Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-17
County Clerks Office.
Mood County Wis
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MAY /.
Grand Rapids, Wis. May |, 1900.


TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MAY l.
Grand Rapids, Wis, May l, 1900. |
Court House, 2 o'clock p. m.
Pursuant to the foregoing call, the
board of Supervisors of Wood county, |
Wisconsin, met in special session and !
was called to order by Chairman E. p.
Arpin.
Roll was called and following
members answered to their names:
Y. NJ. Berg. .Auburndale village
Fred Schultz. .......A .Auburndale town
E. P. Arpin. Grand Rapids lst ward
H. BOetcher. Grand Rapids End ward
VIM. Scott. Grand Rapids 3rd ward
WE. Wheelan. Grand Rapids 4th ward
G. w. Paulus. Grand Rapids, 5th ward
j. W. Cochran. Grand Rapids 9Th ward
L. NJ. Nash. Grand Rapids 7th ward
W. J. Conway Grand Rapids Sth ward
John Heron. Grand Rapids town
P. n. Christensen. ..... Lincoln town
Jacob Specht. :. :. .Marshfield 1st ward
E. F. Mechler. e. ..MarShfeld End ward
L. WOllesSen. Marshtield 3rd ward
G.. S. Vedder. - .Marshfeld 5th ward
John Juno. $500. .Marshtield 9Th ward
John Wolf. ........... .MarShtield town
Michael Krings. .. .MilladOre town
VIM. Hooper. NekOOSa village
E. EichSteadt. :. Port Edwards town
Geo. w. Brown. -. .Pittsville 1st ward
L. w. Pitts " .Pittsville 2nd ward
G.. E. Fero. ... .Pittsville 3rd ward
L. Ward. ............ Remington town
| VIM. A. Zelm. ......... .Richtield town
Ferd Phillips. S.......... Rudolph town
John McTavish. ..... -. Rock town
| Harry Thomas. Sherry town
Simon WOrlund ..Sigel town
Peter Mullen. ...........S Saratoga town
Martin Jackson. ..........Seneca town
Jos. L. Arpln. ......... Nesper town
james x. p. HileS. ........ Wood town
| Present "a; absent /, Geo, S. Strang,
4th ward of MarShfeld.
| On motion the reading Of the
minutes of previous meeting was
dispensed with.
Moved and seconded that the clerk
| be instructed to cast unanimous
ballot for E. 7. Arpin for chairman of
the county board Of supervisors OF
Wood county, Wisconsin, for the en-
suing year. Motion carried.
Clerk cast the ballot and e. 2.
Arpin was declared elected chairman
of the board of supervisors of Wood
county, Wisconsin, for the ensuing
year.
Moved by Supervisor VIM. Hooper
that the rules adopted by county
| board last year be adopted for the
present year. Motion carried.
The chairman appointed the follow
ing standing ana special committees:
| Finance-Wm. Hooper, chairman;
| William A. Zelm, Jos. Arpin, Jacob
Specht, Martin Jackson.
Equalization-L. NJ. Nash, chair
man: G. S. Vedder, L. w. Pitts, Fred
Schultz, P. N. Christensen, E.
Eichsteadt, VIM. Scott.
DELINQUENT TaxeS-P. n. ChriSten-
sen, chairman: G. E. Zero, E. T.
Mechler. Peter Mullen, John Heron.
Printing and Stationery-J. X. P.
| Hiles, chairman; W. J. Conway, Lu-
dolph Wallerson, c. E. Fero.
| Public PrOperty-W. E. Wheelan,
chairman; VIM. Scott, VIM. Hooper.
Roads, Bridges and Agriculture
John Juno, chairman: Harry Thomas,
Geo. W. Brown, n. NJ. Berg, Geo. W.
| PauluS.
| County Poor Farm and County Poor
| Accounts-Herman Boetcher, chair
man: John McTayiSh, VIM. Hooper.
| General C!aimS-L. Ward, chairman;
/ Fred Schultz, Geo. S. Strang.
| Judiciary. W. Cochran, chair
man: Michael Krings. w. E. Wheelan.
I Bureau of immigration and General
i IndustrieS-GeO.W w. Brown, chairman;
L. Ward. John Wolf, S. Worlund,
Ferd Phillips.
| Per Diem and Mileage-Wm. a.
! Zelm, Harry Thomas, John Heron.
! Town OrganiZatiOn-C. ;. Nedder,
| +. Ward. w. J. Conway.
| Special Committee on Equalization
&c. S. Nedder, L. NJ. Nash, Fred
/ Schultz.
/ Supervisor E. Eichsteadt presented
I and read the following petition:
| To the Honorable the County BOald
of Supervisors of Wood County,
,ientIemen:- At the annual town
meeting held in and for the Town Of
Port Edwards in said county on the
third day Of April, 1900, it was voted
to build Il bridge across Moccasin
| creek where the public highway
crosses -. IT, creek leading to NekOOSa
/ in the il ! of the NE4 Of Sec. 3,
ETown =. Range JE. Said bridge to be
built at cost not to exceed one
$1,000 thousand dollars.
The Town Of Port Edwards having
voted to raise five $500 hundred dol
lars to cover one half the cost Of said
bridge, it being more than one al
fourth of one per cent OF the last
assessed valuation Of said to wn, we
1.-THE undersigned supervisors Of said