River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-12-06

To the Supervisors of Pierce County:
Resolved, That there be ana Is hereby APP
propriated the SUN of four hundred and fifty
dollars on all tie taxable property OF Pierce
County except such as is exempt by law to aid
the town of rTImbelle in building a bridge n
set forth in the petition OF the Supervisors of
BE it further Resolved, Tha: the above
amount be paid on the order OF the County
Clerk eountersigned by The chairman of this
board when SAID bridge is completed and ae-
cepted and that there be two members OF this
board app0i1t ted to act with the town board of
said town N letting, inspecting and accepting
said bridge.
The chairman appointed as commits
sioners for the County to act with
town boards to whom aid for bridges
had been appropriated By the board.
as follows. For the town of Martell-
Sup's John Thompson and T. p.
Kelly; Town of Ell Paso-Sup's
David Scott and A. + Michael:
Trimbelle-Sup's Jonathan Parks
and w j Shanks.
On motion the following bill was
allowed by the whole board:
state of Wisconsin, County of Pierce-ss In
Justice Court before A b Failing, Justice of
state VS. Warren Rush
l certify that on the 4th and 5th day of Dc
tober, 1898, l.. w. Newstrom appeared before
me as witness for plaintiff in the above en-
titled action. and is entitled to the following
fees: 90 miles travel 81 40; one day attendance
5 .75. Total S3.l5. A. b. FAILING.
The following was accepted and
adopted:
Resolved, By the County Board of Super
visOrs Of Pierce Couty, that the committee ap-
pointed by this boar to investigate into
certain alleged charges against c. Fenton, as
keeper of the County Poor House, be and is
nereby gwen full power to subpoena witnesses
and administer Oaths.
The matter pertaining to the peti
ton from citizens of Spring Lake, in
regard to an alleged refusal of the town
board of said town to repair a certain
bridge therein. laid over for this SEES
sion. was called up. On motion the
consideration of the petition was in
definitely postponed
On motion the Board proceeded to
the election of Poor Agent by ballot
in place of Ira j Smith, whose term
mad now expired The result Of the
ballo; was the election of Ira j. Smith
as su,h Agent of the Poor for the
| term of three years.
Moved and seconded to reconsider
the resolution adopted yesterday di
recting the Agents of the Poor to ad-
vertise aud let the keeping of the
| poor-house aud farm to the lowest re
| -pousible bidder. Carried.
Moved and seconded resdopt the
resolution Ayes and noes called for
Motion lost by Is noes against 6 ayes.
as follows: Ayes Sup's Murphy
Hurry, Thompson. Corcoran. Scott.
and Holt. CO.. NOes-Sup's Shank.
Spinney. Buettner. Brown. Thorson.
w alsingham. Olson. Freese. Freas.
Klose. Michael. Pierce. Scott. Lord,
Kelly. Nugeut. Parks and Persons.
| C1s).
The Board now took recess until
one O'Clock P.
Board met at one O'Clock p.
A full board present.
The following was accepted Ayes
and noes called for
To the Hon. County Board of the County OF
Be Il resolved. That the time and manner OF
/ sleeting or employing the Superintendent the
| moor farm be changed a. follows:
| Superintendent to be elected by the County
| Boa I'd at IT'S annual session for term of one
| year. the said Super ntendents term OF office
| Resolved. further, That the salary of said
superintendent be not to exceed 500.
| And be IL further Resolved. That the Poor
| Commissioners be and are hereby instructed
/ and authorized TO hire q competent Superin.
| en- dent to manage the poor farm from the ex
piraton of the term OF the present Superin-
tendent 10 April isss s.S Sn, III, Jan 1880 al
Dated at Ellsworth this nth day OF Nov. 1891
| Adopted unanimously.
| Moved and seconded that Sup Cor
coran be excused from further at
tendance upon this board. Carried.
| Report of committee to investigate:
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors of Pierre,
| County. Wis:
| We the undersigned committee appointed e
| investigate the charges preferred against tbs
| Supt of the poor farm, would respectfully re
| port as follows: That from all the evidence W.
| can obtain in regard & the matter we hay'
| found nothing in the m liter OF evidence tina
| in our Judgment would be necessary to pursui
| aid Investigation further at the present time
The following named attended as witnesse
| & miles travel; Emma Baier day, mile
| trayeI. All of which is respectfully submitted
Dated this 18th day Of Nov a. d: 1884.
JANIS II. PERsoNs.
MICHAEL NUGENT,
:. 1HoRsoN.
DAVID SCOTT.
Committee
| Accepted and adopted.
Moved aud seconded to allow ex
pense of witnesses subpeoned by In
vestigating Committee and the allow
ance fixed at one dollar for each
Carried.
The following was offered:
Resolved, By the County Board of Super
| visors OF Pierce County that the salary of 10
G District Attorney of said County b. and II
: same is hereby fixed at 5000.
Carried.
The following resolutions were az
| cepted and adopted.
Resolved. By the Board of Supervisors
| the County of Pierce
That the official bond Of the County Clerk ,
| said county shall be and the same Is hereby q,
ed at the penal sum of six thousand (so,Ooo) do
That the official bond of the County Treasure
= | % said county shall be and the same y hereh
: 6xed at the penal sum Of fifty thousand ts5O.Op
{ dollars
That the official bond of the Sheriff of sal
:. | county be and the same is hereby fixed at II
/ penal sum Of ten thousand sSl1.O001 dollars.
That the official bond OF the Coroner OF sal
| county be and the same is hereby fixed in III
| PENAL sum Of one thousand (sl .0oOl dollars
That the official bond Of Clerk OF the Cireu
| Court of said county be and the same is heret
Fixed in the penal sum of FIVE thousand $500
|. | dollars.
. That the official bond of the superiBtender
Of the Pierce County Poor Farm be and ii
sane is hereby fixed at the penal SUN of w
thousand 81. cop DOL rs.
| To the County Board Of Pierce County:
Resolved, That the Clerk and Chairman
| this Board be and are hereby ordered TO issu
| orders for the per diem and mileage OF tn
Board at 50 per day, and Janitor's fees al q -
}, day. HOLE.
? | To The County Board Of Pierce County:
n Resolved. That the Purchasing Agent tor q
y | county be authorized to advertise .or bids &
J. furnishing wood for the Jail and county Office
e the Purchasing Agent to have full power to II
Iject any or all bids. &C Holt.