The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12
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ORDER OF FEDERAL COURT.
The Land g. River Improvement
Company to Pay S22O,913
Overdue Taxes.
City and Lounty Officials Are Told
What To Do With the
Money.

An order has been entered in the
Federal court directing the Land 4
River improvement company to pay
1920, 9l3.O6 to the city of Superior, of
which amount 800. 9l3.05 is to be used
by the city treasurer for the purchase
of bonds and procure extensions, and
1900 to the general fund. The larger
sum is to be deposited in New York in
the name of Robert Kelly, agent Of the
company, who is to pay it to the city as
it is required by the treasurer to pay for
bonds.
The bonds to be paid are to be select
ed bv the officers and agents of the city
and all the land companies old tax
suits against the county are dropped.
The order and decree is as follows;
That the city OF Superior be, and it is
hereby brought into court and made a
a party defendant in each and all of
the above entitled suits (that is the tax
suits dropped) and that it NAV appear
therein by its solicitor, and that that
the stipulation above referred to, dated
January 29th, 1898, shall constitute it's
appearance in said suits.
That the compliments may procure
to be paid into the National Bank of
the Republic of New York City, two
hundred thousand and nine hundred
and thirteen dollars and six cents $500
9l3 O6) and may procure the same to be
deposited therein in the name of Rob
ert Kelly. agent, and shall also pay to
Robert l.. Hunter, city treasurer of
said city OF Superior, the sum of twenty
thousand dollars go ,OOO) or current ex-
penses of said city, and to be part of
the general fund thereof; if, however,
it shall be found more convenient to
pay the said money into some other re-
sponsible bank such course is hereby
directed and approved.
That the complainants are hereby au-
thorized and directed 70 procure ex-
tensions of special assessments under
chapter Isl of the laws of Wisconsin for
the year 1897, and under the resolution
of the county board of Douglas county
and the common council of said city,
all special assessments on the lands of
the compla!nants which have been
bonded, and where tax certificates are
held by Douglas county.
That the said sum OF 5000, 9l3 O6 shall
he used Of bthai of the city of Superior
for the purchase and payment OF out
standing general improvement bonds.
And it appearing that the said sums
Of money So to be paid over and to APP
ply as a payment on behalf of the COM
plainants OF certain general taxes upon
the lands OF the complainants, which
lands have been sold for taxes, and GER
tiirates whereof being held by Douglas
county; and it further appearing that
the compliments have procured to be
filed with Chris Eimon, county clerk of
said county, a list of the general taxes
above mentioned. evidenced by tax
certificates SO held by Douglas county;
1t is thereupon further ordered and
further decreed, that the said Eimon as
county clerk, and II. ii. Stewart, county
treasurer OF said county,. do forthwith
Immediately execute and sign a receipt
i'll the words and figures following: to-
Wit" Ut then goes on to give forms
Of receipts to be used in the carrying
out of the orders of the court.)