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

Respectfully submitted this 22d day OF
November, 1906.
A. f. BLIESNER,
PAUL GILES,
JAMES McNASSAR,
Committee.
Committee on Buildings presented
their report, which was laid over un-
til this afternoon.
Special committee on Insurance Of
county buildings was read.
We. the Committee on Insurance, re-
There is now on sheriff's residence and
jail $1,000, which expires in 1910; $500 on
circuit court library, which expires 1907.
placed on the court house building and
$1,000 be placed on furniture fixtures and
libraries in building for five years.
G. w. CHINNOCK,
J. A. MARTIN,
JNO. p. OLSON.
Committee.
Sup. Moody moved to amend said
report by making the insurance on
Court House $4,000 instead of $4,000.
Amendment carried.
Report accepted and adopted as
amended.
Board adjourned till ? o'clock this
afternoon.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
The Board came to order at 2
o'clock. Roll called; all members
present.
Journal read and approved.
Sup Moody moved that the rules
be suspended and the matter of
Welch's school records be taken up.
Motion carried.
This resolution was accepted and
adopted.
RESOLUTION FOR PURCHASING
CLASSIFICATION RECORDS
AND BLANKS.
Whereas, closer supervision of our
schools and a more effective enforce
ment of the state course of study is nee
essary. therefore, be it
Resolved. That the County Superintend-
ent be and is hereby authorized to pur-
chase one hundred of Welch's Classical
ton Records with the necessary blanks
the sum of one hundred and twenty-five
dollars is appropriated for the purpose.
records to contain space for recording
and attendance of forty
pupils for not less than six years.
Be it Further Resolved That the W. NJ
WEIGH Company take up all registers at
present in the hands of the dealers des-
ignated to handle them at the cost price
by them.
e. J. FITZGERALD.
The report of the Committee on
Buildings was accepted and the
recommendations thereby submitted,
adopted as follows
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC
RTITT DTNGS
To the Honorable the County Board of
The Building Committee respectfully re-
port that they have made careful ex-
animation of the public buildings of the
county and find their condition to be
The court house, not being yet ac-
cepted by the County Board, has not
come within our jurisdiction.
The Sheriff's residence and Jail is so
nearly completed and there being some
matters which we think need attention,
that we examined the same with view
of ascertaining what If any improve
ments are needed at the present time,
and to that we beg leave to report:
That the walls of the building having
been remodeled in some respects are in
varied colors, and the building itself be-
ing of red brick, does not seem to cor
respond with the court house itself. We
feel, therefore, that it would be wise to
paint the building, making it as nearly
as practlcabIe to correspond with the
color OF the court house itself.
We find that the stairway leading into
the boiler room is in a situation that
exposes it to the storms, and we deem
it advisable to put some protection over
the same. This we think may be done
in connection with another Improvement
mentioned later.
There seems to be some need of a wood
house for the sheriff's residence, and for
such wood as may be needed in connec-
ton with the fuel for the boiler room.
We think that this want can be supplied
cheaply by utilizing the present clubhouse
building. This may be placed on the
north of the boiler room and used as a