Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-16
COURT House, Nov. Id, 1880,
2 o'clock, P. NJ.

Board met pursuant to adjournment. Roll
called and quorum present.
The committee on claims reported back the fol
lowing claims, and on motion, they were referred to
the superintendent of poor
Mrs. John Hamm, sundries to paupers, s11O7
A. L. Ridgman, professional services to paupers, 400
John Girk, deputy sheriff fees in pauper cases, 16W
The committee on claims report back the fol
lowing bills
Jasper Crotteau, recording deed for county. water contract, sLO
JOSEPH Lavgne, water contract. 1856
Copeland s. Vaughan, drawing deeds for water, 800
On motion, referred to court house committee.
Also bill of Rossier & Brundage, printing county
clerks list, S388.85.
On motion, referred to ommitte on printing.
The following report presented and read
To the County Board Of Wood County:
We, the committee appointed to ascertain if the
county is liable to pay interest on county orders,
find that it is not, and can find no authority in the
statutes for paying interest on county orders, even
after they have been presented for payment
and payment refused.
Sec. 686. R. S., distinctly provides that no in
tereSt shall ever be paid on any county orders" and
there appears to be, SO far as we have been able to
find, in the short time allowed us, no exception or
decision holding the contrary.
All funds in the county treasury, except trust
funds, constitute a general fund for the payment of
all orders, as presented, and the creation of separate
funds is not authorized by law.
E. {. PoRs, District Attorney,
A. GAYNoR,
FRANK n. lady.
Moved by Supervisor Fontaine, and seconded,
that the report of committee be accepted and placed
on file, and committee discharged.
The matter of interest paid out by ex-Treasurer
Kuntz, on county ORDERS, coupons, &c. was discussed
at length by the members of the Board.
Mr.. Williams asks permission to address the
Board on the matter of interest paid out by ex-
Treasurer KuntZ. Permission being granted, he
gave his views on the subject, and asked the County
Board to look at the matter as leniently as possible,
as he believed that the money was paid out in good
faith, Kuntz thinking that it was better for the county
to pay interest than to have orders selling at a dis
count.
Supervisor NJ. R. Hansen comes in. :
Vote was then taken on the motion to accept
the report of the committee, and declared carried.
Motion made by Supervisor Fontaine, and sec.
onded, that ex-Treasurer Kuntz be credited with all
expenses, except clerk hire, and the other
between his account and the finance COM
mittee.
Supervisors Hiles and Bowden come in.
Supervisor Cady called to the chair.
Chairman Nash addressed the members of the
Board upon the subject of paying interest on orders,
bad practice for a county to get into, while having
money in the treasury, even if the law gives them
the right.
Chairman Nash takes the chair.
Vote was then taken on the motion. Roll called
and the motion declared carried by the follow
ing vote:-
AYE-Bell, Briggs, DAILY, Doud, Ebbe, Edwards,
McKercher. Mullen, Nash, L. NJ, Nash, T. E., Tut
tie, Thomas, Voigt, Ward, Whitman, Witter.-22.
NAY:-Arnold, Bowden, Cady, Christman, Con
nor, Hiles, Vedder-7.
Nor VoTING.-Cameron, Davis.
Moved by Supervisor Fontaine, and seconded.