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

Pierce County's apportionment from the
State Highway Fund for the year 1917, is
Dated this 18th day of November, 1916.
o. J. HOHLE,
County Clerk.
Certified statement from Wisconsin
consin channel bridge, was read and re-
ferred to committee on roads and bridges.
Mr.. o. j. HOhle,
County Clerk, Pierce County,
Ellsworth, Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Highway Commission
does hereby certify:
L. That the Town of Trenton, Pierce
county. Wisconsin, did on the 18th day of
September, A. d. 1916, file it's petition
with the said Commission setting forth
that it desired to construct and maintain
a free bridge across the Wisconsin chan
mel Of the Mississippi river, nav1gaDle
and meandered stream lying within the
limits of the said Town, and praying That
the Wisconsin Highway Commission hold
a hearing to determine the necessity of
said bridge, as provided in section 1321a
of the statutes.
2 That pursuant to such petition the
Wisconsin Highway Commission, did hold
such a hearing on the 10th day OF Oct.
A.. d. 1915, and as result thereon did
find the said bridge necessary, did Tx the
location of said bridge, and did estimate
it's cost to be forty-five thousand dollars
($45, 100000.
8. The said Town of Trenton, Pierce
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the Wisconsin Highway Commission that
it has provided for the payment OF its
proportion of the cost of said bridge by the
issuance of bonds in the sum OF f1fteen
thousand dollars 15,00000).
AS required by law (section 1321a-S, of
the statutes) the Wisconsin Highway Com
mission does now certify that the proper
ton Of the cost Of said bridge to be borne
by the State of wisconsin is fifteen thou
sand dollars ($15, 100000, and the proper
ton Of the cost to be borne by Pierce
county, Wisconsin, to be fifteen thousand
Very truly yours,
WISCONSIN HIGHWAY COMMISSION.
By JOHN A. HAZELWOOD,
Chairman.
Sup. Carpenter introduced this resolution
relating to distribution of Automobile Lii
cense Fund which was adopted.
Whereas it appears that there is In the
County treasury s7185.86 in money derived
from the County's share of the automobile
licenses granted by the State and,
Whereas this fund is available for use
in the maintenance Of highways outside or
Therefore be it resolved that the said
fund and such additional money as shall
he received hereafter from the automobile
license fund be apportioned amongst the
several towns, villages and cities in the
county in the proportion that the number
of automobiles assessed in each such town,
city or village bears to the whole number
the same year, and that the fund so oppor-
toned to each town shall be expended In
the maintainence Of the state road in said
town, and the fund so apportioned to each
incorporated village or city shall be ex-
pended in the maintainence OF state nigh
ways in the town in which such village or
city is located Except that the. shares
so apportioned to the village OF ELLSWORTH
and the city OF River Falls shall be ex-
pended in the maintainence Of the state
road leading from Ellsworth to River Falls,
and that the shares Of said fund app0r-
toned to the towns Of River Falls, Trim
belle and Ellsworth be also expended on
the portion of said state highway lying
within their respective towns. And except
also that the share appOrtioned to the city
of Prescott shall be expended in equal pOr-
tition in the towns Of Oak Grove and Cliff
ton
Be it further resolved that all work here
under in each town shall be done under
the supervision and control OF the cna1r-
man of each town, excepting the work on
the state higbs0ay between the village OF
Ellsworth and the city of River Fails snaii
be under theSsupervisiOn of q c0mmlttee
consisting Of the supervisors of the village
of Ellsworth and the cha1rmen OF the town
of River Falls, Ellsworth and Trimbelle
Also executing that the work done IN the
town of Spring Lake shall be under tne
supervision Of a committee consisting OF
the chairman Of Spring Lake, and the SUI