River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-24
PROCEEDINGS
of the
County Board Of Supervisors
of Pierce County, Wis.
Annual Session, 1908.
Snnnlement to
River Falls Journal
Thursday, Dec. "a, 1903
Ellsworth, Wis, November 10, 1908.


Ellsworth, Wis, November 10, 1908.
The County Board of Supervisors of
Pierce County, Wisconsin, convened in
annual session at the Court House in
the Village of Ellsworth, on Tuesday,
November roth, 1908, at 2 o clock p. m.
and was called to order by Jno. P. Olson,
Chairman.
The County Clerk called the roll
of members certified to him as follows
Town of Clifton, T. M. Manion.
a Diamond Bluff, N. ]. Larson.
q Ellsworth, Ed Murphy.
Ell Paso, E. j. Fitzgerald.
Gilman, w. H. Richards.
Hartland, Thee. Swanson.
q Isabelle, L. N Chicquette.
!" Maiden Rock, Jno. P. Olson.
Martell, w. H. Guiser.
i" Oak Grove, G. F. Giebler
{" River Falls, O. T. Bergseng.
i" Rock, Elm w. c. Condit
i" Salem, H. E. Carpenter.
{" Spring Lake, Ole Peterson.
+" Trenton, James Gilmore.
/" Trimbelle, F. A. Severance.
Union, T. v. Herbison.
Village of Ellsworth, F. D. Lord.
Elmwood, c. E. Fox.
Maiden Rock, Beverly White.
Spring Valley, J. A: Martin.
City of Prescott, Ist ward, Jas. McNassar.
City of Prescott, end ward, Dan1 j..
Dill.
City Of Prescott, grid ward, S. Mcdonald.
City of River Falls, end ward, q. w.
Chinook.
City of River Falls, grid ward, Thos. w.
TAFT
City of River Falls, 4th ward, D. w.
Kline.
All members present.
Board proceeded to the election OF
a chairman by ballot; the first ballot
was on motion of Sup. Chinook made
informal.
Supervisors Chicquette and Martin
were appointed tellers.
The result of the informal ballot was
as follows:
Whole number Of votes cast was 20,
Of which number F. A. Severance re-
ceived Il votes, Jno P Olson votes,
Ole Peterson a votes, Theodore Swanson
received 2 votes, j. A. Martin I vote.
On motion of Supervisor Chinook
the informal ballot was made formal,
and Sup. Severance was declared elected
chairman of the County Board OF
Supervisors Of Pierce County for the
ensuing year.
On motion of Sup. Peterson, Sup.
I. A. Martin was elected Vice-Chairman
of the County Board of Supervisors of
Pierce County for the ensuing year.
Sup. Olson moved that the rules of
the previous board shall govern this
Board; motion prevailed, and the rules
were adopted after first having been
read by the clerk.
&c oft Hoard
adjourned until 9 o'clock Wednesday
morning to give the Chairman time to
appoint the committees.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER II.
Board was called to order at clock
a. m Roll called; all members present.
Journal of yesterdays meeting read
and approved.
The Chairman announced the follow
ing standing Committees:
/. Finance: Condit, Bergseng and
Fitzgerald.
2. Auditing: TAFT, Dill and Larson.
3. To Settle with County Clerk:
Fox, Richards and White.
d. EQUALIZATION: Chinook, Lord,
Peterson, Murphy and Herbison.
(. To Settle with Poor Agents
Gilmore, Swanson and Carpenter.
6. Roads and Bridges: Guiser,
Bergseng and Giebler.
7. On Buildings: McNasSar, Man
ion and Kline.
s. On Assessment and Collection
of Illegal Taxes: Mcdonald, Guiser
and Martin.
o. On Education: Swanson, Fitz-
gerald and Fox.
10. Justice and Sheriff's Claims
Olson, Chicquette and Martin.
II. On Salaries: Gilmore, TAFT and
Mcdonald.
IL. On Bonds: Lord, Bergseng and
the Chairman of the Board.
Petitions for Bridge Aid from the
towns of Martell, Trimbelle and ROCK
Elm were read and referred to the Com
mittee on Roads and Bridges.
PETITION
From Town of Martell for Bridge Aid
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors o.
the County of Pierce, State of Wisconsin
Of SUPERVISORS Of the town of Martell, County Of
Pierce, State of Wisconsin, hereby respectfully
represent that the town of Martell aforesaid has
voted at its last spring election to build ano
construct steel bridge within said town, across
Rush river, on the public highway near the y. c w
corner of the S. w. IA of the n. w. IA OF Sec
IS in said town; said location being the site Of
the present wooden bridge.
That il was determined at said meeting that
the estimated cost of constructing said bridge
would be Three Thousand Dollars (S3oool; that
the said town voted to provide for the payment
of one-half. or Fifteen Hundred Dollars (SISoo)
that the entire cost of said bridge exceeds one
eighth of one per cent. of all the taxable property
IN said town, according to the last assessed val
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