Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-11-29
on motion, adjourned until 200 P, NJ.
200 2. ~. January 10Th. 1877


| Board called to order, quorum present
! Petition of ). A. Bennett granted
| By Sup'v Joy-WhcTcas, The Muscatlne VA
| nonal liank obtained Il judgment against Ihe
| Town of Remington in the year 1872 Tor 500
| wnicn amount was spread upon the TAX r"ile
| full, and whereas, only 500 was corrected anu
paid TO the bank in cash and the balance Was re-
I turned AZ delinquent. ant whereas, the SAID
! Bank owns Ger, ain lands in sad to"h, known
as he Jacob ijutlcr .aHds, on Which Tue taxes
are unpaid and the cert icatcS III me nahaT OF
| The comfy treasurer: Nov, therefore pc IL or
dcred thar te County Treasurer appi. SAID certl-
ncaics at their full value in payment so far a.
! they 90. OF the delinquent judgment ana charge
same back 10 the TOWN OF ItemlnSlon'
BIZ Of N. Mcdonald, III. Tax Certificates
.tustics report of Il. W. Coon referred to Dist
| ATTY. -.
| - Z. D. Warren. 81 30. Court House
Webb X Cochran atty. ices, $40,
Ja0 .Rouhan Comesi in.
Biz n'' G'FE,witter, Med. \tt'd s,5, allowed
;. :. N Hosher /. =" 49, .rt S. ia
." l., k.a..ls.. Ii ~, IA wood s4onlOwed
- I, oase 81 rms Ices 800 r..a -
=. Jos . s.>~., Com. work 5000 allowed
! = = j. ". freeman -
| : : Svth .teevUs
| : Pan y ara sl0.53 for Court mouse :
| E" = j. GOrucnl1r, 5iI~uV ouIiuilcs rejected.
| = - Dr. 4lulicS justice i ces 2V.JJ
" u, r..IIoIl, .4c. Ccrti.cates 50. u allowed
= = =. % ''sffisoh s-J.oo Sui't. supplies dt.
| tarrIsoA allowed 10 c>p.aln tie uIt4es "a
lilo u4Icc JustrH MS coarse In me past. MI
OdItISuH UiII .IiOweu in IuIi.
| I-c,l,.o.r and proposition u John Turner, anu
| Il rcsuIuti0n-SlI,cn was adopted, as lUilo"s
In under gnrL. attorney lor Josiah -AInod,
esq LcII,Jis to UU1 COun,y tnc sum % ave
uulIurcL alId ami -l-.u0 uuil ,rh Payment
anu oa,isIacuon OF the STATE, County, Uoui't,
| ocnUol, Luul,t BOND, Cuantg Superintendent
aHd town tLAGh lof tnS Year, 4o'1 iot@ io'" lc'f
auu q, upon The IuIus DcIon sihS ~ Sdlu OoSlan
,ruu4u, ucrC4IUcl III the schcuulc uIcu Win lIe
COUNTY CLERK, and oIcr TO pay said SUN 10 the
lIeasurcr II Cancellation o. thc tax safe ccrtIn-
catcs i>si1d Oil luc safe SAID iand. loi the
MN pay IcnI Oh the taxes assessed thereon for
said years
Dated Jan'y 10th, 1877. JOHN TURNER"
'Resolved, That the tender and offer 0i pay
ment made by John Turner. for taxes certain
lands belonging IL Josiah Arnold. Esq be and
the same is hereby accepted, and on receIp OF
the amount offered the County Clerk is hereby
directed to cancel the certificates of sale, issued
by this county the lands described. for tiIe
years mentioned, and to satisfy and discharge
the same the sale books in his offer.
Petition of Co Officers read by clerk.
BY Sup'v. Ray, Resolved, That the County
Clerk have all Printing dob Work. done at the
lowest Fl cure possible. and report 1T each meet
ing of Board. Carried.
Proposition of q W. Briggs, was accepted,
: which follows:
L hereby apply to be allowed to purchase and
redeem in name of the owners of the land by
voluntary payment of the tax certificates on the
annexed list at their face, and agree to ma Ike
such redemption voluntarily so that there can be
no recourse on the county.
Dated Jan'y 10th, 1877. G. W. BRIGGs.
On motion adjourned until o'clock, A. ~,
January 11th 1877. Q o clock AN.
Board called to order by chairman Hiles.
Bill of W. T. King, Re 5ster fees, $3.50 refer
red 10 Dist. Atty.
Bill of 0. Gordon witness fees So "a. allowed.
Nv App'v reeves Resolved that the funds IN
the hands of the County Treasurer. raised for
the purpose Of paving interest on bonded debt
of said county be and is hereby appropriated TO
build new bridge across the Wisconsin River
thar committee of three members Of this board
together with the clerk are hereby authorized 10
procure plans and sp*cihcations tor the CON
struction of Hove Truss bridge. to be built at
, some point TO be designated by this Board at the
present session. said plans and specifications
to be submitted TO an adjourned meeting TO be
held within two weeks from this date for further
action of this Board of uperrisors-prorided.
that the contract for the construction of said
Bridge shall be done by actual residents OF W God
County.
Judge Park was requested to give his opinion
upon the following:
. At meeting of the County Eo lrd held at the
Court House in the city of Grand Rapids Nov
18TH. 1872, among other things, said board re-
solved as follows: And the said Board of Super
visors does further order determine and resoiv
that the sum of twelve thousand dollars (SI29J1)
be levied and raised in said county upon the tax
dDlc property lncTcOl lot the year 1S1-. Tor The
purpose of paving interest on the bonded debt OF
said county TO become due in the year 1873. and
that the same be apportioned TO the several
, towns and cities as follows 10 Wit:
, Now can we legally authorize our Co. Treasur-
10 pay out that money raised for any other
purpose TO wit: for building Bridge across the
. Wisconsin in Wood Co.
GEO. HnEs, Chairman.
The Judge declined 10 give an opinion. Dist.
Atty gave his views upon the question
. After recess of \ hour. Messrs. Gardner and
Briggs were both called upon to give their opin-
ion on the Bridge question, as TO old bridge.
, building new bridge, location. &c. &c. &c.
Dist. Atty. Gaynor. called attention TO the case
OF an Indian who had been shot by set gun in
own of Dexter On motion SGpY. Hies in
structed to see that said Indian have necessary
food and care: ana that he also all due dill
gence 10 bring all "Gun-Setters'' to justice, BY
employing such help as he deems necessary
Bill OF Villas " Bryant atty. fees Si25 allowed
at 500.
=EBy Sup'v Hiles Ordered That the County
Clerk and Treasurer arc instructed TO deliver 10
the Town Treasurer of the Town of Dexter all
Tax Certificates on Sec. % 30, 81 and Il, T. e.
r. > of town of Dexter and charge the same bac k
to town. No action taken.
DR.. Hurley was allowed 10 speak upon the JUS
tice of his bin which had be en- rejected the day
before.
On motion bill reconsidered, and allowed in
full $500.
Sup'v Edwards TO have pay for illegal tax
deed on nwia of swl4 Sec. 10. "a. f.
By Sup'y. McCarty. Resolved That a spesial
tax OF SSO0000 be levied as special tax for
Bridge purposes-Lost by following yote-Nay.
Lyon, Timm, Reeves, Gordon, Freeman Fuller
| Edwards and Joys. Aye. J. p Rouhan Geo
Hiles. John Ray, A. r. Dawes and John McCartv
.
The following was adopted. Resolved That the
funds now in the hands of the County Treasurer
for the purpose of paying interest on the bonded
Indebtedness for 1873 be transferred 10 general