Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-09
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
COTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.

COTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
The petition of B. G. ChandoS to
have certain taxes cancelled in town
of Remington was reported on by
committee as follows:
The committee on illegal taxes to
whom was referred the annexed
petition of B. G. Chandos for the
cancellation Of certain tax certificates
in the town plat of Remington, would
recommend that the tax certificates
now in the hands of Wood county.
covering blocks and lots in blocks
marked Exhibit A, bereunto
attached, be cancelled upon the pay
ment to the county treasurer of the
sum of (s70) in lieu Of the taxes on
lands covered by said lots and blocks,
and upon an application being made
by said B. G. ChandOS to the circuit
court to have that part of the plat
called the town plat of Remington
vacated which is included in the lands
owned by B. G. Chandos which are
the NJ of the NE4, the SW4 of the
NE4 and the NJ of the Sci of section
Is, in township Il, range 3 east was not
heretofore sold in small parcels. That
the county clerk ascertain the face
value of said certificates to be can
celled and charge the amount thereof
back to the town of Remington, after
deducting therefrOm the sum of $40 to
be paid by B. G. Chandos. Dated
Nov. 20, 1901. P. n. CHRISTENSEN,
THEo. w. BRAzEAU,
T.. T. MECHLER.
PETER MULLEN.
Committee on Illegal taxes.
On motion the board adjourned
until o'clock p. m.
E. S. RENNE,
County Clerk.
Court House, 2 O'Clock p. m.
November q, 1901.
Board was called to order by Chair
man John Juno.
Roll called and a quorum found
present.
Supervisor P. n. Christensen pre-
Sented the following in place of
supervisor J. G. Davis on poor system
and moved the adoption of same.
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved, by the county board
of supervisors of Wood county, as
| follows:
FIRST, That the distinction between
| county and town poor heretofore
existing in the county of Wood, be
| and hereby is abolished, and that the
town system for care and support OF
poor is hereby adopted. and that the
| officers of county poor Superintendents
| be abolished and become vacant on
| the 18th day of May, 1902, and that
thereafter the duties now performed
by said county poor superintendent
| IN relation to the management of the
| poor farm, expenses connected with
running the same, and election of
uperintendent of the poor farm shall
be performed by the committee on
poor farm and poor accounts.
SECOND, That the said county of
Wood maintain poor house and poor
farm as heretofore maintained by said
county, where the poor of said county
and of the towns. villages and cities
of said county may be kept and cared
for. The poor of the towns, villages
and cities SO kept and cared for at said
poor house and poor farm be kept and
cared for at the expense of such towns,
villages and cities in which such poor
shall have legal residence.
THIRD, That the poor now kept and
cared for at the county poor farm of
said county at the present date shall
be considered as county poor and said
county shall continue to keep and
maintain said poor.
Roll was called on same and resulted
as follows:
Ayes-Berg, News, OnImodt, Bra
zeau. Scott, Rowland, BaSsett, NelS
Johnson, Voight, Bean, Christensen.
Rausch, 'Fechhelm, Krings, Hooper,
Eichsteadt, Cotey, Noltner, Davis,
Provost, McTavish, Thomas, Claus
Johnson, Mullen, Jackson, Ayers.
Nayes-Bell, Tallant Mechler,
Hahn, Juno.
Supervisor z. n. Christensen pre-
sented and read the following petition.
To the Honorable, The COa.atg Board OF
Wood County, Wisconsin.
We, the undersigned petition your
honorable body and respectfully show
that we are now the owners of the
southeast quarter of the northeast
quarter Of section Is, township 81,
range 3, east in Wood county, Wiscon-
sin, and that a portion of what is
known as the town plat of Remington
is included within said described forty.
We further represent and show that
about ,one-half of said forty is made
up of lots and blocks of the town plat
of Remington, and that the other of
said forty is not plated into lots and
blocks.
We further represent and agree to
have the said town plat of Remington
vacated so far as the same includes a
portion of the said southeast quarter
of the northeast quarter of Is,
upon the following conditions, towit:
That the undersigned pay to the
county at the rate of $500 per year
for all wears that the UNDERSIGNED