The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-02-08
Proceedings Of the Board Of
Supervisors CT Douglas
County.
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ment. All members present. lie
following resolution WAS adopted.
WHEREAS, Hy resolution of this
Board Nav 1i, 1889, it was resolved
and directed that certain real estate
lie quit claimed By said county TO one
Geo. III. Whitney, namely, the north
half of the east quarter Of block four
teen Oh West Eleventh street and the
southwest quarter Of the east half OF
Lock nine on East Twenty first street
among other lands therein mentioned
and all lying in til" townSite OF Supe-
rior, in said Douglas county, and the
consideration thereof was duly paid by
said w. Whitney, and by an error OF
the County Clerk in transcr:bing and
recording said resolution in the Book
of proceedings of sad Board on page
547. The parcel CT Land first above
named was incorrectly called the VI
Of the Ct Of said block II instead OF
the IL Of said parcel Of lLnd, and on
the 9Th day of June, 1883, a proper
deed for said real estate was duly is
sued and delivered to said Whitney
correctly describing said parcel as the
north half Of the east quarter Of said
block, recorded in book /. OF deeds Of
the office of Register of Deeds on page
:,69 and .S3 and by another error OF
said clerk the aforesaid swi of the g
of block nine East Twenty first street
was incorrectly described in said deed
rs being on West Twenty first street
instead of East Twenty first street
ami
WHEREAS, Said resolution is in
full force ana effect and the SAID
Whitney is entitled t. Il proper and
sufficient deed hereunder, now there
fore be it
RESOLVED, By the County Board
Of Supervisors, of Douglas county,
aforesaid, that the record OF said reSo-
luton be and the same Is hereby cor
rectel to read the II, OF the e OF block
IT West Eleventh street, toWnsite OF
Superior, aforesaid.
On motion the Board adjourned
until Nov. = al $50 4. N.
Tie Board met pursuant 10 adjourn
ment. All members present.
On motion the number OF members
of TIE building Committee Was re-
duced from six to three and L III Ma
rioa, Geo III Walker and r b Mclean
were elected members Of said commit
tee.
On motion of Hiram Hayes, second
by i Il Spaulding, " J Miller was in
structed to use Adamant PLASTER in
stead Of lime plaster in the new Office
of the Register of Deeds, the county
to carry the additional expense, being
SD 30 to be added 10 the original con
tra.t price.
On motion Of " ID Nernam second
ed by ii ID MeSsingliam, the County
Clerk WAS authorized TO buy three
dozen fire eNtinguisliers; one dozen for
/ he use of the poor farm ana two doz-
en- for the use Of the court house.
On motion of ii ID Massingham,
seconded by Fred BeglingeG, the Reg
lister OF deeds was authorized 10 make
such changes in his Office and TO buy
such furniture as he may find neces
Sary
adjourned until $50 p III.
The county Board met pursuant to
a ijournmcnt, All members present.
The committee on sheriff claims,
etc, read their report, but on account
of some minor matters questioned
were given further time, until Nov -
1T , o'clock /. III. 10 complete their re
port.
On motion the Board adjourned UNI
til Nov 23d. ut go a m
The county Board met pursuant TO
a lionrnment. III mamhers present.
The following resolution WAS adopt
ed.
WHEREAS, Divers suits are pend
ing Ill the Circuit Court for Douglas
county, wherein The county is defend
ant and divers tax payers are plaiI tiIts
uhe title to which suits are herein
after given. and upon trial of said
suits ut last August term Of court, the
Circuit Court has found ana de
ended tia right of the county i'll the
premises to recover certain take, and
assessments for street improvements
which were called iii question Ill said
suits hy the plaintiffs and
WHEREAS, IL and by said findings
there is awarded Il considerable sum to
the county for taxes, street assess
ments, interest and costs.
RESOLVED. That the Board is de
Sirous to know what the condition of
S.;i entitled causes Is 1T this time.
with respect To the collection Of said
amounts - found Ill favor of the
county; til" probable sum total likely
IL IL be realized from these cases and
the probability, II amy. of further Etl-