Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-12-04
Proceedings of Co. Board Of
Supervisors, Iron Co.
Annual meeting Of County Board of Sup
ervisors, November 9th, 1920

18th, 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Adjourned annual meeting Of County
Board, November 18th, 1920.
The Board met pursuant 30 adjourn
ment. Meeting called to order by Chair
man Reid. On roll call, all members
answered present with the exception OF
Supervisors Clark, Schaus, Fitzgerald
Oliver and Lukey.
Journal of meetings of County Board
August 9Th. 1920 and November 9Th
1920. read and approved as read.
The following committee report was
placed before the board and same read
to the board by the clerk.
Report of Committee of Illegal Assess
meuts, Tax Certificates and Tax Deeds
The County Board of Supervisors, Iron
County. Wisconsin.
Gentlemen:
Your Committee on Illegal Taxes Tax
Certificates and lax Deeds, beg 10 report
that we met on the l7th day Of Novem-
Der, 1920. to act on petitions filed IN the
office OF the County Clerk and proceede ed
to examine same as follows.
Petition No /. filed by Wausap Title
Company covering Tax Certificate NO. "a,
Tax Sale 1917. your committee finds that
the tax Of 1916 assessed on the within
description was duly paid to the Town
Treasurer in Tax Receipt No. il3 We
ask that you cancel the within certificate
and order that the face value of SAID tax
certificate be charged back to the Town
OF Knight on the Tax Roll OF 1920 and
that refund be made to the owner Of said
tax certificate as provided by Statute.
Petition No z Your Committee finds
that the Tax of 1911 sseSsed against the
within described land was paid by 5. [.
Carpenter to your County Treasurer on
April llth, 1912. in lax Receipt No. 49,,
that thru failure to book this description
in Sales Book the land was sold and tax
decided. that the amount collected for
SAID tax was properly turned IN to the
County Treasurer. We recommend can
collation. OF the Tax Deed issued of this
tax 50 far a. It effects the within des-
cribed premises and that refund be made
70 the petitioner as is provided by Statute.
Petition No ;. Petition of Patrick
Anger. Saxon Wis Ytut Co nmi tee
recommend mat the petition be granted,
that the petitioner be allowed to pay this
tax by paying the County Treasurer the
sum OF 81 u, plus redemption fees that
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cancelled by the County Board and the
amount pad by petitioner tOwit. the
sum Of 500 "a. be charged back to the
Town OF Saxon on the Tax Roll OF 1920
Petition No 4 Kate Stone of Mani
owish, Wis. IS the owner Of the within
described premises which were for the
Tax OF 1917. valued at $4,000 aud the
tax to be paid thereon was S3.t3 The
tax was returned delinquent and through
clerical error the tax was extended on
Sales Book tor 1913 as Sl034. plus fees
OF 81 "a, total OF bll So for which said lot
was sold at Tax Sale to Iron County and
Tax Certificate No. 773 issued thereon
duly assigned to H. J Stone nov deceas-
ed on December II, 1913 at SlI So and
interest THIS description and tax was
re- advertised tor sale on account of this
error and was sold for the correct amount
at the Tax Sale OF 1919 Therefore. Tax
Certificate No. 773 sold at Sale of 1918 for
non payment OF Tax of 1917. as extended
against said description is illegal and void
and we recommend that it be cancelled
by order of the County Board and that
refund be made to Kate Stone the owner
of said Tax Certificate for the face value
thereof, together with interest at the rate
OF per cent per annum.
Tax Petitions No 5 to TO- both Inclusive.
presented to your committee by your
County Treasurer cover illegal Tax Ger
tltIcates which are owned by the County;
Petition No 5. asks cancellation of Tax
Certificate No. 3. Sale of 1920. issued
against ST SW Sec 70 AL W. which said
description is unentered State land not
subject to assessment.
Tax Certificate No. 1853. Sale of 1920.
issued against NE NE Sec. IL ASH E.
Which is owned by Iron County as high
ment
Petition No 6. Tax Certificate No. 272.
the tax on which said certificate was
based being returned by the assessor. of
said town, as omitted tax for 1918 SAID
certificate is illegal for the reason said
assessment was not omitted, but was paid
IN Tax Receipt No. l6l.
Tax Certihca ate No Oil. issued again st
Lot l, Sec. 25 46.2 f. is illegal, 1t being a
double assessment of the premises one OF
which said assessments was duty paid
Petition No Z, covers Tax Certificates
Nos. q 24-25 and %. Tax Sale of 1920
based on assessment of 1919, against lands
held by the c & N w Ry. Co as gravel
pits and which are under our laws ex.
empt from taxation
Petition No 3. covers Tax Certificate
No SIS Sale Of 1920. based on assess
ment OF SW ST Sec 26.43.4 T. which is
unentered State land exempt from taxa
ton.
Petition No Q. asks cancellation of Tax
Certificate No l54, sale OF 1870. covering
part west OF school grounds OF NV 81
Sec. i5-l Z. account OF being Schoo
property. Tax Certificate No I5S. Sale o.
1920. SW NV Sec 5 10 l T. which /.
owned BY iron County as gravel p,t. Ia,
Certificates No l60 issued against SE NV
Sec. 9-l6l T. ander a compromise OF "a,
OF 1919 pursuant to Section 1910 &. 0
Wisconsin Statutes
Petition No. TO- Tax Certificate Nos
2S2 and SIS. Tax Sale OF 1920, issued OF
account of compromise OF tax OF 1918
under Sec. 1910 C. OF Wisconsin Statutes
No. 2S3. Sale of 1920. NE ST Sec. 26-46t
f. which was assessed both in Town q
Carey and City of Hurley the tax TO
said assessment in the town Of Care
being duly paid
Petition No, II. filed by J. F. Sulliva
of Hurley. covers assessments aganS
village property IN the Villages Of MERGE
and Manit0Wish. as follows.