River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-11-30
THE COUNTY BOARD.
Report Of the Proceedings
of Pierce County Board
of SupervIsors--A
al Session, Novem-
Der, 1882.
E,rswoRrH. Nov. IA. 1882.

ELLSWORTH, Nov. IA, 1882.
The Ceunty Board of Supervisors OF
Pierce Co., WIS, met at the Court
House in the village of Ellsworth at z
,'eloek P. NJ, and was called to order
" the chairman. Roll called by the
Jerk, and tho following named mem
lers answered to their names:
Clifton, J S. Copley; Diamond
Bluff, A c. Nero; Ellsworth. II. Is
Warner; Ell Paso, j. Buckley; Gil
nan, Nels A Nelson; Hartland. G.
Il. Akers; Isabelle, w. II. Ridgman;
Martell, Fl. Halvorson; Maiden Rock,
\. s. Otis; Oak Grove, j. A Stirrat
Prescott ward, H A. Jay; I'd
ward, Geo A. Dill; Sd ward, j. l..
Barnes; River Falls, ]. D. Putnam;
Rock Elm. 8 J. Fox; Spring Lake.
Jacob jacobson; Salem, VIM. Foley;
Trimbelle, G. NJ Stafford; Trenton,
VIM Drake; Union, w. H Taylor.
A full board present. On motion of
J. s. Copley the board adjourned until
Wednesday morning, Nov. lo-9
o'clock.
ednesday, A. NJ, Nov. 10. 1882.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Roll called; full board present.
The following report of the building
committee was introduced by the chair
man of chat committee, HI. B. Warner,
and read to the board:
TO the Honorable the County Board of Sn-
peryisors of Pierce County:
The Building Committee OF this board
beg leave TO report and respectfully submit
the following: The duties imposed upon
this committee by resolutions adopted by
this board may be briefly enumeratea as
fellows: To re.clapbnard and part the
poor house two coats of paint, to build par
ttion wall IN poor-house cellar. to move
poor. house water closet, to build sidewalk
in front of county office building. to dig
drain to court house cellar, to re-plaster
county Offices, to procure plans and specln.
cations for new county office building. OF
these numerous duties we have caused to be
done the following Re-clapboarded and
painted the poor-house two coats OF paint,
repaired and re- put up cave spouts, huiit
partition wall in poor-house cellar, repalref
and put in outade cellar stairs and necessa-
| ~ doors, moved and repaired pnor-honse
water closet. built sidewalk in front OF coun.
| iy Office building, repaired walks in front oil
| court house and court house lot, and at the
same time repaired and Strengthened up the
| front fence. AS to plans aud specifications
| for new county Office building we have TO
say that we proceeded to st Paul and there
consulted Mr. A NJ Radclfi, architect; we
came 10 the conclusion that II would be bet.
ter for the best interest az the county, as
long as there was any doubt as TO the build.
| ing being built at once, to not procure plans
and specifications but TO procure prelimi-
| narv sketch which would answer for this
board to examine and decide upon AZ well
as more perfect and costly plans If this
board decides to 20 on with this building
then this sketch is TO be returned to Mr.
Radcllff, architect, for perfect plans and
specifications accordingly and the county Is
to pay for such perfect plans and speoifca
,iens the sua. Of two hundred (S200) dol
lars and nothing for the sketches; but If the
perfect plans and specifications are not ca II
ed for then the county Is to pay said M
Radchff the sum of twenty-five $3.50 dol.
!ars for said sketches. The sketches will
be laid before this board by Us whenever it
suits the pleasure of this board. The fol-
lowing is an exhibit of the work done, ma
terial furnished and cost of improvements
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