River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-11-20
Sups Lord. John Murphy and Cur

Sups Lord. John Murphy and Cur
ley.
The report of County Clerk was
read and referred to committee to set
tie with that officer
The Board then adjourned till s
O'Clock Tomorrow morrow.
THURSDAY MORNING. Nov. Is.
Board met at usual hour: rell called;
full board present; journal approved
A petition from the g.. b. 4 N. r.
r., of illegal taxes, was read to the
Board and referred to committee on
Illegal Assessments and Taxes.
To the County Board of Supervisors of
Pierce County:
Your petitioner, Chicago, Burlington *
Northern Railroad Company, by its attor-
neys, Losey & Woodward, respectfully
shows to your honorable body:
First. That your petitioner, Chicago,
Burlington q Northern Railroad Conn
pany, is now, and for more than five
years last past has been the owner of the
following described lands and premises,
situate in Pierce County, to-wit;; Lots
numbers three, four, five and six
w. anu W vi OiOIh tiAhiOCA bnClNC
(l2l of Hoyt's plat of Diamond Bluff.
That the said lands and premises are
now and for more than five years last
past have been used exclusively for rail
road purposes by your petitioner and
that the same are, under the laws OF the
State of Wisconsin, exempt from tax
ation
That the said lands and premises were
assessed and taxed for the tax for the
year 1886 and sold at the sale of lands
for delinquent taxes at the sale of 1887 in
Pierce County, and tax certificates for
said tax issued upon the same; that the
tax so levied and assessed was Illegally
assessed and levied; that your petitioner
redeemed the said tax certificates so IL
legally issued, expanding the sum of five
and 33-l00 dollars $3.50 therefor.
Second. That your petitioner is the
owner of the following described prem
lses situate In the county of Pierce and
State of Wisconsin, to-wit: All that por-
ton OF the northeast quarter of the south
west quarter of section rs, town %, north
of range Is, lying south and west of the
right of way of the Chicago, Burlington &
Northern Railroad as now located over
and across said forty.
That your petitioner has been the own
er OF said parcel of land for more than
wv CetAo ldot past anu tildl the Sdlll6 Is
now used and for the two years last past
has been used by your petitioner exclus-
lively for railroad purposes, to-wit: as and
for gravel pit, and that the same is, I'M
der the laws of the State of Wisconsin,
exempt from taxation.
That the said parcel of land has been
taxed Tor the year 1889, that the tax so
levied is assessed and levied illegally.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that
the amount expended by your petitioner
in the redemption of the lands and prem
ises as aforesaid, to-wit: the sum of five
and 33-l00 dollars $3.50 may be refund
ed to your petitioner and that the taxes
levied and assessed said lands and prem
ises for the year 1889 as aforesaid may be
RENTED and your petitioner relieved
from the payment of the same and that
said lands and premises may in the fu-
ture be exempted from taxation pursuant
to the laws in such cases made and pro-
vided.
And your petitioner will ever pray, etc.
CHICAGO, BURLINGTON x NORTHERN
RAILROAD COMPANY,
by j. w. LosEY, Gen'l Atty.
State of Wisconsin, La Crosse County, SIS:
j. w. Losey, being duly sworn, says
that he is one of the attorneys for the pc
tltloner named in the above petition, and
that he makes this verification for and in
behalf of said petitioner; that afliant has
personal knowledge of the facts stated in
said petition, and that the same are true.
j. w. LoSEY.
Subscribed and sworn before me this
10th day of November, $780,
Gas. III. ScHwEIzER, Notary Public,
La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
Also FIVE tax sale certificates from
s Strickland was referred to that
Committee.
Report of Building Committee was
read, accepted and placed on file.
ELLSWORTH. Nov. ~ 1890.
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors of Pierce
C0unty:-Ne the undersigned building com
mittee appointed at this session would respect
:ull report to you as follows: Upon inyestiga-
tiOn We find the buildings now standing in good
condition and repair. We have visited the
county farm and find that a barn is needed
there very much and do therefore recommend
that one be erected We would suggest the size
TO be 36xse. half basement, 10 1t. posts, sided
with stock boards up and down; and we further
recommend to have the well in the court yard
drilled deeper as the same does not furnish wa
ter enough.
a. e; BUETTNER,l