Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-05

F. J. Wood one CD vote.
Moved that the ballot be declared
formal and that j. D. Witter be de-
clared unanimously elected chairman.
Carried. Mr. Witter then took the
chair and roll call Of members ordered
and the following members responded
to their names:
r. III. Boynton, Town Of Wood.
W. H. Bewden, g Remington.
J. BlockowiItz, c Sigle.
j. Conner, Village Of Auburndale.
j. w. Cameron, Town of Seneca.
J. Crotteau, 4" Rudolph.
F. Cramer, +" Marsh6eld.
Chas. Coon, City of do
II. S. Pankow, " do
E. S. Renne, " do
n. Davis, Town of Richfeld.
j. Edwards, 6 Port Edwards.
Geo. Hiles, g Dexterville.
Geo Hooper, i" Miladore.
W. L. Jackson, City of Centralia.
L. NJ. Nash, do
O. Rocheleau, Town of G nd Rapids
j. d. Witter, City of Grand RAJ ids
T. J. Wood, do
Chas. Slocum, do
J. Ebbe, Town of Lincoln.
j. futile, =" Auburndale.
FL. P. Jensen, e Rock.
John McCarty, 4" Saratoga.
Moved that the committee that was
appointed to investigate the reports of
the ex-treasurer and ex-clerk be dis
charged and a committee appointed in
place Of said committee. Motion lost.
Report Of Dist. Atty Williams
upon the claim of Geo. HiIes for
illegal certificates was read as follows:
GENTLEMEN.-I recommend the
rejection of the within bill for the
following reasons:
1st. 1t does not fully set forth the
nature of the claim.
End. The facts upon which it is
founded do not appear.
Respectfully,
GEO. L. WILLIAMS.
Dist. Atty.
Upon motion the report was adopt
ed.
District Attorney Williams then
reported upon the bill of Pauper
account Of the Town of Marshfeld.
Moved that the bills against the
county be laid over until the annual
meeting Of the county board. Carried.
The following resolution was then
read as follows:
Whereas, The two tract Indexes
now used in the Register of Deeds
Office for Wood county. have become
much worn, and in places leaves have
become lose and torn out, and are
pasted in, and in many places entirely
filed up and lnterlined and are wholly
unfit for use, and
Whereas, The tract Indexes above
named have to be continued in new
books, it is hereby ordered by the
county board Of supervisors of Wood
county, that each of said volumes
be transcribed into new books accord
ing to Sec. 900 chapter 36 of the
Revised Statutes of Wisconsin, said
work to be done By the officer having
charge of said Register of Deeds
Office, said transcribing to be paid
for out of the Co. Treasury. Upon
motion the above resolution was adopt
ed.
The following resolution and motion
was presented and read as follows:
l move the adoption of the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That the chairman be
and hereby is authorized and directed
to appoint committee of one, who
shall have power and is hereby directed
to select a suitable design for accord
ing to the extent of the funds herein
after set apart for that purpose and
cause to be erected, built and painted
a plain substantial fence around the
Court House grounds at cost not to
exceed In the aggregate Sc per rod
including expense Of gates or entrances
and also that the said committee may
be and hereby is instructed to cause
to be set out and planted in and about