River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-12-19
Said report was on motion of Sup.
Jennings accepted and adopted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ROADS
AND BRIDGES.

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ROADS
AND BRIDGES.
To the Honorable County Board of
Pierce County, Wisconsin,:
Your committee on roads and bridges
appointed by the County Board at it's
annual session in November, 1911, and
which was by resolution of said board
constituted committee to purchase
ana rent machinery for the use of the
highway commissioner in constructing
the county highways under the new
tenn Tor paying out the funds in the
county treasury available for such
lows:
That your committee in coniunction
with the Highway Commission went
to St Paul and Minneapolis to examine
roa , machinery in order to be able to
necessary for the use of the highway
commission. -
That your committee afterwards af-
board room in village. of Ellsworth to
receive proposals for furnishing the
necessary tools and machinery for
SAID county road construction.
That the machinery necessary for
beginning said road construction as in
dicated by the highway Commission.
consisted of the following:
one heavy traction road machine
Eight wheel scraperS
Eight drag ScraperS
Two road plows.
One rooter pillow.
That we received proposals for de-
liverlng said machinery /. o. b. at ELS
worth as follows:
The Austin & Western Machin-
cry GO. .:.................. $500. 0(
The Perfection Road Machine Co. $50 OF
Inc case Machinery Co. 1890. 720. o.
me russell Grader Co.. $500
The T. l.. Engel Co. ........... $500
IN all of the proposals the grad
ers offered We're only standard
size except the Austin a.
w eStern. The Russell Co. and
the Case Machinery Co. and
accepted the bid of the Russell
Grauer Co. as the best bid
with per cent off for cash.
making Observation-Disclosures. 6S1.1C
Resolved, by the standing committee
on Roads and Bridges appointed by
the County Board of Pierce County
Wisconsin, pursuant to resolution
| adopted by said board at its annual
| session November rs, 1911, and in be-
half of said board, as follows, to-wit
1. That the following method OF
paying out the funds in the county
treasury available for work done
otherwise than by contract, in the con-
struction or improvement of any high
| way or bridge for which state aid is
granted, be, and the same is hereby
formulated and established, to-Wit:
Cd Upon beginning such work in
any town, the County Highway Com.
missioner shall, upon fling q state.
ment with the County Clerk specify
ing the amount to be paid for work
under contract in such town and fol
work therein otherwise than by con.
tract, be entitled to receive as such
| Highway Commissioner county or.
| der payable out of the county highway
| fund, for the amount appropriated by
| the county to such town and by Sucl
town for improving roads and Goa.
1 n 1ncs
| the amount to be paid therein for worl
under contract; and upon receipt by
the County Treasurer of the amour
/ allotted by the state for IMPROVING
roads or constructing bridges in sucl
| town, said County Highway Commits
/ sioner shall be entitled to a further
and similar county order for such sun
i so allotted by the State, less an,
amount needed thereof in such tow
| for payment of work done therein un
der contract; all such county orders S,
/ received by said Highway Commission
/ er to be used by him as such Commits
J sioner in payment for work done il
said town otherwise than by contract
| and such part thereof not so eXpend
! ed to be returned by him to the Coun
| ty treasurer so as to enable the Coun
| ty Treasurer to make due return there
| OF, all sums so returned to be ac
| companied by a full itemized state
ment signed by said Commissioner o
| town.
| (2) That the County Clerk and tn,
Chairman of the County Board be anC
are hereby authorized and instructed
| to issue county orders for the purpos,
| of carrying out the foregoing method
IL That the County Clerk and the
| Chairman of the County Board be anc
are hereby further authorized and in.
structed to issue county orders in pay.
ment of bills audited by this commit
| tee for implements, machinery anC
equipments purchased and rented b,
| said committee
Dated May 81, 1912.
q. j. FITZGERALD,
r. e. CARPENTER,
A. w. CORCORAN,
| Committee.