River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-23
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COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.


N aud was called to order by the
Hon III. b. Warner, chairman of the
former board. The roll OF members
was called and the following named
supervisors answered TO called:
Clifton, Fl n Bascom; Diamond
Bluff. Herman Gilman; Village OF
Ellsworth. Fl B Warner; Town oil
Ellsworth. Peter Murphy; FL Paso.
Thos Hurley; Gilman. John Thomp-
son; Hsrtland. A c Buittner; lisa.
belle. w III Ridgman; MartelI,
Steiner ThorsoD; Village of Maiden
Rock. W W Wal-ingham; Town OF
Maiden Rock. j p Olson; Oak Grove.
B H Corcoran; City of Prescott
Paul d Fresse. Jacob Freas. Edward
Klose; City Of River Falls, A E
Michaels. M G Pierce. G L Pratt;
Town of River Falls, Freeman II
Lord; Rock Elm. Ira Smith; Spring
Lake. Geo Lynch; Salem. G c Ho.t;
Trimbelle. Michael Nugent; Trenton.
Jas Gilmore; Union. Joseph Oberding
A full board present
On motion the Board proceeded to
the election of chairman by ballot
Sups Pratt and Walslngham were ap
pointed tellers. The ballot resulted
IN the election of Mr. II B Warner as
chairman of the County Board Of
Pierce County for the ensuing year
The rules adopted by the County
Board of this County, for the wear
1892. were adopted for the tvern-
ment of this Board until otherwise
ordered.
On motion the Board took a recess
unlil Z clock P. NJ.
AT seven o'clock the Board again
met. The chairman announced the
following committees:
Finance Sups A + Michaels. p d
Fresse, Ira j Smith; Auditing--H n
Bascom w w Walsingham. Thos
Hurley; Building M Nugent. w II
Ridgmso, Geo Lynch; Equalization
Freeman II Lord, B Fl. Corcoran. p
Murphy. Steiner Thorson and Joseph
Oberding; To settle with Co Clerk
q 4 Pratt. NJ Nugent and J Thomp
son; To settle with Poor Agent
Herman Gilman. NJ G Pierce and A
q BuittDer; Assessment and Colec
ton of Illegal Tsxes-W Fl. Ridg
man, q G Holt aud Jacob Freas; On
Jury List-Edward Klose. } p o.
son aud james Gilmore; On Official
Bonds-Geo Lynch. Jacob Frea~, & {
Holt and Chairman of the Board
Sup Lord presented the followin
petition, asking for County bounty
GA foxes:
To the hon Board of Supervisors of Pierce
County, MIs
WHEREAS, Ii appears that large number Of
lambs aud poultry are destroyed each year BY
fuxes and that said foxes are becoming NOR,
numerous each year. Therefore, we, the un-
deTsigned residents of Pierce County. do re-
specially petition your Hon. Board 10 place
Ounty of $50 for each fox scalp taken in said
Il n Chinnock. It T Gi..s d Chinnock.
NV Finn, NJ Driscoll. L L Green, Thomas
FINN, J A stewart, NJ Fitzsimmons. NJ 81
hoIi. Vim Ii Pieper, II d Dickson. g W Rich
TdsVp J RTn hngS' Gbi6H Secss CnTIisT
j ) Bredahl, b n Lawrence, French Baird,
Albert Fisher. Frank A Baird. WIN + Green.
Petition received and referred to
committee on finance
On motion the Board then adjourn
ed unti o clock to morrow morning
Wednesday Morning. Nov. 10.
Board met at eight O'Clock. Roll
called A full Board present Min
ules read and approved.
