Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-02-14
BOARD
in SPECIAL SESSION.
A Sherriffs Residence and Jail to Cost
$I5,OoO.oo
rlemorial to the Legislature.

AhO SOuiily DUAL VI IucG III SpSCldI S6S-
sion at the court house in this city Tues
day afternoon and remained in session
until Wednesday noon 1t was an
important meeting in which consider
able business was accomplished. The
Board authorized the building of a
sherriffs house and Jail in the sum of
$4,000. The following resolution was
passed:
Be it resolved that the County of
Wood, in the State of Wisconsin, by its
proper officers in that behalf, the
Chairman of the County Board of
Supervisors and the County Clerk issue
its Bonds to be known as County Bonds
and Jail in the sum of $4,000 in
denominations of $1,000 each and num-
bered from to 10 inclusive.
That said bonds draw interest at the
rate of 6 per cent. per annum payable
annually and the said bombs be payable
as follows:
No. l to No. 3 inclusive Apr. /, 1896
No. 4 to No. 6 inclusive Apr l, 1897.
No. I to No. 8 inclusive Apr l, 1898.
No. 10 to No. II inclusive Apr. l, 1899.
No. l3 to No. 10 inclusive Apr. l, 1900.
That the place of paymen: of said
bonds and coupons for interest be pay
able at the office of the Co. Treasurer
Of this county, in the City of Grand
Rapids, or at the First National Bank of
Milwaukee, Wis. further,
Be it resolved that there is hereby
levied upon the taxable property of
this Co. annually the sum of $4,000 to pay
the face of said bonds until fully paid
and such sum as may be required to
pay the interest annually due thereon.
A building committee Of five consist
ing of the chairman G. H. Smith, D. R.
Coon and the court house committee
were appointed to have charge of it's
construction.
The following memorial was passed on
a vote of 20 to IL opposing any move
ment towards changing the county lines
of Wood county:
WHEREAS, 1t has come to the know
ledge of the County Board of Wood
County, Wisconsin, now in session, that
Bill known as Number 522 A has been
introduced into the Assembly of this
State, the purpose of which Bill is the
formation Of a new county composed of
territory now forming part of the
Counties of Wood, Marathon and
Clark.
AND WHEREAS By the terms of said
Bill it is proposed to detach from
this county the Town of Lincoln, Rock,
Marshfeld, Richfield and Auburndale
and the City of Marshfield and Village
of Auburndale, comprising in all five
governmental townships, or one
hundred and eighty square miles of
territory and about one third of the
actual assessed valuation of this county.
AND WHEREAS, This county is now
composed of less territory than the
limitation provided by Section of
Article NIII of the Constitution Of this
State, and is of less than the average
area of the Counties of this State,
having within its boundaries but S2S
hundred twenty eight square miles, all
parts of which are well connected by
rail and wagon roads.
AND WHEREAS, The detaching of the
territory as proposed by said Bill would
leave the balance in irregular and
scattered shape and greatly increase the
burdens of taxation.
AND WHEREAS, The passage and
adoption of such bill by the legislature
of this State without a vote Of the
people of this county thereon, would
be an evasion Of the spirit and letter of
the Constitution of this State.
Now THEREFORE,. Be it Resolved that
we most respectfully and earnestly
demonstrate and protest against the
passage of said Bill or any Bill or
measure that proposes to reduce the
area or change the boundaries of Wood
County.
And Further Be it Resolved that
Honorable Mel Brown Senator elect
from this District, and Honorable
Herman Wipperman, Member of
Assembly elect from this County be,
and they are hereby requested and
instructed to oppose the passage of said
Bill and any bill changing the
boundaries of Wood County.
And Further Be 1t Resolved that a
certified copy of this Memorial
together with statement of the vote
of the members of this Board upon its
adoption be for rwarded by the Chairman
of this Board at once to the said Hon.
Mel Brown Senator, and Hon. Herman
Wipperman Assemblyman, to be by
them laid before the Legislature of this
State.
Also the following resolution was
passed authorizing the chairman of the