River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-12-22

neXs Tuesday at 2 o'clock P. N.
TUESDAY, Nov. %, 2 o'clock p. M
Roll called. A full Board pres
ent except Sups. Way and Tay
lor.
journal read and approved.
Sup. McVean introduced the
following:
Resolced, That the chairman Of each and
every town in Pierce county, Wis, his
fees shall not exceed Ten Dollars $4,000,
in locking after any one pauper in his
town and conveying said pauper to tho
county poor house, and that said chair
raai'S fees shall not be to exceed two dol
lars p u H'''' 80 '"up'.s
Sup. Fitzg 'oid hloSea ~ auop-
ton. Carried.
Sup. Weldon introduced he
following:
Rosogoed, By the Board of Supervisors
of Pierce county, that the Clerk let to the
lowest bidder the printing OF the proceed
ings of this Board, and that such printing
shall not exceed the rate of twenty-five
cents per folio.
On motion the same was ac-
cepted and adopted.
Sup. Bailey requested the Board
TO consider the insurance on the
Court House as the same was
about to expire.
The bills of Sup. Hutchinson
(amount SLIGO, Sup. Redmon
(amount $4.14), Sup. Fox (amount
$416), for election returns, were
presented to the whole Board,
and on motion were allowed iii
the several sums above specified.
Sup. Putnam moved that the
report of the committee or roads
be taken from the table for ac-
ton. Carried.
Sup. Copley moved that the
report be laid on the table. Ayes
and noes called for. Motion car
ried by 10 ayes to 6noes.
Sup. Ridgman offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Iiesolced, by The Board of Supervisors
OF Pierce county, that there be appFopri-
ated to the town OF Isabelle the sum OF
one hundred dollars lor the purpose ot
Building a bridge across the Isabelle creek
near Bay City, on State road from Alma,
Buffalo county 60 Prescott, Pierce Co.
Dated at Ellsworth, Nov %, 1881.
AYES and noes called, and res
olution carried by 10 ayes to z
noes.
Sup. Putnam introduced the
following:
IeS0!eed, BY the county Board Of Super
yisors OF Pierce county, that there be APP
proprilted 10 the town of Maiden Rock
the SUM of two hundred dollars TO aid said
town in completing a bridge across Rush
River bottom in said town, on state road
from Pepin to Prescott
Ayes and noes called and res0-
luton lost by 10 noes to T ayes.
Sup. Foley offered the follow
ing:
RsSolaed, That the Board of Supervis-
CTS Of Pierce county, grant an appropria-
ton of one hundred dollars TO The town OF
Salem for bridge purposes.
Dated at Ellsworth, Nov. 22d, 1881.
On motion the same was laid
on the table.
The following resolution was
introduced by Sup. Putnam:
Be it resolved by the comfy Board of
Supervisors of Pierce county, that the
sum of one hundred dollars he and the
same is hereby appropriated to the town
OF El Paso for the purpose OF aiding IN the
building OF bridge across Rush River in
said town.
On motion the same was laid
on the table.
Sup. Bailey moved that The
election of Poor agents be taken
up at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. Carried.
Sup. Putnam moved that a
committee of three be appointed
to select and present names OF
persons suitable to act as Poor
agents for the ensuing year.
Carried
~, chairman appointed as such
.d Inc ttoo S"n's. Fox, Hutchin-
inson, and Weldon.
On motion the Board adjourn
ed until Z O'Clock P. NJ.
EVENING SESSION TIN DAY.
Board met at 7 o'clock P. N.
Roll called. A full Board pres
ent except Sup's. Way and Tay-
lor. journal read and approved.
Sup. Powers chairman of com
mittee on convict labor, intro
duced the following report of
that committee and resolution as
revised:
RULES REGULATING CONVICT. IN PIERCE
COUNTY.
/. All persons who shall be convicted in
any court of Yagrahcy, drunkenness or
any criminal offence, and who shall be
sentenced to hard labor within or without
the county jail as the whole or any part of
the punishment therefor as provided by
sections 1926 and 4727 Of chapter 1913 of the
Revised Statutes of 1878. shall be kept q,
such labor as the keeper Of the county jail
shall direct, aud the said keeper is hereby
authorized to contract with persons desir-
ing such labor within Pierce county at
such price as in his judgment viii be com
mensnrate with the ability of such cen
victs ana kind of labor 70 be performed.
?. When Two or more of said conyicts
are laboring together, and said keeper
shall deem ii necessary to keep them IN
der guard in order n prevent their escape.
he, the said keeper. is hereby authorized
and directed to employ any sheriff, deputy
sheriff or constable OF said county. or any
other person of suitable age, discretion and
tr1stworthiness, to guard said convicts,
and said guard shall labor with said con-