River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-30

do Gilman, a L Bleisner.
do Hartland, a Rudolf.
do Isabelle, John Carlson.
do Martel, S Thorson.
do Maiden Rock, John p Olson,
do Oak Grove, ii Bauerkemper.
do River Falls, NJ Murphy.
do Rock Elm, Ed Campbell.
do Spring Lake, l. A Hess.
do Salem, G l. Bunce.
do Trenton, James Gilmore.
do Trimbelle, + A Severance.
do Union, Mike Fox.
| Village Ellsworth. r S kolson.
do Maiden Rock, A S Otis.
do spring Valley, j G Anderson
| City Prescott, 1st ward, L Brende
| muehl; End ward, Jacob Freas; 3rc
ward, Oliver Gibbs.
| City River Falls, End ward, A + Mi
chael; 3rd ward, Herman Parsons
4th ward, l. Stiles.
A full board present.
| On motion the Board now proceeded
to the election of chairman by bal
lot. Sup's l.. A. Hess and K. j. Fitz-
gerald were appointed tellerS.
'fhe result of the ballot was the
| election of A. e. Michael as chairman
of the County Board of Supervisors
| of Pierce county for the ensuing year.
On motion the rules governing the
| former Board govern this Board until
| otherwise ordered.
Moved that all claims against the
county shall be filed with the County
CLERK before next Thursday, 2 O'Clock
P. NJ. Motion carried.
The Board now adjourned until
Wednesday morning at O'CLOCK TO
give the chairman time to appoint
committees.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, Nov. 10.
Board met pursuant to adjournment;
meeting called to order by the chair
man; roll called; all members present;
journal of yesterdays meeting read
and approved.
The chairman announced the fol-
lowing standing committees:
Finance-Sup's Severance, PARSONS
and Olson.
Auditing-Sups Robson, Brende-
muehl and Otis.
To Settle with County Clerk-Sup S
Fitzgerald, Gilman and Campbell.
Equaization-Sup ThoTson, Gibbs,
Solyerson, Stiles and Gilmore.
To Settle with Poor Agents Sup 5
Hess, Murphy and Anderson.
On Roads-Sup's Fox, Johnson ana
Rudolf.
On Buildings-Sup's Carlson, Freas
and Bleisner. =
legal Taxes-Sup's Bleisner, Bunce
and Bauerkemper.
ON Official Bonds-Chairman Board,
Sup's Anderson and Murphy.
The following resolution was no"
offered.
REsoIyrp, BY the County Board Of Pierce
County. that the County CLERK pc anu y neie
name Of Pierce County of the y q ine ? = z, q
Of the N w u OF section 30, town 20 rance -
or the land formerly beonelps 70 am mindsd ai
Chinnewa Falls aud charge upon Fierce
Countv And also all other lands where saih {
to SAID Pro FidtGH tartheT that the
Comfy Clerk and County Judge be ana are
hereby authorized to sell any or az SUI
lands to the highest bidder thereiqr, lei easa
bv advertising for bidders. or otherwise, as
| tbev NAV deem most advantageous to Pierce
| Counts
on motion accepted and adopted.
The following was read and on mo-
tion laid over for further considera-
ton by this Board,
| WnaRrss. At the annual session ofthe Coun,
ty Board in the year 1889, the county system o.
| maintaining the poor in this county was aDql
l shed and the town system OF supporting me
moor atopted (to take effect April LIST, loyO) a;
| provided By chapter 63 OF the revised slatute'
1 Of 1878. provided, however, that wheneFti
any person or persons shall become peIihah-
1 emit charge on any town, city or village, the
| town board of the town, common counclI OF tht
city or trustees Of the village may apply 10 tht
Comfy Poor Agents to admit such poor person
| or persons to the county poor house; ana !
unon examinatiog said poor agents ma sueI
person or persons as above descrlbed they shaI
cause them to be admitted 20 me ne po"r noH''
/ Now THEREFORE,, BIZ 1T RESOLVED, by thii
l Board, that any town, city or village haVlnt
| such permanent resident paupers as atoresalo
| shall by its board, common ooehcli OF ttuS,ees
4 make a written certificate tn the county FooI
| Agents that such poor person - unable 10 sup
port himself by reason OF age, disease or 9theI,
wise and is such permanent pauner' ana sucn
4 certifeate shall be prima faca evidence 70 "a 70
poor az snts that said poor person Is eIlgloi'
/ to the poor house. each town. city OF VIilake y
l pay its own expense until such pauper is com
mitted to the poor house. Provided, further
1 that if the relatives, friends or other person.
can partly but not wholly support such per
1 manent pauper, the poor agents may, alter re
/ ceiving such above evidence OF pauperlsm, anC
| net otherwise allow such relative, friend o.
/ other person not to exceed sl.00 per week 10
l the care aud support of such pauner
The report of the County Clerk wa'
read and referred to the committee u
settle with that officer.
The County Agents report was
l read and referred to Finance Commit
tee.
| Report of Poor Agents was read ant
referred to committee to settle will
4 said agents.
Report of Soldiers Relief Commits
sion read and accepted and adopted
REPORT OF SOLDIERS RELIEF COM.
Ellsworth. Nov. 18th, 1899
To the honorable County board OF Plerc
1 County ,>;,,..
| The Soldiers Relief Commission appolnlS
l under chan, % revised Statue of 1898, won!
| resnectfuIIy report that the county clerk a.
issue orders for the following amounts as Oh
| rected by the Commission, to-wit:
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