Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-26

find that there is tax deed in favor of Wood
county against said land dated March 14th 1876,
and recorded IN Vol. %" of Deeds, on page 90
that said tax deed issued on certificate of sale
dated Sept. 3rd, 1872 said certificate being given
for taxes unpaid on said land for the year 1871
Now the fact is that Russell B. Biddlecom did pay
the tax for 1871 on said land as will appear from
copy of the tax recei pit hereto annexed and said
tax certificate cancelled on the records in the
office OF the county clerk for Wood county, but
said tax deed still remains cloud on the title of
said land, greatly embarrassing the owner thereof
and | would respectfully ask that the following
resolution be passed by your honorable body:
1t is hereby resolved by the board of supervi-
sors of and for Wood county and State of Wis
consin, that quit claim deed be issued by and for
Wood county by the proper officer to Hans |.
Jensen conveying the southeast quarter of the
southwest quarter of section number eight s. in
township number twenty-tour (24) north, of
range number three ca east and the county clerk
of said Wood county is hereby ordered to issue
and record said quit claim deed to said Hans T.
Jensen free of all charges.
Dated August LIST, 1895, Town of Rock, Wood
county, MIS-. HANS J. ENsEN.
The committee on illegal taxes recommend
that the petition be granted and that quit claim
be issued by the county without cost to petitioner
for reason stated in petition. Report of committee
adopted.
Petition of J. A. Dickerman was read as
follows
To the County Board of Wood county:
Your petitioner would respectfully represent
that the ne of ne, Sec. o. TIP q, Range 3 East,
has been county land for a large number of years
past. That the taxes outstanding against it on
the books of the county clerk are as follows:
Sale 1878, 50 81 25-1OO; sale 1874, S16767;
sale 1875, $4.15 sale 1876, So 26; sale 1877,
So 81. sale 1873 80 sale 1870 40
That deed was issued on sale of 1876 to Wood
county. That in 1872 and 1878 there was saw
mill located on said land and in 1874 some of the
other former improvements still remained. That
these facts accounts for the high valuation and
taxes for said years. That in 1874 said mill was
totally destroyed by fire after which the land was
assessed for it's true value independent of mprov-
ments. That fair assessment would have been
three dollars year and your petitioner is willing
to pay for said land the full face of all the certf-
Gates subsequent to the on which the deed was
issued well as the one on which the deed
issued and for the certificates prior to the one
Oh which the deed was issued, four dollars each
and asks that the clerk be authorized to quit claim
to petitioner for said amount, to-wit for $2713.
Dated Dec. r. 1894.
7. A. DICKERMAN
The committee on illegal taxes recommend
that the petitioners prayer be granted for the
reason that the certificates prior to the sale upon
Which the deed was issued Outlawed, and that
the difference between the amount of face of certi-
Gates and the amount offered to be paid be charged
to the tax certificate account of the town of Rem
1ngton Report of committee adopted
Bill OF E. T. Harmon, $90.4O, for void certif-
Gates was motion re-referred to committee on
illegal taxes
Petition Of Chas ] Kruger to settle claim for
tax sale was motion rejected.
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General Claims, made the following report. 1t
was moved and seconded that all bills be allowed
in full as recommended by the committee unless
objection is raised Motion carried