Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

November H. 1925.
Board met o'clock Roll call by clerk All members
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF Villas
COUNTY, WISCONSIN,
Gentemen-
The petition Of the CHIPPEWA AND FLAMBEAU I'M
PROMINENT COMPANY respectfully represents:-
That 1t conservation and regulation company within
the meaning of the Wisconsin Statutes
herein after described is and all men,
toned used by connection carrying on it's corporate
business and not subject to taxation for general
That such real estate during all the times
mas been assessed and taxed by the Wisconsin State Commits
sion as provided by law and the thereon have
paid upon such assessment;
That in 1917 the Town of Flambeau within which said
lands situated attempted for gen
era purposes and the Treasurer of said returned
the County Treasurer Villas County advertised such lands
for of taxes and on the 18th day of June
1918 issued tax certificates in form covering said lands
That on June 49, 1913 the County Board of said Villas
Qnown Resolution recorded in Volume of the re-
ford snd ogn B0 Tod pong On S 1872
Eight 49, in Section number Four a. Lots No Two (2 Three
ship No. S5 North Of Range No. Five t. East t0 fop
reasons going to the ground work of such which Resolution
further directed that such taxes attempted
returned as delinquent be charged back the said Town of Fam
That July g. 1926 the County Clerk of said
Villas County without authority contrary the provisions
ing Lots No Three 3) and Seven Cd in Section No Nine 9 in
based upon such VOID tax certificates for the sale of 1913 which
said pretended tax deed recorded in the office Of the Register
That by reason of the facts heenbefore set forth said tax
deed is void for going the
WHEREFORE Petitioner respectfully requests your Honor
able body to adopt resolution canceng said tax deed da
the void ordering paid for the
tax deed certificate the sale of 1913 which said deed
issued together with all subsequent charges thereon all
subsequent taxes paid said lands by the purchaser
amounts to be paid to said purchaser his assigns the de-
livery Of the tax deed to becanceed provided by Section 1922
OF the WIS Wisconsin S4asi1 Statutes ties; ,ooz
Chippewa and Fiambeau Improvement Company
By DONALD BOYD, Secretary.
State of Wisconsin, Villas County-ss
Donald Boyd being duly sWon on oath says that ne the
that he has read the above and foregoing petition knows the
that he makes this affidavit for end on behalf of said petitioner
and that ne is authorized so to DO now,
this 10th day of Noven-
GU E. OCoNNoR Notary Public Villas County, Wisconsin
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS it from the verified petition of the Chip
and Flambeau Improvement Company dated November
10TH 1925 from the official records Villas County, that
said Chippewa and Flambeau Improvement Company
the owner
of the property hereafter described which and is used the
carrying o. the corporate business and and taxable and
assessabe m general purposes extensively by H. Wisconsin
State Tax Commission and which assessed and taxed by
said Wisconsin Tax Commission the 1917 and the taxes
for said together with all legally assessed taxes
WHEREAS In 1917 the Town of Fambeau, in said County,
within which said lands situated attempted by its proper Off
lands 70 the County treasurer Of Villas County as denouent and
the attempted be assessed thereon delinquent taxes
that said County Treasurer in form advertised said lands for sale
delinquent taxes under date of June H. 1918
certificates form covering the following lands then
owned by said Chippewa and Fambeau Improvement Company
follows
No Eight 49, in Section No Four az Lots No Two 2)
Three Co. -Four and Seven g. H in Section No. Nine Co.
(5) East, in Villas County, Wisconsin; and
WHEREAS Upon petition of said Chippewa and Fambeau
Improvement Company the County Board of said Villas County
June 18TH 1918 duly adopted and passed resolution nown
Resolution No. g. and recorded in Volume of the Records of
Proceedings 538 and 539( canceng
declaring void the certificates said lands issued
H. 1918 and directing that the amount of the tax returned
delinquent thereon be charged back the Town of Fmbeau and
WHEREAS, Under date of July 1928 the County Clerk of
said Villas County without authority and contrary to the prov
covering Lots No Three CD and Seven CD in Section No Nne
in Forty-two (42 North of Range No. Five
the certificates Cancelled and declared void
by County Board aforesaid which said deed recorded
the of Deeds of Villas County the 9Th
day of july 1928 in Volume 81 of Deeds page II and
WHEREAS Said pretended tax deed illegal and void
reasons going to the groundwork of said tax,
NOW THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED, That said tax deed
SO issued be and the hereby declared