Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-01-07
County Board Proceedings.
ANNUAL SESSION.
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin,
November 10, 1885, 2 o clock P. NJ.
[Continued ION last Reek.

SIC. II. All the following described terri
tory heretofore COMPRISING. a part Of said town
81 Seneca hereby vacated, tO-wit: Sections
b. H. l5 lG, IT, IS, IS. 20, q, z, 2, 2 p, 26 =
q. 20, 30, 81, 30. So 81 IS and 36 of Township
twenty three (23) North, Of range four % East,
and Sections l. 3 g. 8, 7 8, O. 10, II, p b. IA
49, Is. II, Is, 10, 20. q g. q and "a, OF Town
chip twenty-five, (2D North Of Range four l4)
East. md Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Z, g. TO- H. IA,
Is, IL II, Is, 10, 20, q, % and %, Township
twenty-five (Z2) North, Of Range five 90 East,
is hereby formed and organized into a new
town to be known and called by the name OF
New Seneca, and the said town of New Seneca
IL hereby declared to be and is made the legal
successor of the said town of Seneca, hereby
vacated, and shall have the custody of all the
records, Fl les. papers and books of account OF
said vacated town Of Seneca.
SEC. Il. The first town meeting in said town
of New MiIIadore, shall be held on the first
Tuesday in april, 1886, at the school house OF
District No. Of the town Of Milladore.
SEC. Is. The first town Meeting of said town
Of Sherry, shall be held on the first Tuesday IN
April, 1856 ut the school house on Sec. nine 90
Township twenty four cd North, of Range
FIVE % east.
SIC. Il. The first town meetin of said town
Of Yesper, shall be held the first Tuesday IN
April. 1886, at the school house OF, Seoti ion
r orth, OF Range four (D East.
SIC. Is The first town meeting Of said town
Of New Rudolph, shall be held on the first
Tuesday in April, 1886, at Laveque Hall on Sec
North, Of Range six 60 East.
SEQ. is. The first town meeting Of said town
of New Sigel, shall be held on the first Tuesday
in April, 1886, at the Town Hall on the Mattlce
farm Section twenty-siX (26), Township
twenty three t23) North, of Range five 90
Bast.
Bzc. IT. The first town meeting of a,d town
Of New Seneca, shall be held on the first
Section twenty-five (25) North, of Range four
"a East.
SIC. Is. The said towns of Sherry, Vesper,
Now Sgcl and Wood, shall each be entitled to
have access o all records, books, files and pap
purposeof making and taking copies thereof,
OF the towns hereby vacated, may effect the
territory as such towns Of Sherry, Nesper, New
Bisel and Wood.
Sac. 49, The town of New Sigel shall be
entitled to have, hold, own and enjoy, and be
entitled to collect, receive, receipt for and
discharge ell the credits. claims and accounts
and town property which may be owned by,
due or to become due. to the town Of Sigel at
the timo this ordinance takes effect, and shall
be liable to, and shall assume and pay all debts,
orders and claims, that may then be due, or to
become due IL any against the town of Sigel,
vacated, and the said towns of Sherry and
VespeT shall each be liable for and shall as
sumo and pay to the town of~New SigeI so
much Ofthe existing indebtedness OF the town of
eIgeI, vacated, at the time this ordinance takes
effect, less the value Of the town property
(meanlng property owned by SAID town, as q
town, kept by said new town. in such proper
tions as the assessed valuation for town
purposes for the year Of 1885, of the territory
taken from said town of Sigel, vacated, by each
said new towns of Sherry and Nesper, bears to
the total assessed valuation Of all the territory
OF said towns so vacated.
