The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-04-06

this matter, renders it almost obligatory
upon this board to render such assistance.
:. Resolvea, That it isl favorable time
for the expenditureNof such appropriation,
if made, as it is believed that labor is
sought by the hardy pioneers of odr coun-
by, at prices that are just and reasonable.
Rssolved, That in the minds of your
committee, the central part of Pierce coun-
ty is sparsely settled; therefore, though
the inhabitants thereof are thrifty and in
dustrious, yet ere not able, without help,
to'o7en such thoroughfare as the neces-
sites of the time require.
RESOLVED, That in a broader view of
the facts, 1t becomes necessary for the
county of Pierce to lend her assistance
IN this matter, that she may be known
more favorably abroad. Such road
jlIdiciously laid and opened would invite
the immense travel from the South thro'
our county. Itwould be the means, even
tually. of bringing to us the great winter
mail, passenger and express route for the
North West.
With these views your committee
would ever pray for your assistance.
J. W. BEARDsLEY, Secretary.
Resolution by Sup. Short.
RESOLVED, That the resolutions hereto
fore adopted by this Board, in relation to
lots of n. n. d O. S. Powell, sold for tax
es of 1855, are hereby amended so that
if said Poweli's pay the taxes on or be-
forethe goth day of March, 1859, one
third of the same shall be refunded in
county orders, according to said resolu-
tons.
Adopted.
Sup. Hoyt, of committee. reported ia
vorably Oh the communication of the
President Of the Pierce County Agricul
tural Society, and recommended that
one hundred dollars be appropriated to
the society.
>, Report adopted.
sup. Short, of Committee, made the
following report ON the Treasurer,s &C,
count:
C'Sett' btCt|C-
Your committee, to whom was referred
the Treasurer's report, beg lee to re
port that they have examined the books
papers and vouchers in bis office, and com
pased the same with lis report, and find
them correct in all respects.
J. A. SHORT, c,n,
~. n M ,pTrE "
Report adopted.
Sup. Hoyt, made the following report
which was adopted:
Whereas, a petition signed by citizens
of the village of Rising Sun, in the town
of MertelI, county of Pierce, State of Wis
cousin, has been presented to this Board,
asking that the name of said village of
Rising Sun be changed to Mertell.-
Therefore, the Board of Supervisors of
the county of Pierce and State of Wis
consin, do order and determine AS follows:
That the name of the village of Ris no
Sun, situated in the county of Pierce and
State of Wisconsin, be altered and chan
.ged TO Mertell.
Res. by Sup. Akers.
Resolved, That whereas the laws of
1858, authorizing and requiring the Sec
rotary of State to purchase a sufficient
number of copies of work entitled, Laws
OF Wisconsin, concerning the organization
and governments of towns. to supply each
organized. town in this State with six
copies thereof; and whereas, said law
provides that said laws of Wisconsin are
to be distributed among town officers rs
Board of Supervisors of each county may
direct.
Therefore be it
ResoZUed, That the Register of Deeds
of this county be and is hereby directed
and required to distribute the said laws
as follows;
3 One copy to the Supt. each town.
+" Town Clerk g
's 8. Treas,
Copy 20 Assessors of each town.
Adopted.
Sup. Strrat, of committee on rcnts,
submitted the following proposition from
Young and Coe, and Recommended its
acceptance.
We agree to furnish flee pom for the
Clerk of the Circuit Court, aud Judge
of County Court. and furnish fuel for the
same for one year, for the sum of sixty
five dollars, payable in county orders.
payable quarterly in advance. Said
term TO commence January lst 1859.
YOUNG Il Coz.
g Report adopted.
Resolution by Sup. Hoyt
Resolced, That the Register of Deeds,
Mr.. Cairns, be requested to open cor
respondenee with the proper persons at
Madison, and at any other place necessa-
~, with view ofgetting any books be-
longing to the county, and particularly
Webster's Dictionary-and request such
books forwarded to him at Prescott, and
that NJ, SnutI,v-i l, al, l.