Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-11-07

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council room in said city.
City Council Rooms, May 23d,
800 z. NJ. County Board of Supv.
of Wood Co., convened and roll be-
ing called the following members
answered to their names:
J. Conner, J. Cochran,
\. J. Drake, J. Edwards,
j. Ebbe, O. 3. Hamilton,
Geo. HiIes, Jos. 1ngle,
r., Q. Lyon, b. O'Canuer,
L. w. Pitts, ID. Rein,
5. Reeves, Geo. Sweeney,
J. Timm, }. ID. Witter,
Geo. r. Gardner.
ABSENT:
/. Rivers, John Ray.
First thing in order was the cleo
ton Of a chairman for the ensuing
year, and on motion of Supv. Hiles,
Supv. Seth Reeves was unanimously
elected chairman of the board for
the ensuing year.
Claims against the county were
then taken up, and on motion were
laid over until next meeting of this
board.
Supv. O'Connor of the Town of
Remington, presented paupcr claims
OF said town which were disposed of
by referring same to the committee
on claims.
Supv. Edwards made a verbal
proposition for and in behalf of
Haskins s. Roe to pay face value of
tax certificates of sale 1876, (tax
1879 against lands owned by said
IIasllins & Roe (list filed with Co.
Clerk. On motion question refer
red to Co. Treasurer, Co. Clerk and
Dist. Atty, recommending that said
proposition be accepted.
Supv. Pitts presented tax receipt
of q. Perkins representing that the
town treasurer Of town Of Seneca
had made mistake in making said
receipt, having returned the tax as
unpaid against the tract of land
owned by said Perkins and moved
that county treasurer be instructed
to cancel the tax certificates and sale
of 1878 against the sc of NV sec. RI
township % range 4; and charge
the same back to said town of Sen
eca; after considerable discussion; on
motion laid over until next meeting.
Study. Pitts presented resolution
and diagram for county road; on
motion laid over until next meeting
and to be referred to proper commit
tee.
On motion the Dist. Atty was re-
quested to furnish the board with a
list IF lands upon which taxes have
been set aside by the courts within
two years past as provided by Sec
ton IL chapter 334 of general laws
OF 1879
NJ IN to reconsider the action
by which claims against the county
were laid over until next meeting
carried.
Claims taken up and disposed of
By referring to the Dist. Atty and
10 to the committee on claims.
The following claims were allowed
in full:
Joau Plank work on Wood Co. bridge, $500
John Bull green 90
ohm Miller. !" 3Sc
SIN Reeves. assisting to make co, canvass 200 0
~ Wood transcribing County canvass, 500
Claim of Chas NJ. Webb for SER
vices to date drawing bill to be sub
anitted to legislature in regard to
tax matters and services at Madison
looking after tax legislation, s545.2O
Or. by 800 Co. orders at S5c. $50
Leaving balance of s46O.2O
Pending motion of the above bill,
Judge Hayden requested that COM
mittee of be appointed to report
to this board the propriety Of max
ing an index book for the office of
County Judge.
On motion chairman appointed as
such com. Supys. Cochran, Lyon and
Edwards.
The Webb claim taken up again
and discussed at length by Supv.'s
Gardner, Hiles and Witter.
Supv. Witter moved that the bill
be allowed at 1885.
Pending action, motion to adjourn
until 200 p. NJ. was carried.
F. J. Wood,
County Clerk.
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin. City
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