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


and our Improvements are not confined
to the Western or central portion of the
county. The Eastern and timbered di-
vision can boast its good farms, with good
buildings, Notwithstanding it was the last
settled.
Trusting that your honorable body will
see the public good in encouraging an
association of these elements of wealth in
an annual exhibition of the productions of
the land and mechanic arts, in behalf of
the society, pray you render such mate
rial aid as in your Judgment shall DO for
the best interests of the county.
OnRIN T. MAXON,
President p. g. Il. S.
The following petition was presented
by Sup. Short and referred to the cons
mittee on the county road.
To the Hon. Board Of Supervisors Of
Pierce County.
We, the undersigned, hereby petition
your Hon. Body to appropriate five hum
dred dollars for the purpose of erecting
one half Of & bridge across the Kinickinic
river, where said river crosses the line d.
riding the counties of Pierce and StCroix
said five hundred dollars being one half
of the money necessary to build said
bridge; and we. the undersigned, have
good reason to believe and would so rep
resent to your Hon. body, that the coun-
ty Board Of st. Croix County will appro-
priate five hundred dollars more to COM
plete said bridge.
NAMEs:-C. B. Cox, Geo. NJ. Powell,
G. w. Cairns, Joel Foster, B. E. Vannat-
ia, n. N. Powell, o. s. Powell, c. E.
Abbot E. P. Tubbs, 2. F. Brown.
River Falls, March, 1859.
THIRD DAY.
Sup. Short, of committee, reported "a
varablv on the petition of G. B. Cox and
others, for appropriation for bridge ut
Byer Falls.
Report laid on the table.
Same committee reported unfavorablv
on the petition Of A. Loehner for ferry
charter, alleging that the charter asked
for would, if granted, conflict with the
charter Of n. SIverthorn for float bridge.
Report adopted.
Same committee reported as follows on
the county road:
PREscorT, March II, 1859.
To the Honorable, the Board Of .Super-
Visors OF Pierce County.
Your committee would respectfully re-
port that in JOINT action with committee
appointed by tie Common Council of ths
city of Prescott, in relation to an appro-
priation by said county of the sum Of ono
thousand dollars to aid in laying out and
opening a road from the city of Prescott
to the county line dividing Pi-rce and
Dunn counties. j. A Short was chos,
Chairman. aud J. w. Beardsley was cho-
sen Secretary.
Resolution adopted unanimously, decln-
ring that it is expedient that the county
of Pierce should appropriate and lay out
one thousand dellars for the survey and
opening said road, conditioned that tho
city of Prescott expend like amount for
the same purpose, according to an ordi-
nance to that effect, passed March 18th,
1859.
Resozyed, That it is expcdient that the
Board Of Supervisors appoint p. '. Wise,
H. Dow and j. A. Short, commissioners;
to survey and lay out a rad from the city
Of Prescott to such a point upon the line
Of Pierce and Dunn counties as shall seem
to them TO be for the best interests of
Pierce county; that they shall make am
estimate Of the probable expense of open
inc and making each section of n mic of
such road, and that they shall deposit "
copy of their doincs on or before the first
day of -- next with the County
Board Of Supervisors.
Resolved, That it is deemed cxpedient
that you appoint Financial Committee
of five, and that John .. Stirrat, o. T.
Maxon, j. A. Short, P. V. Wise and II.
Dow be said committee, whose duty it
shall be to enter into contracts for the
purpose of opening and improving said
road according to the survey thereof, rs
shall appear from the report of the com
missioners aforesaid; that their certiti-
Gates for labor done, materials found, or
other help towards forwarding the Object
of opening and improving said road, shall
en:itle the holders thereof to an cquaI
amount of comfy and the city of Prescott
orders, providing, however, that they shas
not have the power to expend more than
two thousand dollars upon said road.
Resolved, That it is expcdient for full
Of this matter; that the
chairman of this Board, in behalf Of the
county, and the Mayor Of the city of Pre-
colt, in behalf of sad city, enter into an
agreement for the faithful performance,
eaeh for itself, of the foregoing stipula-
tons.
Resolutions introduced, read and ador-
ed; copy on file.
Motion to adjourn prevailed.
J. A. SHORT, Chairman.
]. w. BEARDsLEY, Secretary.
pREscorr, March II, 1859.
Whereas, the time has come when tho
necessities Of the people Of Pierce Go. re-
,uire that the county should assist them
n opening the thoronghfare through snid
county, therefore it is
ResoEoed, That in the opinion of tho
ONT committee acting thereon, that it is
lie proper time for the county to assist in
his matter. The financial condition Of
he county is sound, and that fact coupled
18th the action Of the city Of Prescott III