Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-02-17
Proceedings of the County Board.
GRAND RAPIDS. WIS, J
January q, 1876.

Board met, roll called and quorum
present.
The following resolution was called
up:
''The Board of Supervisors of the
County of Wood do order and deter
mine as follows:
Sec l. That the west half of
Township twenty-four (24) of Range
five 60 east. be and the same is here
by detached from the Town OF Ru-
dolph and attached to the Town Of
AubGrndale
Sec. 2. That Township twenty-four
| (24) Of Range four CD east be and
tie same is hereby detached from the
Town of Sigel, and that the north
half of said township be and the same
is hereby attached to the Town of Au-
burndale, and that the south half of
said Township be and the same is here
by attached to the Town of Seneca.
Lost II to t.
By motion the case of the State ex
rel. Geo. Neeves ct al. VS. The Board
of Supervisors of Wood County"
was reconsidered. A motionoto APP
peal the above case to the Supreme
Court was carried by the following
vote: Aye, Timm, Rouhan, Rausch,
Hiles, Fuller, Neeves, Ray, McCarty
and Remington-9 Nay, Lyon, Ed
wards, Moore, Reeves. Gordon, Free
man-6
BY motion Messrs: Gregory &
Pinney were allowed sum not to ex-
ceed $250.00 as retainer fee, in the
above case.
Supv. Remington moved, that the
Sheriff be ordered to post notices at
both ends Of the Wood County Bridge
to the effect that Wood County will
not be liable for any damage sustained
by any person or persons upon said
bridge Carried.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
"ResozUcd, That the District Attor-
ney be and he is hereby authorized and
instructed to prosecute, in the name Of
the Board of Supervisors Of Wood
County, any and all persons commit
ting treopass upon lands belonging to
said county, and to settle for such
trespass whenever he shall deem it for
the best interests of said county SO to
do; at sum not less than the amount
due said county on such lands and
costs of suit.
Bill of DR.. Hurley, allowed Jan'y
18th, reconsidered, and by motion the
Dr. allowed to withdraw his bill and
present it to the proper authorities
first.
Resolution introduced by Supv
McCarty and adopted (page 255) re-
considered In lieu Of which Supv.
Neeves introduced the following, which
was adopted
Resotved, That the County Clerk
and Treasurer be and they are hereby
directed and required from the date
hereof to assign WITHOUT recourse all
tax certificates sold by them, by an
endorsement upon the back of each
certificate over their official signature
IN the following form to wit /: assign
ed, without recourse-.'
By Supv. McCarty: ':ResoIUed, |
That the county pauper David Haw
kins, now living in the town of Sara
toga, who now receives eight dollars
per month, and that the same David
Hawkins may be reduced to four dol !
lars per month. =
Moved by Supv. Hil2s, that the
county donate $40, 900 to the city of
Gran4 Rapids and Centralia for a
bridge, the cities forever .cter to main
tain the same. Lost.
Supv. Remington submitted the mi
nority report Of the finance committee,
which was TO be placed on file intro
ducing at the same time the following
resolution, which was referred to the
finance committee "Res0JUed, That
the Co. Treasurer and Clerk are here
by authorized to pay to the several
towns, which may wish to receive the
same any certificates, now in their
possession, against lands in the said
several towns, at their face, or in lands
at their cost to the county, to the ex-
tent of the Indebtedness of the county
to such town.
By motion the County Treasurer
was ordered to keep his accounts ac-
cordiug to law.
The following was adopted:
"RcsoIued, That the County Clerk
be and he is hereby ordered and di-
rected whenever he sells lands belong
| inc to the county, to make record of
such sales and of all tax certificates on
the lands thus sold which may be in
the hands of the county at the time of
such sale, such record to- contain date,
number and amount of each certif-
cate, together with description of lands
on which it is issued.''
Bill of o. w. Norton for illegal GER
tifcates and Deed, was rejected.
Bill of L. 2. Powers for $500 re-
ferred to finance committee.
Rv motion Roard adi0urnad Subiact