Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-23
County Board Proceedings.

sum OF Twenty Dollars each tor
publishing the proceedings of the
county board, be rescinded. Motion
declared lost.
The following resolution was pre-
sented:
Reso7Ued, By the County Board of
of Wood County that so
much of the resolution adopted by
said Board this 18th day of November,
1886, as re lates to the purchasing of
tax and assessment rolls and record
books, be and is hereby rescinded.
Dated Nov. 18th, 1886.
Moved that the resolution be adopt
ed.-Carried
The following ordinance was present
ed, to-wit:
The Board Of Supervisors Of Wood
County do Ordain as Folloa0s:
An ordinance of the County Board
of Supervisors of Wood County,
adopted and passed Nov. 10th, 1885,
entitled can ordinance of the County
Board of Supervisors of Wood County:
Wisconsin, vacating the towns of
Milladore, Rudolph, Seneca and Sigel,
as now and heretofore existing in Wood
County, and attaching certain territory
to the Town of Wood, and forming
and organizing of the balance of said
territory certain new towns" is hereby
amended by adding thereto section to
be known as Section "xxIII A."
which shall be as follows:
SECTION ''xxIII A." That part of
the Indebtedness, if any, heretofore
existing against any town herein
vacated, and which is herein apportion,
ed to the towns herein organized ex-
clusively out of that part of the
territory and property within such
town liable for the payment of said
Indebtedness prior to the passage of
this ordinance.
Motion made that the ordinance be
adopted. Carried. Roll called for,
and the vote was taken as follows:
Aye.-Arnold, Briggs, Edwards,
Harmon, Hansen, Jensen, johnson,
Kohel Lyon, Maurer, Manson, Nash,
Mason, Norton, Specht. futile, Whit.
man, Wood, Zelm. 10.
Nay-.Arpin, Bowden, Parrish, G.
johnson, Robinson, Smith. &c.
The ordinance was declared adopted.
The following ordinance was pre-
sented to-wit:
The County Board OF Supervisors
Of Wood County do Ordain as Fol
loagS, to-aoit:
Sec. I. The name of the town in
Wood County of New Milladore is
hereby changed to and shall hereafter
be known as Milladore.
Sec II. And the name of the
town of New Rudolph, in said county
is hereby changed to and shall be
known as Rudolph.
Sec. III. And the name of the
town of New Sigel, in said county, is
hereby changed to and shall be known
as Sigel.
SEC. ". And the name of the
town of New Seneca, in said county,
is hereby changed to and shall be
known as Seneca.
Moved that the ordinance be adopt
ed. Carried.
The following resolution was pre-
sented:
Whereas, The highway to the Poor
Farm, on the south line of Sec. %,
TIP %, r. 5 E., ought to be improved
and extended along the south line of
Sec. %, in said town, to the road
known as the New Lisbon road,
Therefore be 1T Resolved, That tie
sum of $500 be and the same is here
by appropriated for the above purpose,
provided that the towns of Seneca and
Port Edwards jointly appropriate an
equal sum for said purpose, and assume
entire charge and control of said high
way as whine road
Motion made that the resolution be
laid on the table Carried.
Moved that the Finance committee
be authorized to employ two account
ants to investigate the reports of the
County Clerk and Treasurer, and
report same. Carried.
Moved that the chairman appoint a
committee of three members to approve
of the bonds of the county officers,
subject to the action of the County
Board of Supervisors. Carried.
The chairman appointed the follow
ing committee: J. Edwards, chairman
J. Parrish and l.. A. Arnold.
Motion made that the Board OF
Supervisors do now adjourn until the
fourth Tuesday in January, A. D.
1887. Carried.
W. T. JONES, County Clerk.