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The subject that so long agitated the county polities came to the front this session-the building of a new jail. A committee having been appointed to look into the matter, reported favorably upon the undertaking, and recon- mended that the sum of $400 be raised for that purpose, but the matter was laid npon the table for the present.
The first mention of the purpose of purchas- ing a county poor farm was brought up at a meeting of the county board, held Nov. 20, 1865.
At a special meeting of the board of supervi- sors, held July 12, 1867, and called for the es- pecial purpose of taking into consideration the erection of a jail, competent to hold the prison-
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ers committed to it in safe keeping, the follow- ing resolutions were adopted: .
" Whereas, The jail of the county is unfit, and not sufficient for the safe keeping of persons placed therein, therefore,
"Resolved, That the sum of twenty-five hun- dred dollars ($2,500) be raised by tax, and ap- propriated for the erection of a new jail; plans and specifications to be hereinafter agreed upon by this board.
"Resolved, That J. G. S. Hayward visit Prairie du Chien and Viroqua, to get plans and esti- mates of cost of jails at those places."
In accordance with the above resolution, at an adjourned meeting of the board, held Ang. 26, 1867, for the purpose of deciding upon the plan, etc., Thomas Cholerton, B. C. Hallin, and J G. S. Hayward, were appointed a committee to draft the plan and make the specifiations for the edifice, and the clerk of the board was in- structed to advertise in the newspapers of the county, for bids for furnishing material, deliv- ing the same, and doing all the work necessary to complete the said edifice.
These requirements having been complied with and the bids being received, the commit- tee, deeming none of them satisfactory, deter- mined upon building it themselves, which they at once commenced.
The county board, at this session, make a purchase of a safe, for the treasurer's office, at an expense of $1,061.88, including freight, going on the principle, evidently, of "fast bind, fast find," and from experience, knowing that a poor safe will not keep the money in, or the fes- tive burglar out, invested in a first class article, which is doing good service to this day.
The county board again met in regular ses- sion Nov. 16, 1869, and a resolution of that body recites : "That it is the opinion of a large por- tion of the people of Richland county, that the benefit to our schools from the visitation of the
county superintendent, is not commensurate with the expense incurred, and,
" Whereas, The board are in favor of an eco- nomical administration of the county govern- ment, and desire to relieve the people of taxa- tion, when it can be done without the sacrifice of the public good, do, therefore,
"Resolre, That the county superintendent of schools be hereby. requested, during his next term of office, commencing Jan. 1, 1870, not to visit the schools, and we do, therefore, relieve him of that part of his duties, and he is re- quested to confine his labors to holding insti- tutes, public examinations and making the nec- essary reports."
At the session of the board, November, 1870, the clerk was instructed to have a well made on the court-house grounds, for the accommo- dation of the county officers, and as an extra precaution for the extinguishment of fires.
All along through the records, one is struck with the singular pertinacity of the various boards, who in their desire to a more econom- ical administration of the finances of the county, are continually memorializing the Legislature for an amendment to the act in regard to the payment for the printing of the delinquent tax lists, and other county printing, which in their opinion is much too high.
The board having found out by this time that it was a mistake in their action in regard to the county superintendent of schools, and that the lowest salary that they can pay him, ac- cording to a statute of the State, is $800, by resolution rescinded their former instruction and desired him to devote his entire time to the duties of the office.
The assessed value of all property in the. county, in 1871, is given as $2,544,824.12.
As an evidence of the growth of the county, and its improved financial condition, the report
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of the treasurer of the county for November, 1872, is here inserted:
TREASURER OF RICHLAND COUNTY, Dr.
To tax sale certificates on hand last report $ 9,569.43
To cash on hand last report 175.88
To State tax received from towns 5,559.00
To county tax received from towns 3,365.31
To tax, county superintendent's salary 762.56
To cash from connty judge.
30.00
To cash from fines received 65.00
To suit tax from clerk of court
26.00
To State school fund 2,662.92
To delinquent tax from State.
336.27
To interest on certificates sold 64.66
To interest on certificates redeemed
39.14
To fees from county elerk. .
195.45
To delinquent taxes colleeted before sale 2.726.62
To amount of tax sale
4.492.59
Total. $ 30,070.80
By State tax paid State treasurer. $ 5.633.09
By cash paid towns. 1.518.26
By State school funds paid towns .. 2,656.29
By cash paid on illegal certificates
119.24
By cash paid treasurers for returns
28.94
By cash paid register
45.85
By cash paid insurance.
