Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-05-11
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shows to your honorable body, that il
is the owner of lots No. s. 9, 10 anC
l. in block So, and lots No. s and II ir
block No. 50, of the recorded plat OF
the city of Marshfeld, Wisconsin and
also lots No. 5, 6, I and Of block No
3 Of MAYORS addition to the city Of
Centralia, Wood county, Wisconsin
and that said property aforesaid is
used by your petitioner for yard and
depot grounds at both the cities OF
Marshtield and Centralia as aforesaid
and were so used by your petitioner al
the time when the taxes for the year
1898 were levied by the proper author
were illegally assessed and levied
against said property for the years
1889, the amounts Of which your
petitioner does not now remember:
that the city treasurer of said cities
returned said taxes delinquent and
the county treasurer of said county
advertised said described lots for sale
at public auction upon the 18th day
Of May, a. D. 1899, for the payment of
taxes, interest and charges thereon.
Your petitioner therefore takes this
means of calling your attention to
the fact, SO that if upon investigation
the above are found to be the facts,
that said description may be struck
off or cancelled from the list so adyer-
tiSed, SO as to avoid the unnecessary
expense. if any. of redeeming said
certificates later on, in the hands OF
any SO-called innocent purchaser, and
submits the above statement of facts
at this time for whatever action your
honorable body may see fit to take in
the premises.
Dated, MarShfield, Wisconsin, May
l, a. d. 1899.
Marshfeld & Southeastern Railway
Company, by
CHAs. II. GRUNDY,
General Manager.
State of Wisconsin, &C.
County Of Wood. o.
Charles Fl. Grundy being first duly
sworn upon oath says that he is the
general manager of the above named
corporation and as such officer makes
this affidavit for and in its behalf.
That he has read the foregoing petit
tiOn and knows the contents thereof
and that the same is true of his own
knowledge. CHAs. II. GRUNDY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 1st day of May, A. d. 1899.
JOHN f. COLE,
Notary Public, Wood County, Wis.
On motion above petition was
referred to committee on delinquent
taxes.
Moved that if there are no objec-
tionS the several bills be referred to
the proper committees by the chair
man. Motion carried.
District Attorney d. d. Conway
read the following report:
To the Honorable, the County board
of Supervisors, of Wood County, Wis
consin- Gentlemen: At the last
meeting of this board, in February,
1899, the claim of A. Abrams, eX-
superintendent, of the Poor Farm,
said claim being for damages, as he
claims, caused by his being discharged
by the Poor Commissioners, of this
county, without cause, and six months
before the expiration of his contract,
having been referred to me for investi-
cation.
And after full and complete in
vestigatiOn, of all the facts in said
matter and after being fully advised
by the Poor Commissioners that hired
and the Poor Commissioners that dis
charged said Abrams, | am of the
opinion that he has no just claim
against Wood county. and therefore
recommend that his bill be disallowed.
ID. d. CONWAY,
District Attorney.
Moved and seconded that report of
district attorney in reference to claim
of Mr.. Abrams be adopted. Motion
carried.
The district attorney reported that
nothing had been done on the follow
ing resolution passed at February
session:
WHEREAS, This county now has on
its hands number of heavy and eX-
penSiVe law suits instituted by non
residents owning lots and lands located
in the city of MarShfield and town of
Wood, the present district attorney
desires the cooperation Of this board
in the handling of these cases: now.
therefore, be it
ReSOIred, That a committee of four
a., consisting of district attorney.
county clerk, county treasurer and
one member to be appointed by the
chair be, and are hereby authorized to
look after the interests Of Wood
county in these cases now pending and
that they be authorized to look after
the interests of Wood county in these
cases now pending, and that they be
authorized. if district attorney deems
necessary to engage assistance in de-
Tense of such suit or suits.
This committee is instructed to
consult with the proper authorities of
the city of Marshtie.d, town of Wood,
and the parties in litigation and see if
a satisfactory adjustment of claims
and cost can be effected, and this COM
mittee is authorized, in case they
deem best. to effect such settlements,
as far as this county is concerned. in
any one or all of these different suits.
Moved and seconded that the reso-
luton be continued in force. Motion
carried.
On motion board adjourned until
May t, o'clock a. m.
May t, 1899.
Board called to order by Chairman
E. p. Arpin.
Roll called and a quorum found to
be present.
On motion reading of minutes of