River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-09
W. IT. GUISER,
Fl. e. CARPENTER,
GILBERT WALLER,
Committee.

GlLBEEtI w AlALEEt,
Committee.
Report of the same committee on
bridge aid to the Towns of Martell
and Spring Lake, on motion accepted
and recommendation therein con-
tanned adopted.
To the County Board of Pierce County:
Your Committee on Roads and Bridges
to whom were referred the petition of
the chairman of the town of Martell in
behalf of said town. asking for an APP
preparation of $19500 to reimburse said
town for one-half of the amount expend-
ed by said town in erecting and complet-
ing a bridge across Rush river in sec
ton thirteen in said town, over and
above the original estimate of the cost
of such bridge, the amount appropriated
by the county board at it's last annual
session being insufficient to cover one
half of the actual cost thereof, and the
petition of the chairman of the town of
Spring Lake, in behalf of said town, ask
ing for an appropriation of $72.10 to re-
imburse said town for one-half of the
amount expended by said town in erect
ing and completing a bridge across Cady
Greek in the N. w. Il Of the S. e. II of
section twenty-five in said town, over
and above the original estimate of the
cost of such bridge, the amount appro-
priated by the county, board at its last
annual session for said bridge being also
insufficient to defray one-half Of the ac-
tual costs thereof, respectfully report
that both of said petitions be granted,
and that the sum of $267.1O be appropriat-
ed for the aforesaid purposes, and levied
upon the taxable property of Pierce
county, excepting from such levy the in
corporated villages and cities in said
county which are required by law to
maintain their own bridges.
Dated Nov. 10, 1909.
w. H. GUISER,
Fl. e. CARPENTER,
GILBERT WALLER,
Committee.
Supervisor Carpenter moved that
the Board adjourn until II o'clock
next Monday morning. Motion pre-
vailed
MONDAY, NOVEMBER Is.
Board met according to adjourn
ment. Roll called Quorum present.
Journal read and approved. Sup.
Lord presented the following petition
in regard to Soldiers monument on
the Court House grounds, and pc
tition was referred to special COM
mittee composed of Sups. Lord,
Kline and Olson.
To the Honorable County Board of Su-
pervisors for Pierce County, Wisconsin:
Ellsworth Post No. 118, Grand Army or
the Republic do hereby petition you to
take such action at the present session
that the question of appropriating the
sum of $4,000 for the erection OF a suit
able monument on Court House Square
in the village of Ellsworth, to comment
crate the deeds and memory Of soldiers
and sailors who served the nation in the
Civil war and in the late war, may pc
submitted to q vote of the electors OF
said Pierce county, pursuant to the pro-
visions of subdivision u Of section 90 OF
the Revised Statutes of Wisconsin OF
the year 1898 and the acts amendatory
tbnranf
Dated at Ellsworth, Wisconsin this
18th day of November, A. D. 1909.
ELLSWORTH POST NO. 1l8 G; a; X.
BY A. F. OTTMAN,
Commander.
Release from Frank K. Havens Of
Ferry license at Prescott, was on mo-
ton accepted.
To the County Board of Supervisors Of
Pierce County wisconsin:
I. Frank K. Ravens of the County Of
Pierce and State of wisconsin, do hereby
quit claim to Pierce County, Wisconsin,
all of my rights, title and interest IN ana
to a certain license granted by the Coun-
ty Board of Supervisors of Pierce Coun-
ty. Wisconsin, and dated the 18th day of
November, 1901 to me, which license
granted me the privilege of operating
ferry boat, for pay, between the City of
Prescott Pierce County, Wisconsin, and
Point Douglas, Washington County,
Minnesota.
L
of Supervisors that / and my bondsmen,
Fl. c. Cotton and Fl. l.. Platte, be re-
LEVIED from any and all further liability
regarding the license referred to above
and from the bond given as collateral
security thereto.
Dated at Prescott, Wisconsin, this 18th
day of November 1909.
FRANK K. RAVENS, (SeaD
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
County of Pierce, SIS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me.
Notary Public of and for Pierce County,
wisconsin, this 18th day of November,
1903.
EDWARD LONGWORTH,
(Notarial SeaD Notary Public.
My commission expires Sept. IL, 1912.
Board adjourned until 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
Board was called to order at 2
o'clock P. M. Roll called. Sup.
Fitzgerald absent. Journal Of this
forenoon session was read and ap-
v,rovad