Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-04

in said county on the 9th day of
February 1909, the annexed charges
against you for iincompetency and
wilful neglect of duty will be brought
on to be heard; and your. removal
from your present office based on
the annexed charges and statements
will be asked for in accordance with
the Statute in such case made and
provided. '"
Dated Grand Rapids. Wis, Janul
airy 80, 1909.
Yours, etc, a@* u-*...
F. J. Wood, II. .lr.s
A J. Hasbrouck,t .'
E P. Arpin,
DR.. J. J. Looze. ",
To the Honorable County Board Of
Wood County, Wisconsin. ..
/ 4" Whereas, Jay c. Davis
present Supervisor Of Assessments,
failed n' to file his annual re.
port within the time and manner pro
vfded by Jaw, but attempted to file
a copy of a report which was a
printed report, but not within the
time specified and not until Noyem-
Der 10, 1908, and copies Of said
printed report were not ready, or in
fact turned over to the Supervisors
until the day before the meeting OF
the. Board, which met on November
Ii 1893, and
Whereas, the Committee on Fquali-
IA ion asked fer infQrmation in re-
gard 10 schedule sheets belonging to
SAID s0-caUed report, which said Jay
tC.Davis stated on The first page of
tsltd report thaJ he rad on hand, Civ
ing lists Of properties examined and
valued and manner OF arriving at the
valuations of the property in the
! different towns, cities aud villages,
bat failed 10 produce before tile said
committee, although he had promised
at different times to do so, and . F..
Whereas, the only schedules that
were produced by said Jay G.. Davis
| before the said committee. related to
the cities Of Grand Rapjdsand Marsh
field, and whereas the County Board
Ion E0ualizitiUn rot having any au-
! thentlc s atcments as - the other
/ towns, villages and cities, in said
county. were compelled to proceed in
their equalization withuut'siid report,
and r....
Whereas, there was resolution
ad0pted aud before said committee in
substance as follows: ,....
Whereas, the Supervisor Of Assess,
ments, Jay G. Davis, has failed to fur,
niSh the county clerk or the commit
tee with original report and sheets
showing the manner Of arriving at
/ the valuation of the different towns'
tcities and villages. ~rr.a3 aoo
Therefore be it Resolved, that this
committee ignore the printed report
Of Jay &. Davis and proceed to equal
tza the property. of Wood County from
Isuch other Information as They can
s cure, and T." a4l " s"'4 -
! Whereas, said 50 called -repor5~Was
Hound, nGexamina5io to be mac.
Ecurate in many inn ortant respects, and
could not be checked over Wif hOut the
original report or the .scheduleS show
iDg inspections of the property WHICH
We're supposed TO belong to the Same
and which said Jay c. Davis failed and
irefused to furnish to said !0mmibtee,
4 and ta 1a-. aidf g.rT HSi
! J Whereas, said Jay O. Davis acted
in i partisan way in attempting to
create a hostile feeling against the
Interests of the city Of Grand Rapids
by exhibiting purported copies OF
! financial statements from Tfu rs Com
mcrcial Reports Of, differen5. firms in
/ the City Of Graud Rapids levidently
with the idea of creating IAN impress
sion among che members OF The Coun-
IT, Board that the valuations OF GER
tain property in tie city lEof Grand
| Rapids we're too low: said reports
we're shown in private toImemnersI of
the County Board by said Jay G.
/ Davis. and - G1.BaIi i'll (35nt
t:7iN hefeas,2 said jay @. Davis made
charges for mostof the TIME since he
has entered into the office, and had
ample time to make QmpIete investi'
cations as to the yaIuati9np of the diff
ferant kinds. Of property j in Wood
! County and evidently failed to, do SO,
which is proof Of his ipcoinpetency OF
wilfnl neglect Of duty. 1911 gv
Now Therefore, we, the pndeTstgn-
ed tax payers and citizens of Grand
Rapids, Wis, do hereby charge the
I said Jay c. Davis with ihcbmpetePcy
and wiIful neglect Of duty and to re-
quest that said Jay O. Davis be re-
moved from said office of Supervisor OF
! Assessments for Wood County, is,
and that said Office be declared vacant
pursuant TO chapter 523 Laws of 1905.
Dated this 3Oth Cay of january 1909.
Signed by the same above named
parties. ..5Et
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