River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-06-28

ELIswoRTH. JUNE y. l8ss.

MemheFs OF the Co. Board.
ELLSWORTH. JUNE %. 1888.
At , O'Clock p. NJ. the County Board
of Supervisors of Pierce County me
pursuant to call in special session at
their office in county office building,
and was called to order by their for
mer chairman. Mr.. Warner.
The roll was called and the follow
ing named members answered to their
names:
Clifton, II. n Baseom Diamond Bluff r. s.
Robson; Ellsworth, ). T; Fay; Village Els
worth. II b Warmer III Paso, Thomas Hurley;
Gilman, H. A. Nelson; Hartland, Andrew Jen-
son; Isabt lie. w. IL. kidgman; Martell, III.
HaIvorson; Maiden Rock. Peter Lewis; Village
Maiden Rsek L. d. Goili Oak Grove, John
Murphy; Prescott gitY-2d ward, d. J. Dill:
NJ. c. Pierce; 4th ward, z. r.. Morse; River
Falls. f. IL. Lord; Rock Elm, Irl j. Smith;
Spring Lake, $. Brown: Salem, VIM. Foley:
Trimbele NJ. Nugent; Trenton, |. 5. Moe; I'm
ion, W. IL. Taylor.
A full Board present except Sup's
McGray and Cheney of the City of
Prescott.
The Board then proceeded to the
election of Chairman of this Board
for the ensuing year.
BY a UNANIMOUS vote Ii. B. Warner
was elected Chairman of the County
Board of Supervisors of Pierce Coun-
ty, Wis.
1t was moved and seconded that the
Chairman appoint the standing COM
mittees under the rules of this Board.
On motion the Board took a recess
until o'clock this evening.
EVENING SESSION.
AT I O'Clock Board again assembled.
A full Board present accept Sup's
MeGray and Cheney from City of
Prescott.
On motion the rules adopted for the
government of the County Board of
1887 were adopted for the government
of this Board.
The Chairman then announced the
following standing committees:
Finance-Dill. ii urly and Lien
Auditing-B ascom, Lord and Raylor.
Roads-(appointed) Lord. Robson ana Golf.
Building-Fay, Nelson and Foley.
Equalization-Morse McGray, Fay, Smith
To settle with County Clerk-Halvorsen,
Pierce and Murphy.
On Jury List Brown, Nugent and Ridgman
To settle with Poor Agents-Jensen, Geft and
on assessment and collection Of illegal taxes
cheney, Foley and Nelson.
The petition of the Town Board of
Ell Paso for bridge aid, filed June s,
1886. was called up. A motion was
made to accept the petition and APP
point the required committee TO act
with the Town Board of Ell Paso in
the letting, inspecting and accepting
of the bridges to be built as designa-
ted in said petition.
Carried.
Sup. Brown, of Spring Lake, then
addressed the Board upon the need of
an appropriation to his town Tor bridge
purposes.
The petition from the Town Board
of Spring Lake, filed with the County
Clerk June s, 1886, was then taken W
for action.
A motion was made and seconded
to accept the petition. The motion
was carried and tie prayer of the pc
tition granted.
A petition from the Town Board of
Salem for bridge aid was presented
and ON motion the petition was ac-
cepted and the prayer thereof granted.
To the Honorable County Board Of Superyis-
ors of Pierce County, State OF Wisconsin,:
The Town Board of Supervisors of the town 4
Salem. Pierce county, State of Wisconsin, re-
specially represent
That nd a special town meeting held in and
for said town of Salem of the fifth day of May,
A. ID. 1883, said town voted to construct and re-
pair certain bridges, situated wholly within
said town. designated and located as follows,
viz:
10 construct a bridge over and across Rush
River in SAID town OF Salem on the regularly
laid out highway running east and west On the
section line between sections nine Is) and SIX
teen Cl6l said town. The estimated cost Of
constructing such bridge being four hundred
dollars.
To construct bridge over and across Rush
River in said town OF Salem on the regularly
laid out highway running east and west on the
quarter line OF section twenty-one CID between
the northeast quarter and the southeast quar-
ter of said section twenty-one IN said town.
The estimated cost of constructing such bridge
being four hundred dollars.
70 repair a bridge over and across Rush Riv-
er in said town OF Salem on the regularly laid
out highway running east and west on the quar-
ter line of sections four ca between the north
west quarter and the southwest quarter OF said
section four in said town. The estimated cost
of pairing such bridge being four hundred
dollars.
That the said town Of Salem has provided for
the payment of one-half OF the cost OF the con-
struction and repairing of said bridges, herein
before mentioned and the location thereof de-
scribed as near as may be, and that the cost OF
the construction and repairing Of said bridges
exceeds one fourth Of one % per centum Of all
he taxable property in said town of Salem, ae
cording to the last equalized valuation.
That the estimated cost of the construction
and repairing of said bridges is the sum of
twelve hundred dollars in the whole, and that
said town has provided for the payment Of the
sum of six hundred dollars thereof.
The Town Board Of the town of Salem there
fore prays that the County Board of SuperviS-
ers OF Pierce county, Wisconsin, appropriate
one half the cost of the construction and re-
pairing Of said bridges, in accordance with
chapter No. one hundred and eight -seyen Of
the laws Of Wisconsin Of 1885, entitled IAN act
to amend section 1919, Of the revised statutes,
relating to erecting and repairing bridges"
Dated June 49, 1883.
Signed by
WILLIAM FOLEY,
SIMEON RAND,