River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-12-04
Ellsworth, Wis, Nov. II, 1902

Ellsworth, Wis, Nov. II, 1902.
The County Board of Supervisors Of the
County Of Pierce met in annual session
at the county office building in the village
Of Ellsworth at two o'clock p. NJ, and
was called to order by E. J. Fitzgerald,
chairman Of the last board.
The county clerk called the roll Of
members as certified to him as follows:
Town Of Clifton N. H. Johnson.
Diamond Bluff, N. J. Larson.
&" Ellsworth, Jas. Murphy.
" FL Paso. e. ]. Fitzgerald.
" Gilman, A. f. Bleisner.
" Hartland, S. P. Roatch.
" Isabelle, John Carlson.
Marteu S. Thorson.
Maiden Rock. Jno. 2. Olson.
!" Oak Grove, Geo. f. Giebler.
River Falls, Lyman Healy.
Rock Elm, w. o. Fedderly.
Spring Lake, Ole p. Hanson
Salem, G. L. Bunce.
Trenton, James Gilmore.
Trimbelle, Chas. f. Gilman.
Union, Mike Fox.
Village Of Ellsworth, j. B. Jensen.
Maiden Rock, Geo. T. Heslin.
City of Prescott, 1st ward, d. Murray.
- I'd ward, Jacob Freas.
. Sd ward, S. Mcdonald.
River Falls, I'd ward II. e. Chin
mock.
River Falls, Sd ward, Thomas w.
TAFT
River Falls, 4th ward, Victor E.
Bailey
All members were present.
On motion the Board proceeded to the
election of a chairman by ballot Super
visors Gilmore and Johnson were APP
pointed telers.
G. L. Bunce received a majority of the
votes cast on the 7th formal ballot, and
was declared elected 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.
The Board adjourned until Wednesday
morning at o'clock to give the chairman
time to appoint committees.
WEDNESDAY FORMING, NOV. II.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Meeting called to order by the chairman.
Roll called. All members present.
Journal of yesterdays meeting read and
approved.
The chairman announced the following
standing committees
Finance-Jenson, Murphy and Bailey
Supervisors Olson, Johnson
and Hanson.
To Settle with County Clerk-Supervis-
ors Fitzgerald, Larson and Gilman.
alization-Thorson, Heslin, McDon-
aid, Gilmore and Fox.
To Settle with Poor Agents-Fedderly
Giebler, Chinook.
On Roads and Bridges-Roatch, Moffatt
and Murray.
On Buildings-Freas Carlson, TAFT.
On Assessment and Collection of Illegal
Taxes leisner, Healy and Murray.
On Bonds-Chairman of the Board,
Healy and Bleisner.
The following petition from Town of
Trimbelle for bridge aid was on motion
received and referred to the committee on
Roads and Bridges:
TO the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County, State of Wisconsin:
Your petitioners, members of the town
Trimbelle. County of Pierce and State of
Wisconsin, respectfully represent that
the town of Trimbelle aforesaid has voted
to construct a bridge within said town,
across the TrimbelIe creek where the pub
lie highway crosses said creek on the sec
ton line on the east side of the North
East quarter of the North East quarter
of section No. twenty 600 Township No.
tWenty-siX (26 North of Range No. eigh-
teen Q0 West. That the estimated cost
of said bridge is One Thousand Five Hun
dred Dollars ($150000) and that the said
town has provided for the payment of
Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.0O one
half of the cost of the construction of
said bridge, that the cost of said bridge
the taxable property in said town, ac-
cording to the last equalized valuation
thereof, which is $5S7, $500.
Your petitioners therefore pray that the
County Board of Supervisors for said
Pierce county shall appropriate the other
half of the estimated cost of the con-
struction of said bridge, and cause such
sum to be levied upon the taxable prop
erty of the county as will, with the
amount provided by said town, be suf-
ticient to defray the expense of erecting
such bridge, and also to appoint COM
mittee duly authorized to act for the
county in accordance with Section 1919 of
Revised Statutes of 1885,
Dated and signed by the undersigned
members of the Board of Supervisors of
said town of Trimbelle, County of Pierce
and State of Wisconsin, this 4th day of
G. F. OTTndAN.
]. W. GRAY,
JOHN A. QUIST,
Supervisors of the Town of Trimoelle.
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