20.00
By loss on certificates sold 7.65
600.00
By cash paid posting notice of land sale
3.00
By cash paid county clerk for contingent fund
250 00
By county certificate to county clerk
164 06
By cash, expenses to Madison twice 25.00
By cash, county orders redeemed.
5,874.45
By tax sale certificates on band 9,957.09
By one year's salary. 800.00
By cash on hand to balance 2,373.97
Total ... $ 30,070.80
The poor farm subject again comes to the fore- ground, during the session of the board of supervisors, held November, 1874, but it seems there was a division of opinion upon the sub- jeet, and the more advanced thinkers had to give the matter up for the time being, finding themselves in the minority.
A resolution was also introduced, offering to donate the sum of $500 toward the town's sink- ing an artesian well in the court-house square. This produced considerable debate and was, when action was taken thereon, voted down.
Jan. 1, 1875, the board of county supervisors, in order to clear up the books and offices of the county officers, made the sale of all the tax sale certificates, remaining in the possession of the
county, to James L. McKee, for the sum of $2,- 500, or about fifteen per cent. of their face value. This was considered at the- time a very good price, as many of them were of quite an- cient date, and others, no doubt, were illegally assessed and consequently were of no value.
'The assessment rolls for 1875 show that there were then in the county, assessable, 365,898 acres of land, at an assessed value of $1,824,- 471; town property valued at $187,700. There was also of live stock, owned by the community, 5,308 horses, 15,612 head of hornel cattle, 225 mules and donkeys, 22,625 sheep and 13,681 swine. The personal property assessable was valued at $711,223.
It was at the session of the board of super- visors, November, 1879, that a petition was presented, from the ex-soldiers of Richland county, for permission to place a memorial monument to their dead comrades in arms, in the court house square. The prayer was granted with the usual liberality of the board, and a place pointed out as the most appropriate, but from some cause or other the monument has not been erected yet. It has been suggested that, as so many Posts of the Grand Army of the Republic have been organized in Richland county, it would be fitting and proper that they take the matter in hand, and not let the dead heroes be forgotten. lle who died with arms in his hands and his face to the foe, should have his name revered and his monument raised that men may see, lest they forget his deeds and death in defense of liberty and right.
When the board of supervisors met in special session, May, 25, 1881, Mr. Blackmer, of Bur- lington, Iowa, appeared before them, showing the Pauly system of steel-elad cells for jails, and the board, after fully understanding the merits of the invention, determined upon equipping the Richland county jail with them, passed a resolution adopting it and appointing the chairman, A. S. Ripley, J. D. Harring and George E. Bennett, clerk of the board, a com- mittee to prepare and sign the contract with
By cash paid county superintendent
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the party, and also to superintend the work of putting in the cells. The sum of $3,200 was also appropriated to defray the expense of the same.
In November, 1882, at the annual meeting of the board, the following resolution was adopted:
"Resolved, By the county board of super- visors of Richland Co., Wis, that Homer J. Clark, the county clerk; Irvin Gribble, the county treasurer; D. L. Downs, O. F. Black, J. L. McKee and J. H. Miner be, and the same are hereby appointed, a committee to consider and devise plans, and procure estimates for the erection of a new court house in this county, and report their proceeding to the county board at its next annual session in 1883."
At the annual session held in November, 1883, this committee made a lengthy report, in which they recommended that a court house be erected upon the site occupied by the present county buildings. They thought the building should be about 45x90 feet in size, two stories and a basement in height, and estimated that it would cost about $20,000. The report continues that the strongest reasons for a new court house, that have been presented to the committee, were: "First, That the present building is not adequate to hold the necessary persons in attendance at court; such as witnesses, juries and parties; for evidence of which Judge Mills, in 1867, condemned it and rented Chand- ler's Ilall for a term of three weeks; and in 1879 Judge Cothren rented Krouskop's Hall at a cost of $10 per day; and at the last term of court the room was intolerable by reason of be- ing so small that it would not hold the crowd, and many persons were compelled to stay away, while others stayed outside the doors and windows. Second, That the records of the county are unsafe and exposed to fire. No person's title to land is secure, and endless liti- gation would grow out of the titles, tax titles, judgments, mortgages and other matters of record, in case of the destruction of the records."
It was also further stated“that all the estates of deceased persons, and all the rights and titles devised through the settlement of the same by the county court are now resting in wooden pigeon holes in a small wooden building surrounded by other inflamable buildings."
