The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-12-27
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.


Of Bayfield, county, met at The
county clerk 5 Office, pursuant to
adjournment.
Meeting called to order by the
chairman at 10 o clock q. III.
Roll called and tae following
members were found present:
L. H. Lien, Geo H Quayle, A.
Habelt, Dan McBeath and e. SauVe:
Absent. E.. Drunmond.
Minutes OF last meeting were read
and approved.
The following resolution vas Of
fered by Geo. H. Quayle:
WHEREAS, John Fl. knight as
plaintiff, John H. Knight and VIM.
f. Villas and w. A. Rust as plain
tiffs, have suits now pending and
undetermined against Bayfield,
county, the county treasurer and
comfy clerk, to set aside and cancel
tax certificates against lands owned
by them for the sales OF 1896 and
1887, and described in exhibit A :
hereto annexed, and
WHEREAS it is deemed for the
best Interest of the county that said
suits be settled,
RESOLVED that the county treas
urer accept in full payment OF said
tax certificates 25 per cent. less
than the face of the tax roll for GER
tifcates against lands of said par
ties, located in the towns of Bayfield,
and Washburn, and 80 per cent less
than the face of the tax roll for GER
tifcates against the lands of said
parties located in the town Of Iron
River, provided the amounts are
paid within thirty days from the
date Of the passage of this resou
ton.
RESOLVED further that the Dis
trict Attorney stipulate the dis
missal of said suits without cost to
the county upon the written state
ment of the county treasurer that
the said amounts have been paid,
said statement to show the number
of the tax certificates and the lands
against which the same runs.
Signed, GEO. Fl. QUAYLE.
Adopted.
Exhibit GA mentioned in the
foregoing resolution not attached to
resolution as stated, see lists of de-
scriptions on file in county treasur-
ers Office.
Upon motion board took a recess
until one o'clock p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Roll called: present, :. Il. Lien,
Geo. Quayle, A. Halbet, D. Nc
Beath. E. Sauve. Absent, F. Drum
mond.
Supervisor Quayle offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
WHEREAS, E. E. Farman has filed
his claim for the rebuilding of the
amount paid on tax certificates OF
the sale of 1894, on lots /, 2, 3, 4, B
and 6, of section 20, township 81,
north OF range 6 west, and has ten
dered quit claim of the SAID pre-
misses to the county clerk. and
WHEREAS, said certificates, upon
which said tax deed was based
is illegal and void for the reason
that the county treasurer's affidavit
of posting notice OF sale for the
said year 1894 is illegal, invalid, and
insufficient, and,
WHEREAS, it appears from the
records and proceedings on file in
the office of the county 3lerk and
from the records of the United
S sates land Office that said lands
were not taxable for said taxes, yhe
title of the same being in the United
States government, and for other
reasons said certificates are void,
and it further appearing upon the
affidavit of A. W. Mcleod attorney
for the said E. E. Farman, and the
said county board being satisfied Of
the truth thereof that the tax GER
tificares Of the sale of 1894, OF tie
south west quarter CD Of the south
west quarter CD and the south east
Cd of the south west quarter ~ and
and the north east quar- ter q II the
south west quarter G and the north
west quarter (4) of the south west
quarter g. are illegal and void for
the reason that the treasurers aft