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

of Pierce county, Wisconsin, met in
annual session at the court house in
the village of Ellsworth on Tuesday,
November IL, 1913, and was called
to order at 2 o'clock p. m. by F. A.
Severance, chairman of the board of
1912.
The county clerk called the roll
of members, as certified by the sew
eral town, village and city clerks, as
follows:
Town of Clifton, T. M Manion.
-" Diamond Bluff, N. j. Larson.
" Ellsworth, Ed Murphy
FL Paso, e. j. Fitzgerald.
+" Gilman, W. III. Richards.
Z" Hartland, Ingmar Komisrud.
+" Isabelle, John Isaacson.
." Maiden Rock, J. t. Cotter.
a" Martell, NJ Jennings.
+" Oak Grove, Chas. Hartman.
/" River Falls, Fred Smith
" Rock Elm, VIM. j. Mercer.
!" Salem, w. J. Foley.
+" Spring Lake, S. Cooke.
f" Trenton, Victor Swanson
9" Trimbelle, Adolph Anderson.
+" Union, Thos. V. Herbison.
Village of Bay City, A. H. Bjorlie.
" Ellsworth, N. B. Brown.
F." Elmwood, S. G. Groot.
i" Maiden Rock, J. G.. Prichard
Plum City, o. Sandstrom.
/" Spring Valley, O.. A. Shell
drew.
City Of Prescott, 1st ward, G. F.
Miles.
City of Prescott, End ward, Edward
Priestly.
City Of Prescott, 3rd ward, S. McDon-
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. E.
Pratt.
All members present except Sup.
G. F. Miles of the First ward OF the
city Of Prescott.
The following certificate of APP
pointment of Adolph Anderson as
supervisor of the town of Trimbelle
was filed with the county clerk.
CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT OF
ADOLPI ANDERSON TEMPORARY
CHAIRMAN-TOWN OF TRIM
BELLE
To Ole j. Hohle County Clerk of Pierce
County, Wisconsin,:
This is to certify that {. f. Gilman,
chairman of the town of Trlmbelle, is
sick and unable at this time to attend
the session of the county board OF
supervisors, and that Adolph Anderson
and Michael Grady, the other two
members of the board of supervisors
for said town of Trimbelle, did meet at
my office in said town at 10 o'clock In
the forenoon of the 18th day OF NO
vember, A. d. 1913 and pursuant TO
Cfn
1913, laws of 1907, did elect and deslg-
nate Adolph Anderson, one Of the
members of said board Of supervisors,
to represent the town at said county
board meeting for year Of 1913, or
until C. f. Ottman, the chairman, may
be able to attend such meeting.
Dated at Trimbelle, Wis, this 1lth
day of November A. d. 1913.
JOHN T. BEDDALL,
Town Clerk of the Town of Tr1mbelle,
Wis.
The board proceeded to the cleo
ton of chairman.
The chair appointed Sups. w. J..
Foley and o. A. Sheldrew as tellers.
The result of the first ballot was:
Whole number of votes cast was rs,
of which Ed. Murphy received 16
votes and G. w. Chinook received
IL votes.
Ed. Murphy was declared elected
chairman of the County Board OF
Supervisors of Pierce County for the
ensuing year.
e. j. Fitzgerald was on motion OF
Sup. Chinook elected vice chairman
of the county board of Pierce county
for the ensuing year.
On motion of Sup. Pratt the rules
of the last board were adopted for
the government of the present board.
after the same first had been read
by the clerk.
Mr.. Severance read the following
report of committee to settle with
county highway commissioner, and
said report was on motion of Sup.
TAFT accepted and adopted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE APPOINTED
BY LAST COUNTY BOARD TO
SETTLE WITH COUNTY HIGH
WAY COMMISSIONERS.
To the Honorable County Board of
Pierce County:
board at its annual 1912 session to
settle with the county highway COM
missioner beg leave to report that
said commissioner has not furnished
sufficient vouchers to enable us to
make such settlement and that we
therefore respectfully refer the mat
Dated November IL, 1913.
F. A SEVERANCE,
O. J. HOHLE,
Committee.
Sup. Prichard moved that the
board adjourn until o'clock tomor-
row morning Motion prevailed
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER II.
Board was called to order at
o'clock. Roll called, members all
present except Sup. Miles.
The journal of yesterdays session
was read and approved.
The following standing committees
were announced by the chairman:
]. Finance: Chinook, Fitzger-
aid and Sheldrew.
2. Auditing: TAFT, Groot and
Smith.