Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-12-20
Grand Rapids. Wis, Court House, Nov. 18Th

Grand Rapids. Wis Court House. Nov 18th
1877, o'clock Z. Nj,
County board Of Supervisors of Wood County,
Wisconsin, met IN annual session. Chairman
| Reeves in chair. Roll called and the following
| members answered to their names Bcntly, Con
| nor, Edwards, Gordon, darkness, Hiles, ingra-
! nam, JOY, Lyon. Moore, Pitts, Rein, Reeves,
4,ouhan and TInm-l5. Absent Coon, Hamilton
and NecYGS-3.
| Letter OF Co. Treasurer of Columbia County
read, and on motion referred to Dist. Atty.
| Clerk OF the Courts report of certificates is
| sued ordered on tle
Petition OF John Turner in relation TO the Ar
mold tax matter, referred 10 Dist. Atty
| Petition OF 90. Judge 2skinG an increase OF
| salary OF said office, on motion petition not
! granted.
Petition of G. Smith asking that a duplicate
tax certificate be issued to ham. On motion
| petition granted.
| Proposition of J. D. Witter to return certain
! tax CERTIFICATES to County Treasurer.
| On motion proposition OF j d. Witteg accept
| ed.
mIlee appointed to oversee and attend to the eX-
! pending Cf the SIUOJ appropriated tor county
| road, read, and on motion laid over until a ma
JoriTy report be received.
proposition of 5. Mills, by L. P. Powers, to
| pay taxes at face value OF certificates.
On motion delayed for future action
Petition and offer Of compromise of ]. Mier
| by ebb II Cochran, on motion rejected.
| Petition and offer to pay certain taxes by j.
Powell. on motion rejected.
Sherif's bill Of May 18th, 1871, upon which
| 5I23.UO was allowed, and bill referred to the
DisI. Atty. reported back by him and bill allow
| ed in full.
| The following order was adopted.
BE IL Ordered, That the County Clerk is hereby
authorized and instructed 10 quit claim the
countys title to the wa ue4, sec. %, T. % X.
| 10 any party that the chairman of the Town of
dudOlpn may direct. and that the proceeds there
OF be paid direct said CHI irman. charging said
own the amount of the county IS interest N said
and.
The following resolution was adopted
resolved That the county clerk be authorized
and Instructed TO purchase of G.. u. Purdy of
ais maps of the city of Grand Rapids at S. each
| and that one OF said maps be left with County
| treasurer another in the Register of Deeds
| office and the third in office of County CLERK.
| Whereas it is generally reported that certain
disorderly persons engaged in setting guns
within the limits OF the county, greatly to the
| danger of persons and domestic animals: there
| ,ore be it Resolved by the Board Of Supervisors
| of Wood County, that "a reward of twenty-tiv
| Iollars (S25.0O be paid out of the Treasury Of
laid county to any person who will furnish suff-
;ient evidence to convict any person engaged i'll
ne vicious practice OF setting guns: further Re
solved that this resolution be published for three
successive weeks in tic Grand Rapids Reporter
| and Tribune.
| On motion the above was adopted.
On motion the chairman appointed the follow
| lag members as special committee on equaliz-
a ion of the county assessment: j. E. lugra-
| lam, Q. Gordon, r. C. Lyon, j. ConnOr, o. f.
| darkness, JAS. JOY. ID. Rein, L. W. Pitts and
| !. A Bently.
On motion the action of this Board on salary Of
| County Judge to be reconsidercd, Nov. 14th 1877
| On motion Board adjourned until November
| l4th, 1877.
FL. WOOD,