Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-24

Ferry company. A license to set up
and maintain Ferry across the Wis
conSln river from point on lot No.
6 to point on lot No. section No.
10, township No. q North, range No.
5 east, Wood County, Wisconsin.
The Board of Supervisors of the
County of Wood do Ordain as follows:
Section L. WHEREAS, the said H.
E. Herrick and others aforesaid of the
village of NeKoosa and the town of
Saratoga IL the County of Wood, Wis
cOnSin, have obtained from the
owners of lot on the west bank of
the Wisconsin river and lot No, / on
the east bank of said river in section
10, township p, north, range No. 5
east in said county, landing privileges
The landing points of said ferry being
more particularly described as follows;
Said first point being located at the
east end market street in village of
NekooSa in said County of Wood and
said second point being located on the
east bank of the Wisconsin river in the
town of Saratoga opposite said first
point. Said points being the same
that heretofore have been used as
landing places for ferry that was
formerly operated at said location.
The said place being more than one
mile from any landing places in any
ferry charter or license, heretofore
granted and now in force, and where
as, said NekOOSa and Saratoga ferry
company has made. Executed and
delivered the bond required by section
1852 of the revised statutes of Wis
cOnSin.
Now therefore, there is hereby
granted unto said Nekoosa and Sara
tOga ferry company its successors and
assigns. for the period of three ~ years
from the date hereof, the right and
privilege to make, set up, keep and
maintain a ferry across the Wisconsin
river at and between the points
mentioned.
Section 2, the said Nekoosa and
Saratoga ferry company its successors
and assigns, shall at all times keep
for the use of said ferry good boat
or boats suitable and sufficient for the
accommodation of ali persons, teams,
stock, vehicle and traffic offered for
conveyance across said river at the
places designated; said boat to be pro-
vided with substantial railing on
each side, three and one half feet in
height and proper and substantial
gates at each end for the safety of
teams and passengers; except at such
season or seasons of the year as said
ferry may be impeded, hindered, or
endangered by ice, floods, severe
storms, or extreme low water in said
river, and shall promptly carry and
convey passengers teams stock and
traffic across said river at said places
at all hours in the day time, and may
use any safe and proper method for
propelling the boat or boats used in
said ferry, except steam power.
Section B, the prOprietOrS of said
ferry shall be entitled to charge de-
mand and receive the following
compensation for such ferriage; for
carrying any vehicle drawn by one
horse or two horses, or by one yoke of
: oxen, one way Is cents. or drawn by
four horses one way, 20 cents, for
round trip for any vehicle drawn by
four horses 40 cents, for each addi-
tiOnal horse or OK cents, for foot
passengers cents each, fer man and
horse 10 cents, for cattle aid horses in
dIOveS cents per head, for hogs and
sheep in droveS 3 cents per head,
Section 4, this charter and license
shall take effect from and after it's
adoption and publication and be in
force for the term of three (3) years
thereafter.
Adopted at the meeting of said
county board, held at the court house
in the city of Grand Rapids on the Sd
day of May A. d. 1906.
A. E. GERMER, chairman of the
county board.
Geo. W. DAVIS, county clerk for
Wood County, Wisconsin.
1t was moved that the report of the
Committee on Town organization and
General industry be accepted and the
Ordinance and Charter of the Ne
koosa & Saratoga Ferry company be
adopted.
Carried
Moved that the bills of Provost,
Kieffer, Brown, and Deming be al
lowed.
Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Bennett that w. f,
Noltner and Simon Worlund act in
conjunction with the town boards in
accepting Bridges.
Carried.
Moved by Mr.. MulrOy that this
Board adjourn until 2 o'clock p. m.
Carried.
|" GEO. w. DAVIS,
Clerk
Court House O'Clock p. m. May 3, '06
Board met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by Chairman
Germer.
Roll was called and quorum
present. By motion the reading of
the journal was dispensed with. The
following resolutions were offered by
!. Mr. Bennett:
REsOLvED:-That there be and
there hereby is appropriated from the
general funds of Wood county, not
otherwise appropriated, to the town
of Arpin, for the repair of the high
way, to-wit: to aid in the construction
of a bridge or culvert in said town on
the section line between sections
twenty-six (26), and twenty five (25),
in township twenty four ga north,
of range four (4) east, where said Sec
tiOn line crosses Hemlock creek, the
sum of Two Hundred one and 60-10O
dollars (S201. 60).
FURTHER RESOLVED That there