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

Board was called to order accord
ing to adjournment. All members
answered to roll call except Sups.
Foley and Herbison, who were ex-
cused. Journal was read and ap-
proved.
Petition from Ellsworth Improve
ment League, relating to court house
grounds, was on motion of Sup. TAFT
accepted and adopted.
To the County Board of Supervisors of
Pierce County, Wisconsin,:
Gentlemen:
members of the Ellsworth Improvement
League, of the village of Ellsworth,
do hereby petition you, as follows:
1. To purchase and place on the
court house lawn two or three lawn
settees, so that people passing by may
have place to sit and rest
2. To require the persons caring for
the court house premises to NOW the
grass to the wheel track in the street
OH the north side of the court house
instead of leaving a strip in the street
unmoWed, as has been the custom here
tofore.
8. TO require all fuel on hand,
whether wood or coal, to be removed
from the lawn and stored under cover
from May 1 to November L, in each
year
In making this petition, we are ac-
the appearance of the court house
grounds We feel that we are not
asking any more than is necessary and
nsistent with the proper care ana
John e. Foley, ]. G. Vezina, G. e.
xezina. F: E; Elliott, H. R R Hgber h r 2
]: NJ Locke. 3. i. Moore, j. +.
Moody, M. M. Sanderson, G. L. McLaugh-
lin, Mrs. Geo. Reed Mrs. J. w. Hancock,
Mrs. A. Amundson Mrs. J. L. Moody, f.
IN ~ RHrac
B. Warner, Mrs w. J. Boles, Mrs. T. L.
Nelson, Mrs. E. H. Rollins, w. W. Clark,
R. w. Close, r. S. Hansen, P. A. Haessly,
Emil Nelson, Olaf Sundby, M. Oven, r.
Jennie Clark, Robert Murphy L. j. Nc
Collow, c. Sorensen, F. d. Campbell, S.
M Isaacson, Geo; Hoyer, Q; A Halls, F.
White w. L. Gilman, w. K. Nelson, j. e.
Thurston, S. E. Moen, Mrs. Perkins, Mrs.
Hyatt, Mrs. Lumley, Mrs. O. J. Hohle,
Mrs r. n Clapp iI Mrs r. 5. Ro 2,Se1 Mrs. Mrs
o. A. Halls, Mrs S. w. Goldsmith, A.
Swain, A. Amundsen, Mrs. e. S. Doc
little, Ruth w. -Gooney, Fl. p. Lawrence,
f. d. Lord, A. Hageman, r. N. Clapp.
Resolution for the repeal of the
state aid highway law was read.
Sup. Fitzgerald moved that action on
same be postponed until tomorrow
morning.
The following resolution was on
motion accepted and adopted:
RESOLUTION
Whereas the report of the county
highway commissioner on work done
on the county and state highways has
been referred to the committee on
roads and bridges and as said commit
tee has more work than it can do, we
move that the chairman of each town
where work has been done in 1913,
report on same.
w. H. RICHARDS,
]. T. COTTER,
w. J. FOLEY,
Committee on Roads and Bridges.
Report of committee to settle with
the poor agents was accepted and
adopted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO SETTLE
WITH COUNTY POOR AGENTS.
To the Honorable County Board of
Supervisors of Pierce County:
Your committee appointed ito settle
with the poor agents respectfully re-
ports as follows:
We have examined the report DOCKS
and vouchers of the superintendent or
the poor farm and those Of the county
poor agents and find the same correct
complete and satisfactory.
the poor farm and those OF the county
poor agents, which have been referred
to us, accepted.
We have visited the county poor
farm and desire to compliment Mr.. and
Mrs Nugent for the neatness, cleanli-
ness and careful management which
is evident both inside and outside of
the poor house and the farm
N B. BROWN
C. H. HARTMAN,
A. H. BJORLIE.
Report of special committee to
whom resolution from town of Dia-
mond Bluff was referred, was accept
ed.
To the Honorable County Board of
Pierce County:
We, your special road committee, to
whom was referred the resolution pro-
viding for county and state aid for the
town of Diamond Bluff, beg leave to
report that while said claims are all
right and just, yet it is not strictly in
conformity with the law regulating
such appropriations