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

November, 1916.
W. Ell. RICHARDS
BEN ANDERSON
JOHN SKIDMORE
Committee on Roads and Bridges.
Report of County State Road and Bridge
Committee on bridge built in Town Of Ell
PasO was read and referred to Committee
on Roads and Bridges.
REPORT OF COUNTY STATE ROAD
AND BRIDGE COMMITTEE
Town of El PasO.
To the Honorable County Board of Su-
pervisors of Pierce County, Wis.
We the undersigned County State Road
and Bridge Committee, elected by the
County Board pursuant to Section 1917
Mo Of Wisconsin Statutes to cooperate
with the Town Board of the Town OF Ri
Paso in letting, inspecting and acceptance
of the work of building one bridge within
said town.
Hase bridge, Fred Brookshaw, contrac-
tor, date of letting, July IS; date of ac-
ceptance, September Is; contract price,
$918.33.
We do hereby respectfully report that
said above named bridge has been COM
pleted according to the specifications fur
nished by the State Bridge Engineer and
adopted by us and we would therefore re-
spectfully recommend that the County
Board appropriate such sum as is required
by Section 1919 to be paid by the county
as aid to said town Of Ell Paso in defray
ing the expenses of erecting said bridge
Dated this 10th day of N0y 1916.
w. III. RICHARDS
BEN ANDERSON
FRED SMITH
County, State and Bridge Committee.
NJ L. Sparks, Superintendent of the Poor
Farm read his report which was on mo-
ton accepted and adopted.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
Of Pierce County, Wis:
/ herewith present to you my report as
Superintendent of the Pierce county Poor
Farm for the six months ending Sept. 80
1916.
When took charge April 1, there were
at the Poor Farm, Is inmates, 16 men and
2 women. Received during months 3
men, making a total population OF IL
During the months, three men have died
and men discharged. One woman sent
to asylum, leaving September 30, 13 men
and one woman
April 1, / found 45 head of cattle, one
bull, - cows, 3 head coming years DID,
Is head coming years old, II head com
ing one year old, and four calves; nine
head of horses, 6 work horses, colts; &c
hogs, 1 boar 6 brood sows, 10 small pigs;
probably 100 chickens and three turkeys.
cannot estimate the exact amount Of
hay and grain on hand, but sold all not
needed on farm for feed and seed. Found
no corn probably ten bushels potatoes, 80
lbs. salt pork; no seed corn or garden seed
of any kind, but the farm thoroughly seed
ed to Canada thiStleS and witch grass.
The condition of the house, made it
necessary that it be renovated from cellar
to garnet, some of the old beds destroyed
and beds ana DoQ01nS puEcndSou.
Have on the Farm September 30, work
horses, 5 colts, one bull, IL cows, e giving
milk, barren) 80 head young stock.
Have 26 original stock hogs, Al spring
pigs. about 100 chickens, 8 turkeys.
Raised 1900 bushels small grain, oats and
barley; corn crop fair, not husked Sept 30.
100 tons hay, go bushels potatoes, cabbage
a failure, but have plenty of turnlps, ru-
tabagas SQUASH, pumpkins beets, car
rots and onions for our own use. The APP
pie crop was heavy and we canned and
dried all we could take care of, then gave
away, as none are of the winter variety.
Have a barrel of pickles and about 400 OTIS.
of tomatoes, raspberries, plums, beans,
etc., raised on farm Had a line HELD or
sweet corn dried some for winter use.
State Inspector made two. visits; order
ed fire hose, which was purchased, also adj
ditiOnaI rooms for toilets on first and sec
ond floors as the men are old and cripples
and cannot use one in basement of build
ing.
49, 80 M. L. SPARKS.
Sup. Hartman moved that the Board adj
journ until next Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Motion prevailed.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20
Board met pursuant to adjournment at
2 o'clock p. m. The clerk called the roll.
All members present. journal OF Satur-
days meeting was read and approved.
Resolution providing for Pauper Aid to
town of Salem was adopted.
RESOLUTION
Resolved, That the County Poor Agents
are hereby authorized to furnish, aid to
Mrs. Putney and son of the town of Salem
to the extent of Two dollars $500 per
week each, or so much thereof as shall be
necessary to provide them with proper
food and clothing.
LLOYD TOMBLESON.
H B. Aasterud Co. Supt. of Schools read
his report and the same was referred to
Committee on Education.
Sup. Bjorlee moved that all claims
against the County must be filed by 9
O'Clock tomorrow morning. Motion carried.
Board adjourned until 9 o'clock tomor-
row morning on Motion of Sup. Fitzger-
aid.
TUESDAY, NOV. 81
The Board was called to order at nine
o'clock. All members answered to Roll
Call. Journal was read and approved. Sup.
Carpenter read the following Resolution
and moved it's adoption.
RESOLUTION
Resolved, That the following highway be