The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-07

wa, in Dunn county, recommending that
thesroute Surveyed in Pierce county for
the Prescott and Sparta State road be
adopted as county road.
Supervisor Strahl presented a PROPOSE
ton from J. s.. White, to allow the county
to occupy his Office in, Concert Hall build
ing for the office Of county Judge on the
county's paying one-half the. rent, said
White to pay all expenses of fuel.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The following communication was read
from the county Treasurer, and was ON
motion laid on the table,
10 the Eoard of Supervisors Of Pierce County,
Wisconsin.
hereby tender my resignation OF the office
Of Treas,iI CT of said county to take effect on
the first sdav of May. I would resign to-day,
but the sales for$delinquent taxes come off be-
fore that time, and have most of the business
in shape for the sale, excepting some correc-
lions which must be made in advertising, etc.
J. S. AYRES, Go. Treas
Prescott, March %, 1858.
The committee reported back sundry
accounts which were allowed as follows:
II. N. Twombly, services as District
l. ATTORNEY to date, 500; allowed $40 90
G Dudley witness fees 6 SO
C, +. Hoyt, witness fees, y
". Howos, FASTING county plats on
cloth, etc. %
Young & Coe, rent of court room for
Nov. term. clerks office and mel
chandise, $6293; allowed 80 80
IT Vo,no foes asclerk of court. 81 81
j. H. Eames sheriff's fees and sun
dries, $l4S.70 allowed 10 W
]. W. Furber. witness fees 81
allowed 80
j. NJ. Mckee, set of draughting instru-
ments for Register, UU
1915 26
An application of J. w. Hill for the
payment of S33.33B additional compen-
sation for indexing records in Registers
Office was referred to special committee
consisting of Supervisors Dow, Strah and
Harris who reported adversely to grant
inc the same. Report accepted, adopted
and committee discharged.
Mr.. Dee, of special committee to III
qllire and report concerning book case
for county judge, made verbal report,
whereupon Mr.. Doe was instructed to
contract with John Gaumon for desk on
plan furnished by the county Judge for
$500.
The following resolutions were present
ed and adopted by the Board =
Resozyed, That the Prescott and Sparta
state road so far as surveyed through this
county, be, and is hereby adopted rs a
county road. PROVIDED that by the adop-
ton of this resolution no farther expense
be incurred by this county, and provided
farther that like action be taken by the
counties through which said road has been
surveyed.
Resolved, That the county Treasurer be
and is hereby directed to deliver to the
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of this
county all certificates of land bid in by
the county at the delinquent tax sales, as
soon as practicable after such sales stall
have been made, and that said clerk con
t;nue to assign such certificates rs directed
by resolution adopted BY tnis Board at
the annual meeting IN November, 1857.
Resol"ad, That the Board of Superyi-
sors of this county do not deem it lncum-
bent upon the county to pay any hotel
bills for the boarding of prisoners while
the same can be kept and provided for
at the common jail. 1a
Supervisor Dow, Of committee to con-
fer WITH county Treasurer, etc., made the
following report:
/ In obedience to the instructions Of the
Board to obtain information and legal
advice in reference to the affairs Of the
county Treasurer, your committee beg
leave to report that they have applied to
the District Attorney for such legal advice
and received from him his written opinion
presented herewith. All of which is re-
spectfully submitted.
Report accepted, and committee dis
charged. ' '
FOURTH DAY.
Supervisor Boughton, of committee
appointed for that purpose, reported Co.
orders and court certificates cancelled as
follows g.G b. ~.o5f.
Isf Orders, -> $744 10
Certificates, 433 50
s Total, ~ $l,l78 %
Also that tho committee found that
court certificate No. 8, dated April 20,
1858, payable to John Buckingham for
$500 handed in and counted by the
Treasurer with above list had been pre-
viously cancelled. Report accepted and
committee discharged, and it was ordered
that the Chairman and Clerk receipt the
above amount, including said court certi-
ticate, to the county Treasurer.
Supervisor Doe reported disbursement
Of $3.50 for wood, making $3.50 moro
than was appropriated for that purpose.
Report accepted, and bill allowed as fol-
lows:
TEL. Doe, for wood, 81 so
Supervisor Doe also made verbal re-
port respecting other matters entrusted to
him, whereupon it was
| Resozved, That orders to the amount
of s41 be drawn and placed in the hands
of the. Clerk of this Board, and that said
Clerk be authorized to purchase two eight
quire records for the offices of county