River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-11-25

VITA the amount proFllel bA sall Town. .
sufficient 70 deiray the expense Of ereetn
such bridge, and also TO appoint cOnmitte
duly authorized to act for the county in &C
eordance with Sec. Of AN act 20 amend chap
tory thereof.
dated and signed by the undersigned mem
hers Of the Board Of Supervisors of said tow
1t Tdmbeile. County of Pierce and State o
! Wisconsin. this 2aad day OfOctOber, 1897.
F A SEVERANCE
PErER HUBERT.
/ BUBBLE,
| Supervisors of Irimbelle.
Attest: JoHS I. BEDDALL, Town Clerk o
! fTimbei,e.
} 1t was moved and seconded that the
petition be accepted, and the appro-
priation granted. Carried.
On motion the Board adjourned un-
I'll Thursday morning.
THURSDAY. MoRNING, Nov. IL.
Board in session at O'Clock; roll
called; ali members present; the jour
nal of yesterday session was read
and approved.
The following was offered:
Whereas, 1t has been made to appear 20 the
| County Board Of Pierce County, that certain
building situate in the Village Of EIlswor in said
County is owned by benevolent Association, to-wit:
| the Ellsworth Lodge Of the l. o. o. aud has been
erected - such association and is ed by IL for the
provisions Of Section 1895 Of he Rev sed Statutes Of
this state, property owned and used by benevolent
associations exclusively are exempted from taxation
aud IL further appearing, that the Assessor OF the
Village OF Ellsworth has heretofore listed the same
Tor taxation;
| Resolved That il is the opinion Of this Board aud
its advice that such property the same not exceed
ing Of land be stricken from the tax rolls
Of said Village.
On motion accepted and adopted.
Resolved, BY the County Board Of Supervisors Of
| the County Of Piercs that the County Poor Agents
| are hereby authorized aud instructed to employ a
superintendent OF the County poor farm for the
| ISIS aud that the salary Of such superintendent
shall not exceed Four Hundred Dollars per annum.
On motion adopted by call of eyes
and noes as follows: Ayes-Sup's
BascOm, Gilman, Eaton, Johnson,
| Rudolph, Swanson, Kay, Olson, Stir
raft, Campbell, Peterson, Wiberg,
Severance, McCleary, Otis, Anderson,
Brendemuehl KloSe, Dill, Newcomb
Pierce and Morse %. Noes-Sup's
Bliesner, Murphy, Foley and Spinney
T.
The Board now listened to the item
| lied report of the Purchasing Agent.
lie report was received and referred
/ to the Finance Committee.
A recess was taken until o clock
p. n.
/ he l1OdIu again llltl az bNOO ClOI
! Roll called; d full Board present.
The following was handed In by
| Sup. Foley:
To the County Board Of Supervisors of the County
| Of Pierce and State OF Wisconsin;
The uuders gned petitioners, resident freeholdeIs
Of the County Of Pierce and State Of Wisconsin re-
spectfully petition you TO yacae and alter certain
| portion Of the State Read in said county running
| from the Village Of Plum City TO the Village of
Maiden Rock a. follows;
NJ 49,. ,f1 sag6 bpl
/ as fellows; Commencing at the point where the
State Road running from Plum city TO Maiden
Rock iutersects with the east line OF the northwest
quarter Of section thrty-one GID OF township twen-
yye t5jj north Of range fifteen To west, running
thence southwesterly TO the west line Of said town
ship and in place thereof to lay out and establish
/ "a highway as follows: Commencing at said point
where such state Road iutersects with said east line
IL ,ii northwest quarter Of said section thirty-oue
i3) township twenty nVe (lJl north OF range NJ
/ teen l5i west and running thence south on said
quarter section line 10 the center of said section
hrty.one CID thence west on the south line OF SAID
northwest quarter of said section thirty one (3D OF
township twenty t25) Of range fifteen $50 until
il iuteIsects the range line road running north ana
south between the towns % Union aud Salem ia sara
conntv and thence on said range line 10 the point
where such present State Road iutersects the same
| Dated october 9TH, 1897.
The petition has the signatures Of more than thr-
/ ty ircrholders residing in the towns Of Salem and
/ Union.
On motion the petition was accept
| ed and the request therein granted.
The following was then accepted
and adopted:
Whereas janitor has been employed during
| the past year with an obvious Improvement N
| the general appearance OF the county GROUNDS
and buildings, and whereas IN order TO keep
the buildings and grounds in a proper cOndl-
| tiun considerable care and attention IL requlr-
| ed, ami u seems matter oil economy 10 nave
| such work and attention systematically DONE
Resolved. That the sheriff Of this county As
| hereby authorized to employ at cost not eN-
| ceeding thirty dollars per month, a Janiior'
| whose duties shall be TO keep the county house
| grounds aud buildings thereon IN good condi-
| ton and TO perform the necessary lanltor ser
| vice connected herewith such lanitor 10 act
| under the direction of the sheriff and TO be sub
| ject 20 removal nv him.
| The salary Of such janitor TO be paid monthly
| as other salaries o. county officers are paid by
the County Treasurer upon certificate OF the
| sheriff.
The report of Poor Agents was read
and referred to committee TO settle
with said agents.
The following was offered:
To the County Board of Supervisors OF Pierce
| County: cr
| yisnrs Of Pierce County that all Eastwood on
| the timbered portion Of the Poor Farm 10 inch
es in diameter and upward be sold to the Bel
denvilIc Lumber Company at the agreed price
| olStO0 per thousand feet on the stump.
The overseeing OF such sale and contract TO
| be left in the hands Of supervisor l.; y, SPIN
~.
| Der OF feet seld and the amount paid into the
| County Treasury for all timber cut.
Moved and seconded to accept and
adopt the resolution. Ayes and noes
called for. The resolution was lost
bv the following vote: Ayes-Sup' S
Severance. Newcomb and Pierce, g.
Noes-Sup's Bascom, Gilman, Eaton,
Johnson, Bliesner, Rudolph, swan
son. Kav. Olson, Stirratt, Murphy,
Campbell, Peterson Foley, Wiberg,
McCleary. Splnney, Otis, Anderson
Brendemuehl and Klose, Il. sup.
Morse absent from the room.
The following was offered:
Resolved Thai the County Treasurer be and he
hereby e., directed to take the proper measures 70
charge back a certain deliqueut personal tax mere
tofore unsolicited, assessed against the fHrh e-
son Lumber Co in the town OF Salem.
On motion accepted and adopted.
| Whereas. 1t appears that tax has been collected
i'm lse6 against Ellsworth Lodge Number 150. !. o.
o. f. located at Ellsworth n Pierce County;
amounting 70 the Of $40 - fer tax Of 1872 ana
whereas such tax Improperly assessed ana col
Iected As the said corporation is instituted for be
Resolved that the county treasurer be directed
| to repay such TAX 10 SAID association;
Aud whereas 1t further appears that at the TAX
sale Of sq7 the lands of said association were sold
BIZ the County Treasurer for unpaid tax assessed
Re- il Further Resolved. That the County Board
does hereby order that such tax was illegally as
sessed and that the certificate issued upon such
sale being certificate Nos $40 and 3t OF the SAFE OF
| lse7. be aud the same is hereby cancelled.
On motion accepted and adopted.
Report Of Committee on Illegal Tax
alton.
To the County Board of Pierce County.