Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-19


already been made thereon and the
money by your petitions paid therefor
with interest at the rate of seven per
cent. per annum from the date of pur-
chase Of each said tax certificates they
are justly entitled to have refunded and
in case where tax deeds have been
issued upon snch illegal and void tax
certificates they are further entitled to
have refunded the cost of such tax
deeds and the recording thereof with
interest.
For list see County Clerks records
Wherefor your petitioners pray that
said certificates and tax deeds be can
celled where not already cancelled and
the moneys SO paid as aforesaid with
interest thereon from the dates of pay
ment be refunded and paid to your
petitioners pursuant to law and your
petitioners will ever pray &c.
Johnson, Reitbrock & Halsey.
The committee on illegal tax and tax
certificates after consulting with the
Dist Atty inregard to54the legality of
some Of the certificates, recommend
that the petition be granted except as
to certificate. Nos 21S3, 2196, 2454,
2497, 249S, relating to the indefinite and
uncertain descriptions. The amount of
the certificates and interest on same
disanowed $23.03.
Motion made that the recommended
ton of the committee be adopted. Car
ried.
The committee recommended that
the petition be granted and the illegal
tax be settled for at 1886 Moved that
the recommendation of the committee
be adopted. Carried.
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors,
Wood County, Wis, Whereas S. A.
Spafford owns certain lands in the town
of Seneca. Secs IL and IA Town %,
Range East. Said lands having at one
time had pine thereon, but at the time
Bears, Brooks & Bean, were operating
in the locality in the year 1888. Said
lands were logged therefrom both pine
and oak, and said lands have become
very near worthless, but have been as
sessed ct the same as when covered
with pine up to this year. This year
called the attention of the assessor and
board Of review to this matter and at
less valuation placed on said lands. IF
this Honorable body will appoint a
committee to investigate this matter,
and if they find this statement correct I
viii pay the taxes on said lands on the
basis Of this years assessment and in
terest at per cent. S. A. STAFFORD.
The committee recommended that the
petition be rejected for the reason that
there is nothing definite stated, and on
motion the board adopted the recon-
mendation.
The motion that the vote adopting the
recommendation of the committee, on
the petition of r. A. Kavenor be recon
sidered. Carried
Motion made that the petition be
rejected. Carried.
The Hon. the County Board of Super
Visors, Wood County, Wis.-GENTLEMEN
The Sci of Nw4 Sec. 80, TIP. %, Range
East. (Rudolph) has been sold for nom
payment of taxes for 1872, to 1885, in
elusive, and the tax certificates are now
in the County Clerks office. The face
value thereof amounting to S75.05. No
deed has been issued to the county
in sectiou twenty-five (22) of said town
ship and also as compared with the
taxes for several years previous and
subsequent to said dates as the follow
ing statement will show:
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors of
Wood County, Wis.-Your petitioner
would respectfully request that the
certificates bid in and now held by the
county Oh lots from three to fourteen
inclusive of Block ''75" $50 called) in the
city of Marshfeld, on sale of 1885, for
the tax Of 1884, be cancelled. Said GER
tifca.es are illegal from the fact there
vas no such lots or block as a matter of
record at the time of such sale. Also
certificates on lots 8, 10, II, u, 10 and IA
Of Block ''S3" Marshfeld plat sale of
1886 for tax 1885. Your petitioner was
willing to pay the tax On lots 8, 70 and
IA of said block 1893" but could not do
SO on account Of said lots being assessed
+o- 1o4e ho1 -
different owners and upon which were
large improvements.
Your petitioner respectfully requests
that al the certificates herein mention
ed be cancelled as illegal and void.
Respectfully submitted, J. P. BUCK.
The committee recommended that
the petition be granted and on motion
the Board adopts the recommendation
To the Hon. the County Board of
Supervisors of Wood County, Wiscon-
siH-GENTLEMEN. Your petitioner is
now and has been for number of years
prior hereto the owner of the following
described lands to-wit: The Net of Set
of Sec. II, TIP. %, r. East the Set OF
Set of Sec. q TIP. %, r. East, and he
has paid the taxes thereon till the year
1879. The taxes for that year and for
four years thereafter were exorbitant
and unjust according to the value of said
land as compared with adjoining land
See Co Clerks records
Said certificates are now in the hands
of the County Clerk, and for the pur-
nose of settlement offer to nav to