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

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i Ellsworth, Wis, Nov. 20, 1906.
Resolved, That the sum Of two hundred
dollars be and the same is hereby appro-
priated for printing, postage and sta
4 tionery in the Office of the County super
intendent of Schools, for the coming
year in accordance with Section 704, Re
vised Statutes of Wisconsin, the same to
be paid to the superintendent quarterly.
E. J. FITZGERALD.
/ Certificate Of County Superintend-
Ellsworth, Wis, Nov 20, 1906.
To the County Board of Pierce County:
In accordance with Section 704, Re-
vised Statutes of Wisconsin, hereby
certify that the sum of two hundred dol
lars will be required for printing, post
age and stationery in the office of the
County Superintendent of Schools the
coming year, and / would recommend
that that sum be appropriated for the
G. w. WELDON,
County Superintendent of Schools.
The following resolution was on
motion accepted and adopted
RESOLUTION
Resolved. That the sum of one hundred
and twenty-five dollars be appropriated
for expenses connected with the exami-
nations for common school diplomas and
for clerk hire in the office of the County
Superintendent of Schools such sum to
be paid to the County Superintendent,
who shall render an account of the same,
with proper vouchers, to the Finance
Committee at the next annual session
Of this Board.
And be it further resolved That the
sum of seventy-five dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, be appro-
priated for the purpose of purchasing a
typewriter for the Office of the County
Superintendent of Schools, such type
writer to be purchased by the County
Purchasing Agent upon consultation with
the County Superintendent.
Reports of County Treasurer on de-
fective descriptions and delinquent
personal property were read and &C
ton on same was deferred until to-
morrow afternoon.
Reports and accounts of some Of
road commit sioners appointed by last
Board were read, and on motion ac-
cepted and ordered to be placed OH
file.
On motion Board adjourned till 9
o'clock tomorrow morning.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 81.
Board called to order at 9 o'clock
A. M. Roll called. Ali present except
Chinook, excused Journal of pre-
vious session read and approved.
Sup Gilmore offered this resolution
fixing the amount of the County
Treasurer's bond.
Resolved, By the County Board of SUI
amount of the bond to be required from
the County Treasurer, according to law,
be fixed at the penal sum Of seventy-five
thousand dollars for the official term COM
mencing January, 1907.
The following resolution introduced
by Sup. Moody was on motion ac-
copied and adopted.
Whereas, 1T appears from the abstract
of assessment rolls that the assessment
of merchants and manufacturers stock
in the cities and villages of the county
is not made on the same basis, therefore,
Resolved, That the County Supervisor
of Assessment be and is hereby directed.
to require that such stocks be assessed
at the actual inventory of such stocks
as taken during the year for which Such
assessment is made, less a reasonable
and just discount for depreciation, that
such discount shall be the same as used
in assessing other property in said cities
and villages, and that the same discount
be used in all the cities and villages of
the county.
Reports Of A. w. Corcoran and F.
A. Severance, road commissioners,
were read. The same were on motion
accepted and ordered to be filed
Sup. Bunce moved that the Board
now proceed to the election of Poor
Agent. Motion carried.
On motion of Sup. Moody the
above motion was rescinded and the
election of Poor Agent deferred until
after the committee to settle with
Poor AGENTS has reOOrted
Sup. Gilmore moved to adjourn un-
til O'Clock this afternoon. Motion
prevailed.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment All members answered to roll
call.
The minutes of the forenoon ses-
sion, read and approved.
Committee on Equalization pre-
scented their report which was on mo-
ton Of Sup Scott received and laid
over until tomorrow afternoon.
The Auditing committee reported
as follows:
SCHEDULE OF GENERAL CLAIMS.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County, wisconsin:
Your Auditing Committee beg leave to
report and submit the following schedule
of accounts against the county, which
we have audited. We recommend. that
the claims therein mentioned and set
forth be allowed as indicated therein, and
as marked by us in the below schedule,
which is part of this report.
Dated this 2lst day of November, 1906.
T. w. TAFT,
ED. MURPHY.
A. w. STARK,
Auditing Committee.