River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-11-28
oFFIcIAL.
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
annual s.:si.a"s.ysnsg. 1000.
ELLSWORTH, Nov. Z, 1885

The Board of Supervisors of Pierce
County met in annual session at the
County Office building 10 the village
of Ellsworth, at 3 O'Clock P. NJ, aRd
was called to order by the chairman,
I'll. b Warner. The clerk called the
roll aud the following named persons
answered to roll call: II. N. Bascom.
Clifton; d. n Wethern. Diamond
Bluff; Ii. B. Warner, Ellsworth
village; p. j. Cooney. Ellsworth
town; l.. Ii. Place. III Paso; N. A.
Nelson, Gilman; A. Jensen. Hart
land; w. FL. Ridgman. Isabelle;
Steiner Thorson, Martell; w w.
Walsingham. Maiden Rock village;
Peter Lewis. Maiden Rock town;
John Murphy. Oak Grove; w +.
McGray, 1st ward. City of Prescott;
d j. Dill. I'd ward. City of Prescott;
Edward Klose. Sd ward, City of
Prescott; Z. Ballard, ID ward. City
of River Falls; A. p Foster, Sd
ward, City of River Falls; q. X.
Morse, 4th ward, City of River Falls;
F. II. Lord. River Falls town; Ira j.
Smith. Rock Elm; Geo. Lynch.
Spring Lake; VIM. Foley. Salem;
j. Gourley, Trenton; NJ. Nugent.
Trimbelle; David Persons, Union.
A full beard present except Sup.
McGray. The chairman announced
the FIRST business in order, to elect a
chairman of this board, and appointed
Messrs. Walsingham and Morse as
Tellers. The beard then proceeded
to ballot for chairman. The result of
the first ballot was as follows: Whole
number of votes cast %; of which
number II B. Warner received is,
d. J. Dill 3, j. Murphy /. Mr.
Warner having received a majority Of
all the votes given was declared duly
elected chairman of this board for the
ensuing year, and assumed the chair
and in a few we'll chosen remarks
thanked the members for the honor
conferred. Sup. Dill moved that the
rnles governing the county board OF
previous year be adopted. the same to
govern the present beard until other
wise ordered. Motion prevailed and
rules adopted.
Sup Lord moved that the chairman
appoint two members of the board to
act with Him in passing upon official
bonds Carried
The board then adjourned until
Wednesday morning. Nov. ID.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. Nov. IL
Board met at the usual hour. Roll
called. A full board present. Jour.
nal approved
The chairman announced the fol-
lowing committees: Finance-Col
Dill, DIR. Ballard and Lewis. Au-
diting- Baseom. Morse and Wethern;
Roads-Ridgman, Wethern and Klose;
Bulldings-COoney. Ridgman. and
Nugent; Equalization-Lord, Murphy.
Jensen, Smith aud Nelson: To set
tie with County Clerk-Thorson.
Foster and Lynch: On Jury List
Persons, KlOse and Foley; To Settle
Win A2Gul6 VI Il OOi w aiSAhS nam
GourleY and Place; Assessment and
Collection of illegal taxes cGray
Foley and Persons; On Official
Bonds-Chairman OF the Board, M
gent and Coeney.
Claim of q. Y. Denniston for lille
gal taxes was referred to commit
tee on Assessment and Collection Of
Illegal Taxes.
On motion the board adjourned til
2 O'Clock P. NJ.
At 2 o'clock the board again met
roll called; a full board present.
Sup Lord presented the following
resolutions:
| Whereas, James w. Edsall. an insane per
i son from Pierce county, is confined in the Stat
1 Uospital for Insane and maintained at the ex
1 pense Of said county; and. whereas, il appear
i That the said James W. Edsall is possessed o
| sufficient property to pay for his support an'
| maintenance in said hospital Therefore.
| Resolved. That the ID istrict Attorney be an
i Is hereby authorized and instructed to prOcee'
/ ~ once as provided by law, TO collect from thi
/ estate of said Edsall such sum as may be du
/ IA Is county by reason of his maintananee Il
| said state Hospital.
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