Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-03-14
OF THE COUNTY BOARD.

GRAND RAPIpS, WIS. Februnry 18th. 1873.
County Board Of Supervisors Of Wood Coun-
ty, met parsua1t to adjournment. Chairma
Reeves in chair, Roll called and all mem bers
present excent Supv't Conner. Edwards, Hank
ncs,. Hiles. Ingraham and Pitts.
Minutes of last maeting read and approved.
Claims against the County taken up and dis
posed of rs follows:
W. I. King Registers fees 1854 allowed in
full.
s. A. Stafford Illegal Certf. 1885 &c
John Timm Palmer bill 500
Thomas Braton - 90
p. Ward Sheriff bill 1896 %
Town of Segel Pauper bill 80 ''
c. 0 Baker For ahStracting Sale rs and bal.
due on Salary $2SS.9l On motion bill allowed
IN full. and amount to he credited upon the
;q4sment against said Baker in favor of the
County.
Petition Of Citizens in Town of SiseI asking
certain TERRITORY to bn detached from said town
of Sigel and attached to the town of Seneca.
mittee on Town organizations; said Committee
requested to rcport at morning session.
Claim of J Edwards Co.. for Pine timber
cnt on line o' County road amounted to 37.55
dollars, was motion referred to the Dist. tty
Pronositian of VIM. Brown to pay face value
Of certificate No. 1855 Sale of 1874, was on mo-
ton accepted.
Pronosition of R. Conner to paw $500 for can
celia ton of certificates of sale 1875 against SW4
ofSE4 Ssc. <: SEX of Mex Sec i and SWfr4
Sec 30 all in 5. % r. 4, was OF motion accepted.
Proposition Of Marian L. Bensley t, pay 1000
dollars in cash within sixty DAVIS. for cancella-
zion ofall tax certificates, against certain pro-
Clerks Office; On motion proposition of said
Marian Il. Bcns!ey was accepted, and Clerk
a~d Treasurer ordered not to sell any of said
certificate with n the next rex, 60 days.
PrnnoSition of los Wheeehan and RObt.
Saunders to pay face value of certificates on
certain lands in I. q, r. 2, was accepted.
juice Hayden was permitted to address the
Board and callel uD the claim of F. B. Case
ey-sheritf which was rejected at a previous
meeting. After considerable discussion, On
motion said claim was reconsidered and bill
was then allowed by following vote, at 800
dollars, Aye: Bently, Coon. Hamilton, Moore,
Neeves. Pitss R0uhan and Timm: Nay: Gordon,
JOY, Lyon, Rein and Reeves: 5.
The following report was read by clerk: To
the Board of Supervisors of tha county of
wood:
At the last term Of Circuit Court of this
County the case of c. J. krugar VS. the Board
Of supervisors of the County of Wood was
tried
This was an action ia recover for tax certi-
fcate claimed to be illegal. and was commenc,
e about two years ago, [ hal been employed
by the County in this and several other cases
of .imilar nature heretofore determined.
When the Board settle with me for my SER
vices in the several Cases, agreed to try this
without further charges, have performed
that duty: and the Judgment of the Court was
in favor of tn. County, and against the plain
The Plaintiff has appealed from the decision
of the Circuit Court TO the Supreme Court,
the ease Is important involving questions that
have not vet been paSSe upo by the Supreme
Court. and should have careful attention. Not
deeming myself authorized to act further in
the matter with now authority from the Board
of Supervisors, | make this report of the facts
and present condition of the acton, so TINT
Board may take such action as Nav to them
seem advisable. All oil which is respectfully
Dated Feb. 18th, 1873.
L. P. Powers
A long discussion followed in relation to a
compromise of raj case or cases referred TO in
said report of l.. P. Powers, Judge Hayden
taking part, and made a proposition, (Which is
on fle) which was rejected; and on motion Mr..
L. p Powers was employed to conduct said
case in the Supreme Court and to be paid
Fifty Dollars, and in case OF favorable decision
for the County he to have the taxable costs
also. prouided the previous action of this
board in settlement with said Powers does not
include said services.
Geo. R. Gardner was permitted to address
the Board and called up E. Phileo claim which
was rejected at the last meeting of the Board;
and requested that said claim be re-considered
and they to have leave to withdraw said claim.
Motion to reconsider was lost by following
vote Nay: Bentley, Coon, Moore, Neeves. Ham
ilton Lyon, Pitts and Reeves 5.
On motion Board adjourned until 8, o'clock
A. NJ Fob. 10th. 1873.
?. J. Woop,
County CLERK.