River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-03

| Resolved, BY the County Board at Pieres
County, That the Chairman and Clerk o
this board be and are hereby authorized anC
instructed to draw orders upon the county
treasurer for the payment OF all bills of JUS
tlces Of the peace for fees nov on file with
| such clerk, which are otherwise legal, upon
the fiipg by such Justices OF the peace on
or before December Is, of the statement re.
qured by section 679 Of the Revised Stat.
utes OF 1878 and acts amendatory thereof
A motion to accept and adopt the
Resolution was Loaf Sup. Drake pre-
scented the following resolution:
Resolved, By the Board of Supervisors
Of Pierce County, That the chairman of this
! board be and is hereby instructed to ap.
| point committee Gu roads consisting OF
| three persons, before Nov /, 1886, out OF
| the members of the County Board to be
elected in the spring of 1886, and that the
said committee be and is hereby authorized
10 exercise all the powers mentioned in sub
| division County Roads. Chapter 81 OF the
! Revised Statutes of Wisconsin for the year
! 1878, and laws amendatory thereof That
said committee so appointed as aforesaid
shall report its doings IN full as such COM
| mistee to the County Board of Pierce Coun-
ty at the annual meeting in the year 1886
Sup. Akers opposed the appointment
of committee on roads for the reason
that such a committee was nuisance
The resolution was however accepted
and and adopted. Sup. Drake intro
duced the following:
Resolved by the Board of Super visors of
the County of Pierce that the chairman OF
each town and the county supervisors OF the
several wards III the city OF Prescott and
River Falls shall be the superintendent OF
the poor in their respective towns and
wards
On motien accepted and adopted
The following was introduced by Sup.
Buckley:
Whereas, the book in the Register OF
Deeds office wherein are entered the pat
ents from the United States upon all the
tracts of land in SAID county, knowR as the
Tract Book, is in very dilapidated condi-
ton, and very incomplete and defective, and
il being very essential to showing a clear
cham Of title to each and every piece Of
land in SAID county that said record be made
perfect. now therefore, Resolved, That the
Register of Deeds for Pierce County be and
is hereby authorized and directed TO copy
and transcribe said record, and TO go to the
United States land office of the district and
bring sp and complete SAID REGARD to date,
and obtain the certificate of register OF said
land office to SAID completed record, and
that the said Register OF Deeds be paid the
sum OF of segenty-fve dollars in full for OBJ
tanning said certificate and all additional
certificates necessary to complete the same;
to he paid out of the county treasury upon
proper vouchers, and further that the pur
chasing agent procure suitable record
book for tn same
Sup Baseom moved to accept and
adopt. Carried On motion of Sup
Jay the follwing was accepted and
adopted:
WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State
of " isconsin has by Chapter is, Laws OF
1885, provided for the burial ofall INDECENT
ex-Union soldiers, sailors or marines, IN
decent and respectable manner IN any
cemetery or burial ground within this
State other than those used for the burial
of the pauper dead; and
WHEREAS This Board fully recognizes
the merits of such an act, and the justice
due to that distinguished class OF persons
for whom the benefits of the law were
intended; therefore
ResoIced, BY the Board of Supervisors of
the County of Pierce, That the following
named persons be and they are hereby
appointed to carry out the provisions IN
letter and spirit OF Chapter Is, Laws OF
1885. in their respective towns and wards
in Pierce county, as follows, to-wit;
CIifton-John Carruthers, Charles Wright, 7. j.
diamond Bluf-C. II. Grant, l. n. Weldon, 7.
EiisWorth-C W Brown J, T. Bower, Martin
Fl FL Paso-P. A. Murphy. J. NJ. Johnson, A. X.
Gilman. Gulickson, G. H. Gilbert, John
iIartland-Henry Drake John Vance James
| Adams, Sr.
| fsabene-W Ridgman, --- Streed, August
Maiden Rock-O. Thomas, William Geer, Peter
Martell-OIe H. Marker J. H. Iverson, r
Oak Grove-J. A. stirrat, Martin Murphy, L.
Prescott City-1st Ward, A. RAIDER J. s. White
| n S Dunbar; I'd Ward, d. J. Dill, L. Iurgens, g.
| f. Meacham Sd Ward, VIM. j. Copp, }. M
Bailey, W. +. Miles.
| River Falls (City)-2d Ward, J. D. Putnam,
w. Reynolds, G; l. ApRoberts; 90 WaTg' HlIl Iai
| Reynolds, William Armstrong, A.. T. Carroll
4th Ward, John w. VIM, II. e. Wood j. A
River Falls CTownJ-Ezra Healy C A. Haw
Rock f' Elm-D. W. butcher, D. Rice, A. Jessie,
| Spring Lake. d German, NJ Tic. Anderson
| Saleln-J f Davis, W Carson, J II Braslngton
| Trimbelle-John Beardsley J Mclaughlin
/ NJ + Harris
Trenton-William Shaver, Allen Adams,
! Kline. ~. CUR
| Union-Morris Holt, J Fl Persons, Dana Clli
| ford.
Resolred, further, That the County Clerl
be and he is hereby required to forward
to each of the above appointed persons
COPY of these Resolutions, and to cal
| their attention to said Chapter Is, Laws
of 1885, for their guidance in the perform
ance Of duty.
| j. S. Rounce, Purchasing Agt. ap'
pearsd and read his report to the boaac
as follows:
LIS. Rounc,. Purchasing Agent. would re
| mort to the honorable County Board of Super
visors follows That have as Such a. age 7,
used in the county offices as follows;
For wire railing in treasurer Office 81 81
For blanks ordered by H. 2. Ames COM
" Judge 10, 4
For lag cords Of wood l % y y
For blk books for register of deeds office % 2;
, For Blk tax deeds for county clerk IL o'
For postage for clerk 5 and treasurer oe :,
| office 20 q
For revised statutes and supplements
ordered by circuit Judge 20 ..
| For freight and express charges 81 o.
fo GRIMM laPfiii iudgs so' cur 'oO 70 q
For blanks tor county Judge, clerk of
court aud ether Offices, letter heads,
| envelopes. paper. ink and other sta
| tionery and court calendars "a q
. | For making Autograph stone Tor county :. n,
, | orders and printing IN orders A~ w
For tax rolls, delinquent returns. town
| treasurer's receipt books, assessment
rolls county treasurer s receipt book.
| tax lists for Offices OF county treasurer
| -fa