After considerable discussion it was decided to lay the report aside for the consideration of some future board of supervisors. But at the same time the matter was partly compromised by ap propriati g from the county treasury the sum of $600 for the erection of a small office for the county judge. This building was begun immediately after the board adjourned, and finished about Jan. 1, 1884. It stands just north of the other county buildings.
At the same session, the board fixed the sala- ries of the various county officers for the years 1884 and 1885 as follows: county treasurer, 8800; county clerk, $800; County superintendent, $800; district attorney, $400; clerk of court, $600.
BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS.
1850-John H. Price, of Buena Vista; E. H. Dyre, Richmond; Adam Byrd, Richwood.
1851-John H. Price, of Buena Vista; Molbry Ripley, Richmond; Adam Byrd, Richwood; Orin Haseltine, Rockbridge.
1852-Lucius Tracy, of Buena Vista; R. H. McMahon, Rockbridge; George N. Ewing, Rich- mond; Elias McClure, Richwood.
1853-C. G. Rodolf, of Eagle; Elias McClure, Richwood; D. L. Downs, Richmond; Luther Irish, Buena Vista; Orin Haseltine, Rockbridge; A. J. Sheldon, Richland; David Bovee, as asso- ciate from the village of Richland Centre.
1854-Henry Connor, of Richwood; D. L. Downs, Richmond; L.B. Palmer, Eagle; William . Harman, Buena Vista; Alden Haseltine, Rock- bridge; Ira S. Haseltine, Richland.
1855 -- Josephus Downa, of Marshall; Levi Houts, Richmond; B. L. Jackson, Buena Vista; George Rea, Richwood; Alden Haseltine, Rockbridge; L. B. Palmer, Eagle; Milton Langdon, Richland; E. L. D. Moody, Willow ; E. B. Tenney, Forest,
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1856-E. L. D. Moody, of Willow; J. W. Coffinberry, Buena Vista; William Herman, Ithaca; Riley Hamilton, Richland; J. S. Scott, Rockbridge; William II. Joslin, Ilenrietta; Jo- sephus Downs, Bloom; J. B. Bennett, Forest; Horace Cook, Sylvan; Zenas W. Bevier, Akan; Samuel W. Flick, Richwood; L. B. Palmer, Eagle; D. L. Downs, Richmond; Archibald Wanless, Marshall.
1857-Alden Haseltine, of Rockbridge; L. Nichols, Buena Vista; Isaac Sepley, Bloom ; J. W. Ambrose, Forest; William II. Joslin, Hen- rietta; John Fogo, Marshall; Leroy D. Gage, Richland; John Coumbe, Richwood; Jacob Fellows, Willow; Allen Tinker, Westford ; George N. Ewing, Eagle; E. B. Tenney, Sylvan; Horace Wait, Akan; G. W. Oglevie, Dayton ; Isaac McCollum, Ithaca; John Hendricks, Rich- mond.
1858-Zenas W. Bevier, of Akan; Thomas C. Clark, Bloom ; D. B. Young, Buena Vista ; George W. Oglevie, Dayton; L. B. Palmer, Eagle; J. V. Bennett, Forest; Milton Satterlee, Henrietta; William Dixon, Ithaca; John Fogo, Marshall ; John S. Scott, Rockbridge ; William II. Wilson, Richland ; Horace Wait, Rich- mond; Samnel Clayton, Richwood ; George Il. Babb, Sylvan ; Allen Tinker, Westford ; Jacob Fellows, Willow. After the organization of this board Jacob Fellows resigned his seat and E. L. D. Moody was allowed to fill his place.
1859-B. C. Hallin, of Akan ; T. C. Clark, Bloom; D. B. Young, Buena Vista; G. W. Ogle- vie, Dayton ; William Sharp, Eagle; W. H. Mack, Forest; L. Rennick, Henrietta, S. H. Doolittle, Ithaca ; John Fogo, Marshall ; G. B. Lybrand, Richland ; Horace Wait, Richmond ; Henry Connor, Richwood ; Alden llaseltine, Rockbridge; O. H. Mallette, Sylvan ; E. L. D. Moody, Willow ; Allen Tinker, Westford.
1860-John Wait, of Akan; Darius Morrison, Bloom; Elias Thomas, Buena Vista; James Barnes, Dayton ; Newton Wells, Eagle ; A. Loveless, Forest; Milton Satterlee, Henrietta; J. II. Post. Ithaca ; Joseph Benton, Jr., Marshall ; Horace
Wait, Richmond; I. J. Wright, Richwood; Alden Ilaseltine, Rockbridge; William J. Bowen, Richland; O. II. Mallette, Sylvan; E.L.D. Moody, Willow; Allen Tinker, Westford.
