River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-11-27

Amount expended IN the year oSS W
Balance. unexpsnded si59 60
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
The Commission would recommend an appr0-
pration of four hundred dollars for relief for
the coming year.
DAVID RICE. Secretary.
On motion accepted and adopted.
On motion $500 was appropriated
for the relief of INDECENT soldiers and
widows.
The following was then accepted
and adopted:
REsoLv Ed That the sum of two hundred del
lars be and is hereby appropriated out of the
county treasury for County Superintendent
stationery, postage, etc.
The Board then adjourned until 8
A. NJ. tomorrow morning.
SATURDAY MORNING. Nov. Is.
Board met at s o'clock; roll called;
a full Board present; journal read and
approved.
The following were adopted:
RESOLVED, By the Board Of Supervisors of the
County of Pierce. that the road committee be
and is hereby author lied to exercise all the
powers mentioned in subdivision county
Wisconsin for the year 1878 and laws amendato-
ry thereof, and to act for the County Board.
That said committee shall report its beings IN
full us such committee to the County Board at
its annual session. BE n further resolved. That
the Chairman of this Board be and is hereby au-
| thOrized to appoint road committee from the
new Board after the spring elections, said com
mittee to exercise the powers as above
RESOLVED, That the Chairman of the County
Board and County Clerk be hereby authorized
to issue orders .or the per diem and mileage OF
| the members of this Board and ten dollars to X.
| S. Robson for services as Janitor.
The following was then submitted:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Pierce County: You c0mmitte appointed to m
| quire into and report upon some plan for the
| care of the feeble minded" paupers in said
| county would respectfully report and recon-
mend the adoption OF the following:
RESOLVED, That whenever il shall appear to
the satisfaction Of the County POOR Commis,
| sioners that any feeble minded" persons are
| entirely without means OF support. and who
| have no relatives OF sufficient ability who are
| legally liable for their maintenance. and said
4 feeble minded persons cannot properly be cared
4 for in the p0or-house, then said commissioners
/ are hereby authorized to provide for the care OF
such feeble minded persons after the town to
/ which they belong shall have provided suita-
i BILE place in which they can be safely and com
i fortably kept. And il is further recommended
that the following preamble and resolution be
PASSED and n copy thereof be forwarded to the
4 State Board of Charities and Reform.
| WHEREAS. The number OF idi0tie or feeble
| minded persons appears to be rapidly increas-
ing throughout the State. and not being proper
subjects for care in Or-houses;
| THERRFoRK, Resolved by the Board Of Super
| visers of Pierce Co. that the state Board Of
i Charities and Reform be earnestly requested TO
| use all reasonable means in their power To pro-
vide, or induce the State legislature at its next
| session to provide a suitable place where sueh
/ feeble minded persons may be properly cared
| tor by the State.
| + BaS + - %,si il. LonD. Com.
On motion the report, recommends
items and resolution was accepted and
adopted.
The report of committee on Assess
ment and Collection of Illegal Taxes
was accepted and adopted as follows:
To the County Board of Supervisors.
Your committee on assessment of lille
| cal taxes recommend that the following
petitions be granted and the several
amounts therein contained charged back
| to the proper towns, cities and villages
and to reimburse parties holding said H.
legal tax sale certificates;
S Strickland, chgd to Isabelle (see pet) s5.6l
do :. city River Falls 10. Il
+ d Lord Ellsworth village . l9.s.
do % city River Falls % 90
g ~
| G Fenton and ii Crownhart, attorneys
for Ellsworth Lodge No. 150, o +.
(See petition.)
We recommend that the petition of Z.
j. Brewer be disallowed.
| S {. 4 s sz.sa. Committee.
+. e. MERcoRD,)
Recess until 1870 A. NJ.
Board again assembled. All MEM
bers present.
The committee on Official Bonds re-
ported as follows:
Ellsworth, Wis, Nov. 10, 1890.
To the Hon. the Board of Supervisors OF
the County of Pierce.
Your Committee on Official bonds beg
leave to report that they have examined
and approved of the following Official
bonds, to-wit: