River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-12-13

:" Isabelle, l.. Chlcquette, Jr.
Martell, VIM. IL. Guiser.
E" Maiden Rock, Jno. z. Olson.
Oak Grove, A. w. Corcoran.
J, River Falls, John Finn.
Rock Elm, David Scott.
!" Salem, G. L. Bunce.
Spring Lake, S. Brown.
+" Trenton, James II. Gilmore
Trimbelle, Peter Huppert
Union, Paul Giles.
Village Of Ellsworth, J. L. Moody
Elmwood, E. M. Drake.
Maiden Rock, H. a. Benson.
Spring Valley, J. a. Martin.
City Of Prescott, 1st ward, james Ms
CITY of Prescott, 2nd ward, Chas. Mer-
city y' Of Of Prescott. ard ward, David
City Of River Falls, End ward, G. w.
Chinook. =,
CITY Of River Falls, Ord ward, Thos.
w. TAFT.
CITY of River Falls, 18th ward, Victor
E. Bailey.
All members present.
On motion Of Sup. Moody the
Board proceeded to the election OF
chairman and vice-chairman by bal
lot. the first ballot to be informal.
Supervisors Corcoran and Gilmore
were appointed tellers.
mo. p. Olson received a majority OF
the votes cast on the third formal bal
lot and was declared elected chairman
Of the County Board of Supervisors
Of Pierce County for the ensuing year
]. L. Moody was elected vice-cha1r~
man az the County Board of Super
visors of Pierce County for the ensu-
ing year.
the previous board shall govern this
board.
Sup Chinook moved to amend
Rule z by adding two new standing
committees, viz: Committee on Sher-
ifs Claims and Committee on Jus
flee and Constable Claims, which mo-
ton was carried. :,
On motion the rules were adopted
as amended after the same had been
read by the clerk.
On motion Board"ad journed until 8
o'clock Wednesday morning, to give
the chairman time to appoint commit
tees.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, NO
VENEER IA.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment and was called to order by the
hartman.
Roll called. All members present:
ournal of yesterdays meeting read
approved.
he chairman announced the fol-
wing standing committees:
L. Finance: Moody, Benson and
Chicquette.
Stark
3. Roads and Bridges: Brown,
Finn and McNassar
f. Buildings Roatch, Huppert
and Mercord
S. Equalization: Bailey, Guiser,
Drake. Bunce and Werner.
6. To Settle with County Clerk:
Fitzgerald, Chinook and Rice.
Z. To settle with Poor Agents:
Martin. Gilmore and Corcoran.
s. On Assessment and Collection
of Illegal Taxes: Bliesner, GILES AID
McNassar.
9. Education: Fitzgerald, Roatch
and Chinook.
10. Justice and Sheriff Claims:
Scott, Bliesner and Martin.
II. On Bonds: Bailey. Bliesner
and the chairman of the Board.
Petition from the supervisors of
the town Of Rock Elm for bridge aid
was read and referred to Committee
on Roads and Bridges.
PETITION FROM TOWN OF ROCK
ELM FOR BRIDGE AID.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
T0iavoa
To the Honorable the County Board of
Pierce County:
The petition of the town board or the
town of Rock Elm, respectfully shows:
That said town of Rock Elm did at its
annual meeting, held April Sd, A. D. 1906
vote to construct a steel bridge within
said town across Porter creek, at point
where the highway crosses said creek on
the quarter line running north and south
the n. E. II and the N. w. II
a No. two (2) of said town of
/, and did there vote TO provide
layment of one-half of the cost
bridge, to-wit: by then and there
to raise the sum of four hundred
($400) for such purpose. the esu-
cost of such bridge being the sum
mt hundred dollars $500.
cost of such bridge exceeds one
of one percentum of all the taxa
operty of said town according to its
aqualized valuation.
ur petitioners therefore pray that
- County Board of Pierce County shall
appropriate the sum of four hundred
dollars ($400), being the remaining half of
the cost of such bridge and cause such
sum to be levied upon the taxable prop
erty of said county as will. with the
amount so provided by said town, be suf-
ficient to defray the cost of erecting
such bridge and to provide for the ap-
pointment of a committee to act for the
county as provided in Section 1919, r. S.
and acts amendatory thereto
Dated November 10th. A. d. 1906.
DAVID SCOTT,
JOSEPH GRAIN,
w J. MERCER,
Supervisors of the Town of Rock Elm.
Attest:
FRANK ALEX AMBER
Town Clerk.