River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-24
RESOLUTIONS
Providing for Aid to Build New Road In
Town of Salem

To the Honorable, the County Board OF
Supervisors of Pierce County:
in Rush River destroyed three bridges across
Rush River in the Town of Salem, which said
bridges could not be replaced or rebuilt suit
able for public travel for less than Five Thous-
and Dollars $4,000. oo); and
Whereas, in June of 1908, another flood IN
Rush River destroyed another bridge, across
said River in Section four Cd of said town,
which bridge could not be replaced or rebuilt
suitable for public travel tor less than lhree
Thousand Dollars (S3ooo.ool; and
Whereas, none of said bridges have ever
been rebuilt; and -
Whereas, to obviate the necessity of rebuild
ing two of said bridges and imposing the costs
and expenses of said rebuilding on said Town
of Salem and said Pierce County, the super
visors of said town did, the 9TH day Of Noe-
highway on the east side of Rush River IN said
town. commencing at the northeast corner corner
and running thence in southerly direction
along the east side of Rush River for distance
of about three miles; and :.
Whereas, there was at the session or the
County Board for the year 1907 appropriated
to the said Town of Salem for the express
purpose of opening such highway the sum
appropriation has never been received by
said town and has never been claimed by it, and
Whereas, the present supervisors OF the
said Town of Salem did, in October OF this
year, procure the service OF highway engineer
to investigate the best location tor maintaining
bridges across said Rush River and also the
as many of said bridges as possible and also
to investigate the feasibility and usefulness
of a highway the east bank OF said river
for the purpose of enabling the town to accom-
modate the public travel without the rebuild
ing of more than two of said bridges; and
Whereas the said highway engineer SO en-
ployed did, under date of October Fl, A. ID.
1908 make a report in writing to said Super
visors copy OF which report is hereto annexed
Whereas acting in accordance with the
recommendations contained in the report
ing out the advice and suggestion contained
in that report the Board of Supervisors OF
said town are contemplating the laying out
of highway the east bank of said river,
commencing at the point where said River
crosses the North line OF Section nine (o) IN
said town, and extending along said east bank
to the south line of Section nine (o), which |
proposed highway will cost for building and
putting in condition for public travel, aside |
from all damages that. may have to be paid
to the land owners through whose lands 1t |
will pass at the least Five Hundred Dollars |
$500 oo); and
Whereas, according to the report of said
bridge across said Rush River at cost of Three |
Thousand Dollars (S3ooo.oo) without the fill |
at a cost OF about Five Hundred Dollars (Ssoo.) |
said last mentioned bridge to be located either
at Brasngton or at the place known as Carson's !
bridge on said River; and
Whereas the opening of the highway here
inbefore described and the building of these
two bridges will obviate the necessity for re-
DulQlnS All OIneT DT1CSSS destroyed DH Sdlu
floods. and will save the said Town and Pierce
County, in the expense of building said
bridges alone, at least Four Thousand Dollars
$4,000. oo); and
Whereas, it is imperative that the said Town
OF Salem must either open said highway put
the same in conditions for public travel at once
and build the two bridges hereinbefore men
toned, or. if said highway be not opened to
public travel must rebuild at least four of
said bridges that were destroyed on said River.
Now, therefore, he it resolved. that the APP
preparation of Three Hundred Dollars $500. oo)
made at the last session of tn county Board
te said town for the express purpose OF opening
the highway mentioned in said appropriation
be and the same is hereby recalled and revoked,
and that in lieu thereof there be and hereby
is appropriated to the said town for the pur
pose of opening the proposed highway last
herein described and putting the same In con-
dition for public travel. the sum of Five Hun
dred Dollars $500. oo), the same to be expended
for the purpose for which it is appropriated
under the supervision of the supervisors of
said town or under the joint supervision of
the supervisors of said town and committee
to be appointed by the County Board in
the Judgment of the said board may seem ,