Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-06-04
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS
State of Wisconsin J
Villas County,


personally appeared before me one. B
F. Hammond of Arbor Vitae, Villas
county. Wisconsin, who being first
duly sworn makes the following state
ment, namely that: southwest quarter
of southeast quarter (sw4 of sci sec
tion eighteen flS) town forty (40) north
range eight (8) east, and northeast
quarter of southwest quarter (ne4 of
sw4) section eighteen U.s. town forty
north range eight Isl east, were pur-
chased by the Ross Lumber Company
| inlMarch 1903 and at that time the
best of this timber had been cut and
| logged some years previous to such
date, the timber remaining being very
small, of poor quality, partially blown
and burned over and when these two
descriptions were lrst logged during
the winter of 1905 and 1906, the timber
remaining which was then cut was as
above stated, namely, very small size,
of inferior quality and that said des-
criptiOns should have been assessed for
the year 1905 on cut land basis the
same ash they had been assessed for
previousyears.
B. F. HAMMOND.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 4th day of May A. D. 1909.
JOHN A. MCDONALD,
Notary Public, Villas County. Wis
consin. My commission expires May
10th 1909.
On motion petition No l was grant
led all members voting aye.
Resolution No2 was then offered by
supervisor Francis Breest.
Resolution No. ,,
Resolution No. offered by supervi
sor Francis Breest.
Resolved by the County Board of
Supervisors of the county of Villas that
we believe it to be for the best inter
estsiof the county to grant the petition
of the Ross Lumber company for an
adjustment of the unjust. illegal and
in equitable taxes charged against the
northeast quarter of the southwest
quarter and the southwest quarter of
the southeast quarter Of section eight
cen. township forty north of range
eight east and the same is hereby
granted and the county clerk and the
county treasurer is hereby instructed
TO make computation of the amount
of taxes to be paid on said described
lands for the years 1906 1906 and
1907together with interest from date
when said taxes become due and paya
oOC
annum and upon receipt of said sums
to cancel the tax certificates Outstand-
ing against said described lands for
the taxes for said years and issue to
Ross Lumber Company tax redemption
receipts for said amounts in lieu of the
amounts which would otherwise be
due had the comprimise and adjustment
not been made and to charge back to
the proper towns the difference be-
tween said amounts.
Dated May 9Th, 1909.
FRANCIS BREEST.
On motion resolution No, 2 was
adopted, all members voting aye.
Petition No. ,.
To the honorable. the county board
of supervisors Of Villas comfy, state of
Wisconsin.
CONFERENCE.-THE to the provis
ions of section 1919 Of the Wisconsin
statutes of 1898, and acts amendatory
thereof. we the undersigned town
board of supervisors Of the town of
Conover, Villas county, Wisconsin, res
pectfully petition and show that at the
annual town meeting of the town OF
Conover, held in the school house in
the village of Conover, in said town, on
the 9Th day of April, 1909 the qualiE ed
electors of said town of COnOver voted
to build bridge across the Twin riv
err, wholly within said town, and at the
described as follows, O-wit:-On the
section line between sections three ~
aud ten (l0) in township forty one AL
north of range ten (l0) east, in said
town Of ConOver estimated to cost
81 900 90 and at the same time and
place provided for the payment OF one
half of the cost OF construction OF SAID
bridge ana made an appropriation and
levied a tax therefor
Petitioner further show that the as
sessed valuation Of all the taxable
property Of the said town Of ConOver,
as eQualized for the year 1908, being
the last eQualized valuation, was the
sum af S113 577 90 and that the cost OF
said bridge will be the sum Of 81. 900 90
which said costs exceeds one eigth of
one per centum Of all the taxable prop
erty of said town of COnOver, according
to its last equalized valuation.
Wherefore these petitioners respect
fully pray that the county board of sup
ervisors of Villas county, appropriate
the sum of $4,000 being the one half
Of the cost Of said bridge, and cause to
be levied upon all the taxable property
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sum will with the amount provided by
said town of Conover, be sufficient to
defray the expenses of constructing
said bridge so petitioned for and that
such money when collected, shall be
paid out on the order of the chairman
of the county board and the county
clerk whenever the said town board of
the town of Conover and the commits
sioners hereafter to be appointed shall
notify5them that the bridge has been
completed and accepted
G. H. BLOHM,
THEO. CHRISTIANSON,
HANS HANSON.
Town DO ard of supervisors for town
COnover, Wisconsin.