Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-02
COUNTY BOARD
PROCEEDINGS

COUNTY BOARD
PROCEEDINGS
Eagle River, Wisconsin.
November 10, 1925.
The County Board of Supervis-
ors of Villas County, Wisconsin, met
at three o'clock p. m. Called to
order by Chairman, Mr.. Convey. Roll
call by clerk. All members an
swered roll call except VIM. Patter-
son, Chairman, Town of Flambeau.
Minutes Of previous meeting,
and meeting in September, read
and approved. The Board proceeded
with the election Of the County
Road and Bridge Committee. The
chair appointed Peter Hedeen and
Peter Anderson, tellers. On report
of the tellers, John Benson was re
elected Chairman, and Arthur jack
son, and w. L. Covey the other
members.
Moved and carried to lay over
the Assessor of Incomes Report
until the following day, when mat
tiers will be discussed with him
when he arrives.
Recess of five minutes was taken.
Moved and carried to lay over
the matter Of appropriating money
to the ChiIdren's Home Society of
Wisconsin.
Moved and carried to take re-
cess until $50 o'clock a. m. We'd
nesday.
November II, 1925.
Board met at $50 o'clock. Roll
call by clerk. All members pres
ent.
To the Honorable Board Of Super
visors of Villas County, Wiscon-
sin:
Gentlemen
The petition Of the CHIPPEWA
AND FLAMBEAU IMPROVE
NENT COMPANY respectfully
represents:
I. That it is a conservation and
regulation company within the
meaning Of the Wisconsin Statutes
and that the real estate herein
after described is and was at all
times hereinafter mentioned used
by it in connection with the carry
ing on it's corporate business and is
not subject to assessment or taxa
ton for general taxes by town Off
GERS;
2. That such real estate during
all the times hereinafter stated has
been assessed and taxed by the
Wisconsin State Tax Commission
as provided by law and the taxes
thereon have been duly paid upon
such assessment;
3. That in 1917 the Town Of
Flambeau, within which said lands
are situated, attempted to assess
and tax the same for general pur-
poses and the Treasurer of said
town in form returned said lands
as delinquent for non-payment of
such taxes and that the County
Treasurer of said Villas County adj
vertised such lands for sale for the
non-payment of taxes and on the
18th day of June, 1918, issued tax
certificates in form covering said
lands.
4. That on June 10, 1918, the
County Board of said Villas County,
upon petition of said Company,
duly adopted a resolution (known
as Resolution No. s and recorded in
Volume 3 Of the Records Of County
Board Proceedings on pages 53S
and $3.50 canceling and declarino
void such tax certificates covering
Lot Number Eight go, in Section
Number Four (4, Lots Number
Two, (2), Three 81, Four Cd and
Seven 90, in Section Number Nine
90, all in Township Number Forty
two (42) North of Range Number
Five 80 East, for reasons going to
the ground work of such tax,
which Resolution further directed
that such taxes so attempted to be
assessed and returned as delinquent
DE charged back to the said Town
of Flambeau:
5. That under date of July 8,
1923, the County Clerk of said Villas
County, without authority and con-
trary to the provisions of said Re
solution, issued a pretended tax
deed to one Joe Ilg covering Lots
Number Three % and Seven Cd