River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-27
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Board mot at , O'Clock p. il. A
full Board present, Minutes of morn
ing session read and approved. The
resolution introduced at the morning
session to appoint purchasing agent
was adopted, Sup. Copp offered the
following:
Wherea il appearing TO this Board that
the present existing system of providing for
the poor Of the county by superintendent
has become aud IS extremely expensive aud
burdensome upon the taxpayers of said
county: Therefore, be it resolved, ordered,
and determined by this Board that the Of
ice 81 superintendent OF Poor be and the
same is hereby abo ished in the County of
Pierce and State Of Wisconsin, and 1t Is
further ordered and determined by this
Board that the system OF providing for the
poor as provided by sections 1917 and l5lS
on page $50 Of the Revised Statutes Of 1878
he ana the same Is hrreby adopted and is
hereby ordered and directed TO be the sys-
TEN and manner OF providing for the poor
Of the said Pierce county and the several
towns therein this order to take effect from
and after It's passage.
On motion Of Sup, Stirratt the the
same was laid on the table until Fri
day morning at s O'Clock A. NJ. Sup.
Bailey offered the following:
Resolved, that it is the opinion of this
Board oi Supervisors of the comfy OF Pierce
that the true interests of education would be
best promoted by some method other than
the present system of County Superinten-
dency. That the system is too expensive
for the results accomplished is too often
Il al In
Jury Of educational interests, Therefore, be
il resolved, that our State Senator and Mem
Der Of Assembly be requested to use their
earnest influence to have the electing by the
people OF a County Superintendent abolish
I'd, and the duties of the Office materially
changed.
Adopted. SUI, Bailey submitted
the following, which on motion of Sup.
Stirratt was adopted:
Your committee to whom was referred
the preamble and resolutions of the Board
of Supervisors OF Rock County, Wis, beg
leave 10 offer for adoption the following res
olutions;
Resolved that it Is the opinion of the
Board OF Supervisors of Pierce County that
the holding Of annual sessions of the Legls-
lature is detrimental to the best interests of
the State, is expensive, and behind the pro-
grass Of the age:
Resolved. that our State Senator and
Member OF the Assembly be requested to
give their ardent support to secure such leg
lslation as will result IN an amendment TO
the Constitution of the State providing for
biennial IN place of annual sessions of the
Legislature;
Resolved that the Clerk of the BOARD be
and hereby is instructed TO forward a copy
Of these resolutions to our State Senator and
Member Of Assembly.
Yours Respectfully,
j. M BAILEY.
The special committee on illegal
taxes on land in Diamond Bluff sub
mitted the following report:
We. the undersigned, committee appoint
ed to investigate the ilegality of the assess
ment Of 81 acres in the N w. "A of S. E a
sec. 29-25-lS for the years 1875, 1876, 1877,
and 1878 would respectfully report that IN
our opinion the sum of 500 90 would
be a fair assessment on said property, and
would recommend that all taxes in excess
of said valuation be charged back to the
town Of Diamond Bluff Amount due to
date S1098l Town to pay S9078, leav-
ing the owner to pay $3.50.
ADAM BROWN,
DAVID Scorr, Committee.
EDWARD FITZGERALD, }
Adopted. The committee on equal
ization then submitted the following
report:
To the Hon County Board of Supervisors:
Your Committee of Equalization recon-
mend that for the purpose of equalizing
the assessment of the real and personal
property among the several towns and city
fcr the wear 1879, the said towns and city
be equalized on real and personal property
as shown in the following table.
Respectfully Submitted,
J NJ CoPP,
ADAM Brown, Committee
EDWARD FITZGERALD, : on Equaliza-
DAVID SCOTT, ton.
J. Z. BOWERS,
On motion Of Sup. Walsingham the
report was adopted.
Tabular Statement of Equalization as
adopted by the County Board OF Superyis
ors;