The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-01-01
County Board Proceedings.
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taxed against other lands of same kind anc
value was 81. IS per forty acres, that sale
taxes on said lands for the year 1899 were
not paid. and that during the month O
May 1000 said lands were advertised by the
county of Bayfield,, and tax certificates
thereon sold to pay said taxes: that SAID
tax certificates are now outstanding anC
that the same have never been redeemed
that petitioners are ready and willing tc
pay the amount justly chargeable against
said lands for the year 1899
Wherefore, petitioners pray that they
may be permitted to redeem said lands
from lien Of the unpaid taxes for the year
1899, by paying to the county clerk of
Bayfield, County the sum of six dollars and
thirty-two cents, with interest and fees,
thereupon the county of Bayfield, reimburse
the holders Of said certificates and cancel
the same. (Signed) Fred I. Koplin
Harry S. Koplin
Morris,
Petitioners Attorney.
State of Wisconsin !
County of Bayfield, "
Fred Koplin being first duly sworn,
on oath says that he is one of The persons
who made and signed the foregoing petit
ton; that he has read the same and knows
the contents thereof, and that he verify be-
lieves the same to be true.
Fred J. Koplin.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 5th day of November 1902.
c F Morris.
Notary Pupiic, Wis,
State of Wisconsin, !
County of Bayfield,.
Frank Eggleston and Walter Hostraw-
ser being severally duly sworn. each for
himself on oath, deposes and says, that he
is resident of the town of Iron River in
said county and state; that he resides, and
during the winter of 1898 and 1899, did re-
side near the east half of the northeast
quarter. EH of NE4. and the east half of
the southeast quarter. E u of SEA, of Sec
ton number one sec I. of township forty
eight, 48, north of range nine west, 9. in
said town, county and state; that during
the winter of 1898 and 1899. all the mer-
charitable pine timber was cut aud remov-
ed from said premises by logger named
Grant. who logged the same for the firm of
Payton, Kimball 8. Barber. who owned the
said pine timber thereon that none of said
merchantable pine timber remained there
on after the first day of April A ID 1899:
that after said date said lands were of the
kind known as cut lands. and that the
same possessed no other or greater value
| than other cut lands in said town similarly
situated. and that the same has since said
| date had or possessed no greater value than
other lands of the same general kind, hav-
ing the same kind of soil and being known
as cut lands.
Frank Eggelston.
Walter Houstrawser
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 23d day of July A D, 1902
CT Norris,
Notary Public, Wis
State of Minnesota 60
County of st Louis "
Levi Barber, being first duly sworn on
oath says that he is and was at all times a
member OF the firm of Ptyton kimball &
Barber and that said firm are and at all
times were co-partners; that during the Win
ter of 1898 & 1899. said firm we're the owners
of ali pine timber on the NEM of the NEH
and the SEX of the NEA and NEA of the
SEA and the SEA of the SEA, sec. ], T AZ, 8
in Bayfield, county, Wis; that during said
winter said firm cut and removed all the
said pine timber from said lands and that
none of said timber remained thereon or
I'll CT the nTSC udV OI ApTll 1893, In6I Sd1Q
lands were of the kind known as ''cut lands"
on and after the first day OF April A D 1899,
and that the same possessed no other or
greater value than other cut lands similarly
situated and having the same character of
soil.
Signed LEVI A. BARBER
Subscribed and sworn to before on the
I'D day of June 1902. J. Luvon
Notary Public
ST Louis county MINI.
RESOLUTION.
Whereas it appears by the foregoing reso-
luton and affdavits that the tax upon the
property described in said petition for the
year 1899, is uni lust, therefore be it
Resolved. tina Fred ] Kopp1in and Harry
S Kopp pin the owners thereof be permitted
to redeem the taxes for the year 1889 (sale of
1900 upon the lands in question upon the
basis of cut-over lands similarly situated
and the difference be charged back to the
to VIZ Of Iron River in which said lands are
situated.
PETER SAVAGE
Chairman oftown of Iron River
Dated at Waslburn Wis, &c 1902.
The following resolution was adopted
Whereas, IN the years 1895. 1896. 1897, 1898
the middle % feet of lots 9-10-11-12 of block
of tile original plat Of Iron River in BAYFIELD,
and tax receipts thereon sold in each of said
years by the county of Bayfield, and
Whereas, the stub receipts file in the of
flee of the county clerk OF Bayfield, county of
paid the town treasurer OF the town of Iron
River in each of said years; and
Whereas receipts are held by Ella K Sey-
rnour the owner of said land properly signed
by the treasurer of said town of Iron River
showing that the taxes said lands of the
year 1894, 1895, 1896 1897, 1898. 1899 & 1900
paid to the town treasurer now therefore be
it
Resolved by the County Board of Super
viSOrs of Bayfield, county, that said tax GER
tifcates issued aud sold against said
lands for the year 1895. 1896, 1897, 1898 be re-
deem ed by said county and cancelled on the
county records.
P.J. SAVAGE.
Dated the I'd day of Dec D 1902.
The following petition was presented and
accepted and the following resolution adopt
ed.
State Of Wisconsin &C.
County of Bayfield,
Archie Carmichael being first duly sworn
depoSes and says he is and has been the
owner of the NWA and SEA of SWA of sec
80 7 so, r west, since 1899 that the assess
emit gu said lands in the year 1899 was made
on timber lands and hat said lands were at
that time cut and denudc of all valuable tim
Der and said lands should have been assessed
similar cut lands adjacent and adjoining
above descriptions. That the tax upon ali
the adjoining 40 acres for the year 1899 w as
on an average about So Al each. Further
that the assessor told said Carmichael at
the time of assessment th AFT he had assessed