Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-23

/ No l. Thomas hufley, election
! returns, 3,i4 aid
2. James Murphy, witness, I,98 do
~ 3. I. Murphy, = do ISIS do
l. 'Ai returns N''' se8-3.u do
5. NIB Williams, do 3.44-296 DO
&. E Minor, do ga DO
:. Youngman, do 200 do
8. j Fertig, do 1872 do
9. J + Steele, do 392 90
10. P Campbell, county can'r, 2,48 do
IL. VIM Hodges. drawing
jury and returns, 5,68 90
- contract tract, 97.4s do
IS. B Lynch. witness, 1888 do
"A. Jas. Wreton, do 2,0l do
Is. ID Cheney. election re-
turns, visiting jail etc, $50 do
returns. 4,4O do
I7.BR Comstock. witness, la do
Is. Jas " jacob, do 20,4 do
70. Lutte a Taylor, printing
for School District,
Tlaid on tablet 100
20. Luts A Taylor, printing,
Clard over1 2710
81. Lutte Taylor, printing. 500 altd
notice. " ~ 1880 do
49, Lutte Ia, Tor, publish
fishing min. of Nov,
GIaid overl 5000
| "a Geo. b Eames. Deputy
Sheriff. [aid OIL tabl 500
95. VIM + Lewis, medical
attendance. 900 aid
90. Hubbard & Rackley, IL
legal tax. $50. - disa'd
81 G 3 Cox. election ret'ns 3.44 alld
%. Amos Sanders consta-
bic fees $50 do
On moti.n, court certificate No. ! Of May
/ term, 1856. was caucelsd ana destroyed.
Tie following resol etion was adopted
Resolyed. that the tax lien on lots l and ,,
in block 80. River FALL. ior the tax sale OF
Is6O. is unjust and i'll, gal. and that the Clerk
is hereby instructed TO cancer TIE same on his
sales book. and that the County Treasurer Is
hereby instructed 10 charge the am QUOT vi sald
tax back to the town OF River Falls.
Adjourned till clock tomorrow NOR
ming.
SECOND DAY.
April l6.
Board met pursuant to adjournment. The
the minutes OF yesterdays meeting were read
and approved.
/ At the request of J. L. Dale, his contract
! with the building committee, for lnmber, da-
ted July 22d, 1861, was Cancelled by mutual
consent.
Orders were drawn for the several forego-
ing accounts allowed. and 1925 to the Clerk
for his quarters salary due the first day Of
April last. and So7 so to the District Attor-
ney, for his quarters salary, due on the first
day of April last. On motion, 5000 OH the
volunteer fund were issued.
On motion, the vote on account No. %.
passed yesterday, was reconsidered, and said
account laid over.
Account No. No. 90; VIM. Crippen, for
teaming, $3.50; allowed, and an order drawn
for the same.
On motion, the board took a recess until l
o'clock Pm.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
On motion. n. S. Dunbar was paid $l344 IL
in county orders on tax sale certificates OF the
sale of 1859, on account of said lands not hav-
/ ing been legally advertised tor tax deed, and
! the Treasurer instructed TO charge said amount
back to the city CT Prescott
Accounts were presented and disposed of as
follows:
No. 80 ] R Freeman, sherif7s
| fees. $8l 40 all'd
81 r Freeman, do $50 do
81 5 a Porter, dep sheriff, 500 do
( "a G B Eames, $50
laid over yesterday,
/ taken up and do
The following resolution was adopted:
/ WHEREAS, Philester Felt. in running his
/ ferry from the city of Prescott. in Pierce Co,
/ Wisconsin. to Point Douglas. in Washington
county, Minnesota. is compelled ut certain sea-
sons of the year TO run his terry greater Gis
/ lance than his usual place Of landing in said
| Washington county, Minnesota, on account of
! high water, therefore. ,s.
/ Resolrrd, That said Phiiester Felt he al
/ lowed, whenever the water is so high as to
make it necessary TO land forty rods or more
above the usual place of landing in said Wash
ington county. Minnesota, double rates OF fer
riage.
! The following account was presented, and
! on motion, was disallowed No. 33 L. A.
/ Taylor, for printing blanks for Treasurer.
/ $500.
Account No. 10 was taken up and disal-
/ lowed.
| On motion, the amount of account No 90
! (S379,s SOY was issued, and S279,S0to be paid
over TO l.. A. Taylor, and 800 TO be left in
the hands of the Clerk, TO be paid over to l..
A. Taylor on condition that Judge Wetherby
shall decide that the tax deed notice, as pub
lished in the Prescott Journal for tax sale of
1859. is published according to the require
nients OF law.
Accounts No. 90 and % we're taken up and
| allowed
The following resolution was adopted.
| Resoived, that O. Strahi be hereby appoint.
ed and empowered to have the log court house
repaired in time to hold the May term of court
in it. BY putting on new shingle roof, new
| windows. benches etc, and that one hundred
dollars in orders be placed in his hands for
| that purpose; and that o. Strahl County
Clerk, is hereby Authorized TO enter int con-
tract With VIM. Creppeh for the lease OF said
building for county purposes.
On motion adjourned till o'clock 10 NOR
row morning.