River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-12-11


On motion accepted and adopted.
The claims of Il. NJ. Sands for tax
ing two insane persons to State Asy-
lum, amount $104. Is, was presented
by Sup, Copley, and on melton ac-
cepted and allowed by the board.
On motion the board then proceed
ed to elect three Poor Agents by ballot.
Sups. Murphy and Lynch were APP
pointed tellers. Firs. ballot (inform-
alb: Whole number of votes cast 10;
of which G. G. Holt received Is. Jen-
son 2, Copley l, Fox |. On motion
the ballot was made formal, and G. @.
Holt declared elected chairman OF
said agents. Second ballot (inform-
all: Whole number of votes cast AS;
of which Geo. A. Dill received 10,
Copley l, Murphy l, Jensen /. On
motion the ballot was made formal and
Geo. A. Dill declared elected l,ien said
office. Third ballot (informal) !;
Whole number Of votes cast Is; of
which J B. Jensen received IT, S.
P. Fay L. On motion the informal
ballot was made formal, and j. B.
Jensen declared elected as one of said
agents. On motion the board then
adjourned till Saturday morning. Nov.
Is.
MORNING SESSION.
SATURDAY, Nov. 15.-Board met
at s O'clock Roll called; a full
board present; minutes approved.
Sup. Drake presented the following:
RESOLVED, By the Board Of Supervisors of
the County of Pierce, that the County Poor
Agents be and they are hereby required to meet
Dec. 80, 1884, and quarterly from and after the
above date for the purpose ofauditing poor nc
counts, said committee to met at the office OF
the County Clerk.
On motion accepted and adopted
The following was then on motion
accepted and adopted:
RESOLVED, That the superintendent of public
is hereby instructed To- have removed
the fences now enclosing the public buildings.
Sup. Lewis introduced the follow
ing, which on motion vas accepted
and adopted:
RESOLVED, By the Board of Supervisors Of
Pierce County, shat the Chairman OF this Board
BIO ana is hereby instructed to appoint before
Nov. J. 1885, a committee on reads consisting Of
three persons out of the members of the County
Board to be elected in the spring of 1885, and
that said committee be and is hereby author
lied to exercise all the power mentioned in
county roads" chapter 81 OF the
revised statues of Wisconsin for the year 1878,
and laws amendatory thereof. That said COM
an za nm aH a Z atarngifh TADOrt
its doings in full as such committee to the Go.
Board of Pierce Co. at its annual meeting in the
year 1885,
The resolution laid over till this
morning raIating to jail vas taken up,
and on motion was laid on the table
V arious plans were suggested for
the jail secure against the es-
cape of prisoners, but none was adopt
ID. After some discussion the follow
ing from Sup. Copp was accepted and
RESOLVED, That Committee be appointed
~ the Chair whose duty shall be to examine,
investigate and report to the nekt meeting OF
he Board the cheapest possible expense TO
make the Jail secure against the escape OF pris-
,ners.
The chairman appointed as such
committee Messrs. John Murphy, s.
J. Fox, and D. j. Dill. The fol-
owing order was then UNANIMOUSLY |
adopted:
The County Board of Supervisors of the Coun- |
y of Pierce do ordain as follows
That the sum of four thousand seyenty<seVen
md four one hundredths dolars(S .077 .04) State
Tax be and the same is hereby levied on all the
or the year 1854.
That the sum Of two thousand sever hundred |
md ninety-one and seventy fur one hun,
lredths dollars (s2, 791.7D, COUNT Tax be ana
he same is hereby levied on all the taxable |
of Pierce County. Wisconsin, for the |
ear 1884, according to the amount OF the schooI |
ind income apportioned to each town ana CITY
n Pierce County for the year 1887, by the gu
of Public Instruction.
That the sum OF sixteen thousand collars
100000 for County Tax be and the same is |
lereby levied on all the taxable property IN |
Pierce County, Wisconsin, for the year 1854.
Tabular Statement of Taxes Ltvied for the |
ear 1884: