River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
Proceedings of the
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Of Pierce County, Wisconsin.
ANNUAL SESSION, 1901.
Ellsworth. MS. Noy. u. 19O!


Ellsworth, Wis. Nov. u. 1901.
The County Board of Supervisors of the
County of Pierce met in annual session
at the county office building in the Viii
lage of Ellsworth, at two o'clock p. NJ,
and was called to order by r. S. Robson,
chairman of the former Board.
The roll was called and the following
members answered to call:
Supervisors.
Town of Clifton. n. H. Johnson.
F" Diamond Bluff N. ]. Larson.
+" Ellsworth, Jas. Murphy.
{" FL Paso, E. ]. Fitzgerald.
{" Gilman, A. F. Bliesner.
s" Hartland, S. P. Roatch.
. Isabelle, John Carlson.
:" Martell VIM. A. Kay.
+" Maiden Rock, Jno. P Olson.
Oak Grove, H. Bauerkemper.
. River Falls. Lyman Healy.
(" Rock Elm, w. o. Fedderly.
Spring Lake, S. Brown.
+" Salem, G. i. Bunce.
g Trenton, James Gilmore.
. Trimbelle NJ. Nugent.
. Union, Mike Fox.
Village of Ellsworth, j. T. Bowers.
Maiden Rock, G. T. Heslin.
F." Spring Valley, n. Mathison.
City of Prescott, 1st ward w A. Wehr-
man.
I'd ward, Jacob Freas.
3rd ward S, Mcdonald
River Falls, End ward ]. Ed
Johnson.
Srd ward, A. e. Carroll
3" 4th ward, C. R Morse.
Full Board present.
The Board now proceeded to the cleo
ton Of a chairman by ballot. Supervisors
Heslin and N. H. Johnson were appointed
tellers
The result of the informal ballot was
as follows: Whole number of votes cast
&c, of which number e. ]. Fitzgerald re-
ceived 16 votes and c. r. Morse received
10 votes.
A formal ballot was taken with the fol-
lowing result: Whole number of votes
cast. &c, of which number F. ]. Fitzgerald
received p votes and c. R. Morse received
votes.
e. J. Fitzgerald was declared elected
chairman of the County Board of Super
visors of Pierce County for the ensuing
year
on motion the rules governing the
former Board govern this Board until
otherwise ordered.
The Board now adjourned until We'd
nesday 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 chairman.
Roll called All members present
Journal of yesterdays melting read and
approved
The chairman announced the following
standing committees:
I. Finance-Morse. Bowers. Nugent.
.. Auditlng-J. P. Olson, n H. Johnson,
Kay.
9. To Settle with Co clerk-Gilmore,
Brown. Larson.
4. Equalization-J. Ed. Johnson, Blies-
ner, Heslin, Mcdonald, Murphy.
To Settle with Poor Agents-Bauerkem-
per, Bunce. Fox.
On Roads-Roateh, Brown, NTehrman.
On Buildings-Freas, Carlson, Fedderly.
On Assessment and Collection of Illegal
Taxes-Healy, Carroll, Mathison.
On Bonds-Chairman of Board, Carroll,
Fedderly.
A petition for alteration of certain
road in the town of Rock elm was pre-
scented by Sup. Fedderly and referred to
committee on roads.
Report of Soldiers Relief Commission
read, accepted and adopted.
REPORT OF SOLDIERS RELIEF COM
MISSION.
To the Honorable County Board of Pierce
County:
The Soldiers Relief Commission appoint
ed under Chapter 63 r. S. of 1885, would
respectfully report that the county clerk
did issue orders for the following
amounts, as directed by the Commission,
to-wit;