River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-11-30

as follows: supervisors Hubbard, Dix
worth, and Stirrat.
The following resolution was offered
by Supervisor Silkworth. and on mo-
ton the same was adopted;
ResoEUed, by the Board of Supervisors of
Pierce County, that we hereby authorize the
County Treasurer to insure the County
buildings in some good, reliable company,
for any amount and for any length of time
thought proper by them.
The following resolution was offered
by Supervisor Fenton, and on motion
the same was adopted:
ResolUed, BY the Board of Supervisors of
Pierce County, that hereafter the Sheriff be
and he is hereby required TO prevent the
use of court room for any purposes that will
require the removal or piling up of the seats
chairs or tables therein. This resolution to
take effect December lst, 1876.
The following resolution was offered
by Supervisor Fenton and on motion
the same was adopted:
Resolved BY the County Board of Super
visors of Pierce County that the Superin-
tendents of the Poor are hereby instructed
to take charge of the child known as the
Lamb child, now in the hands of Mr. Ames.
The following resolution was offered
by Supervisor Persons and on motion
the same was adopted:
Resolred, BY the Board of Supervisors of
Piercs. County that there IA hereby appro-
priated the sum of two thousand five hun
dred dollars for the purpose of defraying
60. mud
paying old Indebtedness
The following resolution was offered
by Supervisor Hurley and on motion
the same was adopted:
ResolOed BY the County Board of Pierce
County that the Superintendent of the Poor
be authorized to clear the piece of land (six
acres, more or less) inclosed OH the Poor
Farm north of the wheat and put the same
in grain or grass ne soon as convenient.
On motion Board adjourned until
tomorrow morning.
SATURDAY MORNING, Nov. 18th,
9th DAY.-Board met Roll called
a full Board present except Supervisor
Davis. Minutes of yesterdays session
were read and approved.
Special Committee on Appropriation
submitted the following report, which
was accepted and adopted:
The committee appointed to examine and
report upon the resolutions presented from
the various towns asking for an appropria-
ton for bridges, would report as follows:
ELLSWORTH, Wis, Nov. IS, 1876.
We have examined resolutions from the
town of River Falls asking for 900 dollars,
from the town of Union for 400 dollars, from
the town of Salem for 400 dollars, from the
town of Martell for 200 dollars, from the
town of Spring Lake for 100 dollars, from
the town of Isabelle for 80 dollars, from the
town of Gilman for - dollars, and from
Prescott for Isl 81 dollars: Against all of
which the committee report adversely
Which we respectfully submit.
H. l.. HUBBARD,
WM. SILKWORTH Committee.
J. A. STIRRAT.
The following resolution was offered
by Supervisor Hurley and on motion
the same was adopted:
Resolved, BY the Board of Supervisors of
Pierce County, that the County of Pierce
appropriate one hundred and fifty dollars to
aid in the building Of bridge in the town of
Martell across Rush River on the now coun-
ty road, if the town Of Martell shall furnish
like amount, the bridge 10 be built under
the supervision of two commissioners, one
appointed by the Board of Supervisors of
Pierce county and the other authorized by
the town of Martell, the money TO be paid by
the county as soon as the bridge is accepted
by the commissioners aforesaid.
On motion III. =. AmeS was allowed
IS 80 in addition to the amount allow
ed on schedule for keeping Lamb child.
The following order was then adopt
Cd, unanimously:
The Board of Supervisors of the County
of Pierce do order and determine as follows,
to wit: That the sum of six thousand nine
hundred thirty-five dollars and forty-four
cents Sc ,935. Al, State tax be and the same
is hereby levied upon all the taxable prop
erty in Pierce County for the year A. ID. 1876.
And that the sum Of fifteen thousand dol
lars S15.0 000) County tax including SUI
perintendent's salary be, and the sum Is here
bv levied upon all the taxable property in
Pierce County for the year A. ID. 1876.
and that the sum of two thousand three
hundred and fifty-two and ninety-nine one
hundredths dollars (S2,3J2 99) County
School tax be, and the sum is hereby levied
upon all the taxable property in the several
towns and city in Pierce County for the
year 4. ID. 1876 according to the School
Fund Income apporiioned TO each town and
city in Pierce County for the year 1876 by
the Superintendent of Public Instruction,
according to the following tabular statement
which is hereby adopted a. the apportion-
ment of the annual taxes therein among the
several towns and city of Pierce County.
Tabular Statement of taxes levied for the
year 1876: