River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-15
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ROADS


bridges, described in said petitions, do re-
Spectfully report:
That under section 1919 of the revised
sta tutes of Wisconsin for 1898, as amended
by chapter 25 of the laws of 1903, said
petitions set forth proper grounds for
county aid in building the bridges describ-
ed therein, and that under said statute It
is mandatory upon the County Board to
grant said petitions and make the appro-
priations therein requested, viz: an APP
preparation of one thousand dollars
&l,0oO.OO) to aid the said town of Martell,
and an appropriation of five hundred fifty
dollars ($55O.009 to aid the said town Of
Trimbelle in building said bridges.
That your committee recommend the
adoption of the resolutions hereto attach
ed and marked respectively Exhibit "A''
and Exhibit "B"
JAMES GILMORE.
JOHN PRICHARD,
/ w. D. SPRIGGLE,
Committee.
EXHIBIT "a"
Resolution appropriating county aid for
building a bridge in the town of MarteIl :.
Resolved, by the Board of Supervisors
OF Pierce County as follows:
That the sum of one thousand dollars
G$1,O0OOO( be and is hereby appropriated
to aid the town of Martell in building a
! bridge within said town, across Rush
River, at the South end of Broadway
street, in the village of Martell, and that
SAID sum be levied upon the taxable prop
erty or Pierce County, excepting from
said levy the property in any of the cities
or incorporated villages in said county,
which maintains its own bridges.
That VIM. Foley and r. A. Severance,
members of said County Board be and
are hereby designated and appointed tn
act as commissioners to cooperate with
the town board of said town of Martell,
| In relation to said matter, as provided by
chapter 225 of the laws of 1903
f MiElk a.
EXHIBIT "B."
Resolution appropriating county aid for
building bridge in the town of Trim
belle:
Resolved, by the Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County, as follows:
That the sum of five hundred fifty dol
lars $3.50 0O be and is hereby appropriate
ing bridge, within said town. across the
Trimbelle Creek, at a point where the
highway crosses said creek on the section
line between sections number nine (q) and
number sixteen Q6), and that said sum be
levied upon the taxable property of Pierce
County, excepting from said levy the
property in any of the cities or incorpor-
ated villages in said county, which main
tainS it's own bridges.
That w A. Kay and James Gilmore,
members OF said County Board, be and
are hereby designated and appointed to
act as commissioners to cooperate with
the town board of said town Of Trimbelle.
I in relation to said matter, as provided by
chapter 225 of the laws of 1908
Committee on Buildings reported as
follows, which was on motion accep ed
and the recommendations therein
adopted.
REPORT OF BUILDING COMMITTEE.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County:
The Building Committee, appointed by
your chairman, respectfully report that
they have examined the buildings and ap-
purtenances belonging to the County and
find as follows:
We find the buildings in a fair condi.
tion, but would recommend the following
repairs: The main steps on the south side
of the Poor House are in need of repair
and we would also recommend that the
top PANELS in the front door be removed
and a D. S. A. glass be inserted instead.
This door opens into the parlor, in which
there is only one window.
In looking over the new barn we would
recommend that post be placed under
each splice in the Orders in the base
ment as the spices now are between the
posts.
We also believe that it would be more
economical to have the Poor House heated
by not water plant and would also
recommend the putting in OF two bath
rooms, one for the female inmates and
one for the male inmates We find that
said bath roms could be put in by divid-
ing. rooms, one in the northeast corner
and one on the south side or in the south
wing. We think that there could an eX-
cavation be made under the south wing
for the heating plant.
We also find that granary is in need Of
a new roof
Respectfully submitted this 22nd day of
November, 1904
MIKE FOX.
S. MCDONALD,
GILBERT WALLER
Building Committee.
The Special Committee appointed at
last years session on the matter of
building new barn on the Poor Farm,
reported as follows:
REPORT OF SPECIAL BARN COMMIT
Report of Building Committee appointed
at regular meeting of County Board in
1903 to act with poor agents in planning
and building barn on Poor Farm:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors:
Gentlemen: Your committee met with
poor agents at their regular meeting,
Dec. Both, 1903, and after inspecting Lar
son Bros barn at Beldenville, decided
to build basement barn 40x1O0 feet, with
20-foot posts. w. w. Walsingham was
instructed to advertise for bids to furnish
50 cords of stone delivered, for laying
wall, furnishing lumber, and for building
barn reserving rights to reject any or
all bids Committee adjourned to Jan.
IS, 1904.
At the adjourned meeting the building
of barn was let to Jens Hansen for 1890,
it being the lowest bid.
G. A. Lehman was awarded the COZ
tract for furnishing 80 cords of rock for
$139 additional rock, if needed, to be fur
nished at $4.00 per cord
James Leach was awarded the contract
of laying rock at $3.50 per cord.
It was decided to cut dimension tirnbers
and rough lumber on farm and hire same
sawed.
All bids to furnish dressed lumber and
shingles were rejected and the county
board committee instructed to purchase
Same in St. Paul or Minneapolis. Il
The following is an itemized account
of material and labor furnished and
amounts paid to date:
Name Claim Amount
w C. Stanton lumber. $435. 76
Fred Travis, saving logs .......... 20. SO
G.. A. Lehman. rock. 10000
J. F. Shaw, printing bids. ........... 200
Herald Printing Co, printing bids. Zoo
Jas. Leach, laying wall ........,.... A4.00
Cash, digging for basement and