Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-05-28

Wood County, Wisconsin, pursuant to
the foregoing request for special
meeting of the County Board of
Supervisors of Wood County, WiScon-
sin,
Do hereby call such special meeting
to be held at the court house in the
city of Grand Rapids, in said county,
on Tuesday, May 5, 1903, at 2 o'clock
Dated April %, A. d. 1903.
e. S. RENNE,
County Clerk.
GRAED RAPIDS, Wis, May s. 1903.
Court House O'Clock p. m.
Pursuant to the foregoing call the
board of supervisors of Wood county,
Wisconsin met in special session,
Hon. John Juno, chairman of the last
board sailed the same to order.
The clerk called the roll and all
members answered to their names as
follows:
A. J. Cowell. .Arpin Town
r. A. Conner .Auburndale Village
n. M. Berg. .....Auburndale Town
A. j. Snider. ..............C Cary Town
A. f. Germer. .......... Dexter Town
f. p. Arpin . Grand Rapids 1St ward
H. Boetcher. Grand Rapids End ward
Edward Lynch. Grand Rapids 3rd ward
G. 7. Rowland. Grand Rapids 4th ward
Ira BaSSett. Grand Rapids 5th ward
f. L. Rourke Grand Rapids 9th ward
ID. ID. Conway. Grand Rapids 18th ward
r. e. Nash. :. Grand Rapids 8th ward
John Heron. -. Grand Rapids Town
w. Ii. bean. Hansen IOWn
j. &. Hoffman ...........l lilies Town
+. N. Christensen. ..... Lincoln Town
Jacob SDecht MarShfeld 1St ward
John l.. Voelker MarShfeld Bird ward
John RauSch. =. MarShfeld 4th ward
w. ID. Common . Marshfeld 5th ward
Peter Bever ..,. MarShteld 9th ward
John Wolf .........M arShtield Town
Joseph Kohel. .Milladore Town
VIM Hooper NekoOSa Village
E. Eichsteadt. Port Edwards Village
A. e. Bennett. Port Edwards Town
Geo. Brown. .....PittSville 1St ward
Ed. Clack . Pittsyile End ward
A. B. Cutey..... .PittSville 3rd ward
J. f. Ingraham. 49,. Remington Town
VIM. Burhopp. Richtield Town
Ed. Provost. .......... Rudolph Town
Hugh Porter. ......... Rock Town
j. j. IverSOn. ..........S Sherry Town
+. { Henke. .Sigel Town
III. Ross. .......S Saratoga Town
Martin Jackson. ...... Seneca Town
f. ID. Ayers. ...........W Wood Town
The members were sworn in by the
clerk.
Mr.. Conner moved that the Board
proceed to take a formal ballot for
chairman of this board of supervisors
for the ensuing year and that the
chair appoint two tellers. Carried.
The chair appointed as tellerS, Ed.
CIack and A. e. Bennett.
Formal ballot resulted as follows:
Geo W: Brown. received 30 votes.
VIM. Hooper,.
w. ID. Connor.. "
E. Z. Arpin.....
Geo. w. Brown was declared elected
and took the chair.
Moved by Mr.. Conner that this
Board adjourn until 1870 a m. tOmor-
row. Carried. E. S. RENNE,
County Clerk.
GRAND RAPIDS, WIS, May g. 1903.
Court House 1890 a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Mr.. Brown in the chair. Roll was
called and quorum found present.
Mr.. Hooper moved the rules of tie
previous board be adopted by this
board. Carried.
Mr., Arpin presented the following
petition
TO the Honorable Chairman and
Members OF the County Board of
Wood County Wisconsin.
GENTLEMEN The eX-sOldierS of
the wal OF 81 to IS through their
committee the undersigned in be-
half of their dead comrades who gave
their lives that this great common
wealth might live and that the Stars
and Stripes unSullied might wave
over the land OF the free and homes of
the brave, respectfully pray and petit
tion your honorable body to erect or
cause to be erected suitable monu-
ment TO the sacred memory of our
hOnOred dead. The same to stand in
the court house yard at Grand Rapids
the county seat of Wood county, WIS
cOnSin.
Over five hundred and fifty $500 en-
liStmentS were accredited to Wood
county. Less than one-half of them
did return. Now gentlemen the sur
rounding counties have monuments.
why not we? We are taxpayers and
residents. your constituents
We earnestly pray and petition
that you will heed our cry.
Respectfully
j. L. COTEY,
Nj. S. PRATT.
Committee
and moved to refer the same to
special committee. Carried.
The chair appointed as such special
committee, E. P Arpin, Jacob Specht,
J. E. Ingraham.
The following petitions were pre-
& Sented for county aid to build bridges.
To the Honorable, the County Board
of Supervisors of Wood County,
Wisconsin.
GOVERNMENTAL the annual town
meeting held in and for the town of
Sherry on the It'll day of April, 1908,
it was voted to build a bridge across
Mill Creek in the village of Sherry, to
take place of old bridges, now in an
unsafe condition. The cost of said
new bridge is estimated at about
$4,000. The electors at said town
meeting voted to levy special tax of
$4,000 being of the cost of said
bridge. Now therefore we the under
signed town board for the town of
Sherry respectfully petition your
honorable body to appropriate $4,000
or the cost of said bridge.
Dated at Sherry this 25th day of
April, 1908.
J. J. IvERsON,
PIERCE M. JONES,
q GpnrNruEn