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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-24

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referred to special committee consist
mo IF S11DeryiSOrS CARPENTER Man1On
and Chicquette.
To the Honorable, the Board OF Supervisors
of the County of Pierce State of Wisconsin.
hereby certify that since the annual meeting
of said Board held in the year 1907 the following
persons for relief from the County, as provided
by Chapter 283 Laws of 1907. That all OF such
applications have been filed with the Examiner
Of the Blind
Names of Applicants Address of Applicants
William Kremer ..... Town of Diamond Bluff
Maria Field ................ City OF River Falls
Carl Anton Nelson ....... City OF River FaIs
homer ", Levlnes ivy Town % of Union
S AndTeW ~ sand nis' Town Of Martell
u y cd none S,,erk
The proposal of the Farmers and
Merchants State Bank of River Falls.
Wis. was read and on motion of Sup.
Dill. the same was accepted, and said
bank was designated as County Depos-
ltory Ior tne ensuing yeai, PioViding
d Satisfactory Ooi'N-
ppoposAr
OF the Farmers and Mercnants State Bank
of River Falls, Pierce County, Wisconsin
a corporation, 20 pe County, depository Tor
the ensuing year.
d. TIL. w.; nJo,,o-,ha- ~ 80
~ NVel aais, "" Ns.L,.t' 60. IN DC pSoI.
Inc Farmers anu t"eieiidlIe oIa'e Da III
hereby proposes 10 ACT as ueposleory Lor tne
county 1unos lol Iie e 5is.s yeaI uP T tne
following terms anu co9ao,.loIls' 70 wiz 70 pay
interest at the rate OF three W per cent on
daily balances an9 tnat suIn i r ".h %. pe
computed ano CISuteu - IN. Iasy:a a. .nS
end OF each lnontn, anu me- SUI uePosi's s.ll
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REPORT
Of Bridge Committee, Town Oak Grove

~~~~~~~S~t
To the Honorable 0. ]. Hohle, County Clerk
of Pierce County. Wis.
We, the undersigned Special County Bridge
Committee appointed at the regular session of
the County Board of Supervisors in and for
Pierce County Wis, held in the month of No
vember, 1907, to act with the town board of the
town OF Oak Grove in the letting, constructing
and acceptance of contract for the building
OF a steel bridge across the Big River Creek at
point where the highway crosses said Creek
near the southwest corner of the southeast
SE quarter of the south west (SW I'D quarter
IN Section Twenty-Five (22), Township Twenty
SIX l2ol, Range (Io) west, and near the residence
OF F. H. Maier, do hereby certify and report
that we did, on the goth day of December, 1907,
in conjunction with Board of Supervisors of
the said town of Oak Grove, let the contract
for building said bridge to NJ. A. Adams & Co.
OF Minneapolis, Minnesota. for the agreed price
of Two Thousand Dollars ($2ooo. COY, and one
half to be paid by the town of Oak Grove and
One Thousand ($Iooo.oo), to be paid by the
County of Pierce, per vote of the County
Board of Supervisors, and that the bridge IS
now completed according to the specifications
by us adopted, and has been this day accepted
by us, and the sum of One Thousand ($Iooo. ool
Dollars one-half of the estimated cost OF said
bridge, is now due and payable from said Pierce
County to the Town of Oak Grove, and you are
hereby requested to make proper provision tor
the payment OF the said sum of One Thousand
($Iooooo) Dollars to the said Town of Oak
Grove
Dated this 4th day of May, 1908.
F. A. Severance,
John Finn,
pr;J TOY
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members of the Town Board of Supervisors of
the town of Spring Lake, County of Pierce and
State of Wisconsin, this nth day of November
1908.
Ole Peterson,
Gilbert Waller,
D. c. Peake,
Supervisors.
Attested by
w. L. Yates,
Town Clerk.
The following reports of Special Com
mittees on Bridges were read and on
motion accepted.
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A. S. Otis.

A. S. Otis,
Secretary.
