Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-24
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY

Board called to order by Chairman
E. P. Arpin.
Roll was called and quorum found
to be present.
On motion reading of minutes of
previous meeting was dispensed with.
Supervisor N. NJ. Berg presented
the following resolution:
1t is hereby ReS0iOed, And the mem
bers of the County Board of Supervi-
sorS do hereby recommend that the
assessors of the assessment districts
of Wood county comply with the
recommendations of the State Tax
Commission in making their assess
ment for the ensuing year and assess
all taxable property at its full cash
sale value.
Moved and seconded that resolution
be adopted and copy sent each asses
sor. Motion carried.
Supervisor w. E. Whee1an presented
the following resolution:
It's hereby Res0L0ed, That all as
SCISSORS of Wood County, Wisconsin,
who attended the meeting of assessors
said county on the 1st day of May, A.
D. 1900, in answer to a suggestion and
recommendation of Mr.. E. P. Arpin,
chairman of the county board of ST.
perv1sors of said Wood county be al
lowed the sum of two $500 dollars
for one days attendance at the said
meeting and four cents per mile for
each mile actually travelled in going
to and returning from said meeting
and that the same be paid by county
order issued in usual form upon the
filing with the county clerk of d veri-
fed statement of one days attendance
at said meeting and the number of
miles actually travelled in going to
and returning from said meeting
which said statement shall be verified
by each assessor personally, and
Be it further ReS0l0ed, That such
sum shall be in full for their services
at the meeting as aforesaid and that
they shall be allowed nothing from
the respective assessment districts
which they represent for attending
said meeting.
Moved and seconded that resolution
as read be adopted and amounts so
allowed. Motion carried.
Supervisor P. N. Christensen read
report of committee on illegal taxes
as follows:
To tie Honorable the County Board
Of Supervisors Of Wood County, Wis
conSin-GentleDzen: Your committee
on illegal taxes, to whom was referred
the following claims, recommend that
the amounts set forth in the report be
allowed each claimant respectively,
to wit:
Moved and seconded that claims be
allowed as recommended by committee
unless objected to. Motion carried.
Claim of E. Marth, to recover
amount paid county for certificates
No. 652 and 653, sale of 1884, amount
$3.50 with interest at per cent.
Your committee recommend that
the within claim at $3.50, principal,
and $1.61, interest, total $6.81, be
allowed.
Claim of L. Ward to recover on
illegal certificate on NJ 10, d, 2, sale
of 1896, and illegal certificate on ne Sc
10, d, 2, sale of 1895, and illegal GER
tificate on sc sc IA, d, ,, sale of 1894,
amount $27.08. Your committee rec
ommend that the same be allowed at
S25.61, as per items showsi in bill.
Moved and seconded that claim of
L. Ward be laid over until next meet
ing of the board. Motion carried.
Your committee to whom was re-
ferred the claim of J. P. Buck for re-
funding of moneys paid for certain
tax certificates, recommend that the
claim for refund of taxes on Lot IL,
Block 116 of city of Marshheld, sale of
1892 and 1898, be disallowed for the
reason that the certificates are out
1awed and claimant had sufficient no
tice of the fact at the time of buying
them, that they were illegal, the claim
for refund as shown in petition is not
properly made out, but still we recon-
mend that claimant be allowed amount
paid for certificate No. 1870, sale OF
1896, $1.91 and interest on same for
four years fifty-three cents, total S2.44.
p. N. CHRISTENSEN, Chm,
c. E. ZERO,
E. f. MECHLER,
PETER MULLEN,
JOHN HERREN.
Committee on Delinquent Taxes.
Moved aud seconded that bill Of J.
P. Buck be disal1owed. Motion carried.
Supervisor John Juno, chairman of
committee on roads, bridges and agri-
culture, read the following report:
To the Honorable Board Of SUPER
0rsOrS Of Wood County, Wisconsin,
Gentlemen: Your committee on roads
and bridges beg leave to submit to
your honorable body the following
report, to wit:
In regard to the petition presented
by town of Marshfeld, said petition
being on file in county clerks office,
your committee would recommend that
the county appropriate sum equal to
one-half of the actual cost of said
bridge, or a sum not to exceed S375.0O.
In regard to the petition on file in
the county clerks office by the town
of Port Edwards, your committee
would recommend that the county ap-
propriate one-half of the cost of said
bridge, or a sum not to exceed SlGO.OO.