The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-01-31

and demands q refund Of such IL
legal portion with interest thereon
from the date Of such purchase
which was about April 1st, 1899.
That such Illegal portion amounts
to SO 10 and the interest thereon at
Z per cent amounts TO 81 10 amount
ing in all to $47. %, therefore be it
Resolved, that the county treas
urer, be and he is hereby directed
TO refund to said D. NJ. Maxcy the
sum of $4725, the amount of such
illegal portion, he having filed q veri-
fed bill thereof upon his surrender
Of said certificates for cancellation,
and that the treasurer issue to the
Thorn pson Lumber Co. a receipt OF
such taxes, said company being the
owner of siad lands and being ready
to pay to said D: NJ Maxcy the
amount of said taxes, less said re-
bate, said d. NJ. Maxcy consenting
to such adjust ment.
Dated Dec 9TH, 90 Signed,
GEO. H. QUAYLE.
Adopted.
Supervisor McBeath offered the
! following resolutions
Whereas this board by resolution
passed heretofore authorized the
settlement of the taxes upon the
mill site of the Thompson Lumber
Co., at Washburn, Wis, being a
part of section 6, township As north
of range 4 west at discount OF
ninety three per cent, that being
the amount of percent held to be
illegal by the Supreme Court upon
said taxes for the year 1895, and
Whereas it now appears that the
said tax certificates has been pur-
chased by D. M. Maxcy from the
county, who now flies bill and de-
mands refund of such illegal por-
ton with interest from April 1st,
1895, that such illegal portion
amounts to $13439 and the interest
thereon at Z per cent amounts to
$151.79, therefore be it
Resolved, that the county treas
urer be and he is hereby directed |
to refund to said D. M. Maxcy the
sum of $151.79, such illegal portion
AID interest, upon his surrendering
said certificate for cancellation and
that the treasurer issue to the
Thompson Lumber Co., a receipt for
such tax, such Co., being the owner
of such premises and being ready to
pay to said Maxcy the amount of
such tax less such rebate, and said
Maxcy consenting to such adjust
ment. Signed.
DAN MCBEATH.
Dated Dec. 5th, 1899.
Adopted.
800 o'clock p. m. supervisor F.
Drummond present.
Supervisor Quayle offered the
following resolution.
Whereas the Bayfield, Western
Railway as assignee has made APP
plication for the bonds set apart for
the building of the fifth section of
railroad according to a proposition
heretofore made to Bayfield, county,
by the Washburn, Bayfield, and Iron
River Railroad company and accept
ed by said county for the reason
that the Bayfield, Western railroad
company claims to have fully com
pleted the same according to the
conditions thereof and,
Whereas it has been the usual
custom Of the county board in such
cases to satisfy itself of the facts by
personal inspection of the road.
Now therefore be it
Resolved that D. E, Glover
county surveyor be and he is hereby
directed to measure the said section
5 Of said road and make and file his
certificate Of such measurements
with the clerk of this board on or be-
fore the 18th day of Dec. A. D. 1899.
And be it further
Resolved that this board make
personal inspection of said portion
of said railway on said 18th day of
Dec. 1899.
Signed, GEORGE QUAYLE.
Action on foregoing resolution
was deferred until next meeting.
Supervisor Sauve offered the fol-
lowing resolution.
Whereas the washburn, Bayfied
q Iron River Railway Co. a corpora
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