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

yicts. aud Pierce county shall receive the
conlpe nsation that is just for the labor OF
such guard, and such guard shall receive
pay ii the rate II one dollar aud fifty cents
per day for such guarding aud labor,
which shall be paid out of the county
treasury upon the certificate Of the said
keeper Of the jail.
8 Whenever any person other than an
officer shall be employed 10 guard convicts
as aforesaid, he, tue said peIson, shall be
sworn before some officer authorized by
law 10 administer oaths, that ne will well
and truly keep said conyicts under his
care, and use every precaulion ana en-
deavor to prevent their escape, and such
oath shall be duly filed in the Office OF the
County Clerk.
4. Whenever the said keeper Of the
county Jail shall deem it necessary, he
shall attach TO such convict or COR victs
when at work, balls and CHAINS or other
| proper appliances TO retara the move
! ments or said convict or conyictS.
5. When there is work for the county
either in or ab9nt the county building, or
upon the poor farm Of said county, and
there are persons in custody in said Jail,
| so sentenced to hard labor, in accordance
with law as aforesaid, and who are conpe-
tent to perform said work, i shall be the
duty OF said keeper to have said work per-
| formed before contracting with other per
sons for said convict labor
! 6. The keeper of the county jail shall
| keep an account of such convict labor,
setting forth the name of each such con-
Wet. the number Of days ltbor performed
nv each such convict Tie place where
and the person or persons Dr whom each
days labor shall be performed, together
| with the amount OF the compensation re-
ceiyed for such labor, in accordance with
the contracts made as hereiibefore direct
ed. Also the names of persons employed
as guard as aforesaid, the number OF days
each such guard may be so employed, the
place where such guard'dIty was per
formed, and the amount of compensation
received for the labor of such guard as
hereinbefnre provided. :,
z. Thai tie keeper of the county jail
shall make report to the county BOARD
at their annual session, WHICH such report
shall set forth il detail, all the items of the
said account hereinbefore directed TO be
kept.
All of which We would respectfully sub
nit
John Powers, VIM. Foley, W. II. Ridg-
man, Committee
On motion the report was ac-
cepted and adopted.
| Sup. Weldeh moved that u com
mittee of three be appointed to
investigate aud report to this
Board the expenses of the poor
house and courthouse clsterns,
and the material used in con-
structing the same. Carried. The
chairman appointed as such
committee SUBS. Weldon, Hutch
inson, and McYean.
Sup. Bailey moved that the
| County Treasurer be instruct,
ed to insure The courthouse and
| poor-house at the expiration OF
the insurance now existing.
The court house was insured for
| 100000, and poor-house for
| 100000. The insurance TO be
made in the dEtna and Phoenix
| Fire Insurance Companies, unless
/ better rates Gould be had from
other eastern companies. Car
ried.
IuS IOlIO tlS lSSCiP 49,
then introduced by Sup. BAILEY:
Resoloea That tie sum of three thou
sand dollars be appropriated for county,
poor purposes for the ensuing year. and
| that a tax be levied ON the taxable pr op-
erty Of Pierce eouAy for this purpose.
On motion CT Sup. Putnam the
same was accepted and adopted,
The following was also offered
by Sup. Bailey
Rss0lpsa, That the above sum Of three
thousand dollars nliy be drawn from the
county treasury upon the order Of the
chairman and clerkof this county board
from time to time as needed by the county
agents ELECTED by this board, to look after
the county poos gf ibis county, under the
statutes.
| Sup. Powers moved the same
to DO accepted and adopted,
| Ayes and noes were called, and
and the resolution was adopted
by Il ayes to 3 noes.
On motion Of Sup. Putnam the
Board then adjourned until 8
0 o'clock a. m, D-morroW morning.