Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-22
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FINN Lawler President
geo geo |. Halbert-Vice President
Cnas kamke Vice President
w z. Arnold Treasprar
Board of Directors as follows.
Iresque lsle--Chas. Backstrom
Aroor Vitae-Philip Faulkner
Flambeau-Roy Buck
rum Lake-John Oliver
fafmlngton-Geo. jackson
state Line-Geo. St.Clair.
ConoVer-Louis L. Denton
Phelps-Chas. Hazen.
washington VIM. Saltenberoer
Llncoln-Wm. Adams.
Eagle River-F. j. Strono
FOR Board of directors at Larpe.-
T. l. Carpenter, G. F. Sanborn VI Y
Dennis, John F. Nichols.
10 create the new organiza-
ton and to give the association
endorsement, the following tax
payers signed the membership
roll at the meeting. Letters have
been received from many prom
lnent land owners who were I'M
able to attend the meeting and
who signify their intention to
become members of the associa-
ton as soon as it can be perfec-
ted. The endorsement of repre-
sentative men of all interests
as shown by the following names
will give impetus to the move
ment.
We the undersigned taxpayers of
Villas County, Wisconsin, hereby be-
come members of the Villas County
Taxpayers Association and agree to
pay the treasurer on demand annual
ly, during the life of such memb er-
ship, fifty cents per forty acres of
land or one dollar for each hundred dol
lars or fraction thereof of tax on per-
sonal property, or city or village
property, with minimum fee for
membership of one dollar.
Yale Land Company, w. Y. Dennis,
532 Mcknight Building, John F.
Nichols, Irwin r. Frissell, 3O1-3 An
drus Building; Geo. T. Halbert,
Security Bank Building; Geo. F. Bios
som, Chamber of Commerce building,
Minneapolis, Mimi, A. W. Sanborn,
Ashland, Wis, Finn Lawler, Alex
Higgins, d. Graham. S. w. Smith,
Strong & Manley, Geo. E. O'Connor,
Chas. Blanquard, j. I. Nemacneck,
Austin Bent, p. j. Gaffney, C. H VIE
gand, d. c. Menefee, W. G. Arnold,
John Zinpelmann, Hilbert Jonker,
Geo. Foster, W. B. Raymond, Sanborn
Company, Eagle River; Geo. H. Jack
son, Pennington; Louis l.. Denton,
Conover; Geo. j. St. Clair, Ed. Pres
ton, Donaldson; c. M. Christensen,
H. j. Mack, Phelps; }. H. Hunter,
George Vandervoort, Sayner; Dennis
Paquette. woodruff.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE
ON ORGANIZATION.
The name of this Association shall
be 1.-The Villas County Taxpayers
Association"
A man who pays taxes on property
situated in Villas county may become
a member of this association. The fee
for membership shall be fifty cents
for each forty acres of land or one dol
lar for each hundred dollars or frac-
ton thereof of taxes paid on personal
property, with minimum fee Tor.
mem bership of one dollar.
There shall be President and two
Vice-Presidents, and Treasurer to be
elected by the majority of the mem
bership of this association, such
officers TO hold for the term OF one
wear. The President shall be mem
Der ex-officio of the Board OF Dlrec-
tors.
The Board of Directors shall con-
sist of one member Of this association
for each town, and four members at
laroe. Vacancies in the Board OF DIR
ect0rs shall be filled by the Board.
That Board of Directors shall be
empowered to employ an Executive
Secretary, who shall devote his entire
time to the work of the association,
to be employed at yearly salary 70
he paid monthly, not TO eAcee"
$500 90 per year, and expenses wheh
away from home. Ill
The Board of Directors shall APP
noint an Executive Committee con-