Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-10-09
NO DECISION
BY COMMISSION
On Legal Questions Relative to
Tg Proposed Assessment Of 81
Milling Company.
MATTER TO BE DECIDED
BY BOARD OF REVIEW
Tax Commissioner Curtis Report
Will Be Read With Much
Interest.

ment of the Grand Rapids Milling
company from S21, 900 to S46, 900 was
submitted to the tax commission by
Supervisor Of Assessments Cochran and
City Attorney Gaynor about two weeks
ago. The opinion was received
Wednesday from Assistant Tax Com
missioner Geo. Curtis; it will be seen
that Commissioners Gibson and
Curtis do not agree on all legal
questions involved. The entire
matter, therefore, will be left open
for the Board of Review to act upon
tomorrow. Commissioner Curtis
opinion is as follows:
Madison, Oct. 5, 1903.
J. w. COCHRAN,
Supervisor of Assessments,
JOHN A. GAYNOR,
City Attorney,
Grand Rapids, Wis.
GENTLEMEN:
We are in receipt Of Mr.. Gaynor's
letter of 18th ut. and Mr.. Cochran's S
letter of the same date asking a state
ment of our views respecting the as
sesSment of certain power, right
acquired by Grand Rapids Milling
company from the Consolidated
Water Power company, under and by
virtue of written instrument dated
March Is, 1901, recorded in the office
of Register of Deeds Of Wood county
in Vol. 56 Of deeds on page 100, a
copy of such instrument being sub
mitted with such letters.
Instrument, Deed of Conveyance.
The instrument mentioned is in
form a deed of conveyance, with
covenants of warranty, of the lands
in the city of Grand Rapids desig-
mated as lots and of block of the
original plat Of Centralia. 1t also
in form conveys San amount of
water and water power developed by
and taken from the dam and pond
created thereby now shortly to
be erected and built by the grantor
in the developement of the water
power on the Wisconsin river in
said city and to be by grantor, it's sue
ceSsorS and assigns in perpetuity and
without cost or expense to The
grantee, its successors and assigns,
converted into and delivered to the
grantee, it's successors and assigns, in
the form of electrical current of
power to and into electric motor or
motors of the grantee, it's successors
and assigns, in any mill, manufacture
ing plant or other industry which
said grantee, itSSuccessors or assigns
may own, acquire, build, establish on
said lots and 5 or any other point or
place within the corporate limits of
said city, such that when so delivered
it will be in AMOUNT one hundred and
twenty-five horse power when applied
on the machinary proper Of such mill,
manufacturing plant orotl ler industry
OF the grantee, its successors and
assigns" But in case the grantee,
its successor or asSigns) ''Shall at any
time change the place Of delivery of
such power or require such power tC
be delivered at point greater than
! of a mile distant from the water
wheels and dynamoS generating the
same, then the grantee, its successors
and assigns. shall be liable for and
pay to the grantOr, its successors and
assigns, the actual and reasonable
cost of making such change or OF
transmission Occasioned by such
extra distance above of Il miic,
And said The Consolidated Water
Power company for itself, its sue.
ccssors aud assigns doth further
covenant, grant, bargain and agree to-
and with the said Grand Rapids Mil
ling company, its successors anC
assigns, that said power hereby con