1861-John Black, of Akan ; William Farlin, Bloom; William Ketchum, Buena Vista; Molbry Ripley, Dayton ; L. B. Palmer, Eagle ; A. Love- less, Forest ; R. J. Stevenson, Henrietta ; S. II. Doolittle, Ithaca ; J. H. Hindman, Marshall ; Andrew Bird, Orion; Henry Connor, Richwood; William J. Bowen, Richland; Alden Haseltine, Rockbridge; O. II. Mallette, Sylvan; John Shaw, Willow; Allen Tinker, Westford;
1862-The mode of county government hav- ing been changed, three supervisors were vested with the power of the original board of sixteen. The first board under this rule was comprised of John Hendricks, of district No. 1; J. M. Thomas, of district No. 2; S. D. Ripley, district No. 3; and met January 13.
1863-Q. J. Wright, Alden Haseltine and A. Loveless.
1864-A. Loveless, Q. J. Wright and Alden [laseltine.
1865-George Caswell, A. S. Ilaseltine and A Loveless.
1866-S. Henthorn, George II. Babb and J. G. S. Hayward.
1867-J. G. S. Hayward, George II. Babb and D. L. Downs.
1868-L. G. Thomas, Joseph Benton, Jr. and D. L. Downs.
1869-1 .. G. Thomas, J. S. Scott and Joseph Benton, Jr.
1870-It is gathered from the records that the three supervisor system not proving satis- factory, the return was made to the old system of representation, being one from each town. The roll for this year is: D. W. Core, of Akan; T. C. Clark, Bloom; V. Harter, Buena Vista; George R. Pyle, Dayton; C. D. Stewart, For- est; R. C. Hawkins, Henrietta; D. M. Logan, Ithaca; John Fogo, Marshall; J. II. Tilley, Orion; J. B. McGrew, Richland; JJ. S. Ells- worth. Richwood; James Washburn, Kock-
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bridge; O. H. Mallette, Sylvan; Joseph Moody, Westford; John Smith, Willow; H. O. Morris, Eagle; G. L. Laws, of. the village of Richland Centre. Before the regular session of the board, George R. Pyle, of Dayton, resigned his seat, and James M. Adair was chosen in his stead.
1871-L. O. Smith, of Akan; Henry H. Hoyt, Bloom; Vincent Harter, Buena Vista; James S. Barnes, Dayton; J. M. Thompson, Eagle; S. P. Kanable, Forest; P. H. MeCarthy, Henri- etta; D. M. Logan, Ithaca; John Fogo, Mar- shall; Jaeob Brimer, Orion; William J. Bowen, Richland; J. S. Ellsworth, Richwood; James Washburn, Rockbridge; Joseph Moody, West- ford; John Smith, Willow; James Twaddle, Sylvan; D. L. Downs, Richland Centre.
1872-Hiram Harvey, of Akan; Darius Mor- rison, Bloom; Lemuel Akey, Buena Vista; James T. Barnes, Dayton: W. T. Briggs, Eagle; Patrick II. McCarthy, Henrietta; D. M. Logan, Ithaca; Joseph Benton, Jr., Marshall; Jacob Brimer, Orion; J. B. MeGrew, Richland; J. S. Ellsworth, Richwood; J. S. Scott, Rockbridge; Stephen Henthorn, Sylvan; Joseph Moody, Westford; C. P. Flora, Willow; D. L. Downs, Richland Centre.
1873-Richard Carpenter, of Akan; H. II. Hoyt, Bloom; William Krouskop, Buena Vista; A. J. Campbell, Dayton; George Kite, Eagle; J. A. Loveless, Forest; Bertrand Clark, Henri- etta; William Dixon, Ithaca; Philip M. Smith, Marshall; Andrew Bird, Orion; J. B MeGrew, Richland: Robert Buchanan, Richwood; Alden Haseltine, Roekbridge; Stephen Henthorn, Syl- van; William Dueren, Westford; John Smith, Willow; Gilbert L. Laws, village of Richland Centre.
1874-Richard Carpenter, of Akan; Darius Morrison, Bloom; William Krouskop, Buena Vista; William Beam, Dayton; James C. Wil- son, Eagle; John A. Loveless, Forest; Thomas Norman, Henrietta; William Dixon, Ithaca; William Lowry, Marshall; David Weiker, Ori- on; Henry St. John, Richland; James W.
