Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

present the following claims:
G. A. Towpsend, Illegal tax, s2l IS alI'd in full.
Geo. L. Williams, "a I" $3.50 i"
A. b. Cotey, 22.l0 +" g
]. d. Witter, 18.45
r. I. Doud i Son, '' Is 5.Sl a."
L. A. Arnold, Z" 1.60 "
Ed. Lynch, " 67.44
Frank Fran 5 B!3iilmyre " " 67a
James Corceran. referred to the Dist. Attorney.
The following petition was present.
ed:
To The Honorable, the County
Board Of Supervisors of Wood
County. GENrLEMAN:-Your petit.
toner is now and has been for nun.
Der of years prior hereto the owner of
the following described land to-wit:
The ne4 CT ne4, Sec. 80, TIP 81, r:
BE-. and he has always paid his taxes
thereon with the exception of the year
of 1879, and that the taxes for that
year were unlawfully and enormously
assessed and that the following state
ment will show the yearly tax against
the said land as follows:
Years 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882
Tax $3.50 1872 21.23 2.69 3.39 g. 81
The certificate of the tax of 1879,
sale of 1880, is nov in the hands
of the county clerk of Wood
county, and for the purpose of settle
ment and ior the purpose of avoiding
litigation, I hereby offer to pay to
Wood county the average tax of the
years of 1877, 1878, 1879. 1880,
1881 1882 1883, &c. =. e.
Respectfully submitted. J
D. FRITCHER.
The committee on Illegal Taxes re.
commend that the county clerk, be
authorized to settle the above illegal
tax for the sum Of 1886 and that the
balance of said tax be charged to the
Town of Remington. Moved that the
report of the committee be adopted. =
! Carried.
The claim of L. Ward for illegal
assessment on the following lana for
the year of 1885, to-wit: .'':s$,
Ne ne. Sec. p, TIP q. R. E.. Amt SIG s, s;
Sw ne. - .. q" g" 1a.Q5
Sc ne, 1904
| The Committee recommended that the
above tax be compromised upon the
payment of $3.50 per forty, and thai
the difference be charged to the town
of Wood.
The report of the committee was
adopted. - :.
Moved that committee be appoint
ed, consisting of the Dist. Atty and
two members of the Board of SupeFyi-
sors, whose duty shall be to receive
and consider the petitions for rebate
on taxes, and to report the same to the
Boa I'd of Supervisors at the mex,
meeting.
The following report was submitted:
To the Honorable, the Chairman,
and Members Of the Bonrd of Super
Uasors Of Wood County, Vas:
GENTLEMEN:-Th There were in the
county Excluding the city of Grand
Rapids and village OF Dexterville) at
the close of the last school year, 4, 1876
children of school age, gain of 443
over the proceeding year. OF this
number, 1921 or about sixty per cent
were enrolled in public schools This
small PERCENTAGE is partly due to the
fact that there are quite a number of
parochial schools now in the county in
which there are many pupils who at.
tend those schools only. .st.
All the districts maintained the six
months schools required by law, with
the exception of one in the town of
Richfeld, which was organized but a
short time before the close or che
school year.
All the property in the county bears
its just proportion of school tax, with
the exception of about twenty sections
in the vicinity and including the viii
lage of Dexterville, although repeated
attempts have been made to organize
this territory into school district,
they have thus far failed. There was
received during the year from all
sources, by all the school districts,
$33, 322. IS, and there was expended
22,S1S.46, leaving balance in the
district treasures of $10,5O4.27,
nearly all the districts making a good
financial showing. There was received
from the state $5,796. so, over 81, 900
Of which was derived from the one
mill tax The large amount of school
money which is now being received
from the state, furnishes an excellent
incentive for school districts to COM
ply with the law in maintaining the
required amount of school, and for
school officers 20 perform their. duties
in legal manner and to be prompt
and accurate in making their reports.
A teachers institute was held in Gen.
tralia beginning Aug End. last, and
continuing two weeks; there we're 50
persons in attendance, and it was con-
Quoted by Prof. Thayer who is now
State Sup't elect. During the year
granted one first grade, eight second
/ grade and lob third GRADE Certificates