Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-17

ID. M. REIN
Supervisors.
On motion the above petition was
referred to the committee on roads
and bridges.
The clerk read the following petit
tiOn:
To the Honorable the County Board
of Wood County, WiScOnSin:-6entle-
men: We, the undersigned, members
of the county board, call your atten-
| tion to the road, running north and
south, through the center of the town
of Vesper, connecting on the south
with the VeSper road, leading to
Grand Rapids.
The town of AuburndaIe has laid
out and opened road extending
north to the village Of Auburndale,
where said road interSectS the north
| line of the town Of VeSper, which
being the south line Of the town Of
Auburndale, and has raised and paid
out the sum Of two hundred and fifty
dollars $3.50 for building bridge
across Mill creek although said bridge
| is located in the extreme north Of the
town of VeSper, and like amount
was raised and paid out by the town
of Vesper for building said bridge, and
| the sum of two hundred dollars 5000
or thereabOutS was paid out by Wood
county to complete said bridge, all Of
said money being raised and paid out
| for the purpose of making direct
communication between the north
end of the county and the county seat,
and
WHEREAS, That portion Of said road
described as fOllOWs:-COmmencing at
| the south west corner Of Section thirty
! four (34) the same being the south east
corner Of Section thirty three (33),
township twenty five (25) north, OF
range four al east, and running thence
north one and one half miles on the
section line, to the south line OF the
village Of Auburndale, is now impaS-
sable and unfit for travel and that
there are no actual settlers on said
road, and the town Of Auburndale is
at present unable to complete said
road and make the same paSSab bic and
| fit for travel, for the reason that said
town have several bridges to build
during the coming season, and have
several new settlers in the northern
portion of said town that must have
roads. and for the further reason that
said town of Auburndale is not a full
! township, the most valuable and tax
paving property is taken from said
town and is incorporated in the village
of Auburndale.
Now THEREFORE, 1t being no
more benefit to the town Of Auburn
dale than to the town of VeSper and
other towns in the north part OF the
county. and to parties wishing to
drive to and from either end Of the
county.
And it being understood through
Fred Schultz, chairman Of said town
Of Auburndale. that said road can be
completed and made fit for travel for
about the sum Of three hundred dol
lars $1,000, and that said town or
Auburndale will expend one half of
said amount.
THEREFORE,, The undersigned would
respectfully petition your honorable
! body to appropriate the sum Of one
hundred fifty dollars (S150) out of any
money not otherwise appropriated, by
said Wood county to be paid out by
said Wood county to the said town OF
Auburndale, when said town OF
Auburndale has, in good faith, eX-
pended the sum Of three hundred dol
! lars $4,000 on said road, and completed
the same 50 as to be fit for travel, the
work to be done by contract, TO the
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