Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-14
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS
CONCLUDED

Moved that the re port of ;be FL
nance committee on report of the
County Treasurer be received and
placed on lie. Carried.
Moved that the report of the FL
nance committee on report of County
Clerk be received and placed on file.
Carried
Report of the committee on illegal
tax and tax certificates is as follows,
on the propositions of John Parrish
and Sherry 4 Briggs
GENTLEMEN-Wc the committee
TO whom the propositions of John
Parrish and Sherry & Briggs were
referred, recommend that the pro-
positions be laid over to the next
meeting of the board.
Signed j. W. Cochran, chm,
j. NJ. futile.
Moved that the propositions of
Messrs. Sherry Il Briggs aud John
Parrish be accepted. After some
discussion in regard TO the matter, the
motion was withdrawn. Moved that
the report Of the committee be adopt
ed. Carried.
The committee on illegal tax and
tax certificates report as follows on
the proposition Of L. j. Wood F.:
GENTLEMEN Your committee, af
ter careful examination Of the within
proposition, are satisfied that the
offer is just and fair price for the
land, and recommend that the board
accept the offer.
ESigned] j. W. Cochran, IN,
j. NJ futile.
Attached to the report of the com
mittee was the following recommends
ton Of the city council of the city OF
Grand Rapids
To the committee on illegal tax and
tax certificates of the County Board
of Supervisors Of Wood County, Wis.
GENTLEMEN-We. the undersigned
members Of the city council of Grand
Rapids, hereby recommend and APP
prove of the sales of county lands TO
T. j. Wood, At the price named in the
resolution.
[Signedl I. J.. Moshcr, Mayor,
Rubt Parrish,
G. II Slocum,
Fl. W. Lord
: Moved that the report of the com
mittee be adopted. Carrie,
The following petition of R. w.
Button was presented and read, as
follows
70 The Honorable Board Of ISuper-
UiSorS Of Hood County. His
GENTLEMEN The petition of r.
W. Button, of City Point Wisconsin.
respectfully represents that he is, and
for several years last past has heen,
the owner of the lands hereinafter
described. situated in the town of
Dexter, in Wood County that said
lands are mostly stump, from which
all or nearly all Of the valuable TN.
years ago but that the officers Of said
town of Dexter have wiIlfully and
fraudulentIy assessed said lands ut a
value much greater than they should
have done, even if such timber had
all been standing thereon, and at a
much greater sum than the pine lands
of Geo. Hiles, the chairman Of said
town. were assessed at; that said
Biles owns a large amount of pine
lands in said town, which are, and
have been for several years last past,
fraudulently and corruptly assessed at
mere nominal sum and at sum
much less than their actual value.
while the lands of your petitioner and
other non-residents of said town have
been assessed and taxed at many times
their value that the following are
descriptions Of your petitioners said
lands and the amount Of taxes levied
and assessed thereon for the year 1882,
and for which they were sold as de-
linquent, at the sale of May, 1883, to
said Wood County, viz.
Desc. Sec. TIP. R. Amt sold for.
ne ne 5 % 2 $40 O5
oaOw 30 > IN E0