The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-01-01

Upon motion recess was taken until I:3e
P m
At 1870 p m the board was called to or
der by the chairman with all members OF
the morning. session present
The following resolution was adopted.
Whereas for many years it has been Gus
tomary for the various officers of the coun-
ty to order supplies and furnishings for
their respective offices. which custom has
resulted in much confusion and apparent
loss to the county. therefore be it
Resolved by the county board of Bayfield,
county in adjourned annual session assem-
bed this I'd day of December 1902, that
this board appoint John Froseth who has
for over ten years been county clerk of the
county and by reason of such service is
entirely familiar with the needs and re-
quirements of the various Offices in the
court house; and is hereby empowered and
directed to have full charge of the purchase
of such supplies.
Resolved further, tt at all county officers
make application to him when in need of
supplies and that prior to the meeting of
this board he be directed to carefully exam
inc all bills for supplies bought under his
for the assistance of the board in auditing.
Resolved further that the said John Fro
seth be allowed a compensation of ten dol
lars month for such service. Be it further
Resolved that copy of this resolution
be served upon all county officers
Signed A Severson
Dated at Washburn Wis this end day of
Dec. 1902
The following petition was read and &C
Cepted and the resolution adopted:
To the county board of supervisors of
Koplin and Harry S. Koplin of the town
of Iron River in Bayfield, county, respect
fully represents that petitioners are the
said county. to-wit: Ell of NEA and EH
of SEA sec l tip 48 9w; that during the
winter Of 1898 and 1899 all of the merchan
table pine timber was cut from said lands
by the owners thereof and that none of
said merchantable pine timber remained
thereon after the Ist day of April A D 1899
and that after said date said lands were Of
the kind known as cut over lands and that
the same possessed no other or greater
value than other cut LANDS similarly situat-
ed and that the same have since said date
had or possessed no greater value than
other lands of same general kind, having
the same kind of soil and being as what is
known as cut lands; That during the year
1900 said lands were assessed for taxation
in the town of Iron River. where the S ame
are situated, by the assessor Of said town.
and that the value fixed thereon by said
assessor was the sum of S875.oo MEME.
$4,000. SEINE $175, NE-SE $500. 90.
SE-SE $3.50. co. that said values SO fixed
thereon by said assessor were excessive
and erroneous, said assessor believing at
he time of making such assessment. that
the merchantable pine timber still remain
ed standing thereon; that the valne fixed
by the assessor for the year 1899 upon
other lands of the same kind and of the
same value as the above lands described,
was SIS. 90 per forty acres. That said
taxes so assessed against said lands on the
valuation SO placed thereon by the assessor
of said town amount to the sum of SIS. Sc,
MEME $o.53. SEINE $II.1I. NE-SE
$Io.o5, SE-SE 1851; while the sum