River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-12-22


Martell, w. H. Guiser.
Oak Grove, G. F. Giebler.
" River Falls, o. T. Bergseng.
Rock Elm, w. G. Condit.
Salem, H. e. Carpenter.
Spring Lake, Gilbert Waller.
Trenton, Victor Swanson.
Trimbelle, F. A. Severance.
Union, r. v. Herbison.
Village of Bay City, v. Brownlee.
Ellsworth, F. d. Lord.
Elmwood, S. G. Groot.
Maiden Rock, Beverly White.
Plum City, F. Tomlinson.
Spring Valley, j. A. Martin.
City of Prescott, LIST ward, Jas. Nc
Nassau.
City of Prescott, I'd ward, Thos. Man
City OF. Prescott, Sd ward, S. Melon
City of River Falls,2d ward, G. w.
Chinook.
City of River Falls, Sd ward, M. c.
Pierce.
City of River Falls, 4th ward, D. w.
Kline.
All members answered to roll call
except Supers. Nelson, Condit and
Brownlee.
The board proceeded to the cleo
ton of chairman.
Sups. Carpenter and McNassar
were appointed tellers.
Sup. Chinook moved that the
clerk be instructed to cast the ballot
of the Board for F. A. Severance for
chairman.
Motion carried unanimously, the
ballot was cast by the clerk, and f. A.
Severance was declared elected chair
man of the County Board OF Super
visors of Pierce County for the en-
suing year.
E. J. Fitzgerald was elected vice
chairman of the County Board of SUI
pervisors of Pierce County for the
ensuing year by reclamation.
The rules of the previous session
were read by the clerk and on mo-
ton of Sup. McNassar adopted as the
rules of this Board until otherwise
ordered.
Sup. Chinook moved that the
Board adjourn until 8 o'clock tomor-
row, to give the chairman time to
appoint committees. Motion pre-
vailed.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEM-
BIER 16.
Board was called to order at 8
o'clock.
Roll called. Brownlee absent.
Journal of Yesterdays meeting was
read and approved.
The following standing committees
xx,oro onnnnnaad nv the Chairman.
Finance: Lord, Bergseng, Guis-
err.
2. Auditing: Mcdonald, Skidmore
and White.
8. To Settle with County Clerk:
FITZGERALD, Nelson and Wesley.
4. Equalization: Chinook, t. M.
Manion, Martin, Murphy, Herbison,
Condit and Brownlee.
5. To Settle with Poor Agents:
CARPENTER. Giebler and Swanson.
6. On Roads and Bridges: Waller,
Campbell and Carpenter.
z. On Buildings: McNassar, Kline
and Tomlinson.
8. On Assessment and Collection
of Illegal Taxes: Groot, Lord and
Thomas Manion.
9. Education: Fitzgerald, Carlson
anu 1C4SS.
10. Justices and Sheriffs' Claims:
Rergseng. Groot and Tomlinson.
II. On Salaries: Thomas Manion,
Waller and Wesley.
-. Bonds: Lord, Bergseng and the
Chairman of the Board.
Petitions for bridge aid from towns
of Diamond Bluff, Oak. Grove, Trim
belle. Rock Elm and FL Paso were
read and referred to the committee
on Roads and Bridges.
PETITION FOR BRIDGE AID-DIA-
MOND BLUFF.
To the Honorable County Board OF
Pierce County, Wisconsin: r,,aond
Bluff, in said county, by its IoWn
Board, respectfully shows:
That a certain bridge lying wholly ,,ly
within said town and crossing tn nt
said town, near the residence OF Jens
Smith, is by reason of floods and other
causes, so badly damaged as to be Ut.
terly unsafe for public travel; that
there is no safe fording place near salC
bridge; that it is not advisable to re-
pair said bridge. and that by reason o.
the premises it is necessary to con-
struct a new bridge, without delay
across said Creek to replace said ole
bridge.
That said town has voted to construct
a new bridge to replace said old bridge
such new bridge to be erected at the
place aforesaid.
That the estimated cost of the con-
sive of the cost of constructing the
approaches at the ends thereof. is
$500 90.
That said town has total .valua-
ton of $275, 160.6S. according to the last
assessment as equalized by the county
board