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

Nj. 1OOpef moved U0e Q1SUflCU at
torney make a report to the Board on
the law for joint towns applying for
county aid to build bridges. Carried.
The following petition and reSOlu-
tlon from Supervisor OF Assessments
j. w. Cochran was read by the clerk
and on motion adopted.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
for Wood County.
GENTLEMEN Your supervisor of
assessment would respectfully repre-
sent and show, that under the law he
is required to pay his own expenses
out of his per diem compensation: he
is also required to visit each town in
the county at least once in every year
during the time of making assess
mentS. and further expected and
required to familiarize himself with
all of the property in every assessment
district in the county, sc as to be able
in case required to do so, to make an
assessment thereof personally. In
order to do this it is necessary not
only to visit each town, but to go
through the same, and familiarize
himself With all of the property there
il.
A portion of his work can be done
as we'll during the fall and winter, and
early spring as during the time when
the local assessor is doing his work.
In many counties an assistant is
provided, and the law provides that
two assistants may be elected in each
county, but there are no assistants in
this county, and the entire work falls
upon the supervisor alone.
Further, when away from home
attending to these duties, the average
expense aggregates nearly as much as
the per diem compensation amounts
to.
That between the first of May, and
the 18th of July last year, affiant
expended out of his own money, the
sum of at least 5000 for expenses
necessarily incident to the perform
ance of his duties.
WHEREFORE, he asks that you
make provision by resolution, that he
may be allowed to draw his cOmpenSa-
ton monthly, upon proper itemized
and verified bills, to be filed with the
county clerk. This is done in many
other counties.
L hereuntO annex certificates from
the county clerk of Marathon and
| Adams county, showing that such is
the practice in those counties, and |
| know from conversation with super
ylSOrs Of assessment in many other
counties, that the same practice pre-
walls in their counties.
THEREFORE,, you are requested to
adopt the following resolution, or a
resolution to like affect.
May 5, 1908. j. w. COCHRAN.
RESOLVED, that the chairman and
county clerk are hereby authorized
and directed to issue to the supervisor
of assessment, monthly, d county order
for the amount of his duly itemized
and verified bill for services thereto
fore rendered, and not previously paid
All of such bills shall be submitted tC
this Board at the annual meeting fol-
inspection and investigation.
Mr.. Arpin moved that the county
training school be made special order
OF business for O'Clock p. m. Carried
The chairman announced the ap.
| pOintment of standing committees as
follows:
| STANDING COMMITTEES
Finance-William Hooper. chair,
man, P. n. Christensen, Tom Nash
j. G. Hayward, J. E. Ingraham.
Equalization-W. d. Conner, chair,
man, d. 2. Arpin, E. d. Ayers, Ed.
Clack, Hugh Porter, A. e. Bennett
n. M. Berg.
Delinquent taxes-P. n. Christen-
sen, chairman, r. A. Conner, Edward
Lynch, Jacob Specht, W. II. Bean.
Printing and StatiOnary-John L.
| VOelker, chairman, G. t. Rowland,
Hugh Porter, Frank Rourke, j. @.
| Hoffman.
Public property-E. P. Arpin, chair
man, VIM. Hooper, Peter Bever.
Roads, bridges and agriculture-N.
M. Berg. chairman, A. b COtey, f. @,
Henke, j. e. Ingraham, A. j. Snyder
County poor farm and county poor
accounts John RauSch, chairman, e.
d. Ayers, A. j. COWell.
General claims-J. J. IversOn, chair
man, Herman Boetcher, Joseph Kohel.
Judiciary-D. D. Conway, chairman,
A. E. Germer, r. A. ConnOr.
Bureau of immigration and general
lnduStry-Martin Jackson. chairman,
John Heron, Jacob Specht, Ira
BaSSett, VIM. BurhOpp.
Town organization-E. EchSteadt,
chairman, John Wolf, Herman Ross.
Per diem and mileage-Ed. Provost
chairman, A. B. Cotey, J. Rausch.
Special state equalization-E. P
Arpin, chairman, z. n. Christensen,
A. e. Cermer.
Mr.. Conway moved to adjourn until
o'clock p. m. Carried.
E. S. RENNE,
County Clerk.
Wood County, Dr., in account with
J. w. Cochran.
Feb. %, 1908, To services this
| month, since Feb. the 18th, the date
! of last service charged for in the last
previous bill heretofore rendered.
| Reading. studying and comparing
statistical statements of work in diff
ferent Counties contained in Bienna
Report of State Tax Commission for
1902, just issued, and matters con-
| nected Herewith for information in
| regard to my duties as Supervisor of
Assessment; also including time and
| services in going to, and returning
from. the Annual meeting called by
Tax Com mission at Madison, during
| this month, and correspondence with
| supervisors of Assessment; also eX-
amin alton of records and abstract of
Assessment in my office, comparison
| of assessed values of different proper
| ties in same towns for my inform alton,
making inquiries and notes as to &C
tual value of different properties,
| memorandum of sales and transfers
and comparison of sales, values with
assessed value of last year for use
during present year, and generally in
and about the duties of said office. In
| all since the date of said last charge
| Is days work self and stenographer q
| $500, So. 90.