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


under the supervision of the chairman of
said town and the supervisor of the village
of Plum City. Also excepting that the work
done in the town of Maiden Rock shall be
under the supervision of the chairman of
said town and the Supervisor OF the will
3. w. CARPENTER.
Resolution relating to amendment of
state road law was read and referred to
Committee on Roads and Bridges.
RESOLUTION
Whereas, the apportionment of the mon
ey appropriated by the state of Wisconsin
for rural highways, is made wholly on the
basis of the valuation OF the property OF
each county and does not take into con-
sideration the number of miles of road or
the size of a country, and
Whereas, such apportionment is mani
Whereas, in the National Road Law the
apportionment of the money appropriated
for Wisconsin and all the states by the
United States government, is made upon
the number of miles of rural routes the
area, or size of the state and the popula-
ton of the state, and
Whereas the apporti0nment made by the
National Government to the states is
logical and more just appOrt1onment, than
the apportionment made by the state Of
Wisconsin to the several counties,
Now therefore be it resolved that 1t is the
judgment of the county board of Pierce
county, that said state road law be amend
ed so the apportionment of the money APP
shall be as follows; One-third of said mon
ey appropriated by the state to each coun-
ty in the ratio that the number of miles
of the rural routes in said county bears
to the total number of rural routes in the
state ;one-third of said money appropr1-
ated to be apportioned in the ratio that the
number of square miles contained in the
county bears to the number of square
miles contained in the whole state one
third of said money appropriated to be
apportioned in the ratio that the popula-
4 Of OF
of the whole state.
That the Member of Assembly and State
Senator representing said county, be and
they are hereby instructed to use all hon
orable means to have the said highway
law amended according to the suggestions
in the resolution, and to present said re-
solution to said state legislature.
Nov. 10th, 1916.
Report on bridges in towns of Gilman,
Rock Elm and Trenton, for which appro-
nriations were made last session were on
motion accepted and adopted.
REPORT ON BRIDGE IN TOWN OF
GILMAN
To o. J. Hohle, County Clerk of Pierce
The COMMITTEES on County and State aid
Roads and Bridges elected by the County
Board in 1915, have acted with the Town
Board of the Town of Gilman in letting,
inspecting and accepting OF a steel Drldge
across Cave Greek on the public highway
between Section % and Section rs in said
town and respectfully report as follows
the town of Gilman on June LIST, 1915 and
let the contract for building said bridge to
Fred BrOOkshaw for the sum OF Elghteen
Hundred and Fortythree Dollars ($1S43)
The said bridge is now completed and
has this day been accepted by sand the
sum of Nine Hundred and Twenty one
Dollars and fifty cents ($921.5O) is now
due and payable from said Pierce County
to the Town of Gilman. You are requested
to make the proper provisions for the pay
ment of said Nine hundred Twenty one
dollars and fifty cents ($92l.oO) TO SAID
Dated this 2sth day of October, 1915.
w. FL. RICHARDS.
BEN ANDERSON.
FRED SMITH.
REPORT OF BRIDGE COMMISSIONERS
/ TOWN OF ROCK ELM
To O. T. HohIe, County Clark of Pierce
County, Wisconsin.
l. the undersigned county bridge COM
| missioner, appointed by the Chairman OF
the County Board pursuant to subsection
4 of section 1919, of the statutes OF THIS
state to cooperate with the Town Board
of the town of Rock Elm in letting, IN
| specting and acceptance of the work OF
| building a steel bridge within said town
| located over dry run on the public nigh
way on the north line of section SIX lo)
| and about twenty five (25) rods west from
! the northeast corner of said section SIX
| (6) and known as the Evan" bridge, do
| hereby respectfully report; That i d1d on
| the 18th day of September, 1915 In conJunc-
Rock Elm let the contract for the build :
| ing of said bridge to Fred BrOoksha OF
| the town of Ell PasO, for the agreed and
contract price Of seven hundred twenty one
| and eighty-hundreths dollars ($721.80). /
| further report that said bridge has been
completed according to the specifications
| furnished by the State Bridge Engineer ana
| adopted by me and that / met with the
| Town Board of said town of Rock Elm
on the 10Th day of November, 1915, and ac-
cepted the work of building said bridge,
i ~ hrxrad nAd civ tyr
| and ninty-hundreths dollars ($3609O), one
| half of the cost of said bridge is now due
| and payable from said Pierce county, to
| the said town of Rock Elm, and you are
requested to make provision for the pay
| ment of said three hundred sixty and min
| ty-hundreths dollars ($360.90) to said town.
! Dated at Rock Elm this 21st day of jan
! uary, 1916.
e. J. FITZGERALD,
County Bridge Commissioner.
| REPORT OF BRIDGE COMMISSIONERS
! TOWN OF TRENTON
To o. T. Hohle, County Clerk of Pierce
| County, Wisconsin.
We the undersigned county bridge COM
missioners, appointed by the Chairman OF
| the County Board pursuant to subsection 4
/ of section 1919, of the statutes of this
| state to cooperate with the town board
| of the town of Trenton in the letting, in.
| speeding and acceptance of the work OF
| building a steel bridge within said town
located across the Little Trimbelle creek in
| fully report: That we did on the 18th day
/ Of July, 1915, in conjunction with the town
/ Of Trenton, let the contract for building
| said bridge to the Stein Construction Co.,
| of Medford Wisconsin, for the agreed and
! contract price of nineteen hundred and
| twenty seven dollars ($1927.00).
/ We further report that said bridge has
been completed according to the specified
| lions furnished by the State Bridge En-
gineer and adopted by us, and that we met
| with the town board of said town of Tren-
| ton on the 22nd day Of November, 1913,
| and accepted the work Of building said
bridge, and that the sum Of nine hundred
sixty three dollars nda fifty cents ($963.5O)
/ one half of the cost of said bridge is now
/ due and payoble from said Pierce county,
/ to the said town of Trenton. and you are
requested to make provision for the pay
| ment of said nine hundred sixty three and
| 50-100ths dollars (S96350). to said town.
| Dated at Trenton this 22nd day of Nov.
1915.
THEODORE SWANSON,
NJ. L. SPARKS,
| County Bridge Commissioners.
| Reports of bridge commissioners on
bridges built in towns Of Martell, Salem.
/ Trenton and Trimbelle were presented and
referred to committee on Roads and
| Bridges.
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