Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-02-23
Proceedings Of Board OF Supervisors
Jan. oath, 1861.

Proceedings Of Board Of Supervisors
Jan. oath, 1861.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Supervisors all present.
The following resolution was pre-
sented by Supervisor Elliot,
Resolved, That all losses of taxes
sustained hy the forfeiture of swamp
and other state Lands, shall uo borne
by the respective municipal corpora
tions, to which said taxes belong. Car
riod.
The following resolution was pre-
sented by Supervisor Hiles,
ResOzuea, that the sum of seven hun
dred dollars be appropriated to thc
Board Of Supervisors Of the town Of
Grand Rapids, to be expended by
them for the purpose Of building a Jail
for Wood County and that the Clerk
and Chairman Of the County Board,
issue orders for the same. Carried.
Bill of H. Fontaine, for drawing a
plan Of Jail, allowed at S..
The committee on location of Jail
made the following report:
We, the undersigned a Committee
appointed to locate or examine a site
for County Jail, have to report that
we can obtain a piece Of ground Of
Maxine Lebrush, at the back end Of
his lot, 40 feet by so feet, with an alley
Of feet to the main street, on lease
Of thirty dollars per year, as long as
the County Board Of Supervisors may
require; or he will sell said ground for
the sum Of --.
Mr. Joseph Wood also offers to give
a site on the Bluff, near his house and
give a clear title.
We also hand two drafts for the in
tended Jail.
SETH REEVES.
E. LAvIGNE.
Grand Rapids, January 2lst, 1851.
Supervisor Kipp moved that Com
mittee Of three be appointed by the
Chairman to consider and report in re-.
lation to the amount Of salaries to be
allowed the County Officers for the
ensuing year Messrs. Clark, Natwig
and Elliot were appointed as such
Committee. The Committee made
the following report:
To the Board Of Supervisors Of Wood
Couaty:
Your Committee appointed to report
upon salaries to be allowed County
Officers, would respectfully report that
YOU allow
The Clerk Of the Board, $500
Clerk of the Court,
District Attorney, 800
HENRY A. CLARK.
OLE NATW1G.
EZEKIEL ELLIOT
After some discussion in relation to
the salary of Clerk Of the Circuit Court,
the subject was referred back to the
Committee. The Committee then re-
ported in favor of allowing
The Clerk Of Board, $3.50 per year.
The Clerk Of Court,
The Dis Attorney, 800 per year.
Thomas b. Scott offered his resi- gna-
ton as Drainage Commissioner, which
was accepted.
Bill Of B. I. Worthington for wit
ness fees, allowed at .75.
Bill of T. W. Burt, for witness fees,
allowed at rs.
Bill Of Town of Grand Rapids, fol
keeping County pauper allowed at sl2.
Bill of L. NJ Hawley for services as
| Court Commissioner, allowed at s. CO.
Bill of n. Eastman, for painting
signs allowed at 81.
The following order was presented
The Board Of Supervisors Of the
county of Wood, do order and deter
mine as follows, to wit:
Sec. ALL Of towns twenty -f0ul
| (24 and twenty-five (25) of ranges q,
and three (al, be and they are hereby
detached from the Town Of Dexter
in said county of Wood, and the same
are hereby attached to and shall here
after com prise a part of the Town o
: Hemlock in said county.
Sec .. All of sections 35, So and 90, an
the west half (w3) Of section twenty-three (23
in township number twenty-three (23), rang
FIVE (5) east are hereby detached from III
. - of Rudolph, and attached to and shal
.vn. ~ort OF the town of Hem
hereafter comprise p~.
lock in said county
Sec. 5. All of sections 25, 90, 81, %. %, 50
81, 81, IS, "a, 35 and &c. in township number
t"entE-four (24), range FIVE (5), are herebv de