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

Board was called to order pursuant tc
adjournment.
The Clerk called the roll all members
present. The journal of yesterdays
meeting was read and approved.
The chairman announced the fol
lowing standing committees:
1. Finance: Lord, Bergseng and
Cotter.
2. Auditing: Mcdonald, Skidmore
and TAFT.
3. To settle with County Clerk
Pratt, Richards and Prichard. :.
f. Equalization: Chinook, I. M
Condit and Jennings.
5. To settle With Poor Agents
Carpenter, Campbell and Swanson.
6. On Roads and Bridges: Fitzger'
aid, Corcoran and Carpenter.
Z. On Buildings: McNassar, Waller
and Giles.
8. On assessment and Collection oil
Illegal Taxes Groot, Lord and Thos
Manion.
9. Education: Hager, Fitzgerald
and Isaacson.
10. Justice and Sheriffs Claims
Thos. Manion, Groot and Corcoran.
IL. On Salaries: Bergseng, Swan.
son and Isaacson.
II. On Bonds; Bergseng, Lord and
the Chairman of the Board.
Petitions for bridge aid from the
towns of Trimbelle, Oak Grove, Els
worth. Spring Lake, Diamond Bluff
Martell, Clifton, FL Paso, and Rock
Elm were read and referred to the Com
mittee on Roads and Bridges.
Petition For Bridge Aid from Town OF
Tri
To,the Honorable County Board of Pierce Coun-
ty, Wisconsin.
The petition of the town of Trirnbelle in said
county by the Town Board, respectfully shows.
That certain bridge lying wholly within said
town and crossing the Trimbelle Creek at point
where said creek crosses the highway known as
the state Road" on the N. E. IA OF the 5. w
IA of Section No. in said town OF 1r1mDeHe
is by reason of floods, decay and other causes, sc
badly damaged as to be utterly unsafe tor PUBIC
travel that there Is no safe tording place neal
said bridge that it is not advisable to repair sao
bridge; and that by reason OF premises 1t IS neces
sary to construct new bridge without delay
across said creek to replace said old bridge.
That said town has voted to construct new
bridge to FIREPLACE said old bridge, such new bridge
to be erected at the place aforesaid.
That the estimated cost of construction OF such
new bridge exclusive of the cost of construction
of the approaches at the ends thereof IS $1,000. CO.
That said town has total valuation OF $685. $50
according to the last assessment as eQualized Dy
the county board.
That said town has provided for the payment
OF such proportion OF the cost OF Scn
of said new bridge is required by section 1915
of the statutes OF this state, such proportion being
about $3.50. 90.
Therefore your petitioners pray:
(D That the chairman of your honorable
body, in pursuance of subsection 4 of section
1919 of the statutes of this state, appoint two o.
the members of said board as its commissioners
to cooperate with the board of said town o.
Trimbelle in letting, inspecting and acceptance
of the work. as provided by subsection 8 OF SAID
section 1919.
That upon the construction and acceptance o.
said bridge, as provided by subsection 6. YOU
honorable body appropriate such sum as IS re
CURED by said section 1919 to be paid by the
County as aid to said towl in defray ng the ex
penses of erecting said bridge.
Dated and signed at Trimbelle IN said County
this Sth day of April, 1911.
F. A. SEVERANCE
JOHN A. QUIsT
GEORGE ZIRNHELT
Tewn Board of Town of Trirnbeile.
John T. BEBDALL.
Town Clerk.
Sups Ed Murphy and Geo. F. Giebler ar
hereby appointed County Commissioners to &C
aa sae above petitions.
Ellsworth, Wis. April 10-l9ll:
F. A. SEVERANCE,
Chairman of Co. Board