SIC. 20. The town of New Rudolph shall be
untitled to have, hold, own and enjoy and be
entitled to collect, receive, receipt for, and
discharge all of the credits, claims and ac-
counts. and town property which may be owned
By. due, or to become due to the town of
Rudolph the fa Eag
effect. and shall be liable to, and shall assume
snd pay all the debts. orders and claims that
against ssid town of Rudolph, vacated, and
the said towns of New Sigel and Sherry shall
esoh be liable for and shall assume and pay to
the town of New Rudolph so much of the ex-
listing Indebtedness of the town of Rudolph,
vacated, at the time this ordinance takes
effect, less the value of the. town property
kmsaning property owned by said town, as a
town, kept by said neW town. in such proper
ton as the assessed valuation for town purposes
Tor tho year 1885, of the territory taken from
said town Of Rudolph, vacated, by each of said
towns of New Sigcl and Sherry, bears to the
sotsI assessed valuation of all the territory Of
saad town, vacated.
SEC. q The town of Milladore shall be
entitled to have. hold. own and enjoy, and be
entitled 20 collect receipt for and discharge all
Of the credits claims and accounts and town
property which may be owned by, due or to
Become due to the town of Milladore ut the
zane TINS ordinance takes effect, and shall be
liable DO, and shall assume and pay all of the
debts, orders and claims that may then be due
OF and against said town Of Milladore, vacated,
and the toWnOf Sherry snall be liable for and
shall assume and pay to the town Of New Milla-
dOTe so much of the existing Indebtedness of
the town of Mllladore, vacated at the time
this ordinance takes effect, less the ValUe Of
the town property (meaning property owned by
said town as q town, kept by said new town.
In such proportion rs the assessed valuation
Tor town purposes, for the year 1885, OF the
territory taken from SAID town of
Mtltadore, vacated, by said town of Sherry
bears to the total assessed valuation Of all the
territory OF said towns vacated.
6EC. q. The town of New Seneca shall be
entitled to have, hold, own and enjoy, and be
entitled to collect, receipt for and discharge all
OF the credits, claims and accounts and town
property which may be owned by, due, or
to become due to the town OF Seneca, at the
time this ordinance takes effect and shall be
liable to; and shall assume and pay all of the
debts, orders and claims that may then be due,
or TO become due of and against said town of
Seneca, vacated, and the said towns of Wood
New Slgel and Yesper, shall assume and pay
TO said town of New Seneca, so much of the
existing Indebtedness Of the town of Seneca,
vacated, the time this ordinance takes effect,
less the value of the town property (meaning
property owned by said town, as a town, kept
by said town in such proportion as the
assessed valuation for town purposes for the
year 1885, of the territory taken from said town
Of Seneca, vacated, by each said towns of Wood
New Slgel and Vesper, bears to the total assess
ed valuation of all the territory of said town
vacated
SIC. q. In case any ofthe towns so vacated shall
have, at the time this ordinance takes effect
any surplus Of moneys, credits or town property
that is OF more value than the existing endebt-
ednoss, II any, Of said vacated towns then in
that event, each successor of said towns so
vacated, shall be liable to, and shall pay to
eaeh town receiving any part of the territory
OF the town so vacated, such proportion of said
oYerplus rs shall be equal to the assessed valu-
alton Of the territory taken as compared with
assessed valuation of all the territory of said
town so vacated, for the year 1885.
SEC. q. This ordinance shall take effect and
DO II force On and after the first Tuesday in
April, A. D. 1886.
On motion of Sup'r Lyon the Board of Sun
erFlsors resolved itself into Il committee of the
whole, Supr Lyon was called to the chair.
Alter some discussion it was moved that the
further consideration of the ordinance be
postponed until Nov. llth, at , o clock 2, NJ.
The committee arose, j. Edwards in the
chair. The report of the committee of the.
whole recommending the pOstponement of fur
Their consideration of the ordinance presented
by Sup'r Wood, was adopted.
The following resolution was presented by
j. U. Davis.
hereaS, since the last session of this board,
God In his infinite wisdom has taken from our
midst one worthy member A. E. Deming of the
city Of MarShheld therefore be it ResoIcsd,
That we, the County Beard of Supervisors of
God county, mark of esteem and in rec
al