Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-02-21

L1ioSIOuSlS.
On motion the bills of Messrs. Hans Jensen,
So 90, and Thos. Payne $500 for services in
examining justice dockets were rejected by the
following vote:
Ayes-Arpin, Alexander, Bowden, Thomas, Eel
ter, Freidel, Hatteburg, Juno, Kohel, McKercher,
Nash, Phillips, Sampson, Schnable, Schuster and
Wood. Total 16.
~Nays-Brown, Cochran, Coon, Crop, Huer,
Hooper, Kraus, News, Mullen, Polensky, Reusch,
Springborn, Tarbox, Voigt, Williams. Total Is.
The bill of w. H. Carey, ex-deputy sheriff, for
$9S.2 "a was reported back by the judiciary COM
mittee recommending its allowance at $4,000.
Some discussion was had over this bill after which
Mr.. Williams moved that the bill be allowed in
full. The roll was called and resulted as follows:
Ayes-Arpin, Alexander, Bowden, Thomas,
Hatteberg, Huer, Hooper, Juno, Kraus, Mullen,
Nash, Phillips, Polensky, Schnable, Springborn,
Voigt and Williams. Total II.
~Nays-Brown, Cochran, Coon, Felter, Freidel,
Gropp, Kohel, McKercher, News, Reusch, Samp-
son, Schuster and Tarbox. Total IA.
The following bills of members of the judiciary
committee were on motion allowed in full as
follows:
G. W Brown, Services on Judiciary Committee 5000.
J.w Cochran, $1,000.
John H. Feter, " $500.
L. M. Alexander, chairman of the Finance
committee, read their report as follows:
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visors, of Wood County, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen:-Your Finance Committee having in
charge the examination and checking over of the
books, accounts and vouchers of the outgoing
officers in the office of County Clerk, Clerk of the
Circuit Court, and County Treasurer for the terms
of their Office closing the 7th day Of January,
1895, beg leave to report as follows:
Provision was made for having the work done
at a meeting of the Finance Committee held in the
office of County Judge in the Court House, Grand
Rapids, as set forth in the minutes of such meeting
which are as follows:
Grand Rapids, Wis, December 31st, 1894"
'Pursuant to call of the Chairman of the
Finance Committee of the County Board of
Supervisors of Wood County, Wisconsin, the
Committee met at the Court House, Grand Rapids
December 31st, 1894, at II O'Clock a. M, with
the following members present:
L.. M. Alexander, Chiarm'n, Port Edwards, Wis.
Henry Crop, Town of Lincoln, Wis.
D.. r. Coon, Auburndale, Wis.
Chas. Huer, Second Ward, Pittsville, Wis.
Absent-Theo. Springborn, Marshfeld, Wis.
Adjourned until 2 O'Clock p. m.
Met at 2 o'clock p. M, same place.
Mr.. Theo. %Springborn of Marshfeld comes in.
The object of the meeting was stated to be to
arrange for checking over books and accounts of
outgoing County Officers.
Motion made and carried that Theo. Springborn
act as Secretary of Finance Committees meeting.
Mr.. Geo. 7. Rowland makes application for
position on committee in checking up the work.
Duly considered.
Motion made and duly carried that Geo. 7.
Rowland, Orrln Gray and TheO. SprlngbOrn be
employed in behalf of the Finance Committee to
make examination of the books and check over
the accounts of the outgoing officers, commencing
the work on Monday, Jan. 7th, 1895, at $500
per day each, for such services rendered, and to
make their report when their work was compile
ted to the Finance Committee.
Motion made and carried that committee
adjourn subject to call of the chairman.
l.. NJ. ALEXANDER, Chairman.
Thee SPRINGBoRN, Secretary.
In accordance with the provisions made as
shown in the foregoing minutes of the Finance
Committee, Mr.. Geo. T. Rowland, Mr.. Orrin Gray
and Mr.. Theo. Springborn performed the duties
assigned to them as evidenced by their report
which follows and which report is made a part of
the report of the Finance Committee herewith:
ITO the Finance Committee of the Board of
Supervisors of Wood County, Wisconsin.
We the undersigned having been appointed and
hired by the Finance Committee to do the check
ing of books and accounts of the outgoing County
officers whose terms expired on the first Monday
in January, 1895, do hereby respectfully submit
this as our report:
We have duly examined the books, records.
vouchers, and all papers of accounts in the respec-
tive offices of the County Clerk, County Treasurer
and Clerk of the Circuit Court, and from such
examination we find that the Comfy Treasurer
has fully accounted in his report for all moneys
received by him in his office and that his final
report is a correct statement of the doings in his
office and that he has duly turned over to n. Berg,
his successor in office, all moneys and certificates
therein stated, together with the books and
records of the office, and that all the difference in
his accounts which we found after checking over
all his accounts amounts to eleven (11) cents, and
this amount we found to his credit. In the