River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-12-19
Ellsworth, Wis, Nov. IL. 1912.

Ellsworth, Ed Murphy.
El Paso, L. Fl. Place.
Gilman, W. H. Richards.
Hartland, P. H. Campbell.
Isabelle, John Isaacson.
Maiden Rock, J. T. Cotter
Martell, M. Jennings.
Oak Grove, Chas. Hartman.
River Falls, T. G.. Browell.
Rock Elm, w. G.. Condit.
Salem, w. J. Foley.
Spring Lake, S. Cooke.
Trenton, Victor Swanson.
Trimbelle, r. A. Severance.
Union, 7. " Herbison
Village Of Bay city, G. 4. Hager
Elmwood, S. G. Groot
Maiden Rock, J. G. Prichard.
Plum City, Ben Fox.
Spring Valley, ]. A. Martin.
City of Prescott, LIST ward, G. F. Miles.
City of Prescott, End ward, Edward
Priestly
city Of Prescott, Ord ward, s. Melon
aid.
City of River Falls, End ward, G. w.
Chinook.
city of River Falls, 3rd ward, Thos.
w. TAFT.
City of River Falls, 4th ward, G. B..
Pratt.
All members answered to roll call
except Sup Priestly.
The Board proceeded to the election
of Chairman and Vice Chairman.
On motion of Sup. Jennings, F. A.
Severance was unanimously elected
Chairman of the County Board of
Supervisors of Pierce County for the
ensuing year.
J. A. Martin was on motion of Sup.
Groot elected Vice Chairman of the
County Board of Supervisors of Pierce
County for the ensuing year.
The Clerk read the rules of the pre-
vious session and the same were on
motion of Sup. TAFT adopted as the
rules of this Board until otherwise
ordered.
Communication from A. R. Hirst,
State Highway Engineer, was read,
and on motion of Sup. Martin, the
Board voted to hold g. session Friday
evening. at which time Mr.. Hlrst VIII
be present
SUP. Murphy moved that the Board
adjourn until o'clock tomorrow
morning to give the Chairman time
TO appoint committees. Motion pre-
vailed.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEM-
Der 10.
Board was called to order at 3
o'clock. All members answered to
roll call.
Journal of yesterdays meeting was
read and approved.
The following standing committees
were announced by the Chairman.
/. Finance: Martin, Mcdonald and
Place
2. Auditing TAFT, Groot and
Browell.
8. To Settle With County Clerk:
Pratt, Campbell and Skidmore.
A. Equalization: Chinook, Man
ion. Murphy, Herbison, Condlt, Jen-
nings and Prichard.
5. To Settle with Poor Agents
Miles, Foley and Fox
6. On Roads and Bridges: Swan
son, Richards and Cotter
7. On Building: Isaacson, Priest
ly and Hartman.
s. On Assessment and Collectloh Q,
Illegal Taxes: Brown, Hager anu
Cooke.
Hartman.
10 Justices and Sheriff's Claims !:
Skidmore, Priestly and Foley.
IL. On Bonds: Place, Brown ana
the Chairman of the Board.
Petitions for bridges from the towns
of Clifton, Diamond Bluff, El Paso'
Gilman, Martell, Oak Grove and Trim
belle, were read and referred to the
Committee on Roads and Bridges.
PETITION FOR BRIDGE AID-TOWN
OF CLIFTON.
To the Honorable County Board OF
Pierce County, Wisconsin:
The petition of the town of Cntton'
in said county, respectfully shows:
That certain bridge lying Whony
within said town crossing dry run
on the highway running due north
from the NV corner of the NE OF
SE of section twenty nine (2S), town
ship twenty--seven (zte, rang St n1i.g,
of the residence of w. A. Cadweu was
entirely destroyed by the storm OF !. May ~
3rd, 1912, that the SAID nlgnMdS - -
daiiy use as mail route ana AZ pc
comes necessary to build new bridge
as soon as possible 49,,
That the said town mas N3Ieu ~ ~ oo o,ls
struct a new bridge TO replace the oll
one such new bridge to pc efectee
at the place aforesaid.
That the estimated cost OF cons W
ton of the new bridge exclusive OF IN
cost of construction of the app noN Il,5
at the ends is five hundred (SoVVl uoi
lars. ,.;-,
That said town has a total VALUATION
of seven hundred thirty-slx tnous Sa
two hundred eleven dollars IS1So'zlA
as equalized by the county board
That said town has provided TOT IN
payment of such proportion OF the COS
of such construction or said new prog
as is required by section 1879 or IN
statutes of the state such proportion
heing two hundred and fifty dollar
$3.50.
az That the chairman of your hon
arable body in pursuance of subsectlo
of section 139 of the statutes Of IN
4ota appoint two members of thi
said board as its commissioners to co
sSrafe with the board of said town 9
1.f+an in letting, inspecting and &C
1+anne of the work as provided b
eepssacfion of section 1919.
20 That upon the construction an
oaJ1+ance of said bridge as provide
subsection 6, your honorable bod
nsronriate such sum as is require
tppoid section 1919 to be paid by tn
by sa &C aid to said town in defray
ing the expenses of erecting sal
bridge.