Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-30

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vote:
AYEs.-Moerke, Rogney Conway Schnabel. E. p
Arpin Boetcher Vaughan, Tenant, Heron Christen-
sen, Cady, McLees, Bartels, Thomas Juno Fechhelm,
Suhser, Hooper, Eichseadt, Brown Lampert. Ludewig
Pschorr Zem, Phillips McKercher, Smith, Rick, Mullen.
Searls j. Z. Arpin, Hiles,-32.
Nash and Tallant not voting.
| NAYs.-O.
Mr. Christensen introduced the following resolution:
Be Iesolred That the county clerk be made the pur-
chasing agent for Wood county for the purpose of purha
ing stationery. blanks record books for the different
county officers and that he shall let out and procure
from the lowest bidder all such legal blanks letter heads
envelopes records stationery etc. that are suitable in
quality for official and which all such county officers
entitled to receive from and for the use of Wood
county and that hereafter no bills be accepted or allowed
for stationery blanks and records for the OF the county
officers except such as have been purchased heretofore
and except such purchased by and certified to by
the county clerk
On motion the adopted.
On motion the claim Brundage for $40 was re-
considered and referred to the district attorney
Mr. Christensn read report the secretary the
Bureau of Immigration and motion it referred to
the committee of Immgra ton and General Industries.
The committee General Claims recommended that
the claim Of Dr. H A. Lathrop for s416O be allowed at
100. On motion the same was allowed at s31.60
D. D. Conway, chairman of the Finance Committee
read that committees report:
To the Honorable the Board Of Supervisors for Wood
County, Observation-Disclosures: Your finance committee
would respectfully report follows:
In recommendations for raising the county tax,
we have taken into consideration that the average yearly
100000 dollars exclusive of the required to pay
the county jail bonds with interest which will be about
three thousand hundred fifty 49, 10000 dollars for
the ensuing year. The judgment of Marathon county
against this county for costs and expenses in the Lord and
Emery murder trial is six thousand, one hundred fifteen
and 9o-lOo dollars with Interest thereon from
about S204.49 which amount will also have be raised
this year Provision should also be made pay the
commence the latter part Of this month in Marathon
county, and the probable expenses of will perhaps
There are also several claims against Wood county
which viii have to be paid and ought to be provided for
in three civil two hundred eghtyfve and $1,000
an IDIOT seven hundred forty-two and llOO dollars $742
I Appropriations to the towns of Lincoln Seneca, Yes
ing in the aggregate two thousand hundred thirty
243o0o dollars making grand total of fortyive thou
45 2S So and have therefore recommended that the
of forty-ive thousand dollars be raised county
tax including the amount raised to pay off Judgment aud
Indebtedness due to Marathon county
AS find from the report of the county clerk that
! he has balance Of about hundred fifteen
S75OO dollars of contingent funds in his office would
respectfully recommend that the county clerk be ordered
pay the of six hundred S60OOO dollars Of said
contingent fund over to the county treasurer for the
of the general fund
BY examining the report of the Soldiers Relief COM
mission seems that they paid out last for aid the
and that they have hand the actual amount of four
hundred and 29100 dollars and would there
fore respectfully recommend that relief fund be levied
or raised the county at large for the current
We have also examined into the records accounts and
vouchers in the county clerks county and clerk
of the circuit court Offices and compared the with
their respective reports presented at this session of the
county board and although have not gone through
their accounts in thorough manner which thought
would occupy great deal more time than your honorable
body would like to have us spend on the NATTER but as
far as have been able to determine in the short space
of time devoted the work feel that their reports
t.
bank accounts and counted the cash hand and hnd
the same equal to the balance reported IN their SAID re-
ports as being hand, and would recommend that
| their reports be accepted and placed on file
We would respectfully call your attention to Section
1929 c. Of SanbOrnS and Berymans Annotated Statutes
which requires the several supervisors throughout the
union soldiers sailors and Marines their widows or
children to the county board before their annual
meeting each in November and also estimate OF
the probable amount necessary to be raised for their
relief.
Your finance committee would further respectfully
state that two bids have been received from two different
banks to act the county depository the ensuing
one from Wood County National Bank offering pay two
~ per cent interest daily balances and the other from
the First National Bank of Grand Rapids Offering to
three and OneOurth 3 cent on daily balances and
credit all checks and drafts at and to furnish to the
officers free of charge. exchange Milwaukee and Chi
cago and would therefore respectfully that
the First National Bank of Grand Rapids be chosen the
county depository for the ensuing year, furnishing
such proper and sufficient bond yonr honorable body
may require
All of which is hereby respectfully submitted.
Dated Nov. II, 1897.
D. D. CONWAY, Chm
p. n. CHRISTENSEN,
PETER MULLEN
E. A. TENANT,
JOS Z. ARPIN.
Finance Committee