River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-18

board
That said town has provided for the
payment of such proportion of the cost
of such construction of said new bridge
as is required by Sec. 1919 of the stat
utes of this state, such proportion be-
ing about $4,000
Therefore. your petitioners pray:
Cd That the chairman of your hon
orable body, in pursuance of sub-sec-
ton 4, of Sec. 1919, of the statutes of
this state appoint the chairman of an
adjoining town as it's commissioner to
cooperate with the town board of said
Town of Martell in the letting. in
as provided by law.
Cd That upon the construction and
acceptance of said bridge, as provided
by subsection 6, your honorable body
appropriate such sum as is required by
said Sec. 1919, to be paid by the County
as aid to said town in defraying the
expenses of erecting said bridge.
Dated at Martell April Is, 1913
M. JENNINGS,
H. S. HALVORSON
M. e. PETERSON,
Town Board of Martell
TTIEo. HERUM.
Town Clerk.
Sup. Fred Smith is hereby appointed
county commissioner to act on the
within petition.
Dated April 25th, 1913.
Chairman of County Board
PETITION FOR BRIDGE AID-TOWN
OF OAK GROVE.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce Co, State of Wisconsin:
Town Board of Supervisors of the Town
of Oak Grove, County of Pierce, State
of Wisconsin, hereby respectfully rep
resent:
That the town of Oak Grove has
voted to build and construct two steel
and concrete bridges within said town,
one across the dry run on the State
road in Sec. 2, range 10 West East of
the Bliss homestead; one on the Pres
colt and Alma State road across the
dry run in Sec. 81 range 10 West
the location of the old bridges now in
place.
That is was determined by the Board
that the cost of said bridges would be
about $4,000.
That the said town voted to provide
for the payment of it's share of con-
struction according to the laws of the
last session.
That the assessed valuation of said
town for the year 1912 is $1,121,5S3.
Therefore, your petitioners pray
That your honorable Board of Super
visors for said Pierce county shall APP
propriate it's share of said construction
and cause such sum to be levied on the
taxable property of said county to pay
its share of said estimated cost OF con
struction of said bridges and in con-
clusion pray,
That committee be appointed and
authorized to act for the county in
Statutes of 1898 and acts amendatory
thereto.
Dated and subscribed by the under
signed members of the Town Board of
OAK Grove, County of Pierce, State of
Wisconsin, this 10th day Of May, 1913
G. III. HARTMAN,
WIN. STERN,
JULIUS REECK,
Supervisors of the Town of Oak Grove.
Attest
Sups. T. M. Manion and Fred Smith
are hereby appointed county commits
sioners to act on the within petition
Dated May 31st, 1913
Chairman of Co. Board.
PETITION FOR BRIDGE AID-ToWN
OF OAK GROVE.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County:
The petition of the Town Board of
the Town of Oak Grove respectfully
shows:
That a certain washout caused by
heavy floods caused dry run to be in
such shape as to require bridge.
That the said town board raised
Three Hundred Dollars to pay toward
your honorable board to pay the bal
ance of said erection of said bridge,
the estimated cost of said bridge is
($450) Four Hundred and Fifty Dollars,
the location of said bridge is on the
Prescott and Alma State. road in Sec.
20 of said Town of Oak Grove.
The town board further prays that
your honorable board appoint a member
of your body to be present at the let
ting and accepting of said bridge.
Dated at Oak Grove, Wis., this 10th
c. H. HARTMAN,
VIM STERN,
JULIUS REECK,
Town Board Of Oak Grove.
M. ROCK,
Town Clerk
Sup. T. NJ. Manion is hereby appointed
county commissioner to act on the
Dated Oct. 20, 1913. -
Chairman of Co. Board
PETITION FOR BRIDGE AID-TOWN
OF RIVER FALLS
To the Honorable County Board of
Pierce County. Wisconsin,
The petition of the Town of River
Falls in said county, by its Town
Board, respectfully shows:
That a certain bridge lying wholly
within said town and crossing dry
run in section IA; township Y, range
dence of l.. j. Kinney on the Prescott
River Falls road was entirely destroyed
by the spring Hoods OF 1918, 1nat the
said highway is in daily use mail
route and it becomes necessary to build
a new bridge as soon as possible.
That the estimated cost of the con-
struction of such new bridge, exclusive
of constructing the approaches at the
ends thereof is $325.
That said town has a total valuation
of 1,466, 200 according to the last as
sessment 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 new bridge
as is required by section 1919 of the
statutes of Wisconsin, such proportion
being $162.50.
Wherefore your petitioners pray:
That the chairman of your honorable
body, in pursuance of subsection 4 of
section 1919 of the statutes of this
state appoint the chairman of an adj
joining town as it's commissioner to CO.
operate with the board of said town of
River Falls in letting, inspecting and
acceptance of the work as provided by
subsection of said section 1919.
That upon the construction and ac-
ceptance of said bridge as provided by
subsection your honorable body APP
propriate such sum as is required by
said section 1919 to be paid by the
county as aid to said town in defraying
the expenses of erecting said bridge.
Dated and signed at River Falls,
Pierce county, Wisconsin, this 28th day
of April. 1913.
Respectfully submitted