River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-12-19
REPORT OF ROAD AND BRIDGE
COMMITTED

COMMITTEE.
TO the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County:
Your committee on roads and bridges
recommends that certain roads In the
town of Ell Paso and Salem on the
state and county system be changed
as follows:
at SW corner of Block A, village of Ell
Paso, running south intersect quarter
line running east and west through
sections and to the Sc corner Of
section A. thence north to the NE
corner of section 4, be discontinued as
a state highway system and substitute
as follows Commencing at the SW
corner of Block A, in the village of El
Paso, thence north across Rush River,
thence north -easterly direction to town
line between ri Paso and Gilman,
thence east on the town line between
towns of FL Paso and Gilman to the
NE corner of section 4 in said town OF
Eel Paso; and in town of Salem as fol-
lows: Commencing at SW corner sec
tion SO, town of Ellsworth, thence east
one mile to the corner of Ellsworth,
FL Paso, Salem and Hartland, thence
SoutheaSterly down what is known as
the Dodge raVine to point on the
Rush River road at Capt. Smiths saw
mill in section 8 at intersection Of the
Prime Hill road in said town of Salem,
to be discontinued as state and county
highway system and substitute there
for as follows: Commencing at SW
corner of section &c in town of Ellis
worth, thence in a. southeasterly direc-
ton across section one town of Hart
land, to the SW corner of section in
the town of Salem, thence east to the
Sc corner of section 5, town of Salem,
thence in a southeasterly direction to
Capt. Smiths saw mill where said road
intersects the Rush River road in sec
ton 9, in said town of Salem.
Dated Nov. 22nd, 1912.
Respectfully submitted,
VICTOR SWANSON,
w. Fl. RICHARDS,
J. T. COTTER,
Committee.
The Board proceeded to the election
of Highway Commissioner. Sups.
Condit and Mcdonald were appointed
tellers. First ballot informal S. S.
Crownhart received the majority of
the votes cast. The informal ballot
was on motion of Sup. Prichard made
formal and G.. S. Crownhart was de-
clared elected.
Board adjourned until 1880 o'clock
this evening.
FRIDAY EVENING
The Chairman called the Board to
order at 1880 o'clock. Quorum pres
ent.
District Attorney George Thompson
was called and explained the State
Highway Law to the Board, in regard
to term of office and salary of the
County Highway Commissioner.
Resolution providing for apportion-
ment of automobile license fees was
on motion accepted and adopted
RESOLUTION.
Resolved, that the automobile license
fees which the county treasurer has
received from the state shall be APP
portioned by the county treasurer to
EsNxrr fIaA mt R1Tf
side of cities and incorporated viii
lagos, according to the valuation of
such towns as fixed by this county
board and such portions shall be paid
to the several town treaSurerS.
w. H RICHARDS.
Committee on Bonds reported and
the report was accepted and adopted
as follows:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON OFF,
CIAL RONDS
To the Honorable the County Board of
Pierce County, Wisconsin:
Your committee on official bonds re-
spectfully report that we have exam
ined and approved the following Off
cial bonds of county officers and the
county depository, to-wit:
.. J. Hohle, county clerk -. $6.00O.00
W. e. Warren, clerk of the
circuit court. .............. 100000
Edward HI. Powers, county
George Thompson, district at
Ray II. Hyatt. sheriff. ....... 1o.OOo.oo
Fred G. Magee. register of
deeds S,OOO.O0
George Hover coroner. 100000
Louis Bitzner, surveyor ..... 100000
Farmers and Merchants State
Bank of River Falls, county
depository for the year be-
ginning Jan. 1st. 1918. 100000
Respectfully submitted this 21st day
L. n. PLACE.
N. b. BROWN,
f. A. SEVERANCE,
Committee on Bonds.
Sup. Skidmore moved that a certain
claim against the county be placed on
the schedule of Justice claims. Mo-
ton carried.
Board adjourned till 9 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER %.
Board convened at 9 o'clock. All
members present. Journal read and
approved.
The following resolution was pre-
sented by Sup. Skidmore, and on mo- |
ton accepted and adopted:
RESOLUTION.
Resolved by the county board of |
Pierce County, that there be and is
hereby appropriated the sum of two I
hundred dollars ls2o0.00) to the town
of Diamond Bluff to aid said town in
go = JOHN sKIDMoRE..
Resolution authorizing County Clerk
and Chairman of County Board to
issue county orders was accepted and
adopted.