs for 5 days $40.
0. German for days 1920.
Z. 2. kjpp u days $500.
J.. Parkfurst days 5lI,44.
i. Lavigne days si2,l2.
Total, SLIP
ResoleUd, that the Road Commits
sloners receive $500 per day for their
services in LAYING out Roads in conilnc-
ton with other Commissioners from
other Counties, and That ..ley employ
competent persons rs Surveyors upon
the most reasonable terms, that i.not
presenting their accounts properly YER
lied, the Chairman Of the Board and
CLERK issue orders for the respective
amounts. taL .ta
Attest: !. p. POWERS, Clerk.
~. Oar latest advices from Wash
ngton are, that on Tuesday, Mr.. Pen
nincton (Rep.) Of New Jersey, came
within one vote Of being elected Speak
er. Had he voted for, himself, which.
under the circumstances, he oleht to
have done, the House would have been
organized. The House adjourned
without taking another vote. 1t looks
IS though Mr. P. may be elected by
this time. We hope so. rn.-
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- We notice call in the last
Wansau Wisconsin,, for Hon. G. w.
Cate to become an Independent can
did>te for reelection to the Judgeship.
We recognize 4 few Republicans on
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