River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-04-03

The following appropriations, rec
commended by the Board, were made:
$50 to be expended on the road be-
| tween the Lowell bridge and the house
of Ole Haustrum; 800 to be expend-
ed in blowing and narrowing the For
eStville road that was broken last year;
$3.50 in matchmaking the South Fork
road between the Ellsworth road and
the top of the Wales hill, and in lay
ing the road around the hill if deemed
| advisable by the supervisors; 5000 to
| be expended in matchmaking t II e
Ellsworth road between the south end
of the Burnett lane and the house Of
Albert Downer; $4,000 to pay Normal
School bonds; 81 900 for bridge pur-
poses;$l 900 for incidental expenses of
the town.
Pathmasters were elected in the sew
eral road districts as follows: No. l, a.
p. Weld; No. 2, G.. Yourt; No. 3, b.
G. Thompson; No. 4, T. II. Lord; No.
5, O. T. Berseng; No. 6, Chas. Stew
art; No. I, B. Reynolds; No. 8, John
Tomlinson; No. 8, c. Leightner; No,
10, p. Longfellow; No. IL, John ALL
port.
T h following resolutions were
ado pied:
RESOLVED, That the sum of one hundred
and fifty dollars be and is hereby levied for
the purpose of building sidewalk or ap-
proach to the rail road depot in this village.
Said walk to be not less than six feet in width
in the clear. Such money to be expended by
the Board of Supervisors, in such manner
and by such route as in their judgement will
best subseryc the public convenience.
RESOLVED, That the sum of fifty dollars be
raised to improve the hill west OF the resi-
dence Of Lewis Green and Thompson Hurst
in section 10, and that the road be changed
If deemed necessary by the supervisors.
RESOLVED, That tax of two mills on dol
lar be levied upon the assessed valuation of
the town as assessed for the year 1879 for
highway taxes, said tax to be levied and
collected with the annual town taxes and to
be expended under the direction OF the
Board OF Supervisors.
SECoED-REseLvED, That the Supervisors
are requested to levy q tax of three mills on
lected and expended by the overseers of
highways as heretofore.
On motion the following Bylaws
were adopted:
No person shall allow any cattle, horses,
sheep or swine owned by HIM or under his
custody and control to go at large OH any
highway in the town of River Falls.
Any person offending against the provisions
of this bylaw shall be liable on conviction
thereof to fine of not mere than five dollars
and not less than one dollar Tor each and
every violation thereof
The Pound Master OF said town may i'm
pound i'll the public pound of said town such
anim.ls as may be found at large in the high
way Of said town contrary TO the provisions
OF the bylaw.
The Board Of Supervisors OF the town of
River Falls are hereby authorized TO appoint
Pound Master and provide public pound.
For all cattle so impounded the pound mas
ter shall be entitled to fee of one dollar for
each animal besides costs and necessary ex-
penses OF imponnding and caring for them
while in his charge.
If not reolaiuled the pound master OF such
pound may sell such animals i'll the manner
provided in Sec. 1884 of the Revised Statutes
of Wisconsin.
Voting continued on town officers
until 5 p. NJ, when there were 5O7
votes cast, resulting in the election of
the following:
Supervisors, E. Burnett, Ch., L.
Lauder, b. Sweet; Clerk,J. l.. Moody;
Treasurer, G. f. Reed; Assessor, G.
II. Crossman; Constables, G.. G. Garlic
ton, VIM. Tozer; Justic es, Z. b.
Holmes, W. II. Baird, years, VIM.
Barker to fill vacancy.
Whole number votes cast for Asso-
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court
434, of which number Orsamus Cole
received 800, NJ. NJ. Cothren 132,
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