Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-23

Eagle River Feb. 9Th. 1916.
TO the county board of supervisors of
Villas county, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen: Your committee to
whom was referred sundry claims
against Villas county, for illegal taxes,
beg leave to report that we have ex-
amined all the claims filed with the
county clerk, and recommend that
they be allowed, or disallowed as set
Fred Meloy,
Supervisor.
II. j. Mack,
Supervisor.
Peter Sandbeck,
Supervisor.
Name claimant Nature claim Asked Aid
H Best. illegal taxes for cancellation
Nichols & Frissen do ........ 500 46 $40 l6
Wausau Inv.t CO do .......973 81 973 81 81
'nas do d "'es'no do do ....... 50 9 oo6 80 o6
TO The Honorable the county board
OF Villas county, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen:
State of Wisconsin. County Of Villas
F. H. Best of Villas county Wiscon-
sin, being first duly sworn on oath
deposes and says he is the owner of
govt. lot No. of section 4 Town AZ
north range Z, east, he having pur-
chased the same from one Mike Callag-
han, who made final proof on same in
the year 1911 and that patent was
issued to said Mike Callaghan, (who
was the original entryman) on No
vember LIST, A. d. 1911. Said patent
is recorded in Volume of Miscella-
neous records on page 375, in the
office of the register of deeds for said
county.
Said affiant has been informed and
believes that said Villas county issued
tax deed on said govt. lot section
4, town AZ N. range east to one E.
K. Frissell for the taxes of the year
1908. sale year 1909, said deed is re-
corded in volume IA of deeds on page
3l3, in said county.
Affiant further declares that he
makes this affidavit at this time for
the purpose of having "a certificate of
cancellation issued and placed on
record by the county clerk of said
county under the provisions of section
1 of chapter A of the laws of 1901.
F. H. Best.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of January A. d. 1916.
Finn Lawler Notary Public. Villas
county, Wisconsin.
State of Wisconsin J
County of Villas
This is to certify that the facts as
to records stated above are true as
appeared by the records il Villas
county.
Villas County Abstract Co.
Finn Lawler, Secretary.
On motion the report OF the COM
mittee on illegal taxes was accepted
and adopted and the county clerk and
the chairman of this board were au
thorized to issue county orders for all
sums allowed after the expiration OF
five days from this date.
Resolution No 4.
Resolved by the county board of
Supervisors of Villas county, Wiscon-
sin, that certain tax deed issued by
said county to f. r. Frissell, on
government lot 4. section 4, town
Ship AZ north, of range east, for the
taxes of the year 1908, sale of 1909,
recorded in Volume IA of deeds, on
page 313, said county records. be and
the same is hereby cancelled for the
reason that said lands were not
assessable for the year 1908 as they
were government lands, and the
county clerk is directed to issue a
Dated Feb. 9, 1916.
Peter Sand beck,
Supervisor.
On motion resolution No. was
adopted. All members voting aye.
Resolution No. 5.
Resolution No. 5, offered by Super
visor Fred Meloy.
Be it resolved by the county board
of supervisors OF Villas county, Wis
consin, that pursuant to Chapter 637,
laws of 1915, there is hereby trans
ferred from the general fund of said
county the sum of five hundred
dollars to fund to be known as the
Mothers Pension Fund, the same to
be expended as provided in said law.
Dated February 9th, 1916.
Fred Meloy,
Supervisor.
On motion resolution No. was