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

charge of the county superintendent
office. In the future all of my reports
on the educational progress of the
county as well as reports on the
financial needs of the office, will be
made to this board of education. This
is therefore my last report to the
county board of supervisors In clos
ing this last report it is my sincere
wish that the cordial relations of the
which have existed during the past
four years under the present system,
will continue under the new system.
Respectfully submitted,
OSCAR F. MATTSON
County superintendent of Schools.
Michael Nugent, superintendent of
the poor farm, read his report and
the same was on motion accepted.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF
POOR FARM
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County:
| herewith present to you my annual
report as superintendent of the Pierce
county poor farm for the year ending
At the date of my last report, Sep
TENDER 30 1913, there were at the poor
farm eighteen inmates, sixteen males
and two females. During the year
institution, making total population
of tWenty-one. During the year two
have died, and one was sent to the
hospital, leaving committed to the poor
farm at present nineteen inmates,
seventeen men and two women.
We have raised splendid crop on
the poor farm this year, of grain, hay,
corn, fruit, vegetables, etc. We had
3,166 bushels of small grain as follows:
Oats 2,445 bushels; barley, sos bushels;
wheat, lis bushels; corn, 1000 baskets;
tons of hay. We had an abundance of
fruit and vegetables and garden truck.
We have on the farm four work horses
and four colts, and 81 head of cattle,
stock and IL calves.
We have 81 hogs, as follows: Six
brood sows, one boar, II feeders, IT
pigs and about one hundred chickens
All things considered, everything has
gone well on and around the place
during the past year.
All of the recommendations of the
last county board have been carried
The receipts of the farm have not
perhaps been as great for the past
reason that we have not disposed of
as much stock this fall as usual. We
are aiming to keep more stock and
raise less grain--for more profits and
Respectfully. this 18th day of No
MICHAEL NUGENT,
P. S.-The stock. farm implements,
etc, as appraised by the poor agents
September 80, 1913, amounts to 3d.
1880
Sup. Manion moved that the board
proceed to the election of a poor
agent, instead of w. A. Caldwell,
whose term now expires. Motion
carried.
w. A. Caldwell was on motion of
Sup. Chinook reelected poor agent
by reclamation.
Sup. Jennings moved that the
board adjourn until o'clock this
afternoon. Motion prevailed.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Roll called, all members
present Journal read and approved.
The following reports of commit
tee on assessment and collection OF
illegal taxes were read and on motion
accepted and adopted:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON AS
SESsMENT AND COLLECTION OF
ILLEGAL TAXES, 1913.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County
Your committee on assessment and
collection of illegal taxes would re-
spectfully report that we have exam
ined all tax certificates referred to us
for cancellation, and do report and
recommend that the following num-
bered tax sale certificates be cancelled
and the amount thereof, with per
cent interest, be charged back to the
town, city or village where
the lands are located. The grounds
for such cancellation being defective
double taxation and other
errors in the assessment and returns.