The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-15

Gentlemen:
Your committee to whom was re-
fered the application OF Lewis
Thompson to purchase ne-sw sec 10
sw / sec 81 W J ne, eA NV, sec 80
town 80 north of range 7 W, at
$1,000 per 10 acre tract, would re-
commend that said Lewis Thompson
be allowed to purchase same at $50
per 40 acre tract, provided the pay
ment shall be made to said clerk on
or before thirty days from the pas
sage of this resolution.
A. J. MUssELL.
The following bid was accepted
and resolution adopted:
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors, Bayfield, County;
l, the undersigned Gust Broman
offer to buy the following described
lots located in the village of Pratt,
on which the county holds tax deeds,
for So so per lot on the following:
Lots 23-4-5-6-7-S-9, in block 5.
Lots 6-7-0-9, in block 4
GUST BRoMAN.
Be it resolved at the special meet
ing of the board of supervisors of
Bayfield, County, in session now as
sembled. that the bid Of Gust Bro
man for the sum of $3.50 per lot, of
the following lots, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Z, s,
9, in block 5, and lots 6, 7, 8, in
block 4, OF the village of Pratt be
accepted and the county clerk be
and is hereby authorized to issue
deeds in the above lots on payment
of the above sum.
ADOLPH HABELT.
The following resolution was
adopted;
Whereas, the County Treasurer of
Bayfield, County, has on hand and
undisposed Of, large number of tax
certificates bid of pursuant to law,
and
Whereas, it is advisable that the
same be disposed of at such sum or
sums as may be advantageous to said
county, therefore be it
Resolved, by the board of said
county, that the county clerk be,
and is hereby instructed to cause to
be published in the Washburn
Times, Washburn News, and Bay
field County Press, weekly news
papers published in the English Ian
guage in said county, and having a
general circulation therein, for four
successive weeks, a notice that the
County Board will at a meeting
thereof, held on the 31st day of
August A. D, 1900, offer for sale for
less than the face value exclusive
of accrued INTEREST," to the highest
bidder for cash, all of the certifcat-
es owned or held by the County
Treasurer of said county, DOT re-
deemed or transferred pursuant to
law
DAN MCBEAyu.
The following resolution was
adopted.
Be it Resolved, that the county
clerk be and he is hereby authorized
to deed to R. D. Pike Lumber Com
pany, lot il in block 122 town of
Bayfield,, for the amount the county
has against said lot
A. J. MUssELL.
The following preamble ar d resolu-
ton was adopted.
Whereas the town of Iron River
returned delinquent tax for the
year 1898, 1898, and 1899 against all
of section %, township IS, range 9
west, and
Whereas, the said town of Iron
River also returned delinquent taxes
for the years 1898, 1894, 1895 and
1899 against all of section u same
town and range, and
Whereas tax certificates were
issued on said delinquent taxes for
the several years mentioned. said
certificates now held by county of
Bayfield,, and
Whereas it appears from the
records in the Register of Deeds
office that these lands were at one
time conveyed to the Chicago. St. !
Paul, Minneapolis and Ou.aha Ry
Co. nnder certain land grants by the
state of Wisconsin and the United |
States of America, bnt that sub
sequently to such grants, quit
claim deed was issued and executed
to the United States of America.
by the said Chicago, St. Paul. |
and Omaha Ry Co. |
such quit claim deed being recorded
under date of January 31st, 1888 on
page 242 in Vol. XIV of Deeds. and
Whereas it would appear from
said quit claim deed that the title in
said sections % and ~ township 46
range 9 west, has been for the last
ten years or more and still remain in
the United States of America. max
ing the taxes enumerated above
illegal and void, therefore be it
RESOLVED by the board of Super
visors of Bayfield, county. in special
session assembled, that the said GER
tifcates now held by the county in
sec % and ~ aforesaid be aud they
are hereby declared void, and the
county treasurer is hereby directed
and authorized to cancel same,
charging the amount thereof back to
the town of Iron River to which I
town such delinquent taxes returned /