River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-18

Report OF. Committee to settle with County
Clerk
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Pierce
County, Wisconsin:
Your Committee to settle with the County
Clerk, and to whom his report was referred, do
hereby represent that we have examined the re-
port, book and vouchers of said clerk and have
carefully compared the same; and that we find
his report correct in all respects, and recommend
that it be adopted by the Board
Respectfully submitted this 10th day of No
G. E. PRATT.
JOHN G. PRIcHARD,
w. H. RICHARDS,
Committee.
The following reports of Bridge Com
nlissioners on bridges in towns of Els
worth, Martell, Ell Paso. and Rock
Elm were read and referred to Com
mittee on Roads and Bridges.
Report of Bridge Commissioner-Town of
Ellsworth
To the Honorable County Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County, Wis.
We the undersigned County Bridge Com
mssioners appointed by the Chairman of the
County Board, pursuant to subsection of section
1919 of the statutes of this state to cooperate
with the town Board of the town of Ellsworth
in the letting, inspecting and acceptance of the
work of building steel bridge within said town
and located on the Ellsworth and Maiden Rock
road where said road crosses the Isabelle creek
the S. E. IA of the S. E. IA of section IL on the
site of the old Hamilton bridge do hereby re-
Spectfully report.
That we did on the 18th day of June 1911 in
conjunction with the town Board of said town of
Ellsworth, let the contract according to plans
to ]. M. Vance & Co. of Chippewa Falls Wis. for
the agreed and contract price of nine hundred
ninety four dollars and fifty cents. (994 500
We, further report that said bridge has been
completed according to the specifications by
adopted, and that we met with the town board of
said town the 23rd day of October, 1911 and
fr,c.N o111 he Uynrl of hf1fIG
said bridge
We would therefore respectfully recommend
that this county Board appropriate such sum as
is required by said section 1919 to be paid by the
County as aid to said town of Ellsworth in de-
fraying the expense of erecting said bridge.
Dated this 18th day of Nov. 1911.
p. H. CAMPBELL,
County Bridge Commissioners.
Report of Bridge Commissioners in Town
of Martell
We, the undersigned County Bridge Commits
sioners appointed by the chairman of the County
Board pursuant to the provisions of Section 1919
of the Wisconsin statutes to cooperate with the
Town Board of the town of Martell in the letting
inspecting and acceptance, of the work OF building
a steel bridge with concrete piers and floor within
said town and located at point where the high
way crosses the Rush river in the South East
Quarter of Section fourteen 14) of said town near
the Carding mill do hereby respectfully report
that we did on the 18th day of June 1911 in con-
junction with the Town Board of said town OF
Martel let the contract for building said bridge to
A. D. Burnett & Co of Galesville, Wisconsin, for
the agreed and contract price of Twenty seven
hundred ninety($2S 100 Dollars for extra concrete
in piers the sum of Twelve and 50-lOO Dollars
and to Theodore Wenum the sum OF Forty seven
and 50-100 Dollars for supervising the work OF
building the piers and floor and for covering the
floor with sand the further sum OF Seven and
$1,000 Dollars total of Two thousand Eight
hundred Seventy seven Dollars $2S77 so and
Eighty cents.
We further report that said bridge has been
fa1 70, rOlar and
tions prepared by the State Bridge Engineer and
by us adopted and that we met with the Town
Board of said town on the 10Th day OF OCTOBER
1911 and inspected and accepted the work OF
building such bridge We would therefore re-
spectfully recommend that this County Board
appropriate such sum as is required by SAD
section 1919 to be paid by said County as AID TO
said town of Martell in defraying the expense
of erecting said bridge,
Dated November 10, 1911.
E. ]. FITZGERALD,
w. H. RICHARDS,
County Bridge Commissioners
Report of County Bridge Commissioner For
The Town of Ell Paso
To the Honorable the County Board of Pierce
County
| the undersigned County Bridge Commissioner
appointed by the Chairman of the County Board
pursuant to the provisions OF Section 1919 OF the
Wisconsin statutes to cooperate with the Town
Board of the town of Ell Paso in the letting, in
speeding and acceptance of the work OF building
a Steel bridge with concrete floor IN sag town
and located at the North East Corner OF Section
thirteen where the highway crosses the creek at
said place. ,o,,
conjunction with the Town Board OF the SAID
town of FL Paso let the contract for building sad
bridge to John Kelley and Charley Hase OF sad
town for the agreed and contract price OF Sool IA
further report that said bridge has been COM
peted according to plans and specifications APP
proved by the State Bridge Engineer and legally
adopted and that met with the Town boarq Oh
4 CoNy of n
spected and accepted the work OF building SAID
bridge
] would therefore respectfully recommend that
the County Board appropriate such sum as is re-
ot1ired by Section 1919 of the Wisconsin Statutes
to be paid by said county as aid to said town OF
Ell Paso in defraying the expense OF erectlng sara
Dated this 18th day of November 1911.
w. c. CoNDIT
County Bridge Commissioner
Report of County Bridge Commissioners ap-
pointed to cooperate with The Town of
Rock Elm in The Matter of The Construc-
ton of bridge in said town
To the Honorable, the County Board of Pierce
County
1 the undersigned County Bridge Commits
sioner appointed by the Chairman OF your honor
able County Board to cooperate with the lo Low?
Board of the Town of Rock Elm in the letting,
inspecting and acceptance OF the work OF pulld-
ing steel bridge in said town and located at a
point on the east branch of Plum Creek, between
Sections number 81 and % of said town of Rock
Elm do hereby respectfully report;
That did on the 18th day of September A. ~;
1911 in conjunction with the town board OF SAID
town of Rock Elm let the contract for building
said bridge to the Burnett Bridge Company Oh
Galesvie Wisconsin for the agreed and contract
price of $753 co. 1 further report, that said
bridge has been completed according to the plans
and specifications prepared by the state Brioge
Engineer and by us adopted, and that met Witt
the town board of said town on the 10th day OF
November A. ID. 1911 sand accepted the work Oh
building said bridge 80
would therefore respectfully recommend, tnat
the County board appropriate such sum as IS re-
uuired by section 1919 of the Wisconsin statues
to be paid by said county as aid to such town OF
Rock Elm in defraying the expenses OF erecting
said bridge. 1o11
E. ]. FITZGERALD,
County Bridge Commissioner.
Michael Nugent, Superintendent OF
the Poor Farm, read his report which
was referred to the Committee to settle
with the Poor Agents.
Report of supt. of Poor Farm
To the Honorable County Board of Pierce County
Gentlemen of the County Board. now present
to you my annual report as superintendent o. .ne