Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-02-23
j an. 25. 1851.

! Board met pursuant to adjournment
Supervisors all present.
On motion it was
Resoluea, that the Clerk of this BID
enter upon his journal, proceedings of
all the acts and dolngs of this Board
at this session in full, and also that he
cause the same to be published, togeth-
er with all testimony taken before aav
Committee appointed by the Board.
Bill of Town of Grand Rapids $685.
l9, for keeping County paupers, allow
ed at S33.
| Bill of & P. Kipp, for expenses, &C.,
while acting as agent for the State Of
Wisconsin in procuring the arrest of
Joseph " hitney, $194.7O, referred to
Committee on Claims, who returned
the same with the following report:
Your COMMITTEE appointed by this
Board as q Committee on Finance
would make the following report upon
the Bill presented to Z. p. K77Dp, for
services rendered in case of the State
of Wisconsin against Joseph Whitney,
during the investigation Of said Bill
the following testimony was elected
from the defendant, Joseph Whitney.
Joseph Whitney being duly sworn
deposeth and says:
| left Grand Rapids III the spring of
1859, upon trip down the River, I
resided during the time between the
spring OF 1859, and the winter of 1860,
at the town Of Chester, State of Hi
nois. While there | had heard that
the Grand Jury Of Wood Co., Wis,
had found an Indictment against me.
While | was there, Z. 2. Kipp came
to Chester i'll the month of Jan. 1860.
and caused my arrest by an officer of
the Town of Chester. MIR. Kpp told
me that be had the agency from HISS
Gordon TO settle the matter. all up,
there, for the sum Of $3.50, and thereby
requiring him not to return. l cave
Mr.. Kipp $75 for his expenses and
costs, and paid his costs for reuuisi-
ton, and all other expenses that he
had been to. [ also sent bv him 500
to Miss Gordon for which I hold his
receipt.
Subscribed and sworn before me
this 9th day Of January, 1861.
l.. IL. HAWLEY, Court Commits.
JOSEPH L. WHITNEY.
In view Of the above affidavit of Mr..
Whitney, together with other circum-
stances connected with this investioa-
ton, your Committee would make a
unanimous report that the Board of
Supervisors reject said Bill.
GEO. IIILEs.
IL. A. CLARK
EZEKIEL ELLIOT.
Committee
Chester, January the 26, 1850.
Rec of Joseph Whitney a Draft on
the Bank Of Chester, for 500 dollars
for Miss. NJ. Gordon.
T. P. K1PP.
Received of Joseph Whitney seven
ty five dollars, for expenses fer trip to
Chester and for cost.
Chester, January 2G, 1860.
State of Wisconsin,, ..
Wood County. 3D.
I hereby certify that the above re.
ceipts are true and exact copy (ver-
batlm) Of the original given me by
MIR. Kipp, and which original receipts
are now in my possession.
JOSEPH L. WHITNEY.
The report was accepted The
question being whether Mr.. Kipp's bill
hbe rejected or not. The ayes and
nays we're demanded. Messrs. Reeves
EIlles, Clark, Natwig and Elliot, voted
in the affirmative. Mr.. Kipp voted in
the negative. Bill rejected.
f On motion it was
, ReS0I0od, that there be appropriated
to the Clerk of the Board Of Supervis
ors. the sum Of two hundred and fifty
dollars, as Contingent fund to be usec
by him for the purpose Of procuring
Stationery, &c, for the use Of the Co
officers for the ensuing term.
The Board then proceeded to The
} election of Drainage Commissioner
Seth Reeves received votes, JOIN
, Compton received votes. Setl
Reeves was declared elected.
Mr.. Reeves presented the followin;
resignation:
To the Honorable Board of Superb:
0 ors Of the County Of Wood.
# GENTLEMEN The undersign e,
hereby respectfully tenders to you, hi
resignation Of the Office Of Drainag
Il Commissioner, for the year 1861
Grateful as l am, for the proof Of you