The following list of outlawed county
orders was read Supervisors Giebler
and McNassar were appointed COM
mittee to destroy said orders, which
was done in the presence of the whole
Board
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County Agent.
Supervisor of Assessment Chas. East
man read his report, and the same was
on motion accepted and ordered to be
placed on file.
Sup. Martin moved that the Super
visor of Assessment be requested to
work with the Equalization Committee
as long as said committee needs his
assistance, and that he be paid for such
services. Motion carried
A delegation of old soldiers appeared
before the Board at this time, advo-
eating that the question of placing a
Soldiers Monument on the Court House
grounds be considered at this session
of the Board
The Chairman assured the delegation
that the matter would receive due
consideration.
Supervisor Guiser moved that the
Board adjourn until 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning. Motion prevailed.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER ~.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Roll called. Sup. TAFT absent Jour
nal of previous session read and
approved.
Communication from Jennie c. Smith,
of the Eau Claire Oral Day School for
the Deaf, was read, and ordered to be
filed
On motion of Sup. Chicquette, the
Board adjourned till 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Board was called to order at o'clock.
Roll called. All members present.
Journal read and approved.
The Finance Committee made the
following report, which was on motion
accepted and the recommendation there
in contained adopted.
REPORT
OF Finance Committee in Relation to the
Report of the County Agent
To the Honorable The County Board Of
Pierce County.
Your Finance Committee. 10 whom was
referred the report OF the County Agent, do
hereby respectfully report, that they have
examined his report, books and vouchers and
have carefully compared the same and find
them correct in all respects.
We also find that the system adopted by
him is a valuable improvement on the old
methods. and that the accounts show that
said agent has done all that lay in his power
We recommend that Ole J. Hohle be elected
County Agent for the ensuing two years. and
that his compensation be, as heretofore, fixed
by the County Board, to-wit: at the sum of
One Hundred Dollars per annum.
Dated November I2th, 1908
w. G. Condit,
o. T. Berseng,
z. ]. fitzgerald,
Committee.
The report of the committee to settle
with the County Clerk and the County
Clerks annual report were accepted
and adopted as follows: ~ "a - "a
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oUTLAwED COUNTY ORDERS

The following is list of County Orders remain
ing uncalled for in the county clerks Office,
made pursuant to Sec. 6SS, R. S. of 1898:
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May, 1908.
F. A. Severance,
John Finn,
,,afy pr;J0a TotY1y,oittee
REPORT
hEEOhT
OF Bridge Committee. Town of Isabelle

OF Bridge Committee, Town Of Isabelle
Bay City, Pierce Co., Wis, May 2Sth, 1908.
To the Honorable o. ]. Hohle, County Clerk
of Pierce Co., Wisconsin.
We the undersigned special County Bridge
Committee appointed at the regular session o
the County Board of Supervisors in and for
Pierce County, Wisconsin, held in the month OF
November, A D. 1907, to act with the Town
Board of Supervisors of the town OF Isabelle
in the letting, construction and acceptance of
a contract for the building of new steel bridge
across Isabelle Creek at point where the State
Road from Alma in Buffalo County to Prescott
in Pierce County crosses said Isabelle Creek IN
section of township "a, North of Range II West
do hereby certify that we did, on the r4th day
of March, 1908, in conjunction with the Board
of Supervisors of said town of Isabelle, let the
contract for building said bridge to M. A. Adams
& Co., of Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the agreed
and contract price of One Thousand Six Hundred
Dollars $4,000. Eight Hundred Dollars, $500
Hundred Dollars $4,000 to be paid by the County
of Pierce as per vote of the County Board of
Supervisors, and that the said steel bridge is
now completed according to the specifications
by us adopted and has been this day accepted
by us, and the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars
($8oo), one-half of the estimated cost of said
bridge is now due and payable from said Pierce
County to the town of Isabelle and you are hereby
requested to make proper provision for the pay
ment of said sum of Eight Hundred Dollars (S8oo)
to said town
Dated the day and year first above written
Jas. III. Gilmore,
Theodore Swanson,
al Rridpe Committee
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REPORT
REPORT
OF Bridge Committee for Town Of Trimbelle

OF Bridge Committee for Town OF Trlmbeue
~ TrimBslIs Wise Ctv Tyne gIsr 10 p dsos
County, Wis.
