River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-09

The Committee on Roads and
Bridges presented their report on Pc
titions for bridge aid, which was ac-
copied and the resolutions Herewith
submitted were adopted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ROADS
AND BRIDGES.
To the Honorable the County Board of
Pierce County:
Your Committee on Roads and Bridges,
to whom was referred the petitions of the
several towns asking for county aid for
the purpose of building bridges in the
several towns mentioned, do respectfully
report:
That the followig named towns in said
county have each set forth in their
petitions proper grounds for county aid
in building the respective bridges herein
after mentioned, and that, under the pro-
visions of the statutes respecting such
bridge aid, it is mandatory upon the
county board to make appropriations for
county aid in building bridges as therein
requested, to-Wit
TO the Town of Trimbelle, for the build
ing of bridge across the east branch
of the Trimbelle Creek at a point where
said branch of the Trimbelle Creek cross
es the highway on or near the north and
south center line of section one " Of
said town about 60 rods south of the north
line of said section, the sum Of $150.0O.
To the Town of Trimbelle, for the re-
pairing of bridge in said town across
the Trimbelle Creek at a point where
same crosses what is known as the road
leading from Trimbelle to Red Wing in
section Is, the sum Of $6OO.OO:
To the Town of Gilman, for the build
ing of steel bridge in said town across
a dry creek on the public highway south
of the southeast quarter of the southeast
quarter Of section seven Cd in said town,
the sum of $1,000.
building of a steel and concrete bridge
across the dry run on the Trlmbelle ana
Ellsworth road located on the line OIL the
southwest quarter of the northwest quar-
ter of section twelve QO, the sum OF
$4Oe &C.
TO the Town Of Salem, for the building
of a steel bridge across Rush River at q
point on said river about eighty rods
south of the north line of section nine
90, the sum of 100000.
To the Town of Ell Paso, for the build
ing of a steel bridge across Rush River
at the north end of Main street in the
village of Ell Paso in said town, the sum
of $1,500.
RESOLUTION
Appropriating Aid for Building Bridges
in the Towns of Trimbelle, Gilman, Oak
Grove, Salem and Ell Paso.
Resolved, BY the County Board OF
Pierce County as follows:
That there be and hereby is appro-
priated to the town of Trimbelle the sum
of thirteen hundred and fifty dollars,
10 the town OIL GllIldu The SUM VI O1le
TO the town Of Oak Grove the sum OF
four hundred dollars,
To the town of Salem the sum Of two
To the town of Paso the sum of fif.
teen hundred dollars, to aid said towns III
building the bridges as described IN the
report of the Committee on Roads ano
And that said sums be levied on the tax
able property of Pierce County, except
ing from such levy the property OF moor.
porated villages and cities in said county
which are required by law to MAINTAIN
their own bridges.
And Be It Further Resolved, That the
following named supervisors, members o.
this board, be and are hereby designated
and appointed to act as commissioners
to cooperate with the respective town
boards of the towns hereinafter men zen
, toned in all matters relating to the let
ting, inspecting and acceptance OF the
work. to-wit:
Supervisors Edward Murphy and George
Giebler with the town board of Irimbelle
Supervisors w Fl. GUiser and e. j.
Fitzgerald with the town of Gilman:
Supervisors +. A. Severance ana Il. NJ
Manion with the town Of Oak Grove.
Supervisors E. J. Fitzgerald and Ed
ward Murphy with the town of Salem
and
Supervisors H. E. Carpenter and W. H.
Richards with the town of Ell Paso.
Each Of the sums above specified being
one-half of the estimated cost Of such
bridges, respectively. and your committee
recommend the adoption OF the resolu-
ton herewith submitted.
Dated November 18th, A. ID. 1909
w. H. GUISER,
H e. CARPENTER,
GILBERT WALLER,
Committee.
The following report of Special
Committee on County Surveyor was
accented and adopted.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE
ON COUNTY SURVEYOR.
To the Honorable County Board Of Pierce
County:
we. your special committee appointed
to find some suitable person to act as
County Surveyor, beg leave to recon-
mend that Charles r. Martin. of Spring
Valley, be elected to the office of ounty
Surveyor of Pierce County
THEODORE SWANSON
A. F. HEROLD,
F. B. JOHNSON,
Special Commit re.
Supt. Fitzgerald moved that he
matter of the election of Comfy
curveyor be taken up at this afTer-