River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-12-02

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| one -hundrsdths dollars for construction of els
tern. water closets, painting floors and necessa-
| ~ furniture. Construction of cistern, water
| closets, painting Of floors and making improve
| msnts recommended by standing building COM
| mittee TO be laid out under direction of poor
1 house building committee.
On motion accepted and adopted
The preamble and resolution relating
to county roads, submitted yesterday
and laid over till this merning, was
new read to the beard and en- melton
accepted and adopted as follows:
! WHRRRAs, In the judgment Of the County
Board Of Supervisors of Pierce Co., the distinc-
tion between State, county and town roads is
| unjust ard leads 10 unnecessary expenses in
/ keeping up, altering or changing and maintain
| ing same, and often times forces roads through
| localities where the same is not desirable or
| Whereas, Such forced roads will not be work
/ ed or kept up by the people in the localities,
! which leads to trouble in way Of unnecessary
| damages and trouble 10 the towns, which such
/ town has no voice in locating and no author
| ity 10 alter or change; therefore
Resolved. BY the iard of County Supervis-
srs OF the County of Pierre, that we request our
Member of Assembly and Senator in the legis-
lature of 1857, to use their best endeavors to
pass bill 10 abolish all distinction between
State county and town roads by providing
provision whereby the question of distinction
can be elegated 10 the several county boards
to use their best endeaynr TO repeal chapter 1877
laws of 1885, relating to erecting and repairing
bridges.
The report of committee on equali-
cation, laid over till this afternoon. was
now taken up for action Sup. Lord
moved to accept and adopt the report.
Sup Sands moved to amend by refer
ring the report back to the committee
A motion to amend amendment by ad
ding that committee be instructed to
add the SUN of $50, 900 to the $173.-
600 Of the valuation of the city of
River Falls as fixed by the committee
on equalization. was lost by IA nays
against 8 ayes. as follows. Ayes
Sups t. l. Nelssn, Lewis, Sands,
Murphy. Hutchinson. Lynch, Stafford,
Drake, Taylor; noes-Sups. Baseom,
Rolsen, Buckley, N. a. Nelson, Akers,
Halvorson. Clements. Ravens. Rey-
nolds, Pierce, Morse. Lord, Smith,
Holt The question now being up
on the original motion of adopting the
report of the committee, an amend
ment ts the molten referring the re
port back to the committee was car
ried by IL ayes against 10 noes. as
fellows: Ayes-Sups. Rolsen. Lew
is, Akers, Hslvorson, Sands, Murphy,
Hutchinson, Lynch, Holt. Stafford,
Drake. Tayler, T. L. Nelson; noes
Sups. Bascom. Buckley. N. A. Nell
son, Clements, Havsns, Reynolds,
Pierce, Morse. Lord, Smith. On mo-
tien board adjourned till o'clock pm
EVENING SESSION.
FRIDAY, Nov. II.
Board met at o'clock P. NJ. Roll
called; all members present. On mo-
ton the bills Of o. S. Hutchinson,
SAG. w. ii. Ii. Clements, SAG,
aud j. *. Ravens. S4.l6. for election
returns, were allowed by the board and
orders placed on the schedule of bills
fer this session. Tho report Of com
nittse on equalization was then offer
ed and motion made to pass the
same as now elnended. Sup. Sands
moved to amend aad add SIS, 900 to
the valuation as fixed in tho report on
the city of River Falls before it is
adopted. The amendment was lost,
9 members voting for amendment, Il
against, as follows: Ayes-Sups. I.
l.. Nelson, Lewis, Akers, Sands,
Murphy, Lynch, Stafford. Drake, Tay-
lor: noes-Sups. Bascom, Robson,
Buckley, N. A. Nelson, Halverson,
Hutchinson. Clements, Havens, Rey-
nelds, Pierce, Morse, Lord, Smith,
Holt. Sup. Basoom now occupied
the chair. The previous question was
moved, when Sup. T. l. Nelson NOV
ed to amend asking deduction of 20
cents from the valuation per acre
placed upon the towns of Trenton,
Ellsworth, and Trimbelle, and so
cents per acre placed upon the town Of
Maiden Rock. Amendment lost, vote
being I for and 16 against, as follows:
Ayes-Sups. T. l. Nelson, Lewis,
Akers, Sands, Stafford Drake, Tay-
lor; noes-Sups. Basoom, Robson,
Buckley, N. A. Nelson. Halv0rson,
Murphy, Hutchinson, Clements. Ha.
vsns, Reynolds, Pierce, Morse, Lord.
Smith, Lynch, Holt. The question
being again to adopt the report, Sup.
L. l.. Nelson wished to amend asking
a separate rate on the valuation placed
upon the town of Ellsworth to lower
the same. The chair ruled that the
amendment was out of order and that
the previous question was now before
the board An appeal to the board
was then taken by Mr.. Nelson from
the rulings of the chair, which was de-
MED and the chair sustained by vote
of Is against Z. as follows: Ayes
Sups. Robson. Buckley, n. A. Nelson,
Akers, Halvorson. Hutchinson, Glenn
ents, Havsns, Reynolds. Pierce, Morse,
Lord, Smith, Lynch. Holt; noes
Sups. T. i. Nelson. Lewis, Sands,
Murphy, Stafford, Drake Taylor.
The reg - of the committee was then
accepted AID the presented statement
of equalization adopted by ayes and
noes as follows: Ayes-Sups Bas-
com. Robson, Buckley N. A. Nelson,
Akers, HalvorsOn. Murphy, Hutchin-
son, Clements, Havens. Reynolds,
Pierce. Morse. Lord, Smith, Lynch,
Holt; noss-Sups. T. l. Nelson,
Lewis, Sands, Stafford Drake.
TABULAR STATEMENT
Of EQUALIZATION as adopted by the County
Board Of Supervisors % Pierce County for the
year 1856:
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