appointed at the session of the Pierce County
Board of Supervisors in November, 1907, to
act with the Town Board of Supervisors of
the town of TrimBelle in the letting, construc-
ton, and acceptance of the building of new
bridge across the east branch of the TrimBelle
Creek at a point where said branch OF the
the Northwest quarter of the Northwest
quarter of Section No ~, of said town,
also a new bridge across the IrimBelle Creek;
where the TrimBelle and Beldenville road
crosses said creek on the Northwest quarter
of the Southwest quarter OF Section NO Sixteen
(16), in said town, do hereby certify that we
did on the roth day of December, 1907, in
conjunction with the Town Board of Supervisors
of said town of TrimBele. let the contract
of building said bridges to ~ A. Adams & Co,
tract price of Two Thousand Dollars $4,000. oo),
and that the said bridges were built of steel
and concrete, as specified IN the contract ana
accepted by us, and that the sum of One Thous.
and Dollars ($Iooo.oo). one-haf the cost of
said Pierce County to the Town of TrimBelle,
and YOU are requested to make provision for
the payment Of said sum of One Thousand
Dated at TrimBelle, Wis, the date above
written.
g. F. Giebler,
County Bridge Committee
REPORT
OF Bridge Committee for Town Of Martell
Beldenville. Wis. July 9Th. 1903
To the Honorable 0. J. Hohle, Clerk of Pierce
Co., Wis.
We the undersigned, Special County Bridge
Committee appointed at the regular session
of the County Board of Supervisors in and
for Pierce County Wis, held in the month
of November, 1907, to act with the Town Board
of Marteli in the letting, constructing and
acceptance of a contract for the building of
ravine Tor dry run) the public highway
between the S. E. IA of Section No. and
the s. w. IA of Section No. of Town No.
al Range No. II W., following the section
the site of the present wooden bridge. do hereby
certify that we did, on the 9th day of January,
1908 in conjunction with the Town Board
of Supervisors of said Town of Martel let
the contract for said bridge to M A. Adams
for the steel work, of Minneapolis. Mimi, and
for the agreed and contract price of Eleven
Hundred and Nnety-nine (SIIoo.oo) divided
as follows: NJ A. Adams (S44o. oo), -Four Humid
red Forty-nine Dollars, Chas Hall (S75o.oo)
Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars. The bridge
is now completed and has this day been accepted
by u.s. and the sum of Five Hundred and Ninety
nine 5000 Dollars, one-half the cost Of said
bridge is now due and payable from said Pierce
Hereby request to make provision for the
Ninety Dollars 5o-Ioo (S5o9.5o) to said
town.
Dated this 9Th day Of July, 1908.
+. A. Severance,
John Finn
County Bridge Committee.
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REPORT

REPORT
OF Bridge Committee, Maiden Rock.
Maiden Rock, Wis, April l. 1908
To the Honorable chairman of the county
Board of Supervisors, and the County Clerk. of
Pierce County Wisconsin
Gentlemen
We, the undersigned committee, appointed by
resolution of the County Board at its annual
meeting held in November, 1907, to act as the
Commissioners of the County Board in the matter
of letting the contract for the construction of
southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of
Section nine, township twenty four, North of
Range sixteen west, in the town of Maiden Rock
in said county where the said slough is crossed
by the Alma and Prescott State Road across
Rush River bottoms in said southwest quarter
of the southeast quarter of said section nine
the town board of the town of Maiden Rock
we did, on the 18th day of December, 1907
contract with NJ. A. Adams & Co., of Minneapolis,
Minnesota, for the construction of said bridge,
at and for the agreed price of Eighteen Hundred
Dollars.
completed by the said M. A. Adams & Co, and
that this committee, acting in conjunction with
the town board of the town of Maiden Rock,
sum Of Nine Hundred Dollars one-half the cost
Of said bridge, is now due and payable from the
county OF, Pierce to the said town of Maiden
Rock and We suggest that provision be made
for the payment OF said sum.
