River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-15

Board of Supervisors OF LHe CouhIJ "
Pierce convened at the County ONCE
building in the village OF ELLSWORTH at
two O'Clock P. M.
The Board was called to order by Ed.
7 FITZGERALD, Chairman OF the Boaro:
The county clerk called the roll OF
MANNERS as certified to him to be mem
hers Of this board, as follows:
Town of Clifton, N. H. Johnson.
Diamond Bluff, D. N. -Wethern
Ellsworth, Ed Murphy.
Ell Paso, E..J Fitzgerald.
Gilman, A. F. Bliesner.
Hartland, S. P. Roatch.
Isabelle, w. D. Spriggle.
Martell, VIM. A. Kay.
Maiden Rock, Jno. p. olson.
Oak Grove, A. w. Corcoran.
River Falls, William Foley.
Rock Elm, David Scott
Salem, William ]. Foley.
Spring Lake, Gilbert Waller.
Trenton, James Gilmore.
Trimbelle, F. A. Severance.
Union, Mike Fox.
Village of Ellsworth, }. l.. MOODY.
Maiden Rock, J. G. Prichard.
Spring Valley, J. A. Martin.
CITY of Prescott, LIST ward, d. H. MURRAY
End ward, Danl. j. Dill
3rd ward S. Mcdonald
River Falls, End ward, u. W..
Chinook.
City of River Falls, 3rd Waru' ino'
TAFT.
citv Of River Falls, 4th ward, V. Z.
Bailey.
All members present.
The BOARD thereupon proceeded TO tne
election of a chairman and Vlce-chalr-
man nv ballot. Supervisors Fox ana
Severance we're appointed tellers. Ed:
7 FITZGERALD received a majority u
votes cast and was declared elecLeu
chairman of the County Board OF ou-
nervisors of Pierce County for the en-
suing year. a ,,;oa
John l.. Moody was elected wee
chairman of the County Board Oh Su-
neryisors of Pierce County for the en-
suing year. 4
On motion Rule 4 of the rules adopt
od hv the former Board be amended by
striking out the words: BOARD sndi,
appoint a chairman pro tenn VINO anu :,
inserting the words: vice cnall AAi"n
Carried unanimously.
On motion the rules governing Inc
former Board, as now amended, were
adopted as the rules of this Board until
otherwise ordered. -,
On motion Board adjourned until
Wednesday morning at O'CLOCK.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOV. 16.
BOARD met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by chairman
Roll called. All members present.
journal of yesterdays meeting read
and approved. eo,,o,
The chairman announced the follow
ing stanu.ng committees:
I Finance: Sups. Moody, Bailey,
w. ]. Foley.
2. Auditing: sups. Johnson, Kay
VIM. Foley.
2 To Settle with County Clerk;
Sups. Olson, Murphy, Corcoran.
4 EQUALIZATION: Sups. Martln''
Scott Roatch. Severance, Chinook
(. To Settle with Poor Agents;
Suns. Dill, TAFT, Wethern.
6. Roads and Bridges: Sups' 0il-
more, Spriggle, Prichard.
7. On Buildings: Sups. Fox NC
Donald, Waller.
8. On Assessment and COLLECTION Oh
illegal Taxes: Sups. Bleisner, Murray
Gilmore. A.
g. On Education: sups. Bailey, Nc
Donald, Olson.
10 On Bonds: Sups. Bleisner, TAFT
and the Chairman of the Board.
The following petition from the SUI
narvisors of the Town of Trimbelle for
bridge aid was received and referred
tn the Committee on Roads and
Bridges.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
Of Pierce County, State of Wisconsin,
Your petitioners, members OF the Town
BOARD Of Supervisors of the town. of Trim
Belle County of Pierce, and state OF WIS VS.
consin. respectfully represent that tne
town of Trim Belle aforesaid mas t t0xgu
across the Trim Belle Creek, at point
where the highway crosses Sald CREEK oiI
the section line between Sections no. NINE
(e0 and No Sixteen 06). That the estl-
N sted cost of said bridge IS One Thous-
and One Hundred Dollars C1,1OOOO and
that said town has provided for the pay
ment of Five Hundred Fifty Dollars
(s55O N0). one-half of the cost of the con-
struction of said bridge, that the cost OF
said bridge exceeds one-eighth of one per
cent. of all the JaNaDle property III Seiiu
town according to the last euualized val
uation thereof which is S570. 10000.
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 construc-
ton of said bridge and cause such sum
to be levied upon the taxable property of
the County will. with the amount pro-
vided by said town, be sufficient to de-
fray the expense of erecting such bridge,
and also to appoint a committee duly au-
thorized to act for the county in accord
ance with Section No. 1879 of the Statutes
of 1898 as amended by Chapter 225, Laws
of Wisconsin Tor 1908
Dated and signed by the undersigned
members OF the Board of Supervisors of
the Town of Trim Relic, County of Pierce
and State of Wisconsin. this 18th day of
November, 1904
r. A. SEVERANCE.
J. w GRAY,
JOHN A. QUIST,
Supervisors of the Town or Trim Belle
Attest: JOHN T. BEDDALL,
Town Clerk.