Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-30

The undersigned attorneys, 10 whom
have been submitted the question of
the liability of the county to Frank J
Wood for his salary as county clerk
from the 1st Monday in January 1875
to the time he actually obtained the
possession of the Office, are of the
opinion that the Office being salaried
one. and not contingent on fees, the
county is liable. r
Signed, H. HAYDEN, Com
j w. COCHRAN.
Motion by Sup'r. hiles that T. J.
Wood be entitled to draw his salary
from the 1st Monday in Jan'y 1875 to
the 1st Monday in Jan'y 1876. Car
ried.
The following was introduced by
Sup'r Neeves: "Whereas a certain
proceeding by mandamus has been
commenced in the Circuit Court for
Wood County by Geo. Neeves and
others agaist the Board Of Supervisors
of said County for the purpose of COM
polling said County to repair or re-
build the Wood County Bridge, and
the disc ussion of the motion now pend
ing to quash said writ of mandamus
will determine the question whcth
said county is liable to repair or rebuild
said bridge. And whereas it is desira-
BILE that an early decision of said mo-
ton be had so that the parties adjudg-
ed liable may be enabled to rebuild or
repair the same said bridge during the
coming winter. Now therefore be it
resolved that the District Attorney
and NJ. Strope, Esq, as counsel for
the county in said proceeding be. and
they are hereby instructed to bring on
said motion for hearing and obtain the
decision of the court thereon as soon
as practicable Adopted.
Sup'v- Whipple introduced the fol-
lowing which was adopted
Resolued, That Geo. Hiles, 0. Cor
don and Seth Reeves, be appointed as
a special committee to settle with G..
A. Neeves for money now in hand col
lected from the sale of John Rablin's
lumber for taxes, empowering them to
release G. A. Neeves upon giving an
order by him on L. & c. Fl. Bull, of
Quincy, and accepted by them for the
amount of said tax, tut if the order is
refused by S. & G. Ell. Bull, then the
committee is authorized to collect said
amount due the county by G. A.
Neeves in manner that they deem
best in their judgement.
Sup'v. Whipple read the resolution
on page 1873 of the minutes in relation
to Geo. Neeves & Son, and moved that
it be received. Carried.
Motion by Sup'v. Hlles that the
Court House be fixed up by the Sher-
if in good order. No action.
Sup'v. Remington introduces the
following: Resolued, That all the
county officers except the Dist. Atty.
and clerk of the Court be and are
hereby required to keep their offices
and all books and papers connected
with the same, in the rooms of the
Court House provided for that pur-
pose by the County. Lost.
The following resolution by Sup'v.
Nc Carly was adopted.
Resotued, That the County Board
of Wood County will not hereafter pay
for any lights and fuel or rent to coun-
ty officers not holding their Office in
the Court House
Sop'v. Remington introduced the
following which was adopted: Re
solued, That the County Clerk be and
he is hereby instructed to furnish the
finance committee with full and de-
tailed statement, complete in all re-
spects as the same can be made from
the records, papers and books in all
the county offices. 1st, of all tax GER
tifcates owned by the county, Cd, of
all lands owned by the county, Sd of
the amount of personal property tax
due the county, 4th of all other claims
of every nature due or in faver of the
county, 9Th of the amount due to each
town, city or village from the county,
9th of the amount of all other indebt-
edness of said county, due or to be-
come due within one year, and turtle,
that be be and is hereby authorized tc
employ such help as he may need te
get out this above statement speedily
Adjourned for 20 minutes for com
mittee on jury list to prepare report
Called to order and committee Gu jury
list reported, and their report accept
ed
Adjourned for three weeks, unit
Dec. I'd, 1875, one o'clock.
f. j. WooD,
County Clerk.