Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-11-28


meeting of the board Motion carried The chair
man appointed as such committee Nessrs F A
Cady, Marshfeld; L. NJ Nash Centralia; and E
P. Arpin, Grand Rapids
NJ. B. Wood comes IN
The title and amount of all bills were then read
and assigned to the proper committees.
j letter from the Secretary Of the State Board
OF immigration was read and on motion was
referred to the Court House committee along with
all papers appertalnlng to that question,
The following resolution in regard to the sales
Of Jail bonds by the chairman Of the board O
supervisors and OF the county clerk was read anC
on motion was adopted by full affirmative vote:
RESOLVED, That the action of the chairman
of the Board of Supervisors and of the County
Clerkin issuing Fifteen Thousand Dollars $4,000
III amount Of jail Bonds of the County of Wood
dated April 1st, 1895, and bearing interest at the
rate Of FIVE per centum per annun payable an
nuany; both principal and interest at the First
National Bank in the city Of Milwaukee, Wiscon
sin, be and the same is hereby ratified and
approved
Pursuant to Chapter $50, Laws of 1893, the
following propositions to receive the county
moneys on deposit for the year 1896 were sub
n1itted and read:
To The Honorable the County Board of Super.
visors of Wood County:
Gentlemen:-In accordance with notice pub
1ished we hereby submit proposition to act as
county depository:
We will allow interest at the rate of three and
one-halt( 312) per cent. per anlum daily balance
Interest to beCOnputed and credited to the county
at heend Of each month. We will credit all checks
and drafts at par We will furnish to the officers
free of charge exchange on Milwaukee or Chicago
Very respectfully yours,
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
By E. 7. HARMON Cashier
|, To the County Board of Supervisors of Wood
County:
The Wood County National Bank, of Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin, by its cashier F. I. Wood in
pursuance of Chapter 259, Of the laws of Wiscon-
sin for the year 1898 hereby respectfully submit
the following proposition TO your honorable body
to-wit:
That it will receive on deposit at it's banking
house IN said city the county funds for one year
from the first day of January, 1896, and will pay
two (2) per cent. interest daily balances such
interest to becOnputed and credited to said county
at the end of each month, and that such deposits
and accrued interest shall be held subject to draft
and payment at all times on demand
We will also credit all outside items at par and
furnish exchange or make transfers of county
funds, without charge.
F. !. WoOD Cashier.
On motion both propositions were referred to
the Finance committee.
The county clerks report of lands subject to
tax deeds was Oh motion referee to the committee
on Illegal Taxes.
The county treasurer's and county clerks re-
ports were On motion referred to the Finance com
mittee without reading.
The county superintendent, r. A. Havenor,
then read his annual report at length as follows:
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
TO the Honorable Board Of Supervisors OF
Wood County,
Gentlemen:-I have the honor to submit this,
my first report to you.
The territory of this county, excluding the City
of Grand Rapids, contains u school districts, 70
school houses, requiring 1O2 teachers-1S male
and "a female, (the new ward school of Marshheld
and the new district Of Milladore not included)
According to the last census, the total number
Of children in the county at that time was 1903
between the ages Of 4 and 20 years. Of this num-
Der only 4139 had attended the public schools and
SIG between the ages of and 10, that had at
tended private schools, leaving large per cent of
the children who deprived Of school privileges
The cost Of maintaining the schools for the
past year was $497O6.36 leaving balance on
hand of $2261942. Of the amount paid out
I$73O213 were paid for the services of male teach
ers at an average of $56.53 per month, and
$213O5,7 for the services of female teahers at an
average of 500. 81 per month.
During the past year two new school districts
have been formed, one, No. 6, It. Of Seneca and
Port Edwards with the school house located in
the Town of Port Edwards; and one, No. 5, It.
of Milladore, and Carson of Portage county, with
the school house in the Town of AIiladore
There have been built and are being built school
houses as follows: District No. 8, Sigel, a frame
house at a cost of $500; No. 8, Auburndae, a
frame house at a cost of 1925; a ward school in