River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-02-07
Normal School.
MADISON. Jan. 31st, 1877

The result Of their deliberations was
spread before the full Board this morn.
ing. This report is now public prop
erty. aud as such | shall venture TO
speak of it, aud, if need be, to scan it
1t is to the effect, that the committee
did make selection when they we're
frat there for that purpose. They FIRST
decided. however, that the enabling ct
requiring the school to be located in
the village Of River Falls, IN the county
IF Pierce, also meant the town of Troy,
in the county of St. Croix. This be
ing court of 6nal jurisdiction, and
one from which there is no appeal, SO
tar at least as the Normal School site is
concerned, | shall Gle no bill OF excep
ions Having arrived TO that impor.
ant conclusion, they made their selec
ton on the forty acres north of the vii
lage on the so.called Martha Powell
forty.
The report further showed that their
selection WIS made public before the
committee left our village, aud that our
citizens were duly notified that they
must Immediately procure an abstract
If title, and forward the same to the
chairman of the locating committee.
If it was found To be Ierfect, u deed
was next to be procured, placed upon
record. and forwarded to the committee
The report further showed that no.
abstract of the title to this land had ev.
er been recorded, but that statement
mad been furnished TO the effect that
me title was not perfect.
Next that site north Of the Episco-
pal Church had been tepdered to them,
,he title to which was said to be per
iect. To this site the committee had
40 serious objections, aud 1t was their
second choice" If good title could be
obtained
And, lastly, there came third site
Known as the Bracket Site With it
came an abstract, though irregular IN
itself. which showed beyond any uurea-
sonable doubt. that the title there's 0
Sas perfect. But this was their third
choice" aud would be accepted only in
the event, that good title could not be
procured to either of the others
The committee therefore asked foi
nore time which was granted, and
Judge Lynde was appointed special
committee, to procure the several 40
stracts.
When the Judge shall have procured
his abstracts. he will inform the chair
nan of the Board of Regents, who will
immediately call special meeting.
when the matter will be disposed OF
In my opinion there will be no unneces-
.ary delad in this matter. Judge
Lynde will be at our place within two
weeks, at most, and the special meeting
IF the Board will be. held early iu
March, when faal action will be taken
Ia my view of this matter there is
but little choice in sites, either in the
mind. of the different members of the
committee, or in the opinion of the en-
ire Board. | am quite sure, also, that
nineteen out of twenty who have sub.
4cribed the money to pay for site,
care not the weight Of feather which
one is finally ad .ptei by the Board
/ confess my surprise at some of the
remarks made by the different members
If the Board, while considering this
subject, and more particuh riy those
made by Mr.. Starr. Notwithstanding
the statement made by the committee
in the report, to the effect that they
fixed upon the site, aud publicly pro-
claimed the fact while there, this gen.
tleman, while attempting to exculpate
certain parties from any charge OF com.
plicity in attempting TO bias the minds
of the committee, made the statement,
that he had never been approached up
on the subject; aud. farther, that he
had never indicated his opinion, even
to single member OF the committee.
until the session of the preceding
evening.
To dispel all fears about the county
money, i u case the school house shall be
located aud built in ST Croix county,
| will say that the money will not be
used for any such purpose.
In this connection will also ray, that
it will be q iestion for the courts TO
determine, whether the money voted By
the towns can be appropriated for
such purpose. In this matter the
conclusions Of the Normal School
Board are by no means ANAL
They will, Of course, take cogniz.
ance Of this fact, aud cautiously guard
avainst the Instrumentation of anv