River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-01
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
PIERCE COUNTY--ANNUAL
SESSION, 1903.

on fOduS.
Report Of Committee on Roads
appointed by County Board of
1897:
To The County Board Of Pierce County:
Whereas petition has been presen tea 10 the
County Board Of supervisors OF the County OF
Pierce ia the State OF Wisconsin signed BY
more than thirty treeb0lders residing IN said
county, more than fifteen Of whom reside Ia
the town OF lEion in said county. and more
than fifteen reside in the town OF Salem in SAID
county. praying that certain state ROAD IN
said county lying partly 10 said town a Salem
ana partly Ia said town OF Union be altered as
follows;
TO vacate and alter certain portion Of the
state road IN said county. running from tue
village oil Plum City to the village Of Maiden
Rock as follows; To yaeate the portion OF such
highway described as follows; Commencing at
the point where the state road running from
Plum City to Maiden Rock lntersecis with the
east line OF the northwest quarter OF section
thirty-0ne t3l OF township twenty-five 2ol OF
range fifteen Ioi west running thence south :
westerly TO the west line OF said township and
in place thereof TO lay out and establish high.
way follows: Commencing at said point
where said state road intersects with sald east
line Of said northwest quarter OF satd section
thirty-One I3l Of township twenty i've l25i
north Of range fifteen 49, west running thence
south on said quarter section line TO the center
% said section thiTty-OHe 81 thence west on
the south line OF said northwest quarter OF sald
section thirty one 1871 township twenty hVe
lZ5i OIL range fifteen Isl until IL lntersects
with the range line road running north and
south tet ween the towns OF Union and salem
Ia sand county ana thence on said range line to
the Point whore the present state road inter-
sectS Tie same,
Ana whereas said petition was duly filed in
the Office Of the County Clerk c! said county
and presented to the County Board OF Super
vis0r- Of said county OF Pierce at the annuat
ion on the ninth day OF November a. y.
And whereas said County Board did then and
there vote to receive such petition and act up
on the same and did at such annual session. by
resolution duly passed refer such petition TO a
committee Of three members of such County
Board. to-wit Alexander Rudolph, Edd
Campbell and j. NJ johnson, and did by such
resolution confer upon such committee the
powers conferred upon such County Board by
yirtNe of the provision OF section $500, 1901
1903 and 1904 of the revised statutes OF the state
OF Wisconsin.
Ana whereas the said committee did in pur
surance and by virtue of the powers so confer
red upon them by such resolution make out
notice and fX a time and place at which they
would meet ana decide upon such Appheauon,
and cause such notice TO be published IN the
Pierce County Herald weekly newspaper
printed and published at the Village OF Ellis
worth in said county for three weeks previous
D. the time fixed by them.
And whereas IN pursuance OF sucn resolution
ANA eft such notice the said committee 50 ap-
pointed hy such County Board did meet on the
2jth day Of December, A. y. 1897, at ten o clock
2. NJ OF that day at the house ot L. lerhisou IN
the town ct / mon AO sdlN county Nhb Nltie Jt-
tug the time and place fixed in such notice and
lid then aud there proceed personally TO eX-
anime such highway and to hear any reasons
that were offered BY parties interested therein.
And after having made such eNAAluht ioh
md heard such reasons the said comInlitee did
| then and there determine that such stale ROAD
should be altered as called Tor IN sueh petltion
aud do order aud determine, that such portion
OF the state road running from he village OF
Plum City TO the village OF Maiden kock rs
| lies between the point where such state ROAD
- affl In mort est
ter Of section thirty-One l3lI o. township TWEEN
tr FIVE 1851 OF range fifteen 10 west and the
| point where such state road lntetsects with the
range line road running north ana south pc
| tween the towns Of Union and salem In SAID
county be vacated and in place thereof to lay
| out aud establish a highway described as fol-
| lows:
Commencing at the point above mentioned
where the said state road running from the
village Of Plum City 90 the village Of Maiden
Rock iuter-ects the east line of the northwest
quarter of section thirty zone 1911 ot township
twenty-five % Of range fifteen loI west, run
ming thence south on fatd quarter section line
| 10 the center Of said section thIrty-one ~,
thence west on the south line OF SAID northwest
quarter Of said section thiTty-0ne iSlI Of town
| ship twenty five 1851 OF range IL cen l5l until
| N iutersects with the range line road running
north and south betw cen the towns Of Union
| and salem IN said county, and thence on said
| range line road 10 the place where the present
| state road intersec Is thcsame.
| La witness whereof we, the members OF such
| committee. have hereuuto set our hands this
| 10Th day Of December, A. y. 1897;
| ALIEN RUDoLr,
| EDD CAMPBELL,
| j. VI. JOHNSON,
Commute Of County Board supervisors q
| Pierce County.
It was moved and seconded to
accept and adopt the report and
order altering the state road
| therein named Motion carried
On motion a recess was taken
until one o'clock.
THURSDAY Noon, Nov. II.
Board met at one o'clock; roll
called: full Board present
Journal read and approved.
Report of Building Committee
The undersigned. Committee on Buildings, tt
| whom was referred the matter Of examining int
| the conditions Of the buildings and property G
| the county respectfully report;
| LIST As 20 the Poor House We hHd the pool
| house and building appurtenaut thereto 10 goo(
| condition and not needing anything more than tn
| ordinary incidental repairs That, however tive
| fire escapes should be put upon the main building
for better security To the inmates IN case Of fire.
| 2nd As 20 the County Office Building We re
greet to say that we find this buding 10 bad repair
l in many respects and needing considerable repairs
That ioist Of the lower floor in several places es
pecialy ON the north east corner IN poor condition
| the ends 10 some instances nearly OF quite rotted
ana the tl0or generally showing signs Of weakness
/ That the chimney leading from the rooms OF the
Clerk of the Court and County Treasurer is in bad
| condition and the valley on the south west leaks
That the walls ia the interior of the building WITH
the excep ion Of the occupied 10y the Clerk
| Of the Court and County Judge which were recent
| Iy redtted all in Lad condition and need quite
| extensive repairs
! Ard A. to the Court House and Jal,-we find
these n fair condition but some repairs are needed
especially about the windows, the Latter needing
/ some new glass and possibly new wooden sltis -
some places; a clubhouse with walk leading 10
And we respectfully make the following recon-
lst. That two fire escapes be put upon the County
Poor House one each side at points most conFen'
out for easy escape Of the inmates, in case OF hre
2ud That the chimney the north west of the
/ County office Building be taken down as far as IL
/ proves detective and be rebuilt immediately, the
mason 10 take particular pains 90 prevent the NOR
tar from freezing before it Is properly set and thAt
when such chimney is being rebnllt the gutter an
valley on the south west he examined and repaired
! SRA That the weak ioists under the tile building
be repaired by splicing where practicable ana cur
ting out decayed parts, and that supports be put
under the ceRters OF the iosts where they are not
| stif enough for safety
! he put into the following rooms The supervisors
room. the Offices Of the County Clerk, County Treas
| urer aud Register Of Deeds.
5th That repairs be made to the Court House
! where the same may be needed and that espec ial
,ere be taken to replace an broken glass, reputty
the sash where the old putty has fallen out aud 70
1 replace any aecayed wood window sills and calk
under and around the windows where air fluids free
entrance.
9th That new clubhouse be erected with good
vault for the use Of the family Of the sheriff aud
/ thft O walk be constructed leading 20 the same.
| Dated Nov, 18TH, 1898
EDWARD KLOSE,
+ BROWN,
JOAN CARLSON;
Building Committee.