Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-03-12
! Supervisors Defence.

Mn. CovER:-WiH YOU no,....
through t-le columns Of the gss saiu,' ne
to the taxpayers of Grant count nv, i .osg
as one Of the County Boald of w5os suat
you so much complain, did not nv 49, "a act
now, claim to have any control Ma, .po
printing Of the delinquent tax NJ q 70
dent Of the County Treasurer and l u,
the Board, but aCtth their coasent on s,A
proual do believe that a part of ~ b'u q
nous expense that annually occurs :. eu ny
rates you have heretofore charged tba : ".' -
ty might in future be saved Ds .E
law require that % and 80 cents Nc Oss ID
and LOT must be paid to the plin,erf { d usa
to make tax titles valid? II e. U'0s
ready to back down anu acknowlai,a1 az
the printers own the people. ANA suS
bear in mind that tax lists, tax dead. uss
certificates have accumulated from ~ ala
year, until Grant county has becogm ma J.
chief Of all land spectators in The oan. ~
Your bitter Remuneration Of the saraa 1'
cent. interest upon the taxes due H. i a Y
ty prior to 1853, and which cavts SoaS
have long been ready for sale Or rals ss
ton by any and all persons DEALING i
titles. Is not this evidence sufHSs,t
convince any reasonable man that tbov :
not worth the charges and penalties vsl
the 25 per cent. that has accpmpl.,s
against them? Many Of those tracts -
lots have lain in market from four 4 u
years. Must there be no chance i III -
lcyg Must they remain upon the ban5s
the county, to DO annually returned ra,s
yertised and re-deeded at the eynans. ],
the county, until the charges against NAM
Of the tracts and lots at 25 Der cent ~:
them beyond any hope of redemptio65 s
sale Now, is it right to increase 4,
burden and leave it upon tie hands ofr'
ture generations? There are very man,
tracts and lots upon which the county bold
more than one deed. Stall we % On =
turning, re-adeertising. re-deeding and n
cording upon lands which are not and nav
er viii be worth the chorgesl Can fn
tax deeds upon the same tract be any bet
than one! But the object Of the Bcardh
reducing the per cent. was to induce \.
redemption and get the lands into hand
that @o'ttd pay the tax hereafter. Isihs
not to the interest of the county! Its
the annual taxes the county wants, not In
lands.
Again. You say the lands are hode,
for every dollar Of taxes and penads
charged against them. But what bayeth
delinquents virtually saidl Why, boil I
them: many of the tracts cost but fiji
cents per acre, aud many Of the lots Eth
more than the cost Of surveying; thoB d
course, are not worth redeeming at yom
twenty-five per cent You say the HeraIa
is entitled to The printing Of the delinquent
list of lands All right, provided the cost
| i not TOO much. Sir, my sympathis and
interests are not with the delinquent land
specuator, so | care not whether the de-
linquent nd list have a great Of smaller
culation, only so that they are legally ad-
vertised, that the tax deeds and certificates
NAV be good and find ready market.
By this, as | believe, judicious action o.
the County Board the treasury may Do
kept in a sound and healthy condso and
1t the least expense to the taxpayers Of
Grant county. II ! am now mistaken,
my policy for the last number q years has
been q failure.
Do me the favor to publish this and
your second edition Of criticisms wil 10
answered. With due respect,
JESSE WALDORF.
Lima, March s, 1862.