The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-03-14
The County Board Again Puts the
Tax Certificate Deal Off.
in THE AIR UNTIL MARCH GOTH
Chairman Dan McBeath Springs Little
Surprise the Railroad Bond
Deal. and the Treasurer is In
structed not to Pay.

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court house last Friday and dis
posed of a lot of bills, sold a few
pieces of tax lands, considered the
question of selling the county S
certificates in a bunch-decided rot
to do it just yet, and finally put the
matter off until March Both, at
which time the last meeting of the
Board will be held and the matter
disposed of. The probabilities are
that at that time the deal will be
declared off, and the lands with
drawn from sale. w. E. McCord
made new proposition to the board
which beats anything heretofore
offered, his last bid being thirty
three and a third per cent Of the
face value of the certificates. The
probabilities are that the bid will
not be accepted.
Among the matters to come be-
fore the Board, was a resolution
presented by Mr.. McBeath, of this
city. authorizing the county treas
urer not to pay interest on the
Washburn, Bayfield, and Iron River
railroad bonds. The resolution is as
follows:
Whereas, there has been levied and
collected in the county of Bayfield,
certain taxes, for the payment of
interest on Railway aid bonds
issued for the construction of the
Washburn, Bayfield, and Iron River
Railway company, that said money
has been collected therefore and is
now in the county treasury of said
county, and
Whereas, the county board of
said county believe that said bonds
are illegal and void. Therefore be it
Resolved, by the county board of
said county that the treasurer be
and he is hereby instructed not to
pay over any of said interest on said
bonds until the further order of the
board, and it is further
Resolved that the district at
torney be and he is hereby instruct
ed to examine into the question of
the legality of said bonds and re-
port to the board at his earliest con-
venience.
That copy of this resolution be
served on the county treasurer.
Signed DAN McBEATH,
This resolution covers the first
bonds issued on the road, which are
$3.50, 900. This resolution was adopt
by an affirmative vote of all members
of the board except Mr.. Quayle. If
the resolution can be made stick it
means over 100000 to Bayfield,
county. There may be a big fight
put up en- the proposition to knock
out the bond issue.
The board did not take up the
experts report of the condition of
the county officers, although the re-
port is on file, The report finds
everything all right with the
county officers. In one place it
says:
1.-THE records in the Offices of the
county clerk, county treasurer and
clerk OF the circuit court are all we'll
kept, neat and plain, each officer
keeping his accounts up to date in
businesslike manner"
The County Treasurer was author
lied to sell the tax certificates for
the 80 sale at face value.
The Board left the cancelling of
orders until the next meeting,
March Both.
Sheriff Sullivan won out IN his
fight for tifty-fve cents day for the
board of prisoners. and the amount
IS to be paid him from the time the
reduction went into effect.
Notice.
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