Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-01-02
March Both. 1872.

March Both, 1872.
Board Of Supervisors met pursuant
to adjournment, present r. c. Lyon
in chair, Supervisors Uasbrouck,
Reeves, Witter, Mccartney, Burns,
Raiscn, Pellersells and Carroll.
Committee on investigation reported,
which report was received Tand placed
on file, and is as follows +:
TO the Board Of Supervisors of the
County Of Wood. Your committee to
whom was submitted the Report of the
Board Of Supervisors and the County
Treasurer, beg leave to report.
1st. That they have examined the
Clerks account Of the contingent fund
to wit j: fees of every character com
ing into his hands, as appears from the
books and accounts kept by him and
believe the same to be correct, said ac-
counts showing balance on hand to
Jany. 1st, 1871 of 800 53-1C0
That they have examined the ac-
count of Tax Certificates kept by him
and find as near as may be that there
is now balance in his hands for GER
tificates sold to date to the amount of
S2Sl7 41-10O.
Your cnmmittoe also find that there
appears to be little discrepancy be-
tween the certificates on hand and
those charged to him by the County
Treasurer to wit: the sum of S1S7
14-10O, but your committee say that,
the books are in such form that it is
impossible for them to get at the act.
with complete accuracy without a deal
OF work and they rccommcl that the
clerk be authorized to purchase a new
abstract book for the entry of certii-
Gates now IN his hands and hereafter
coming into his hands That the rec
ord of certificates now kept by him be
transcribed in said abstract and
be so entered that the record shall
show separately, the total face Of the
certificates sold, and the fees accruing
thereon, that the clerk then make a
statement showing the whole amount
sold, and the total amount on hand
and present the same to some future
meeting Of the Board of Supervisors,
and your committee are Of the opinion
that on the making out of said state
men the discrepancy heretofore describ-
ed can be explained.
Your committee have been unable
to examine il detail the report of the
county Treasurer and ask that the com
mittee be discharged thereupon and rec
ommend that the new board appoint a
committee to make the examination.
All of which is respectfully submit,
ted.
March 30th, 1872.
SETH REEVES, Chairman.
Bill Of l.. KRONER. recording allowed ut $1,000
" l.. KRONER, service for committee $3.50
j, God, pauper expenses, 600
= :" Q. Gray, clerk to committee, 100
Resolution of the city council of
city of Grand Rapids recommending
that the tax on lots l and 2, Block 33
Woods addition for 1871 be RENTED
for reasons therein stated, presented
and
1t was ordered that the tax assessed
for 1871 on said lots be and the same
hereby is cancelled and RENTED.
1t was ordered. that the personal
property tax assessed against Charles
Quick by the town of Sigel for 1871
be RENTED for ilIegality.
-ss> 800
TS The value of the foreign I'M
ports at New York, for ten month,
from January 1st, is 1891 ,202, $50,
which is a gain thus far, for this year
Of forty-six millions on what was con-
sidered the enormous aggregate for the
corresponding ten months last year,
and one hundred and seventeen millions
on the total for the same period of
1870. OF the 1881, 202, $50 landed
there in the last ten months, ouly 1925,
Cos, 2S3 consisted Of dry goods. The
cash duties received daring the same
time amounted to 1924, 33S, 544, which
shows falling off compared with 1871
on account Of the operation Of the new
tariff. The value of the exports to
foreign ports, for ten months, is S254,-
904,274, and exclusive Of specie
S19l, 792, T61.-.Selaiuel.