Yours very truly.
Attest: Committee
j. p. Olson.
Thos. Todd,
A. G.. Westly,
Town Board, Town of Maiden Rock
REPORT
OF Bridge Committee, Town of Union
To %. ]. Hohle. County Clerk of Pierce County
Wisconsin:
committee appointed at the regular session of
the County Board of Supervisors in and for
Pierce County, Wis, held in the month of No
vember, 1907, to act with the town board of
the town of Union in the letting. constructing
and acceptance OF contract for the building of
steel bridge across the Plum Creek, running
east and west in the NV IA of the NE IA of
Section a. Township as, Range IS, Town Of
Union, do hereby certify and report that we did,
ction with the Board of Supervisors of the said
Town of Union let the contract for the building
of said bridge, excluding the panking of same.
to M A. Adams & Co., of Minneapolis, Mime
sofa for the agreed and contract price of One
Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-one Dollars
(sIz71.oo) and made arrangement with said
Town Board Of Supervisors of the said Town of
Union to furnish and put down the plank on
said bridge for the agreed price of Twenty-nine
Dollars $3.50. oo), total amount, for both con-
tracts Of One Thousand Eight Hundred Dol
lars (SI8oo ool one-half to be paid by the
Town Of Union, and one-half or Nine Hundred
Dollars (Sooo.oo to be paid by the County Of
Pierce as per vote of the County Board of Super
visors We further report that said bridge is
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Attested by
PETITION
rom Town of TrimbeIle Coz Bridge AID

To the Honorable Board OF Supervisors OF
Pierce County State of Wisconsin:
Your petitioners members OF the Town Board
OF Supervisors of the town OF Trimbelle county
of Pierce State of Wisconsin, respectfully repre-
sent that the town of Trimbelle aforesaid has
voted to construct bridge within said town;
across the Trimbelle Creek at point where SAID
creek crosses what IS known as the road leading
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The certified list of names of appli-
cants for relief for blind persons was
referred to a special committee consist
ing of Supervisors Carpenter, Man1on
and Chicquette.
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OF Finance Committee in Relation to tn
Report of the County Agent

The report of the committee to settle
with the County Clerk and the County
Clerks annual report were accepted
and adopted as follows * "a - "a
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w. n. GulSeT,
Special County Bridge Committee.
REPORT
OF Bridge Committee for Town of Ell PasO


Ell Paso, Wis, Oct 1ath, 1908.
To Ole Hohle Co. Clerk of Pierce Co..
Ellsworth, Wis.
We the undersigned special bridge COM
mittee appointed at the session of the Pierce
Co. Board of Supervisors in Nov. 1907. to act
with the town board of Supervisors of the
town of FL Paso in the letting, construction
and acceptance of the building of a new steel
bridge across Rush River at the foot of Main
street in the village of FL Paso do hereby GER
tify that we did. the sth day of March,
1908, in conjunction with the town board of
FL Paso let the contract of building said bridge
to the Clinton Bridge and Iron Co. for the
agreed and contract price of Twenty Hun
dred Twenty Seven Dollars ($2o27. COY, and
afterwards made a new agreement with said
Co. for one extra line of joists for the sum of
Seventy three Dollars $500 and that said
bridge is now completed, and has been this
day accepted by us, and that the sum of Fiji:
teen Hundred Dollars ($Isoo. oo). one-half
the cost of said bridge, is now due and payable
from said Pierce County to the town of El
Paso, and you are hereby requested to make
provision for the payment of said of Fiji
teen Hundred Dollars ($Isoo.ool to said town.
Dated at Ell Paso Wis, this I2th day of
Oct, 1908
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gonos BGaFa s s . 5 Rbsf Seqp Tc Certificates issued
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The Commission would respectfully recommend
that the sum of Five Hundred Dollars, (Ssoooo),
be appropriated for the coming year for the
Soldiers Relief Fund.
Dated this 9th day of Nov. 1905
Danr J. Dill,
Chairman,
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To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County, Wisconsin.
beg to submit to you my report as County
Agent up to Oct 3Ist 1908.
A large number of claims left unsettled
last year, owing to the County Agents sickness,
which claims have all been audited and paid,
and are figured in with this years expenses.
have carried out the recommendations of
the board, as embodied in the two last years
report of Committee on Buildings, as follows:
The sheriffs residence and Jail has been given
three coats of paint on the outside; a cistern
has been built near the sheriffs residence and
the overflow lead into the sewer; the woodshed
has been completed and painted and stone
wall built under same
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PETITION
From Town of Martell for Bridge Aid

To the Honorable Board of Supervisors OF
the County of Pierce State of Wisconsin.
Your petitioners, members of the town ooard
of supervisors of the town of Marten, County OF
Pierce State of Wisconsin, hereby respectfully
represent that the town of Marten aforesaid has
voted at its last spring election to build and
construct a steel bridge within said town, across
Rush river, on the public highway near the n. W.
corner of the S. w. IA of the N. w. IA OF Sec
Il in said town; said location being the site OF
the present wooden bridge.
That it determined at said meeting tnat
the estimated cost of constructing said or1dge
would be Three Thousand Dollars $4,000; that
the said town voted to provide for the payment
Of one half or Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($Isoo);
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
uation thereof which is $o47,425.oo.
t. Therefore your petitioners pray that your
Honorable Beard of Supervisors for said Pierce
the construction of said bridge, and cause such
sim to be levied upon the taxable property OF
said county. which will, with the amount provided
by said town. be adequate to detray the expen-
diture of erecting such bridge.
And in conclusion pray that cornnittee De
dulv appointed and authorized to act tor the
county in compliance with Sec. 1919 OF Revised
Statutes of 1905 and the acts amendatory thereto:
Dated and subscribed by the undersigned
members of the town board OF supervisors OF
the town of Martell, County of Pierce and State
of Wisconsin, this third day OF Nov, 1908.
W. II. Guiser,
p. L. Place,
HIS Ealvorson,
Supervisors.
Attested by
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To the Honorable, the Board Of Supervisors
of the County of Pierce, State of Wisconsin.
I hereby certify that since the annual meeting
of said Board held in the year 1907 the following
named persons have made application as blind
persons for relief from the County, as provided
by Chapter 283 Laws of 1907. That all OF such
applications have been filed with the Examiner
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THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

Board was called to order at o'clock.
Roll called. All members present.
Journal read and approved.
The Finance Committee made the
following report, which was on motion
accepted and the recommendation there
in contained adopted
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Sylvenus Brown,
w H Cruiser

We further certify that the town board of
E Paso paid the said contractor the sum of
Forty-nine Dollars, ($4o. oo), in addition to
the amount above specified for driving three
additional piing in the foundation and building
the walls foot higher than specified
in said contract
Sylvenus Brown,
w. HI. Guiser,
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Board was called to order pursuant
to adjournment. Roll called. All
members answered to roll Journal
was read and approved.
Petition from town of Spring Lake
for Bridge Aid was read and referred
to the Committee on-Roads and Bridges.
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The proposal of the Farmers and
Merchants State Bank of River Falls,
Wis, was read and on motion of Sup.
Dill, the same was accepted, and said
bank was designated as County Depos-
itory for the ensuing year, providing
a satisfactory bond is furnished.
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REPORT OF COUNTY AGENT

Report of County Agent was reaC
and referred to the Finance Committee
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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:
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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

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mild. steady; Cordova. 9st@lsc, Futures net
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strong: creamery: specials, a4c.; extras
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