River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-12-02

Committees on Ferry
On motion Board adjourned until Z
o'clock p. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
Seven o'clock p, NJ, Board met
Roll called. \ full Board present.
The majority and minority reports Of
Committee on Ferry having been made
a special order for this hour the same
was taken up and Supervisor Mumford
moved the adoption of the majority re.
port Of the Committee viii h was adopt.
cd by the following vote:
Ayes-Atwater, Nero, Mumford,
Hurley, BredaL,,, Larson, Funk, Hal
verson, Taylor, Field, Barnes, Brasing-
ton-l2.
Noes-Bracken, RAIDER, Lusk, Silk
worth, Collins, Way-G,
On motion Board adjourned until
tomorrow morning
SATURDAY MORNING, Nov. l5TH--
5TH DAY.
Board met. Roll called. y full
Board present. Minutes of yesterday
were read aud approved.
The following resolution was offered
by Supervisor Bredahl and on motion
was referred to a special committee of
three; the Chair appointed as such
committee Supervisors Atwater, Tay.
lor and Larson:
Resolved, BY the Board of Supervisors of
Pierce County, that oil Tewn Clerks be
and they are hereby authorized and requir-
ed to carry out the taxes against the West
Wisconsin Railroad lands in the County
for the year 1873, the same as other deed
ed lands. II. BREDAHL.
November 18th, 1878.
The following resolution was offere d
by Supervisor Hurley and was referred
to the following special committee: Su.
pervisOrs Hurley, Brasingtou and Hal
versOn;
Resolped, That the sum Of one hundred
and fifty dollars be and the same is hereby
appropriated out Of the County funds now
on hand, to be applied in payment Of re-
pairs done on the wharf and bridge across
Rush River on or near the south line of
the town of Ell Paso, the said amount to be
paid on demand to the Treasurer of the
town of Ell Paso, and by him held sub ect to
the order of the said town Board; and ii ia
farther resolved, that the sum of fifty dol
lars be appropriated to the town Of Ell Paso
to aid in bailding bridges in said town as
follows, to- witt Thirty dollars of it to be
used on the bridges on Lost Greek, and
twenty dollars on a bridge on Cave Greek
on Section 10, said fifty dollars to be ex.
pended under the supervision of the town
Board of Ell Paso, or some person appoint.
ed by the County Board of Pierce County
The following report of Building
Committee was offered, read and &C
copied;
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors O
Pierce County: Your Committee on Public
Buildings would respectfully report that
they have examined the buildings on til,
Poor Farm and find the same in good con.
dition with the exception of the fues in thu
chimneys which we are Of The opinion az,
not safe from fire; we have also examined
! the Jail and find the same in good condi.
ton. Yonr Committee has also examined
The buildings now occupied by the County
| Offices and find the same in bad condition
and your Committee would respectfully rec.
ohmend that the BOARD take some action
for the better security of the County rec
ords. AL Of which is respectfully submit
ted j. II. COLLINS,
b. F. WAY,
/ A. RAIDER,
Committee on Building.
The District Attorney having drawn
up the charter for running ferry at
Prescott in favor of L. F. Whitcomb
according to report of Committee, on
nation of Supervisor Field the license
was granted as follows below, by the
following vote:
Ayes Atwater, Nero, Mumford,
Hurley, Bredahl, Larson, Funk, Hal.
versOn, Taylor, Field, Barnes, Silk
worth, Brasington, Collins, Way--l5.
Noes-Bracken, RAIDER, Lusk, STRAIT
toni.
APPLICATION.
To the Board II Supervisors ofPierce County;
The application Of Luke p. Whitcorab, Of
the city of Prescott, in said County, re-
specially shows, that be il the owner of
the land in said city Of Prescott on The
bank Of the ST. Croix River near the mouth
thereof, through which the public highway
runs leading from he city Of Prescott to
the said river, and that ferry ought TO be
established for the convenience and accom-
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