Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-01-14


CONTINUED from last week.
The County Board of Supervisors
met and were called to order by
chairman, j. Edwards. The roll was
called and all present except Super
visor Femling.
Moved that the ordinance organic
ing certain New Towns be taken up
Carried.
The ordinance was then read by the
clerk.
Supervisor Hansen presented the
following resolution and moved the
adoption thereof:
Resolved, That sections No. s and
IL of the ordinance vacating the towns
of Rudolph, Sigel, Seneca and Milla-
dore, and creating certain other new
towns be amended so as to read as
follows, to-Wit:
SEQ g. All the following describ-
ed territory heretofore comprising
part of the said town of Sigel and
Seneca hereby vacated to-wit: All of
township twenty four North, of Range
four East, and Sections No. l, 2, 3,
10, IL and Y of township No.
twenty three north of range four east
Is hereby formed and organized into
new town to be known and called by
the name of the town of Vesper.
Sec. IL All the following describ-
ed territory heretofore comprising a
part of the town of Seneca hereby
vacated to-wit: Sections 4, 5, 6, 7,
and 9, Is, IA. Is, 16, II, Is, 10,
20, 81, %, %, "a, Is, 26, 27, %, 20,
so, 81. 80. 33, "a, 35 and 36, of
township No. twenty three north of
range No. four east and sections l, 2,
8, 4, 5, 6, 7. 8, 9, 10, II, IL, Is, IA,
Is, 10, II, Is, 10, 20, Il, %, % and
"a, township twenty-five north Of
range four east and sections 2, 3, 4,
5, 81, 8, 9, 10 and II, II, Ii, IA, Is,
16, II, Is, 10, 20, 81, % and %, of
township twenty-five north of range
five east, is hereby formed and orga-
nized into new town to be known
and called by the name of New Seneca
and the said town of New Seneca is
hereby declared to be and is made the
legal successor of the town of Seneca
hereby vacated and shall have the
custody of all the records, files, papers
and books of account of said vacated
town of Seneca.
Vote was then taken upon the
amendment. The roll was called and
recorded as follows:-
Aye-Arnold, Blockowiltz, Conner,
Davis, Norton, Edwards, Hansen,
Heckel, Jensen, johnson, Lyon,
Maurer, Nash, Rein, Sampson,
Specht, st. Thomas.-17.
Nay-.Arpin, Parrish, Marshall,
Robinson, Rocheleau, Ward and
Wood. 7.
The chairman declared the amend
ment adopted.
Vote was then taken upon the
adoption of the ordinance as amended.
Roll was called, vote recorded as fol-
lows.
Aye-Arnold, Blockowiltz, Conner,
Davis, Norton, Edwards, Parrish,
Hansen, Heckel, Jensen, johnson,
Lyon, Marshall, Maurer, Nash, Rein,
Robinson, Rocheleau, Sampson,
Specht, st. Thomas, Ward and Wood.
PA. Mayo.
The ordinance was declared adopt
ed, all members present voting in the
affirmative
The committee appointed to equalize
the county assessment presented the
following report:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON EoUALIzA-
TION.
To the Honorable Board Supervisors
of Wood County:
The undersigned committee, APP
pointed to examine the statement of
the County Clerk, provided for by
Sec. 1906 of the Revised Statutes,
and to determine and assess the rela-
tive value of all the taxable property
In each town. city and village in said
county, report as follows: That we
have carefully examined said state
ments, and determined and assessed
the relative value of all the taxable
property in said towns, cities and
villages in said County at the sums set
opposite the respective towns, cities
and villages in Schedule GA" here
unto annexed and forming a part of
this report, and that amount so
determined is, to the best of our
Judgment, the actual value of such
taxable property in each of said towns,
cities and villages, and we recommend
that the taxable property in each of
said towns, cities and villages be
apportioned and assessed at the
amounts set opposite the names of each
respectively in said Schedule ga "
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Dated Nov 18th, 1885.
E. j. WooD, L. A. ARNOLD,
Hans j. JENSEN, DANIEL REIN,
L. NJ NASH
Moved that the report be adopted, -