River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-17
COUNTY BOARD.
Report of the Proceedings of
the Pierce County Board
of Supervisors.
Court House, Ellsworth. Wis, Marc
z 1901
Adjourned Annual session.

The Board being called to order by
the Chairman the roll of members was
called and the following named mem
bers answered to their names:
Clifton, j M. Copp; Diamond
Bluff, A. c. Nero; Ellsworth, Wilson
Kinney; FL Paso, Ed Fitzgerald;
Hartland, G II. Akers; Isabelle, c.
A Swanson; Martell, H. Halvorson;
Maiden Rock, IL. NJ. White; Oak
Grove, NJ. Murphy; Prescott--1st
ward, o. S. Hutchinson, I'd ward, @
A. Dill; River Falls. f. Burnett;
Rock Elm. NJ. G. Guest; Salem. j as
Walsiugham; Spring Lake, J. K.
Webb; Trimbelle, Joseph Severance
A full Board present except Sup's
Nels A Nelson, B. Owen, j NJ Bal
ley and w. Ii Taylor
The Chairman appointed Supervisor
Hutchinson to fill the vacancy in the
Auditing Committee, caused by the
absence of Sup Taylor.
Sup. Walsingham moved that the
regular order of business / ; proceeded
with according to the rules. Carried
On motion of Sup. Walsingham, a
committee of 3 was appointed to inves-
tigatc and report to this Board the al
legged illegal assessment of Lot 3, Sec
I, J. "A, r. Is The Chairman APP
pointed as such committee--Sup 5
w alsingham, White and Guest.
Sup. Burnett offered petition from
j. IL. Taylor for the abatement of tax
es on the SCI of mel of section 26,town
II, range 10, on tales of 1879, said
land being doubly assessed for that
year. On motion of Sup. Burnett for
committee to investigate the same
and report to this Board the Chair
man appointed Sup's Burnett, Muir
ply and Kinney as such committee.
Sup Burnett then presented petit
ton from Joseph Stephens, Fri Cogg-
shall. NJ A Gibbs and w. A. Bur
nett, of River Falls, for the vacation
of Block 50 in n. N & o. S. Pow
ellis addition to the village of River
Falls, 50 that the title to the strip Of
land represented on the plat of said
village as the alley through the middle
of said block shall vest in the owners
Of the lots or lands abutting said alley
from the lines of their respective lots
to the center of such alley.
On motion of Sup. Burnett the fol-
lowing order, vacating the same, was
unanimously adopted:
The County Board of Supervisors of the
County OF Pierce do ordain as follows:
" hereas, Fri Coggshall, VIM A Bur
nett, Joseph Stephens and NJ. A. Gibbs,
proprietors of Block No. Eighty in n n &
0 S PowelFs addition to the village OF
River Falls, being part of a recorded plat o.
land in the county Of Pierce and State OF
Wisconsin, to vac tie so much of said block
as represents the alley running through the
middle of said block, and to vest in the re
spective owners of the Ian s abuttIng SAID
alley to the center of said alley, the title oil
the same And whereas il appears that no
tice has been gwen, served and published
as required by law Therefore, The said
County Board of Supervisors, of Pierce
County, hereby ordaIns that the alley run
ming through the middle of block eighty in
n n & o S PoweIls addition to the vii
age OF River Falls, in said Pierce County,
be and the same is vacated according TO the
Petition of said Petitioners And 1t is fur
Their ordained that the title to SAID alley
shall vest respectively in the owners whose
lands abut the same to the center of sail
alley
Dated at Ellsworth, March 8, 1881
GEO A DILL, Chairman.
J B JENsoN, Clerk of the Board of Su-
pervsors, Pierce Co F., Wis
Sup. Walsingham, Chairman of the
committee on roads communicated
and explained the location of a road
between the towns OF Martell and Gill
man and the difficulty between the
Boards of said towns in relation to a
certain bridge on said road, and the I'M
possibility for an agreement between
said boards as to the division between
the two towns of the expense of build
ing and maintaining said bridge, and
requested the consideration and decis
ion of chis board in regard thereto.
Sup. Webb moved the appointment of
a committee of 3 to examine the mat
ter and report to this board. Several
remarks on the subject were made
when a vote was taken and the motion
rejected Sup Murphy moved the
matter to be indefinitely postponed,
which was carried.
Sup Guest moved that a duplicate
to County Order No. 100. issued by
this board November last to David
Scott, for $13 90 be issued and paid
out Of the County Treasury, the origi
nal being lost. Carried.
Sup Walsingham moved the recon-
sideratlon of the matter relating to the
road between Martell and Gilman and
offered the following resolutions:
Resolved by the County Board Of the
County of Pierce, That the town line road
between the towns Of Gilman and Martell
be devided between the two towns as fol
lows, to wit: That the town of Gilman have
the first mile south of the county line OF 81
Croix County, being between sections SIX in
town of Gilman and section one in town OF
Martell, and that the next mile south be
worked by the town Of Nartell, and the next
mile south be maintained by the town OF
Gilman and the fourth mile he maintained
and worked by the town of Martel AMI
further that the bridge on the fourth mile he
equally by the two towns Of
Martell and Gilman Further that the ex
pense of building the present bridge, to-wlt:
the sum OF $50 90 be borne equally by the
TWO towns Further that the town of Gil
nun be required to psy to the town OF Mar
tell the sum Of S37 80, the same being their
share OF the expense Of the present bridge
Signed, JAMES WALsINGHAM
Sup Murphy moved that the reso-
luton be laid on the table. Sup.
Webb moved to amend by adding that
the same be made special matter at
10 A. NJ. tomorrow morning The
motion as amended was carried
Board then adjourned until 7 o clock
P. NJ.
EVEN NG SEssIoN--1sT DAY.
Board met at 7 P. NJ. Roll called
Full Board present except Sup. Mel
son, Owens, Bailey and Taylor
Sup. Comp moved that $500 be
appropriated tssthe Register of Deeds |
-or the making of shelves and other
suitable and necessary arrangements
or the safe and proper keeping Of the |
.ecords in that office. A vote being |