River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-19

of the work OF rebuilding and recon-
struction of said bridges.
Dated this the 9th day, Oct, 1896.
JOHN MURPHY,
HENRY WEYH,
WIN. SCHOONER.
Supervisors of the town of Oak
Grove, Pierce county, Wisconsin.
State Of Wisconsin, Pierce county,
ss.-John Murphy, Henry Weyh and
William Schommer being by me first
duly severally sworn on oath, deposes
and says that he is a member of the
town board of supervisors of the town
of Oak Grove in the county of Pierce
ar I that he has heard read the fore
going petition and knows the contents
thereof, that the same is true to his
own knowledge.
JOHN MURPHY,
HENRY WEYH,
VIM. SCHOONER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this the 9th day of Oct, 1896, at my
office in the city of Prescott, Wis.
VIM. STAPF,
Justice Of the Peace.
hereby certify that at special town
meeting held at the town house in
the town OF Oak Grove, Pierce county,
June 26th, 1896, for the purpose Of
raising bridge fund it was voted and
carried to apply to the county for
bridge aid under Sec. 1919 Revised
Statutes of Wisconsin, and for the
said county to furnish one-half of the
cost of building six specified bridges
in said town of Oak Grove, and it was
also voted and carried that the sum
of $6l2.50 be levied on the taxable
property of said town for the purpose
OF meeting one half of the expense
of building said six bridges. | further
certify that the supervisors Of said
town have made plans specifications
and estimates of the said bridges
which are now on file in my office and
the estimates for the construction of
said six bridges is the total sum of
SI225.00 and the supervisors of said
town have made provisions for the
said $6l2.50.
Signed, w. III. TABOR [Seal.1
Town Clerk.
Dated this 9th day of Oct, 1896.
On motion accepted and adopted
aud appropriation granted
Report on appropriation for i'm
proyement on Court House grounds
was read as follows:
Report Of Allen p. Weld in relation to i'm
proyement 81 county grounds under the appro-
priatiOn Of Si56.00 made at the annual session
of the County Board in 1885.
To the County Board OF Pierce County:
/ respectfully report that pursuant to the or
der Of the Board made at its session in 1895
have partially graded the grounds and made
some improy emcnts in connection Herewith as
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Vouchers for which may be found in the office
OF the County Treasurer-all mOaeys having
been paid out by him directly.
The Appropriation did not prove sufficient TO
fully complete the work nece ssary to grade the |
grounds so as TO make them comport with the
sidewalks aud buildings, but the work was
completed as far rs possible. Ii the grading OF
the grounds is to be completed a further apprO-
priation would be needed.
Respectfully,
ALLEN p. WELD.
On motion accepted.
On motion the Board then ad- |
journed until Thursday morning, Nov.
II.
Thursday Morning, Nov. II.
Board met at the usual hour. Roll
called, full Board present Journal
read and approved.
The chairman announced the fol |
II wing special committees:
On applications for. overseer OF
Poor House: Sup's Bascom, Smith,
Eaton, Pratt aud Carpenter
On official bonds: Sup's. Pratt,
Nugent and Chairman of Board.
The following resolution was read:
Resolved. By the Board Of Supervisors of the
County Of Pierce pursuant to the provision of Sec
tion 1905 of g, designate that certain part OF
highway in the town of Hartland, In said county
to wit:
That part of the highway crossing the
Isabelle Greek in the Village Of Esdaile is
suitable part of highway on which to expend
money for repairing, the same being not assumed as
county highway. and for the purpose of expanding
money to repair such highway the County Board |
hereby appropriate the sum of $500.
Moved and seconed ID accept and
adopt. Ayes and nays called. Mo
ton lost by IL nays against ayes as
follows: Ayes-Sup's Buettner,
Brown. Murphy. Carpenter, Nugent,
Wiberg, McCleary and Walsingham
s. Nays-Sup's Bascom, Shanks,
Eaton. johnson. Bleisner, Thorson,
Olson. Collins, Smith, Kelly. Brende
muebl. Klose, Michael, Pierce, Pratt.
Spinney aud Campbell, IL.
Moved and seconded that a com
mittee of three be appointed by the
chairman to ascertain what disposition
can be made of the idiotic pat ent now
in Jail. and confer with the sheriff as
to what his charges would be for de
tanning such subject in the jail and re
port to this Board. The chair ap-
pointed Sup's Nugent, Smith and
Carpenter as such committee.
Moved and seconded that a commit
tee of three be appointed to draw up
rules and regulations for the inmates
of the Poor House Carried. Snp's
slsingham, Murphy and McCleary
were appointed as such committee.
On motion the Board took a recess
I until 2 O'Clock P. NJ.
At 2 o'clock the Board again assem-
bIed. Roll called; full Board pres
ent.
The following was offered: