River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-12-07

Town Of Ellsworth, pauper aid. $3.50 $50
K. X. Halliday, med. sery. Jail, HOO 400
d. w. Woodwork, med. serv. jail, 1900 1900
" Y, Walsingham' e lee eeaay, Egg :. e g
J. F. +. .s saaReia' s sa Sa. expenses 5ees; aS. g as.oS
Dan. J. Dill, sery. soldiers Com, 1880 TO-. 50
A. Fra ,; 4 4alsil )" i ~ l S99
| Herald Printing Co., printing, 1908 $40, So
A. j. Ingli. co. supt. expenses, 29d9 29d9
Town Of River Falls, funeral
expense for pauper, 2s.o0 28.00
own Of Spring Lake, pauper aid, SS.75 So. Is
City Of Prescott, med. aid to pau'rs,I so ! 70
f.. Campbell, sery. Road Com, 1868 IS. 6S
+. j. Fitzgerald, do 1918 1913
+. D. Ensign. ct al, fees, 1856 1856
On motion the report of the commit
tee vas accepted and adopted,
The following was accepted and
adopted,
RESOLVED, That the Chairman of this Boarl
aud the County Clerk be and are hereby au-
thorized and instructed to issue orders on, the
County Treasurer for all claims allowed by
this Board, and for the per diem and mileagr Of
its members and g per day to the sheriff for
| services IS ~janitor during this session.
Dated Nov. Is, 1899.
On motion the Board proceeded to
| to the election of Agents Of the Poor
| by ballot, one in place of w. w. w al
| singham whose term had noW expired
| and one to fill the vacancy caused by
| the resignation of IL. N. BaScom.
| Sup's Parsons and Gilman were APP
| pointed tellers. The result of this
| election was as follows: w. w. Wall
| singham was elected for a term of
| three years and w. A. Caldwell vas
| elected TO fill the vacancy for the I'M
| expired term of two years.
| On motion the Board now elected
| l.. e. Spinney County Agent for a
| a term of one year, term shall COM
| mence the first Monday in January,
| 1900. and expire the first Monday in
| January. 1901. The salary of said
| County Agent shall be the sum of sew
| enty-fiYe dollars per year.
on motion Board adjourned until s
| o'clock Saturday morning. Motion
prevailed.
SATURDAY MORNING, Nov. Is.
boara met pursuant to adjournment
S o'clock A. NJ. Meeting called to or
der by the chairman; roll called, all
members present; journal read and
approved.
The following resolution was offered
by Sup, Johnson and on motion lald
on the table.
To the honorable, The County Board Of Super
visors of Pierce Co.
GENrIrMGN: in the resolution which is to
| follow | am not asking q cent for my services
as l did so last year in the PHI that present
ple fact that I went ahead and rearranged all
the records of the Office without hrSt gettlng
instructions from the board TO do so placed me
in such a position that | could not legally re-
cover for these services, and the board, TOT fea-
sons best known to themselves, disallowed my
'4Gi baye alreadv received $500 for re-arrang-
ing the records which sum turned over to
| Mi. l.. A. Brown, who was then deputy.in my
| office as / had been allowed this amount TOR re-
9nginc the civil records without first receiving
Instructions from the board, 1t was reasonaole
TO suppose that your body would alloW me :
further reasonable compensation torre-arrang-
the criminal records and putting IN proper
shane the old record books OF the office so as &c
have the work complete and up 70 date1n every
particular. Upon the strength of this employ
ca Mr.. Brown TO complete the WORK. ana pale
him for his services in this WORK the sum o.
S63.20 and the board then disallowed my bill
for these services leaving me with a persona
investment of S63.2o in the cause OF the county
All that L am now asking is to be re-dmbnr
ed for the amount paid Mr.. Brown, Hoping
that you may see tit to DO SO,
LII. richardson.
State Of Wisconsin County of Pierce, IS.
L. A. Brown. ~beingduly sworn on oath, de'
noses and SAYS that during the term that L. l.
Richardson was clerk of the Circuit Court o.
/ pierce county tldt AS "dS 3oSRNJ N
That part Of the dusies performed by hin
during the time he was employed In THIS cap9
city was aiding in re-arranging all the record
of the Office under the new system as tney ar
now arranged and indexing some OF the Ole
record books Of the office: ,oo- A.
That on the 23rd day OF November 1917 M
Richardson settled with me for my scrVlcci
then due by giving me his private ehsek' No
ana Of this amount So. 20 was for services per
formed in re-arranging records, etc., IN san
office. IT n
Warner during the time that MI. warner wa
county Judge OF this county ana was SO en-
ployed during the time that he arranged TN
records Of that Office and that the Work don
in tine office of the clerk of the circuit couf
was. at the least calculation, fully twice as mucl
as that performed In the office OF the count.
And further. that the check hereto attaches
Is the IDENTICAL one mentioned above ana IS en-
dorsed on the back with my genuine Signature
su bscrlbed and sworn to before me this LIT
dav of November. A. D.. 1899.
W. +. Warren, Notary Public, Pierce co. WI:
To the Honorable County Board Of Pierre
WanrsEAs b. T.. Richardson, during his las
term Of office as clerk of the circuit court E
Pierce county paid for re-arranging the TecoTe
. OF the said office the sum $500 Tor whlch n
has never been reimbursed,
THEREFORE he 1T resolved, by the Count
County treasurer OF said county be instructe
Il reimburse the said L. [. Richardson by pay
ing him the said sua OF So3.2 20 out OF the genef.
funds OF said county.
Report of Committee on Equaliza
ltion was offered and accepted. Nc
ton made to adopt the report
Amendment offered to raise the va
uation Of the town of Martell IS cent
per acre. Ayes and noes called fol
amendment carried by 10 ayes to
noes as follows: Ayes-Sup's John
son, BleIsner, Rudolf, Carlson, Olson
Bauerkemper, Murphy, Campbell
Hess, Bunee. Gilmore, Severance
Fox. Otis, Anderson, Brendemuehl
Freas, Gibbs, Parsons. Noes-Olt
!. Imam, Solyerson, Thorson, Robson
Michael. stiles. The ayes and noe
were now called for on the report a
amended. q ayes TO 4 noes as fol
!, flows: Ayes-Johnson. Gilman. Sol
. verson. Fitzgerald, Bleisner, Rudoli
Carlson. Olson. Bauerkemper. MDI
{. phy, Campbell. Hess, Bunce. Sever
ance. Fox, Otis. Anderson, Bauer
kemper. Freas. Gibbs. Parsons Noe
-Thorson, Gilmore. Robson, stiles.
A recess was taken for an hour.
The additional report OF Committe
on Illegal Taxation was accepted an
: adopted.