River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-04-04

At the town meeting held on Tues
day, the following appropriations were
voted, in compliance with the recon-
mendation of the Board of Superyis.
ors:
One thousand dollars to cancel Nor
NAL School Bonds;
One thousand dollars for contingent
expenses;
Two hundred dollars for bridges;
Fifty dollars to cut down the hill
East of the Randall school-house, OH
the Elliott road
Two hundred dollars to be expended
on the South Fork road between tie
houses of p. C. Flint and Jesse Gordon
Three hundred dollars to be expend-
ed on the Ellsworth road-in connec-
ton with the appropriation made by
the County-between Forestville and
the house of Paul 0lein;
Fifty dollars to be expended on the
highway between the house of Jos.
Adams and John Clifford.
| The above appropriations are to be
expended under the direction of the
town board, with the exception of the
three hundred dollars for the Ellis
wortl. road: this to be under the con.
troll of the commission appointed by
the County Board.
The Treasures report shows that
$I5,852.22 have passed through Mr..
Cartoons hands; and that ss3, 390.7I
are at present in his hands.
The following resolution, offered
by L. T. Glas, was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the sum of two hundred
| dollars be raised on the taxable property Of
the town of River Falls, Tor the purpose O
matchmaking portion OF the highway III
said town between the residence of John Fos-
| ter and Benjamin Sweet, in Road District No
.; said amount to be expended under the
direction OF the Town Board.
Although the above resolution does
not mention it, the amount voted is to
| be raised and expended only in case
that Mr.. Freeman of the Junction
Mills place at the disposal of the Town
Board an equal amount, for the pur-
pose mentioned; but as it was the
proposition of the gentleman himself,
there is no doubt that he will pay into
the town treasury the amount speci-
fied-two hundred dollars.
The following resolution, was also
adopted
RESOLVED, That the town of River Falls
take the benefit of chapter SO of General Laws
OF the State OF Wisconsin for the year 1869,
entitled an act authorizing towns containing
villages not incorporated, to provide lookup
or place of confinement for the safe keeping
and detention OF drunken and other disord-
erly persons on the streets of any such village
not incorporated.
RESOLVED, That no person shall be upon the
streets OF the village Of River Falls, in said
town, in state of ntoxication, or IN state
bordering upon lntoXication, and that any
person being upon said streets in state OF
! intoxcation or in state bordering upon in
toxication, shall be deemed guilty OF disord-
erly conduct within the provisions of chapter
SO OF the laws OF Wisconsin passed III 1862
RESOLVED, That no person shall use loud,
boisterous, indecent or profane language up
on the streets of the village of River Falls,
and in any public place, or in any building
used and frequented by the public in said
village; any person using such language in
such place or places shall be deemed guilty
of disorderly conduct within the provisions
OF said chapter SO aforesaid
No person shall throw or knock any balls
or other missiles, or fire guns or pistols with
in the limits OF the public streets of said viii
lage
Any person offending against these ordi-
nances may be prosecuted as provided in
said chapter So aforesaid; and it is hereby
made the duty of any constable within said
the provisions of this ordinance, and bring
him before any justice OF the peace of said
town to be examined as provided by law.