Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-03-21


money Assembly bills concurred in:
to protect fish IN the waters of Fox river
and its tributaries, under suspension OF
rules; to extend the time for completion
of North Wisconsin railway, under
suspension of rules; to legalize the Off
Cial acts of the town clerk of Liberty.
Outagamie county; to legalize the an
nual town meeting of Liberty, Outa-
gamie county, for the year 1877; to le-
galize the official acts of Abram Kuntz,
Justice Of the peace for Wood county
authorizing commissioners of school
and university Lands to loan portion of
the trust funds tc Adams county; codi-
flying the liquor laws; authorizing and
requiring the governor to investigate the
drains of the state to the swamp and
overfiowed lands therein; relative to
normal schools; providing for the trans
fer of the normal school fund income
tax to the treasurer of the board of re-
gents Of normal schools; to amend the
city charter of Milwaukee; to extend
the time for the completion of the Chi
cago, Portage & Superior railway; rela-
tive to free bridge over the St. Croix
river, in Burnett county; amending the
charter of the Peterwell bridge company
and authorizing towns to grant aid
therefor: to prevent the adulteration Of
milk, in butter and cheese factories in
this state; for the preservation of fish in
Crawford county; authorizing the town
of Amherst, Portage county, to appro-
pirate certain moneys to build q town
hall; providing for the improvement of
streets by the common council of Mil
Waukee; relative to the Menominee river
boom; to authorize the city of Wausau
to take up its outstanding Indebtedness
and issue bonds for that purpose; to au-
thOriZG commissioners of school and
university lands to loan Il portion of
trust funds to June Ill county.
THURSDAY, March 4.-1ssenlbM-In
the assembly,senate bills We're concurred
in, to lay out Il state road from Wolf
river III ShaWanO county to Wausau,
Marathon county; to improve the pub
llc highways; to authorize towns, cities
and villages to fund their Indebtedness.
Bills passed; to lay out state road
from Stockholm, Pepin county, to Clear
Lake, Polk county; relating to the
elective franchise; relating to towns and
town officers; to prevent accidents
caused by persons interfering with rail
way traias while in motion; relating to
the juriediction Of justices; 70 author
ize Richard Kemper and others to es-
tabllsh and maintain a ferry across the
Mississippi river at Alma, Buffalo
county; for the reassessment Of certain
property in Wausau.
At the afternoon session senate bills
were concurred in: to legalize the acts
of the common council of the city of
Chippewa Falls in relation to street
work; to enable associations form cd
under chapter 331, laws of 1876, to in
crease their capital stock; relating to
locating and changing county seats; re-
latlng to the foreclosure of mortgages.
FRIDAY, March 15.-Senate.- 1.-THE SEN
ate cOncurred in the following assem-
bly, bills: to regulate the keeping of
slaughter houses in this state; to amend
the charter of Stephens Point; to amend
section 4 Of chapter 90 of the general
laws of 1874, entitled an act to amend
chapter one hundred and tWenty-six,
private laws of 1867 entitled an act to
incorporate the Milwaukee and Brook
field macadamized turnpike company;
to amend chapter 146 of the laws of
1872, entitled an act to authorize the
organization of corporations for other
than manufacturing, mercantile, insur-
ance, banking, transportation, or trading
purposes, and of the acts amendatory
thereof; relating to town insurance
companies, and amendatory of chapter
344 of the general laws of 1876, entitled
IAN act to cOdify and consolidate all
laws IN relation to town insurance COM
panies; to authorize Henry Hewitt, Jr.,
and Erie Macarthur and their associates
to construct and maintain a dam across
the south fork of Flambeau river; to
amend chapter 13S, general laws OF
1861, entitled "an act to amend chapter
10 Of the revised statutes" and chapter
% Of the general laws of 1869, entitled
''an act relating to the safe of land for
unpaid taxes and the conveyance and
redemption thereof" to authorize Viii
liam Miller, his associates, heirs and
assigns, to erect and maintain a dam
acrOssMOndeau creek, in Taylor coun-
tyr to legalize the acts of school district
No. 1, in the town of Fremont, in the
county of Waupaca; to amend chapter
IS of the private and local laws of 1869,
entitled "an act to incorporate the Wis
cOnsin Odd Fellows Mutual insurance
company;;" to authorize the building of
sidewalks and for the protection of the
same, in unincOrporated villages and
towns; to provide for the improvement
of Brnney river for log driving purposes.
The bill to pay laborers in the lawful
money of the United States was indefi-
nitely postponed. The governor sent in
veto to the bill to incorporate the city
of Ahnapee.
FRIDAY, March 14-AssembIy. In the
assembly the senate bill to pay the
Calkins' claim was concurred in and
bills passed to amend the charter of the
city of WatertOWn; to amend an act re-
lating to hawkers and peddlers; to
legalize the official acts of J. B. Brad
ford, a notary public Of Eau Claire
county; to detach certain territory
from the town of Orion, Richland
county and attach the same to the
town of Eagle; to authorize and require
supervisors of the towns of HortOnia,
Outagamie county, and the supervisors
of the town of Mukwa, Waupaca county
to adjust and equalize the amount of
work and labor to be done by said towns
on a town-hne road
SATURDAY, March 16.-Senute.- The
senate held bitter session over the bill
providing for the assessment of proper
ty for taxation and the levy of taxes
thereon. This was the third bill on the
same subject passed by the senate only
to meet death in the house; while the
latter body has passed TWO bills on the
same subject that have been killed in