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

EN- po wering him to settle the above tax a.
So Al each description and that he be given q
receipt therefor upon such settlement.
Respectfully submitted.
Arch c Carm chael
Washburn Nov II 1902
Resolved by the Board of supervisors o
| bayfield, county now in adjourned annu q
| session assem- bled. that the owner Of TIL
above described lands be allowed to redeem
| said lands from The tax sale Of 1900 on thu
| basis of cut over lands in same town. anC
that the difference be charged back t o tn,
town of Port Wing.
Signed J. c. DAILY
The following resolution was adopted.
| Whereas the county treasurer of bayfield,
county did on the 3lst day of December 1900
| assign and transfer to ID NJ Maxcy and A w
| Mcleod certain tax certificates then owned
| by said county, and
Whereas. the county clerk Of said county
did on the same day quit claim to u NJ Max
cy and w Mcleod certain property owned
by said Bayfield, county and
Whereas. one Chas b Smith has brought
an action in the circuit court of Bayfield,
county against said d NJ Maxcy, A w Nc
/ LeOd and John Froseth as county clerk
praying that said judgment that said as.
signment of certificates and said quit claim
! deeds be set aside and declared null and void
! for certain reasons set forth in the com plant
! in said action and to enjOin the county clerk
from paying to said Maxcy and Mcleod or
their assigns any monies received as redemp-
tionS of said tax certificates and
Whereas, an order was made in said ac-
ton on the I'd day Of June a copy of which
is hereto annexed by the Judge of said court
that BAYFIELD, county be made a party de-
PENDANT to said action, and that John Walsh
Esq be and act as attorney for bayfield,
county in the trial Of said action, for the
reason that A w Mcleod, one OF the defend
ants in said action is the district attorney
of Ba yield county.
Therefore. be it resolved, by the Board of
Supervisors of said county. that that part
Of said order appointing John Walsh as at
torney for said Bayfield, county in said &C.
ton be and the same is hereby ratified and
confirmed
ADOLPH HABELT.
Dated Dec Cd 1902
The following resolution was adopted
Whereas it appears that A. w Mcleod
District Attorney is absent from the county
of Blyfe d, and that two cases entitled State
of Wisconsin VS. Hickey and state CT Wiscon-
sin VS. Grimmer is now pending in the NUM-
cipal Court If said county. and said defend
ants demand Immediate trial, therefore be it
Resolved that John Walsh act as attorney
in the prosecution OF said defendants at their
trial in said court. and that.his compensation
therefore be thirty dollars
Dated Dec. end, 1902
A, B. Severson.
The following resolution was adopted
To the County Board of Supervisors OF Bay
field County.
Gentlemen:-
Whereas, there is now in the hands of
the county treasurer Of this Bayfield,
county, large sum of money levied and
Eeld for account of sinking fund, Washburn,
Bayfield, & Iron River Railway aid bonds
bearing date October LIST 1895, and,
Whereas, the county is getting no interest
whatever on this money so held and,
Whereas the said sinking fund will be in
creased from year to year under stipulations
contained In said bonds, therefore be it
Resolved by the Board Of Supervisors of
Bayfield, County, now in adjourned annual
session assembled, that 1t would be for the
best interests of this county If "a part Of said
outstanding bonds could be taken up from
year to year, with the sinking fund alre ady
accrued and to be accrued. from year to year
and be it further.
Resolved that the county clerk Of Bayfield,
County, be and he is hereby authorized nd
directed to advertise Tor bids on the said
bonds such bids to be submitted 10 the hold
ers of such bonds, stating the lowest price
said bonds will be delivered up to the county,
the time for opening such bids to be Friday,
January, End, 1908.
Dated at Washbprn, Wis. Dec. End, 1902.
Currie g. Bell
Chairman of the town of Bayfield,
The following atidavits were presented and
resolution adopted
STATE OF WISCONSIN GO
COUNTY OF BAYFIELD,
J. w. Remington being duly sworn ON OATH
says that he is the owner of the SE-NE and
b 20 Al g. being In the town Of Iron River,
BAYFIELD, County, that said lands has been tax
ed for the year 1901 as heavily timbered lands
when in fact the same were cut over, in the
winter of 1900 and 1901, that the tax assessed
thereon for the year 1901 is as follows:
tax if assd as
Ass'd val Tax cut over LAND
SEINE 29-47-S $1,000, $50 81 80
SE-SE- "-"-'' 1900 SO 2,60
That your affiant is willing 10 pay a reason
able tax and makes this affidavit for the
purpose of asking the county clerk. the coun-
w treasurer anu the district attorney, the tax
commissioners of Bayfield, County, to adjust
the taxes and fix the proper and equitable
amount which he should pay.
j. w. Remington.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th
day of November 1902.
E. j. Ohr. Notary Public.
Commission expires Jan. 7th. 1916.
state of Wisconsin &C
County of bayfield, ! %
Pr Eoiin being duly sworn on oath, says
that he is we'll acquainted with the SEA OF N
E14 and Sc Sc. Sec. 20, town Al range west,
and that during the winter of 1900 and 1901,
the White River Lumber Company cut all the
timber from said lands and thai ever since
the lst day of May, 1901, said land has been
what is commonly known and called cut over
and stump land. P.J Boin.
Subs cr1Ued and sworn to before me this 9th
day of June, 1907 E. j. Ohr.
Notary Public.
Commission expires jan 18th, 1906
State of Wisconsin &c
County OF Bayfield, "
Mark Hessey being duly sworn on oath,
says, that he is well acquainted with the Sc
n & and Sc NE, sec. 29-47.8, and on the first
day of May A D. 1901 said lands should have
been assessed DIS WHAT commonly known and
called cut over lands. Mark Hessey,
ST. bscribed and sworn to before n G this lst
day OF August 1902. O. nj. AxneSS,
Justice of the Peace
Whereas, it appears by the application of j.
w RamingtOn and affidayitS of p I Rolin