River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-11-19

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Council convened Nov. 18th, 1883, a
40 p. III. All members present excep
Alderman Stiles.
Following bills audited and allowed:
X L. Lien, election eHIenses.................. SO OF
Griffin * BurHs, blacksmith WoIk.-....-..- 4.
r. y Jensen, MIse. for lGckup. % 5t
ire paji,.........-............... p 9,
n A. Thelander lumber. .................... Is o.
+. q RolHu, suudry bills for Sidewalk
material % |
/. j. Bufhyte. lumber .....:... :''...."''' Is =
T. @ Rollins street commissiOnCr......... l1J =.
Claim ofJohn Barrett rejected.
The following resolutions We're adopted
Resolgcd, That the Street Commissioner
be authorized to construct an S-tO0t side
walk IN front of the buildings fN. Wales
on Maple street, if Mr.. W ales Will pay
one-thrd of the expenses
hgSO{ged, That permission IS granted fol-
TurFeV Shoots during the winter on lands
OF Thomas Walker or Q. :. Powell, pro-
vided that the targets be placed on side
OF mounds and proper care taken 70 pre-
vent accidents,
The following resolutions in regard 10
the Freeport II. r. Bonds were presented
and on motion adopted and approved by
the Mayor:
WHEREAS, The ToWno of River Falls, prior
to the organization Of this city. duly voted
aid to The Chicago, Freeport x st. Paul
Railroad Company to the amount OF
Twenty-Five Thousand $4,000 Dollars,
ana duly agreed and bound itself to exc.
cute, issue and deposit in escrow IN pay
melt thereof, a series of fifty Of Its Mu-
nicipal Bonds, each for Five Hundred
Dollars and numbered consecutlyelv from
t.vf4 N Il a -,
voted constituted at the time Of the or
ganization Of this city a contingent LA
Dlity upon the part of said town to said
Railroad Company; and
WHEREAS, 1t is provided by the charter
Of this city that the property and hablll-
sizes OF the several towns out OF whose
territory the city was formed, should be
divided between said city and each OF
said towns in the proportion that the
value of all the property in the territory
So set of from any such town should bear
10 the value Of all the property in the
territory remaining in such town az fixed
by the valuations in the tax rolls 81 said
several towns for the year 1851; and
WHEREAS In accordance with the pro-
vision Of Section l02 OF said City Charter,
the Common Council Of this city and the
Town Board of said Town Of River Fails
have heretofore duly ascertaiued and de
termlned that the proper proportion OF
such division Of property and Liabilities OF
the town of River Falls existing at the
date Of the organization OF this city was
and is sixty go per centam thereof -
said city, and forty l40) per centum
thereof to said town; and
WHEREAS. 1t is deemed desirable that
the said joint contingent Liability q sdld
town and city to pay said Railroad Aid
Bonds. be separated and fixed 70 the end
that each municipality may sevefaliy eN-
ercjse its option relative to the payment
If tie principal Of said Bonds IN case the
same shall ey er become due or payable;
now therefore,
Ree9ired. That in case said Bonds shall
be forthwith duly executed, issued and
deposited in escrow by the proper officers
Of said town Of River Fails, and sad
Bonds shall hereafter become earned by
and deliverable to sand Railroad Company
bv It's due compliance with the terms and
conditions Of its Proposition 70 SAID town
az River Falls, the cts of River Fails
hereby agrees and binds itself to pay all
If said series of. Bonds numbered con
sealItivelv from one - thirty Inclu-
s5ve. and amounting in the a9gte9l., 2 To
the principal sum of Fifteen Thousand
15Ai0 Dollars. and TO save harmless said
town Of River Fails from the payment Of
either principal or interest which may
become due Of payable upon the above
specified Bonds Or any al 1ileAl' ana
Rasoieed, That upon the approval ana
ratification 0f tine foregoing resolution by
taa Town Board Of said Town Of River
Falls. the same shall stand IS . binding
CONTRACT between said town and this city.
Passed November i7tu, lSs5.
Attest: ALLEN p. WELD, City clerk
Approved; J, u. PUTNAM, Mayor