Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-02-09
circumstances.
John Rausch,
E. d. Ayers.
A. ]. CoWoll.


E. D. Ayers.
Al. Cowell.
Committee on County Poor Farm
and County Poor Accounts.
On motion the same was accepted !.
The committee on agriculture made
the following report.
To the Honorable the County Board
|of Supervisors. Cent? emen: We
the committee on agriculture beg to
report as follows: Pursuant to in
structions we sent notice to the differ
emit town chairmen and several far
mers throughout the county asking
their corporation to make an exhibit
at the State fair Altho the crops
were not very good in the county this
year owing to the heavy rains the
corn and vegetables were somewhat
late and therefore it was hard for us
to get better exhibit for the county,
altho we made very good showing
and stood seventh in the list for pre-
miums. The counties furthest away
from Milwaukee had same advantage
as to each county was given as many
points extra as the number of miles
they were from Milwaukee. The
different articles on exhibition came
from most every town in the county !;
the town of Lincoln, City of Marsh
field, Town of Rock and Town of
Marshfeld furnished the greatest
number.
We received from premiums from
state fair association 500 which
amount has been turned over to
County Treasurer Searls. The porduce
we had there on exhibition we were
unable to sell and it was left on the
shelves in the Fair building.
| We believe this to be very good
way to advertise Wood County and
will leave it open to the full Board
as to what step should be taken in the
future. Yours Respectfully,
| M. jackson, Chairman.
On motion the same was accepted
and ordered spread on the minutes.
The following bills were presented
for committee work.
John Rausch $50
A. J. Cowel 6.O(
E. D. Ayers 6.O(
| VIM. Hooper 3.O(
P. n. Christensen 500
J. E. Ingraham 1.5(
On motion same was allowed. Mr..
Hooper, chairman of the finance com.
mittee, made the following report:
To the honorable county board Of
supervisors of Wood county, Wiscon-
sin: Gentlemen Your finance com
mittee would respectfully present fol
your consideration and approval the
following reports:
| We have examined the reports OF
the county treasurer and county clerk
and find they have on hand the
moneys as reported by them. We did
not deem it necessary at this time to
check up their books item by item.
We have examined and compared
the clerk of courts report and find
that he has paid over the moneys to
the county treasurer, as reported by
him. We have examined the report
of the soldiers relief commission and
find by their vouchers that they have
paid out the several amounts as re-
ported. They ask for an appropria-
ton of $4,000. We recommend that
your honorable body appropriate the
sum of $500.
| We have examined the statement OF
the county superintendent filed with
the county clerk, in relation to the
institute fund, and find that he has
received and paid out the moneys as
reported.
The County and State taxes.
The county tax levied last veal
was $50, 900. The state tax including
the different amount of school moneys
was $14, 419.78 This year the same
items amount to $1,000. 81, making 8
decrease of Sc, s55.27.
Last year the amount levied agains'
the county for Northern Hospital
Industrial school for boys, Wisconsin
Home for feeble minded and care o.
chronic insane was 1881. So. Thi!
year the items amount to "a, 654. 16,
making an increase over last year o.
81, 1922. SO.
The amount of county school tai
levied against the towns, villages and
cities last year was 23,O43. g. Thi
(To be cOntinued.)