Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-12-20
Proceedings eff the Co. Board.

Thursday. May nth 1877.
Board called to order by Snp'v Lyon Roll
called and quorum present
Supervisor Edwards moved that the action Of
this Board on the 10th in relation TO transfer of
tax certificates to clerks Office be reconsidered
AHaeHd6d, by Supv Ingraham. that the matter
be recoastdered only far it effects the cities
of Grand Rapids and Centraiia, and that com
mittee OF be appointed TO investigate the tax
certificate question. and report ct Il future meet
ing. Adopted as amended
Chairman Reeves comes in and takes the
chair.
On motion. the Treasurer Clerk. Dist. Atrv.,
Sup'v's Ingraham and Lyon were appointed as
committee Tor tax ceruncate question
BY Sup Edwards: Whereas. The towns
schooi districts and county have been al great
loss from irregular and dee tive DESCRIPTIONS On
real estate IN said county. entered in assessment
Tolls and taxes levied thereon by the town clerks
Therefore Be it resolved by the County Board
Of Supervise : of Wood County:
LIST. That il is hereby made the duty of the
County Clerk OF Wood County 10 obtain from
the General Land Office end State Land Office
corrected plats of each and ever township in
said county. showing the subdivisions Of said
townships. the number of acres in each of said
subdivisions. the lands entered. lands held bv
the Wisconsin Central r. r. Co. and vacant
Govt Lands.
Cd. Said pIats. when so obtained shall be bv
said clerk, turned over 10 the town clerks Of the
several towns. to each thereof such pIats 81
townships az are embraced in their respective
towns and the said town clerks shall file said
pl2ts and carefully preserve the same of record
III LlcIE res peCliFS OIlCcs.
Sd. 1t is hereby made the duty of the town
clerks of the several towns in said county to
Carefully compare the assessment rolls of their
said several towns, when the same shall be filed
In their office by the assessor thereof, with said
corrected plats, and TO all errors if/ any
IN said assessment rolls before entering the taxes
against the property therein mentioned.
4th. There is hereby appropriated to said
/ county clerk from the Contingent Fund of said
county an amount sufficient t. paw for said plats
ami the saio clerk shall charge 10 each and every
SId fJaIt
plats in behalf of said towns.
/ on motion the above order was adopted;
/ Dist. Atty. Gaynor submitted the following
! The Board of Supervisors of Wood County do
order and determine as follows:
| Sec. /. Anv person who shall ride drive
/ faster than q walk on The Wood County Bridge
shall be subject to fine of twenty dollars.
Sec. 3 any person who shall tie any raft OF
! piece of lumber to the Wood County Bridge, or
| to any pier or abutment of said bridge shall be
subject to fine forty OF dollars.
Sec. ,. Any person who shall white, cut,
mar or deface any part of said bridge shall be
subject to u fine of not less than one dollar nor
more than one hundred dollars.
The above act shall take effect and be in force
on and after the day on which notice of such
fines shall be posted up at the approaches to said
bridge.
On motion the above order was adopted.
Letter and proposition of j. W. Hammond.
Appleton, read and on motion rejected.
| Petition and offer to compromise taxes of A.
! B. & II. q. Hamilton, read at length and on mo-
| ton SAID petition was accepted. petition on
| tile.)
| Petition and offer of compromise Of John
Turner. laid over until next meeting.
| Supv Pitts called up the resolution for aid for
| public Highways.
! Supv Jas. Joy comes in.
Alter very long discussion upon the subject
| OF aid from county to towns for highway pur-
! poses, the following was adopted:
Resolved, That the sum Of 550J be loaned to the
Town of " God for highway purposes. and that
! said amount be charged back 10 the said town.
and taken from the sale of county lands.
| BY Dist. Att. Gaynor, Resolved, That the Dis
trict Attorney be instructed to take to the SUI
preme Court for decision the case of j. n. Brun-
! dage against the Board of Supervisors of Wood
| County, lately decided in circuit against said
| Board: prOCided, that such appeal shall not I'M
der any circumstances cost the couut y to exceed
| $4,000, and prOUided fuTther that such appeal
| shall NOT be taken until there is a reasonable
| probability that the decision of the Supreme
Court will be favorable 10 the county.
On motion resolution by Dist. Atty. adopted
Bill OF Ripley ct. al for Illegal certificates
S3l 90 allowed in full.
Bill OF Phil Ward. sheriff fees S171.o5.
On motion one hundred and twenty-five dollars
allowed, and bill be referred to District Attor
ney.
Treasurer ordered to cancel ? certain tax ccrti-
fcates belonging TO j. Edwards x Co
Several bills referred TO committee on claims.
On motion Board adjourned sine ale.
F.J. WOOD,