Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-05-04
WILL BUILD 1T IN CENTRAlIA.
Daily & Sampson Saw Mill Assured. Coun-
ell E<empts Taxes For Five Years.

Coiy " SosiltSoI SaH HttfI NSSui GU SOUti-
Gil E<empts Taxes For Five Years.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Centralia Common council was held
Monday evening with Mayor Lyon in
the chair and all aldermen present
Bassett, Carey, Hill, Jackson, Palmer,
LaNigne. Considerable business Of
Importance was transacted.
Several petitions for the opening up
of streets in different parts of the city
were presented and, after having been
read, were referred to the street COM
mittee, Geo. NJ. Hill. chairman, to be
acted upon by the council at its next
regular meeting, June 5.
The usual grist of bills and accounts
were allowed, after being checked over
by the finance committee and reported
back by them as correct.
TO ADOPT GENERAL CHARTER.
An ordinance to adopt the proviS-
ions of Chapter 40a of the Wisconsin
Statutes for the year 1898, known as
the General Charter law for the
government of cities, was offered and
introduced for adoption. The ordi-
nance reads as follows:
The common council of the city of
Centralia do Ordain as follows:
Section l. The provisions of Chap
ter 40a. Wisconsin Statutes for the
year 1898 entitled ''Of the Organiza
tion and Government of Cities under
General Law" and acts amendatory
thereof and supplementary thereto,
are hereby adopted for the government
of the city of Centralia, Wisconsin, in
place of it's existing charter, Chapter
275 of the laws for the year 1874, en-
titled Gan act to incorporate the city
of Centralia'' and the acts amendatOry
thereof and supplementary thereto.
Section 2. Said city of Centralia,
shall be classified under the provisions
of the acts hereby adopted, according
to the last census taken under the laws
of the state of Wisconsin, in the year
1895, as city of the Fourth (4th)
class.
Section B. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage and publication.
On motion the following order was
passed and adopted by said common
council.
Ordered, That the foregoing ordi-
nance be considered and acted upon
by the common council at the regular
meeting thereof to be held at its
council room in the City Hall on the
9TH day of June, A. D. 1899, at eight
O'Clock p. m.
SAW MILL PLANT EXEMPTED.
Attorney B. r. Goggins appeared
before the council with a communica
tion from Daily & Sampson, which
explains ITSELF
We, the undersigned, hereby submit
to the common council OF the city OF
Centralia, Wis, the following propC-
sitiOn, to wit: We, or a stock company
or corporation to be formed by US, will
build and erect within the corporate
limits of said city a sawmill plant
with saving capacity of from 30 to
so thousand per day of ten hours, pro-
vfded said city will, for a period OF
five years from January 1st, 1900 remit
all taxes that may be assessed against
the saw mill, planning mill, and ma
chinery, tools and equipments con-
nected with or part of the same or
used in running the same, and all mill
yards and other real estate connected
with and a part of said Sawmill plant,
and exempt the same and the whole
thereof from taxation for said period
OF time. This proposition does not
and is not intended to apply to logs
n In, l,nr hot hn in, III
ber yards and properly taxable in said
city.
Dated this 1st day of May, A. D.
1899. DAILY & SAMPSON.
Upon motion duly made, seconded
and carried the following resolution
was duly adopted:
Resolred, That the proposition of
DAILY & Sampson be and the same
hereby is accepted in full: and 1t is
further
Resolred, That if the said DAILY &
Sampson, or such stock company or
corporation as they may cause to be
| formed for the purpose. Shall build
and erect said Sawmill plant SubStan-
TALLY in accordance with the terms OF
said proposition that said city and the
common council thereof will remit all
taxes that may be assessed against
said sawmill and planning mill and the
machinery, tools and equipments con-
nected Herewith and a part Thereon
or used in running and operating the
same, and all mill yards and other real
/ estate connected with and part OF
said Sawmill plant for period OF flVe
years and wholly exempt the same
| L, L. %
| for said period of time.
DAILY & Sampson have been receiv-
ing liberal propositions from the
business men of Wausau, Merrill and
other cities on the Valley road to
locate their new saw mill in those
respective cities, but the gentlemen
have constantly evidenced a strong
desire to keep the plant at home. The
action of Centralia'S council therefore
settles the matter favorably. Work
on erection will doubtless soon com.
mence, Mr.. DAILY having departed
Tuesday evening for Chicago to close
rate contracts with the Milwaukee
road and to arrange other details fol
| the Contralia mill.
| Marshal James D. Gibson rendered
his resignation to the council as super.
| intendent of street work on the plea
that two positions gave him more
business than he could properly at.
tend. The resignation was accepted
apd Mike q pillar was elected street
commissioner for the ensuing month
Thomas J. Cooper was elected