Jones, Richwood; James Washburn, Rock- bridge; Nathaniel Grim, Sylvan; D. L. Downs, village of Richland Centre; Joseph Moody, Westford; J. Smyth, Willow.
1875- Richard Carpenter, of Akan; Darins Morrison, Bloom; Vincent IIarter, Buena Vista; August S. Ripley, Dayton; II. O. Morris, Eagle; S. P. Kanable, Forest; P. H. Shields, Henrietta; William Dixon, Ithaca; Archibald Wanless, Marshall; Jacob Brimer, Orion; N. L. James, Richland; Robert Buchanan, Rich- wood; Alden Haseltine, Rockbridge; Nathaniel Grim, Sylvan; Joseph Moody, Westford; John Smyth, Willow; James L. McKee, village of Richland Centre.
1876-P. M. Eaton, of Akan; Darius Morri- son, Bloom; Vineent Harter, Buena Vista; August S. Ripley, Dayton; J. H Case, Eagle; J. A. Loveless, Forest; D. Wherry, Henrietta; William Dixon, Ithaca; Archibald Wanless, Marshall; J. M. Truax, Orion; N. L. James, Richland; Robert Buchanan, Richwood; E. Murphy, Rockbridge; M. Burroker, Sylvan; J. Keane, Westford; B. B. Brownell, Willow; James L. McKee, village of Richland Centre.
1877-James Sheffield, of Akan; Darius Mor- rison, Bloom; C. E. Brace, Buena Vista; Au- gust S. Ripley, Dayton; J. H. Case, Eagle; J. C. Bender, Forest; P. II. Shields, Henrietta; William Dixon, Ithaca; Archibald Wanless, Marshall; W. H. Stewart, Orion; J. B. McGrew, Richland; Robert Buchanan, Richwood; James Washburn. Rockbridge; Nathaniel Grim, Syl- van; Joseph Moody, Westford; B. B. Brownell, Willow; D. G James, village of Richland Centre.
1878-Squire Sheafor, of Akan; Darius.Mor- rison, Bloom; Henry Dillon, Buena Vista; A. S. Ripley, Dayton; Horatio Cornwall, Eagle; J. C. Bender, Forest; P. H. McCarthy, Henri- etta; Albert Misslich, Ithaca; William Lowry, Marshall; J. B. MeGrew, Richland; Edmund Clark, Richwood; George Fogo, Rockbridge; D. B. Sommars, Sylvan; B. M. Jarvis, West-
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ford; E. C. Wildermuth, Willow; James L. | Marshall; William A. Brimer, Orion; J. D. McKee, village of Richland Centre.
1879-James Brady, of Akan; Elijah All- bangh, Bloom; George J. Carswell, Buena Vis- ta; A. S. Ripley, Dayton; Orrin Henry, Eagle; John A. Loveless, Forest; Jonathan Dillon, Henrietta; Albert Misslich, Ithaca; Philip M. Smith, Marshall; William H. Stewart, Orion; J. B. MeGrew, Richland; J. H. Tilley, Rich- wood; George Fogo, Rockbridge; T. M. Shef- field, Sylvan; B. M. Jarvis, Westford; D. J. O'Hara, Willow; W. M. Fogo, village of Rich- land Centre.
1880-James Brady, of Akan; Darins Morri- son, Bloom; H. L Eaton, Buena Vista; P. Sweeney, Dayton; E. D. Manning, Eagle; Irvin Gribble, Forest; John F. Conley, Henrietta; Albert Misslich, Ithaca; J. W. Barrett, Mar- shall; William Brimer, Orion; J. B. MeGrew, Richland; J. II. Tilley, Richwood; William H. Joslin, Rockbridge; Thomas Harn, Sylvan; B. M. Jarvis, Westford; B. B. Brownell, Willow; D. L. Downs, village of Richland Centre.
1881-James Brady, of Akan; Darius Morri- son, Bloom; John H. Carswell, Buena Vista; A. S Ripley, Dayton; James Lucas, Eagle; J. S. Kanable, Forest; John F. Conley, Henrietta; Albert Misslich, Ithaca; Thomas Gillingham,
Harring, Richland; L. M. Thorp, Richwood; George Fogo, Rockbridge; 'Thomas Harn, Syl- van; Benedict Adleman, Westford; B. B. Brow- nel!, Willow; D L. Downs, village of Rich- land Centre.
