Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-11-18

d. P. GRINTER.
The report was received and on
motion adopted.
The finance committee to whom
was referred the matter of the dehci-
ency of Hickory Grove, reported as
| follows:
The finance committee to whom was refer
red the matter of the deficiency of the town
of Hickory Grove in the payment of its share
Of the comfy and State taxes for the year
1872, respectfully report, That we have ex-
amined into said matter and find the follow
ing to be the facts:
/ That the Town Clerk OF Hickory Grove in
his statement for said year, transmitted to the
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, by mistake,
stated the numper of acres of land in said
town liable TO assessment at 2S40 whereas he
should have reported the number of acres at
23,04o. The Board of Supervisors, at their
November session, 1872, did not preceve said
error, and in equalizing the county assessment
set down the land in Hickory Grove at 2340
acres. Said Board fixed the value of the
land in that town at five dollars per acre.
The difference, therefore, in value between
2340 acres, as reported by the Town Clerk
and acted upon by the County Board, and
23, 040 as should have been reported, was, at
| said valuation, $l03, 800 and upon this sum
Hickory Grove paid no taxes for the year
1872, and the burden of making up this de-
fciency fell upon the other towns of the
county This deficiency was $56S.4l, being
deficiency in county tax of $273 3d. and in
State tax of S294s6. This sum in Justice
should be made up and repaid by Hickory
Grove. But, though your committee very
| readily arrive at this conclusion, they were
perplexed when they came to look for the
means to bring about this end. They could
find no provision OF the statutes providing
| remedy in case like this and were informed
by the District Attorney that there was none,
and they were advised that this County Board
cannot, in the absence of express statute,
levy tax on an individual or town because
it seems fair that the individual or town
should pay it. The only way that your com
mittee can see for bringing about legal
adjustment of this matter, is to obtain the
passage of special law authorizing this Board
to impose tax upon Hickory Grove for the
repayment of said deficiency, and YOUR CON-
mittee, therefore, recommend the adoption Of
the following resolution
Resolt I'd That the members Of tho Legislature from
this county be and they are hereby requested TO
obtain if they the enactment Of special law at
the noxt session Of the legislature authorizing and
Hickory Grove q tax sufficient to make up such
deficiency, or to so apporion the State and county
taxes Of next year upon the several towns Of the
county as that Hickory Grove shall make up said
deficiency, and that the County Clerk be and he
hereby is requested to that q proper bill be drawn
attain this end and presented to some one Of the
members Aforesaid for introduction in the Legislature
GEO. CLEMENTSON, Chairman,
Z. BAYLEY
W. J. MCCOY,
f. l. KIDD,
D p. GRINTER
The report was received and upon
motion adopted.
Mr.. George Clementson, chairman
or committee on finance offered the
following:
Your committe on finance, TO whom was re-
ferred old county orders for comparison with
list made out by the Clerk, report, That they
have compared said list with the Comfy or
ders that have been uncalled for more than
two years and find said list to be correct, and we
have destroyed said uncaled for orders in ac
cordance with chapter SO of the laws of 1873
GEO. CLEMENTSON, Chairman,
E. BAYLEY.
w. J. MCCOY,
+. /. KIDD,
D. P. GRINTER.
The report was received and upon
motion adopted.
Mr. Bass presented the following
resolution:
ResoIvsd, That Jacob Quest be allowed one
dollar and sixty cents per week while he is
under medical treatment, to be under the care
of the Town Board of Plattevile, and the
money to be drawn on the certificate of said
Board, quarterly.
Resolution adopted.
Board adjourned.