Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-08-18
ACTION COMMENCED
PAYMENT OF COUNTY ORDERS
ENJOINED.
THE COMPLAINT:


action has been commenced by some OF
the taxpayers of the county to restrain
the county treasurer from paying some
of the orders issued by the last .county
hoard on claims which are believed to
be Illegal This action is the outcome
eff the investigation made and given to
the public by the REVIEW last winter
fa order that our readers may know
she full extent of the investigation and
the rottenness laid bare by it as we'll IS
the means taken to correct the abuses
we publish the complaint in full omit
tang only the title of the action and the
Yertfication.
Herr it is:
The above named plaintiffs com
planning Of the defendants herein
respectfully show to the court for
their cause of action herein and
state and aver:
|. That Villas county, at all
the times hereinafter mentioned,
WAS and still is a Municipal cor
poration and one of the duly or
canized counties of the state of
Wisconsin.
Ill. That the plaintiffs are, and
for long time have been prior
to the times hereinafter mentioned,
taxpayers and owners of realizes
tate in said county and have paid
a portion of the taxes which make
up and constitute the funds in the
treasury of said county, and that
they bring and prosecute this act
ion for all of the people and tax
payers of said county as we'll as
for themselves and in their own
behalf, the questions involved
therein being of common and gen
eral interest to all of the taxpayers
of said county who are so numer-
Gus that it is impractible to bring
them before the court.
iii. That the defendant Ole
Swenson was duly elected treas
urer of said county at the regular
fall election of said county held
In the fall of A. d. 1896, and on
or about the First Monday of Jan
uary A. D. 1897, duly qualified
and entered upon the duties of
said office as treasurer, and ever
since then has been and now is
acting and performing the duties
of said office Us such treasurer.
Nv That the defendant B. +.
Hammond, was duly appointed
county clerk of said county at "a
special meeting Of the county
board OF said county, in the spring
Of 1897 to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Joseph Elliot
who had been elected county clerk
ST the election aforesaid, and said
Hammond after his said appoint
nsent duly qualified and entered
upon the duties of said office as
such clerk and eversiuce has been
and still is acting and performing
the duties of the said Office as
county clerk.
v. That the defendant &. +.
Sanborn, was duly elected district
attorney of said county at the
aforesaid election and thereafter
duiy qualified and entered upon
the duties of such office rs such
district attorney on OF about the
6rst Monday of January 1897,
a1ai ever since has been and still
Is such district attorney of afore-
said county.
VI. That there are only three
organized towns in said county OF
Villas, viz: Minocqa, Arhor Vitae
and Eagle River, and that in the
year 1897 and for said year the fol
lowing named persons were the
duly elected and qualified chairman
of the said respective towns, viz
TT Loughlin, Joseph Elliott, anc
AF,,.t u;rzal and az snch chair
men formed and constituted the
County board of supervisors
OF said county for the current yeal
of 1897 after the spring elections
of that year, and that 7. l. Tough
I'm was duly chosen and elected
chsirruan of said county board fol
Eaaj yea.
That she eounty board o.
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