1-82-James Brady, of Akan; Elijah All- baugh, Bloom; J. Q. Black, Buena Vista; Peter Sweeney, Dayton; John M. Craigo, Eagle; J. S. Kanable, Forest; Jolin W. Fowler, Henrietta; Albert Misslich, Ithaca; Thomas Gillingham, Marshall; William A. Brimer, Orion; Barney C. Hallin, Richland; L. M. Thorp, Richwood; J. M. Ryman, Rockbridge; George Henthorn, Sylvan; Birney M. Jarvis, Westford; J. P. Smyth, Willow; D. L. Downs, village of Rich- land Centre.
THE BOARD IN 1883.
James Bachtenkircher, of Akan; Elijah All- baugh, Bloom; J. Q. Black, Buena Vista; C. A. Berghazen, Dayton; J. M. Craigo, Eagle; J. A. Loveless; Forest; P. Dunn, Henrietta; A. Mi s- lich, Ithaca; P. M. Smith, Marshall; W. M. Brimer, Orion; B. C. Hallin, Richland; L M. Thorp, Richwood; Col James Washburn, Rock- bridge; George Hlenthorn, Sylvan; B. M. Jar- vis, Westford; J. R. Smyth, Willow; D. L. Downs, village of Richland Centre.
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HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY.
CHAPTER V.
VARIOUS OFFICIAL MATTERS.
In this connection are presented various official matters, which, although too brief to place in a chapter separately, are too important to be en- tirely ignored. The items have been gathered from records, and other most authentic sources.
TAXES AND VALUES.
The first board of equalization of taxes, of and for Richland county, met at the court house in the village of Richland Centre, Sept. 20, 1850, and was composed of the assessors of the various towns, as follows: J.S. Chitwood, Akan; J. P. Dewey, Buena Vista; Adam Altough, Bloom; E. Davis, Dayton; Oliver Wherry, Eagle; Ashail Savage, Sylvan; Demas Wherry, Henrietta; Asa MeCollum, Ithaca; James Clark, Marshall; Isaac Welton, Richland; William Wulfing, Richmond; Samuel Fleck, Richwood; C. H. Smith Rockbridge; John Miller, Willow; Sol- omon Clark, Westfor. The town of Forest does not seem to have been represented at this board. In 1863 the real estate in the various towns of the county as equalized by the board of supervisors, was assessed as follows: Akan averaged $1.50 per acre; Bloom, $1.75; Buena Vista, 83; Dayton, $2; Eagle, $3; Forest, $1.75; Ilenrietta, $1.75; Ithaca, $3; Marshall, $2; Orion, $2; Richwood, $2; Richland, $3; Rockbridge, 82; Sylvan, $1.75; Willow, $2 and Westford, $1.75.
The taxes of 1863 were apportioned among the various towns as follows:
TOWNS.
State Tax.
County Tax.
Supt's Salary.
County School Tax
Akan
$ 99 40 $
259 87 $
12 00 $ 32 48
Bloom.
162 64
425 04
19 60
53 14
Buena Vista
392 95
1,027 44
47 41
128 43
Dayton.
152 98
399 99
18 43
49 99
Eagle
236 90
619 45
28 59
77 44
Forest
136 90
357 93
16 49
44 74
Henrietta
129 14
337 67
15 56
42 20
Ithaca.
351 71
919 64
42 42
114 95
Marshall
174 37
455 93
21 02
56 00
Orion ..
172 69
451 53
20 82
56 44
Richland ..
417 18
1,090 80
50 34
136 25
Richwood.
307 75
804 65
57 11
100 59
Rockbridge.
158 43
414 24
19 10
51 78
Sylvan .
145 85
381 35
17 58
47 66
Westford
134 58
351 88
16 21
43 9S
Willow
143 74
375 84
17 32
46 98
By the report of the county treasurer, dated November 18, 1863, there had been $25,803.60 disbursed from the county treasury during the year just closed. The total receipts for the year were $25,961.64, leaving a balance in the hands of the county treasurer of $158.04.
Compare the above statement for the year 1863, with the following facts which relate to 1873, after one decade had passed: The total valnation of property in the town of Akan was $111,529, land was assessed at $3.75 per acre; Bloom, valuation $145,701, land assessed at $4.60 per acre; Buena Vista, valuation $225,767, land assessed at $5.90 per acre; Dayton, valua- tion, $144,712, land assessed $4.75 per acre; Eagle, valuation $192,947, land assessed $6.75 per acre; Forest, valuation $130,462, land as-
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