River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-18
Petition for Bridge Aid-Town of oak Grove
To the Honorable County Board Of Pierce County.
u iscorsin:

Road crosses the Big f<1ver IN the y. W. Ii OF
/, Sec IL Range 10 at the site of the old wooden
bridge known as the Shilling Bridge, which IS at
present unsafe for public travel that there IS no
safe fording place near said bridge; that 1T IS
not advisable to repair said bridge that by reason
of premises it is necessary to construct a new
bridge without delay across said river to replace
said old bridge that said Town has voted to
construct new bridge to replace said old bridge
| to be erected at the place above said that the
estimated cost Of construction OF new bridge ex-
elusive of approaches IS $1,000. 90 that said Town
has total valuation of $742 S42 according to the
last assessment as equalized by the County Board.
| That said Town has provided for the payment
of such proportion of the cost of such construction
of said bridge as lis required by Sec 1919 OF the
statutes of this state. Such proportion being
| $500. 90.
| Wherefore your Petitioners pray:
/ % That the Chairman Of your honorable
body in pursuance of subsection of section 1919,
of the statutes of this state, appoint two OF the
members of said Board as its commissioners to
cooperate with the board OF said Town in the
inspecting and accepting OF the work as provided
! by subsection of said section 1919.
| ~ That upon the construction and accep-
lance of said bridge provided by said subsection
as is required by section 1919 to be paid by the
county as aid to said Town in dcfraying the ex-
| pense of such bridge.
Dated at Oak Grove Pierce Co. Wis. April 8,
/ 1911.
| JOSEPH FISCHER,
CHAs. KUEcKbER,
| Town Board of Oak Grove.
! Attested by
| M. ROCK, Clerk OF Town OF YAK lJrOVe.
| Supervisors T. M. Manion and Ed Murphy are
! hereby appointed County Commissioners to act
on the within petition.
| Dated this 18th day of April 1911.
| Chairman of Co. Board
Petition for Bridge Aid-Town of Oak Grove
To the honorable County Board of Pierce County
| Wisconsin.
| The petition of the town of Oak Grove in said
County by its town Board respectfully shows:
That certain bridge lying wholly. within said
| town and located on the cross Road between the
Trimbele road and the River Falls and Prescott
| road in the S. E. IA of section r. on the site
of the old wooden bridge which is at present I'M
safe for public travel that there is no safe ford
ing place near said bridge that it is not advisable
to repair said bridge; that by of premises
it is necessary to construct new bridge without
delay across said run to replace said old bridge.
That said town has voted to, construct new
bridge to replace said old bridge to be erected at
the place aforesaid. that the estimated cost of
construction of said bridge exclusive of APP
proaches is $1,000 90; that said Town has total
valuation of $742, 842 according to the last
assessment as equalized by the county Board.
That said Town has provided for the payment
of such proportion of the cost of such construction
of said bridge as is required by section 1919 of
the statutes of this state Such proportion being
5000. 90.
Wherefore your petitioners pray:
That the Chairman of your honorable body in
pursuance of subsection of section 1919 of the
statute of this state appoint two of the members
of said Board as its commissioners to cooperate
specting and accepting Of the work as provided
by subsection of said section 1885, that upon
the construction and acceptance of said bridge
as provided by said subsection 6 Your honor
able body appropriate such sum as is required
by section 1919 to be paid by the county as aid
to said Town in defraying the expenses of such
bridge
Dated at Oak Grove, Pierce Co. Wis. this Sth
day of April 1911.
JOSEPH FISCHER,
CHAs. KUBCHLER,
Town Board of Oak Grove.
Attested by NJ EocK Clerk OF Town OAK Grove
Supervisors I. M Manion and Ed Murphy are
hereby appointed County Commissioners to act
on the within petition.
Dated this IL tn day of April 1911.
F. A. SEVERANCE
Chairman of Co. Board.
Petitions for Bridge Aid-Town of Els
worth
To the Honorable County Board of Pierce Coun-
ty, Wisconsin.
The petition of town of Ellsworth in said Coun-
| ty by the Town Board respectfully shows
That certain bridge lying wholly within said
| town and crossing the Isabelle Creek at a point
where said creek crosses the highway leading
from Ellsworth Village to Maiden Rock Village
on the S. E.: Ia of S. E. IA section II in said
| town of Ellsworth Is by reason of floods,
| heavy loads, and other causes so badly damaged
to be utterly unsafe for public travel that there
is no safe fording place near said bridge that it
is not advisable to repair said bridge and that by
reason of premises it is necessary to construct
new bridge without delay across said creek to
| replace said old bridge; that said town has voted
| to construct new bridge to replace said old
| bridge; such bridge to be erected at the
| place aforesaid that the estimated cost of the
| construction of such bridge exclusive of
| the cost of construction of the approaches at
| the ends thereof is $1,000. 90.
That the said town has total valuation of
1922, 912 90 according to the last assessment as
equalized by the County Board that the said
town has provided for the payment of such pro-
6rdge 's u by SESSIONS 1879 IF the
| 5000 CO.
Therefore your petitioners pray:
% That the Chairman of your honorable
body in pursuance of subsection of section 1919
of the statutes of this state appoint two of the
| members of the said board as its commiss ioners
| to cooperate with the board of said town of
Ellsworth in letting and inspecting and accep-
| lance of the work as provided by subsection 6 of
said section 1919 that upon the construction and
acceptance of said bridge as provided by subsec-
ton g. Your honorable body appropriate such
sum required by said section 1919 to be paid by
the county as aid to the said town in defraying
| the expenses of erecting such bridge.
Dated and signed at Ellsworth in said County,
ED MURPHY,
BEN MAYNARD,
ERIcK IvERsoN
Town Board Of Town of Ellsworth.
Attested by
T. B. EATON,
Town Clerk
hereby appoint Supervisors Geo F. Giebler
and P. H. Campbell County Commissioners in
the'matter of the above petition.
Dated this 18th day of April 1911.
F. A. SEVERANCE.
Chairman of Co. Board.
Petition For Bridge Aid. (Sec. Is K 21)
Town of Spring Lake
To Ole ]. Hohle, Clerk OF the County Board of
Pierce County, Wisconsin.
The petition of the town of Spring Lake, in
said County by the Town Board, respectfully
shows:
That certain bridge lying wholly within said
town and crossing the Eau Gale River at point
where the said river crosses the highway leading
from Spring Valley village to Elmwood near the
north west corner of the north east quarter of
section twenty one on the line between sections
sixteen and twenty one in the above town of
Spring Lake, is by reasons of floods and other
for public travel; that there is no safe fording
place near said bridge that it is not advisable to