River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04

We, therefore beg leave to submit the
following resolution for consideration.
Respectfully yours,
w H. RICHARDS,
VICTOR SWANSON,
LEWIS CHRISTENSEN,
LEONARD GIEBLER,
III. J. PARK,
FRED SMITH,
A. III. BJORLEE,
Committee
ID Resolved that the parts and por-
tionS of the County System of prospective
State aid highways that are indicated by
red lines on the map named The County
Trunk Line system and hereto annexed as
part of this resolution, are hereby de-
clared to be trunk lines, and shall here
after be known as the county trunk line
system Of Pierce County the same con-
tanning about 1S2 miles and shall be known
by the following names:
/. Ellsworth Prescott, Trunk Line TO
g River Falls Prescott, Trunk Line, 13
miles.
8. Ellsworth River Falls, Trunk Line II
A. River Falls-Spring Valley, Trunk
Line % miles.
5. Spring Valley Elmwood, Trunk Line,
miles.
g. Ellsworth Rock Elm Elmwood Trunk
Line, 20 miles.
T. Ellsworth MarteIl Trunk line, miles.
g. Spring ValleyMaiden Rock Trunk
line, % miles.
g. Plum City -Durand Trunk line, miles
10. Lake Pepin- Maiden Rock to Dia-
mond Bluff Trunk line, 10 miles.
IL. Ellsworth Hartland Trunk line, IL
miles.
r. Ellsworth-Red Wing Trunk line, Is
miles.
49, Diamond Bluff Big River Trunk line,
miles.
IA. Spring Valley Woodville Trunk line,
miles.
(21 Be It Further Resolved, That the
sum of one-half (7a) mills be levied against
all the taxable property of Pierce county,
the same to create a fund to- be known as
the county road fund.
(3) Be 1t Further Resolved, That after
January 1, 1917, the county will pay fifty
(5O) per cent of the cost of improving a
portion of the prospective state aid high
way system, not included in the County
Trunk Line System but making connection
with the same by grading, draining, sur
facing, or improving in other manner APP
proved by the State Highway Commission,
provided that no tax of less than $500 or
more than 81, 900 shall be voted by a town
or village in any one year and that the
whole joint town and county fund shall
be used in making one continuous improve
ment.
And that al appropriations under this
resolution SHAH be expended under the SUI
pervision of the County State Road and
Bridge Committee and County Highway
Commissioners, in the same manner and I'M
der the same provisions as the state aid
funds are expended upon the Trunk Lines.
(4) be IL FurCner ReSOlVeQ, InaJ the
sum of 500 be deducted from the County
road and bridge fund to be used for main
tenance and dragging purposes on the
completed Trunk Line roads.
And it shall be the duty of the County
State Road and Bridge Committee to SUI
pervise the expenditure Of said funds.
90 Be 1t Further Resolved, That the
county state road and bridge committee be
authorized to accept donations under the
provisions of subsection la of section
1317m-5, of the statutes, and add same to
the appropriations for the Trunk Line
System designated by the donors.
(6) Be It Further Resolved, That for
the year 1917 the sum appropriated by the
adoption of this resolution shall be expend-
ed upon the several County Trunk Lines,
the exact location to be designated by the
county state road and bridge committee,