Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-24

Notary Public, Eau Claire coun-
ty, Wisconsin.
Resolution No. s.
Whereas, it appears from the YER
flied petition of the Chippewa & Flam-
beau Improvement Company that the
tax certificates issued by the comfy
treasurer, of Villas county, covering
lots no. s in Section no. 4 and lost and
lots no. 2, 3. 4, and z in Section no. 9
all in Township no. AZ N. of Range
No. east on the 18th day of June,
1918 for the taxes returned as delin-
quent by the town treasurer of the
town of Flam beau in said county for
the year of 1917, are illegal and void
and that the premises were not dur
ing 1917 subject to local assessment
by authorities of said town of Flam-
beau, but that the exclusive author
ity to tax or assess said lands and i'm
provements is and was vested in that
State Tax Commission of the state of
Wisconsin.
Whereas, it appears from the rec
ords, and the fact is, that said pro-
ceedings for the attempted taxation of
said lands by the local authorities Of
said town of Flambeau, including the
sale of said lands and the issue of tax
certificates by said county treasurer,
are illegal and void for reasons going
to the groundwork of said tax.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the county board of supervisors of
said Villas county, Wisconsin, that
the tax certificates issued upon said
land by the county treasurer OF said
Villas county on the 18th day of June,
1918, for the taxes attempted to be
assessed thereon by the said town of
Flambeau in 1917, be and they hereby
are cancelled and declared void.
Resolved further that the amount
of the tax returned as delinquent by
the town treasurer of the said town
of Flambeau, be charged back by the
county of Villas to the said town of
Flambeau, as provided by law.
Dated this 10Th day of June, 1918.
On motion the foregoing resolution
was adopted all members voting aye:
A Proposal
To the Honorable, the county board
of supervisors of Villas county, Wis
consin.
Gentlemen:-I submit for your con-
sideration the following proposition
for rental of my building;'
[ will rent TO Villas county the
ground floor of the South half of the
double building situated on land des-
cribed as follows:
Commencing at point on the east
line of Railroad street in the village
of Eagle River four ca feet and nine
and one-half (92in.) South of the
northwest corner of lot three (3) in
block two (2) of the Platt of the
northeast of the northwest quarter of
Section SO, in town 40 north of Range
10 F., to the village of Eagle River,
Wisconsin; thence north SO degrees
east, sixty feet and 8 inches, thence
south at right angle 20 feet; thence
south, so degrees west, and parallel
to and 20 feet distant from the afore-
said north line of the land to be del>
cribcd, 81 feet more or less, to the
intersection of Railroad street; thence
in northerly direction along the east
line of said Railroad street 20 feet,
more or less to the place of begin
ming, from one year from the date
hereof at the rate of two hundred dol
lars per year, payable quarterly in
advance, with the option to Villas
county of renewing the said lease for
another year at the same rental; and
in the event of this proposal being
accepted by Villas county. and as
part of the consideration. and prop
osal 1 agree to repair and make
watertight the roof of said building,
to replace all broken window glass,
and repair and repaper the ceiling
where discolored, etc. Dated this -
day Of June. 1918.
j. j. Roderick
Resolution No. 9.
Whereas j. j. Roderick has submit
ted proposal in writing for the rental
of the first floor of the south half OF