Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-23

of Supervisors of Wood County, Wis
consin. = Gentlemen: Your finance
committee, having in charge the eX-
animation and checking over OF the
books, records. accounts and vouchers
of the county clerk, county treasurer
and clerk of the circuit court OF Wood
county for the years 1897 and 1898, the
term Of such officers expiring on the
second day Of January, 1899, beg leave
to report as follows:
At the meeting of the county board
in November, 1898, it was agreed upon
by all Of the members of your finance
committee that P. y. Christensen. a
member Of said committee, should
take charge of the work Of the exam
lining and checking over of the records.
accounts and vouchers Of above named
retiring county officers, and that VIM.
NOll, ST., and L. Ward, two other
members Of said committee, would
assist in such work, if they could
spare the time and felt so inclined
when such work was to be begun as
soon after the expiration Of terms OF
office Of the retiring county officers
as possible or practicable. A reSOlu-
tiOn was also presented and passed by
the county board on the 18th day OF
November, 1898, giving the chairman
of your finance committee authority
to employ such clerical assistance as
he might deem necessary. On Jau-
uary 2rd, 1899. p. n. Christensen pro-
! ceeded to commence the work Of above
named examination and checking up
of outgoing county officers records and
accounts but as neither Mr.. NOll,
! ST.. nor L. Ward were able to assist in
such labor at that time, your chair
man of finance committee, VIM.
! Hooper. employed Orrin Gray of Grand
Rapids and VIM. Conway of Centralia
to assist in doing such work. and con-
seQuently, on the 18th day OF January,
| 1899, the above named three members
of said special cOmmitte commenced
| their labOrS on above named work.
and labored from day to day Sundays
excepted until such examination and
checking up was completed on the 8th
day Of February, 1899, and their re-
| port as to their findings ana balances
is as follows, to wit:
REPORT OF SPECIAL CHECKING UP
COMMITTEE.
| To the Finance Committee of the
! County Board of Supervisors of Wood
| County, Observation-Disclosures: We
! the undersigned. p. n. Christensen, a
member Of your committee, and Orrin
Gray and VIM. Conway, engaged by
VIM. Hooper, chairman Of your finance
committee, to assist in examining and
checking up the records, accounts and
vouchers Of the retiring county Off
GERS for the years Of 1897 and 1898, do
! hereby respectfully submit the follow
ing report. After a thorough and
careful examination and investigation
of the tax certificates, records and
vouchers in the county treaSurer'S
office Extending in time from the 18th
to the 21st day of January, 1899 we
have found and determined that the
receipts and disbursements of that
office for the term commencing Jan.
4th. 1897, and ending Jan. End, $780,
are as shown on exhibit, marked "EX-
hibit l, hereto annexed and made a
part of this report. Also the Certiti-
cate account in the county treaSurer'S
office for the same length of time is as
represented on exhibit 2" hereto an
neXed and made part Of this report.
We very carefully compared the tax
rolls Of towns, villages and cities for
taxes Of 1896 and 1897 with the returns
of delinquent taxes as made by the
several town, village and city treas
urers, and then compared said returns
with the delinquent land books for
those years, and found such returns to
have been mainly correct, or after
wards corrected by the county treas
urer. We, however, found that the
following descriptions of land should
have been sold for taxes unpaid, but
have been omitted, and we recommend
that the county treasurer be ordered
to have the said lands re-adyertised
for tax sale this year: