Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17

man, and Chas. A. Bent, and VIM.
Saltenberger, the memb ers OF the
State Aid Road and Bridge Committee
of Villas county, which statement is
is dated the 18th day of June. 1918
and by the report of such State Aid
Road and Bridge Committee to Alfred
Hong, county clerk, and dated June
18th, 1918 and
Whereas the contract price for the
construction of the So called Rice
Greek Bridge was thlrty-one hundred
lightweight and no cents ($3188 00)
dollars, one-half of which, The sum of
fifteen hundred and ninety-four
($1594 OO) dollars has been raised and
appropriated by the town of Arbor
Vitae,
Now Therefore Be it resolved by the
board of Supervisors of Villas county,
Wisconsin, that the report of the State
Aid Road and Bridge Committee be
accepted and that the clerk of this
board and the chairman be and they
are hereby authorized aud directed TO
draw and issue county order for the
SUM of one-half of the construction
cost of the so>called Rice Greek
Bridge, to-wit: for the sum of fifteen
hundred and ninety-four ($l594. 0O)
dollars, payable to the Worden-Allen
Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
(the contractor) as Villas county's
one-half of the construction cost Of
said bridge
Dated this 10Th day of June, A. D.,
1918.
John E. Hanson
Supervisor
On motion Resolution No. l was
adopted all mem bers voting aye.
To the honorable County Board of
Supervisors OF Villas county.
Gentlemen: = The petition of the
Chippewa and Flambeau Improve
ment Company respectfully repre-
sents:
That petitioner is a corporation
created and duly organized and ex-
listing under and by virtue of the
provisi IN of Chapter $40 of the laws
of the State of Wisconsin for the year
1911, and is and has been at all times
subsequent to its organization engag-
ed in carrying on the business of con-
serving and regulating the height and
flow of water in public reservoirs
within the State of Wisconsin and is
and was at all the times hereinafter
mentioned, the owner and in posses
sion of the following described lands
in Villas county, to-wit:
Lots no. 2 and of section no. 9 in
Township No. AZ North OF Range No.
East, which said lands, together
with the Improvements thereon,
which consists of a dam across the
Manitowish River. and were owned,
used and occupied by the petitioner
for the purpose of storing, conserving
and regulating the height and flow of
waters of said river and for no other
purpose and that neither of said lots
No. 2 nor any part thereof, nor any
of the improvements thereon, are
subject to assessment by the local
officers of the said Town of Flam beau,
but that the exclusive authority to
tax said property and rights vested in
the FAX Commission of Wisconsin. as
provided by chapter 81 of the laws OF
Wisconsin.
Petitioner further represents that
the said lands and Improvements were
placed upon the tax roll of the Town
OF Flamb beau within. which the same
are situated, in the year 1916 and the
assessor of said town attempted to
assess said lands and improvements
for said year the same as other lands
and improvements were assessed IN
said town for general state, county
and local taxes.
That the said taxes remaining un-
paid, the Treasurer of the town OF
Flambea for said year attempted to
return said lands above described to
the County Treasurer of said county
of Villas, as delinquent lands and the
taxes so extended upon the tax roll
opposite said lands, as delinquent
taxes against the same.
That on the 18th day of June, 1917,
the county Treasurer OF said county
of Villas sold said lands for non-pay-
ment of said taxes and issued tax
certificates on the same, based on the
tax for wear 1916 for said certificates
are now outstanding and unpaid.
Petitioner further represents that
by reason of the facts aforesaid the
placing of said lands upon the assess
ment roll for taxation by the local
authorities of said Town of Flam bean
and all proceedings subsequent there
to based upon the attempted assess
ment by the local authorities of said
town of Flambeau, including the re-
turn of said taxes as delinquent and
the sale of said lands and the issue oil
tax certificates therefore by the said
county treasurer of said Villas county,
are in all respects illegal, null and
void.
Wherefore, Petitioner prays that
your honorable body cancel the tax
certificates issued by said county
treasurer on June 18th, 1917 covering