River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-06
SPECIAL SESSION.

5. j. Fox, Wm. brake, u. ?.
Copley.
SPECIAL SESSION.
worth, June 6, 1882.
Attwo (2) o'clock p. m, the
the County Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County met pursuant
to call, in special session at the
Court House, and was called to
order by the former chairman.
Roll Called, and the following
members answered to their
names:
Clifton, J. S. Copley; Diamond
Bluff, A. G. Nero; Ellsworth, H..
Is. Warner; Ell Paso, John Buck
lev Gilman, Nels A. Nelson
IIartland, q. II. Akers; Isabelle,
w. IL. Ridgman; Martell, II;
Halvorsen Maiden Rock, A. 5,
Otis; Oak Grove, J. A. Strait;
Prescott, lst Ward, II. A. Jay !;
Prescott, 2nd Ward, Geo. A. Dill !;
Prescott, Ord Ward, j. l.. Barnes !;
River Falls, J. d. Putnam; Rock
Elm, S. j. Fox; Spring Lake, +.
NJ. Dawson; Trenton, VIM. Drake;
Trilnbelle, G. NJ. Stafford; Union,
w. q. Taylor.
A full Board present except
Sup. Foley, Of Salem. On mo-
ton OF Sup. Putnam the Board
proceeded to take an informal
holIot for Chairman for the en-
suing year. The result Of the
ballot was as follows: Whole
number of votes cast Is, of which
II. B. Warner received 10, Geo.
4. Dill 2, John A. Stirratt /, j.
ID. Putnam 3. On motion the
Board took a recess for half an
hour. In half an hour the Board
reassembled. A second informal
ballot for chairman was then
taken, resulting as follows
Whole number of votes cast is,
of which j. d. Putnam received
9. j. A. Stirratt 5, j. l.. Barnes /,
Geo. 4. Dill /. On motion the
the vote was declared formal,
and ]. ID. Putnam declared duly
elected Chairman of the Board OF
Supervisors Of Pierce Co. for the
ensuing year.
Sup. Jay then introduced the
following resolution, which on
motion was referred to a special
committee:
Resoloed, That the rates of ferriage for
the terry running from the city Of Pres-
colt, in Pierce county, Wisconsin, to Point
Douglass, in Washington county. Mimi,
be and the same are hereby revised SO as
to correspond with the schedule OF rates
hereto appended, ard THAI the time during
which said ferry shall be kept running be
ard the same is hereby changed 50 that
said ferry shall be kept running from .
o'clnel, q. m until II O'clock p. M on all
days including Sundays.
SCHEDULE OF RATES.
Team load and passengers. .........,...20 cents
Ghe horse, carriage aud occupants 70
Fqen additional horse or nude. 8
Equine animals and neat cattie pefh'e2
sheep and swine per head .........
Fu0tHlaa. ......- ....-a.s ,.e-...s,t.s.-;
RETURN tdFe free il fettlFh bet0fG Ii ocleeA u.
IA OF SHac day.
Iesolrld, That All schedules of rates
hereto tore prescribed for said ferry be and
,he same ale hereby repealed, and that
said ferry be governed BY tile above
schedule from and after a copy thereof
shall have been duly served by the County
Clerk upon he proper persons.
{eesolred, That the District Attorney he
and is hereby instructed to see that tie
above schedule Of rates be properly poste d
at tile door of the ferry house of said ferry.
The chairman appointed as
such committee Sups. Ii. A. Jay,
W. IL. Ridgman, q. Nj. Stafford.
Supt. Warner moved that the
rules used for the government OF
the last County Board be used
Tor the government Of this
County Board. Carried.
On motion the Board adj
iourned until { o'clock this
evening.
Evening session, LIST day, June6.
Board met at 7 o'clock p. m.
Roll called. A full Board pres
ent except Sups- Akers, Strait
and Foley, Akers aud Strait hav-
ing been excused. Minutes OF
afternoon session read and APP
proved. The Chairman then an
nonnced the following Standing
Committees, viz:
Finance, j. A. Stirratt. A. 5.
Otis, Nels A. Nelson Auditing,