River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-22
loFFICTAL.
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Report OF the Proceedings Of the Pierce
County Board Of Supervisors
Annual Session, NoYem-
Der. 1883.
ELLswoRTH. Nov. 10. 1883.

ELLSWORTH. Nov. Is, 1883.
The County Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County, Wis, met at the
new county Office building, in the vii
lage of Ellsworth, at 2 o'clock P. N
and was called to order by the Clerk.
The roll was called and the following
named members answered to their
names: Clifton, j. S. Coplsy; Dia-
mend Bluff, A. G Nero; Ellsworth,
Ii B. Warner; FL Paso. John Buck
ley; Gilman. Nels A. Nelson; Hart
land, K. w. Lewis; Isabelle, w. I'll.
Ridgman; Martell, Halvor Halvcrson;
Maiden Rock, f. n. MeVean; Oak
Grove, John Murphy; Prescstt--1st
ward, H. A. Jay; I'd ward, Geo. A.
Dill; Sd ward, G. H. Miller; River
Falls, j Il Lord; Rock Elm, S j.
Fox; Spring Lake. Geo. Lynch; Sa-
lem, VIM. Foley; Trenton, VIM
Drake; Trimbelle, G. NJ. Stafford;
Union, w II. Taylor.
A full Beard present. On motion
Geo. a. Dill was made temporary
Chairman. The Board then took an
informal ballot for Chairman, resulting
as follows: Whole number of votes
cast 10, of which aumber I'll B. War
ner received 2, Geo. A Dill received
6, FL. A Jay received 2 and F n
McVean 9 votes. Formal ballot:
Whole number of votes cast 20, of
which number H. B. Warner received
l, Geo A. Dill received 6, II. A Jay
received and F n McVean receiv-
ed 10 votes. There being no choice
second formal ballot was taken, result
ing as follows: Whole number of
votes cast 20, of which number F. N.
McVean received IL, Geo. A. Dill re-
ceived 6 and II. A. Jay received 3
votes. f. N. McVean was then de-
elared duly elected Chairman of this
Board.
Sup Warner addressed the Chair
in regard to rules for the government
of this board, and suggested some
amendments to the old rules, especial
ly as to the appointment of standing
committees, and moved the printed
old rules as amended be made the rules
for the government of this Board, and
that the Clerk cause sufficient num-
Der of them to be at once printed and
distributed among the members of the
Board, which was carried.
On motion the Beard then took a
recess until 7 o'clock P M.
EVENING SEssIoN-1st Day
Board met at Z p. M Roll called.
A 'ull Board present. Minutes read
and approved.
The Chairman then announced the
following standing committees: LIST,
Finance-Sup's G. II. Miller, John
Buckley, VIM Drake; End, Auditing
-Sup's j. S. Cepley, w. H. Taylor,
H. A. Jay; Sd, Roads-John S. Cop
ley, Geo A. Dill. VIM. Drake Gap
pointed by preceding Chairman); 4th,
Building-Sup's Geo A. Dill. A. G.
Nero, G M Stafford; 5th, Equaliza-
tion-Sup's S. j. Fox, j H. Lord.
VIM Foley. X. w. Levitt, n. A.
Nelson; 9th, To settle with County
Clerk Sup's w. H Ridgman, H.
Halyorson, VIM Drake; 7th, On Ju-
ry List-Sup's A. g. Nero, John
Murphy, Geo. Lynch; Sth, To settle
with Poor Agents-Sup's John Buck
ley G. NJ Stafford, w. Ii. Ridgman;
9th, On Assessment and Illegal Taxes
-Sup's Ii B. Warner, Geo A. Dill,
K. w. Lewis.
On motion the board adjourned I'M
til s o'clock A. NJ. tomorrow morning.
MORNING SESSION, Nov. IA.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Roll called; full Board present.
The Chair announced change in
committee to settle with County Clerk,
by substituting the name of Johu
Murphy for that of VIM Drake, as
first announced
The report of the Building Com.
mittee was read by Sup. Warner. the
chairman Of said committee, and on
motion referred to Finance Committee.
On motion tina Board took recess
until 2 o'clock P. NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION, Nov. IA.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Roll called; full Board present.
Illegal tax certificate of G. w.
Youngman on part Of ne4 of mel, Sec
ton 10, town rs, range L. Tax re-
ceipt of Morse & Moody on sw4 of sw |
and nw4 of sci, section 9. town 81,
range 10, said land claimed to be Uni
versity or other State lands at the
time of such tax aud therefore net tax
able. Tax deed of j. H. Beustead
claimed to be on land not existing.
Illegal tax upon land owned by S. A.
Green and described as follows: All
north of Rush River in se4 of sw4 of
section 9. town "a, range 16, except
one acre in NV corner; also north part
of sci of sw4, said section, town and
range. On motion the same was re-
ferred to committee on Assessment and
Collection of Illegal Taxes.
Board then adjourned until s o'clock
A. NJ. tomorrow morning.
MORNING SESSION.
Thursday, Nov. 10.
Beard met at S ocleck A. NJ. Roll
called; full Board present. Minutes
read and approved.
Sup. Miller offered the following on
report of building committee. Refer
red to Finance Committee, which was
accepted and adopted.
To the Honorable Board Of supervisors Of
Pierce County
Your Finance Committee. TO whom you re-
ferred the report of the Building Committee on
the new Office building, would respectfully rep
resent: That we have carefully considered said
report, ana have looked over the said office
building therein mentioned and find the same
to be, in cur opinion, well and thoroughly
built, and have doubt that the same will
prove q security, convenience and honor to the
county; and would compliment the said build
ing committee upon the faithful and successful
discharge of their duties therein.
In the matter Of extra je0rs and the blinds,
additional to the original contract, We would