Sup Olson presented the following
petitioD:
70 the >. onorable, the Counts Board Of Super
vIsOrs OF the County OF Pierce, ia the state
The petition Of the undersis ned board ct
supervisors of the town of Maiden Rock. M
SAID County OF Pierce and State OF Wisconsin,
respectfully represents:
Ihat the electors of said Town OF Made
rock did on the 10th day OF October 1898, az a
,peclaI town meeting OF said Town OF Maiden
Kock held therein pursuant to a legal cal
,neretOre and upon due notice given as rro-
vided by law, vote 10 rebuild aud reconstruct
a certain brlige wholly within said Town OF
aaideu Rock, tO-wit:
lie Rush River bridge. which is located
where the state Road from Alma, BahdlO
county, " isconsin. to Prescott, Pierce county
~ Is, crosses SAID Rush River, on tue sOdth-
.ast quarter OF the southwest quarter OF sectiVh
No 9. town ~. range 10, west, Town OF Maldeh
.ock Pierce county, Wisconsin. and kuvwu
and called as the Nv arrentown Bridge.
That said Town of Maiden hcch has provided
or the pas ment Oi one-hali OF the cost OF sueh
re buildng and construction Of said orIdge, anu
nat the cost OF rebuilding and construction oi
aid bridge exceeds ono iourth o. one perceht-
an OF ali the taxable proper " IN saul town ac
curding TO the last equalIzed Valuation theteOi'
which was sass, 1853 ".
That said Town Oi Maiden Rock dld on SAID
10th day If Oct, 1898, at sad special town
meeting, vote, appropriate and prOVide tor tht
pay ment of one halt Of the cost ot such rebuild
az ami constructing OF said bridge, 10 wit; the
SUN of SOU. That said Town OF Maiden hoeh
I'd of
uians and Specifications oil said proposed bridge
20 be made, and mas estimated Tue cost tnereOi
and fixed the same az the sum OF sl,Vuo aud has
adopted said plans and specifications Tor saiu
proposed bridge, and the same are nov on hle ia
ne clerks office OF said Iswn OF Malden raock
Wherefore, your petitioners pray that the
Comfy Board OF Supervisors OF the County o.
Pierce appropriate the other hall OF such cost oil
aid proposed bridge. to-wlE ire SUN OF SOU
aud cause such sum TO be levied upon Tue TAX
,ble property of the County OF Pierce, and alsO
hat the County Board designate two 20 OF its
members who shall act as ITS commissioners ahd
Who shall cooperate with the supervisors o.
aid Town OF Maiden Rock ia the letting, IN
stsct ION and acceptance OF the work OF rebuild
tng and reconstruction OF said bridge -
Dated this the sth day OF November. 1888.
JNO y. OLSON,
A. NJ. LATCH,
j. o. BACkLCND.
supervisors ofthe Town Of Maiden hoeA, Pierce
county. " iseonsin.
state OF " isconsin, -
Pierce County,
Holm p Olson, A NJ Leitch and o BaekluBd
being by me FIRST duly severaliy sworn on oath.
ieposes ana says that he Is a member OF the
.uwn Board of Supervisors o. the Town OF
Maiden Rock in the County OF Pierce, snd that
a. ba, heard read the foregoing petition anu
knows the contents thereof, that the same is
frue 10 his own knowledge.
JNo 2 OLSON, Chairman
A NJ. LEITcH.
J .. BACkLUND-
Subscribed and sworn 20 before me TINS the
4fh dav of November, 1885.
LawREScE Bose. Justice OF the Peace.
On motion the petition was accepted
aud referred to a committe OF three
members to be named by the chair,
which committee is TO report on the
petition hereafter. The chair ap
pointed as such committee Sup's Lord,
RIdgmau and Oberding.
The report OF the Soldiers om-
mission was presented add referred to
Finance Committee
Ellsworth Nov, 18th, 1925.
To the Hon Comfy Board Of Pierce , eunty;
The solder Relief Commission, appointed untcr
rhanter 80 laws of 1852 would respectfully report
that the county clerk did orders tor the fol-
lowing amounts a. directed BY the commission, TO
wit
- mrs J. Bishop. -.....-...-.-.-.- se-Vb
sarah A. Graham hNlAi