River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-12-19

formed the operations without expense
70 the reg1strantS but that the hospital
DlllS are unpaid, and
WHEREAS, the spirit of these regis
County.
Therefore, be it Resolved. that there
be appropriated from any funds in the
treasury of Pierce County not other
wise appropriated a sum sufficient to
pay SAID hospital bills, and the proper
authorities are hereby authorized to
issue County orders in payment Of the
same.
BEVERLY WHITE.
COPY.
| DR.. j. V. r. Lyman.
| Chairman, Medical Adv. Board.
Eau Claire, Wis
| Dear Doctor:
| have given some thought as TO
what should be done with reference to
the hospital expenses OF reeistrants
having remediable defects / believe
f you 6 Sn4uId take axe this matter up with
| OF your district and get them to as
sumo the work and obligation of TAX
ny care OF the hospital expenses. The
| license councils could then use their
own method OF collecting the money
dqr which their county would be
At the present time a Defense Conn
GU can obtain from the County Board
an an appropriation not exceeding three
uuhdredthS of mill on the dollar of
Inc asSsessed valuation of the County.
In this County this approximation
amounts, to but little over one thou
sand dollars. have no doubt but that
this amount will be increased at the
next session of the Legislature which
T no 6nIS+ January next. l also have
! county Board. would pass an appro-
| pflatlon covering hospital bills
>ro County Boards will not meet until
november and consequently nothing
could be done along this line for some
| time therefore any idea is that YOU
! should write each Of the Defense Com
4 stating the of two,
| IN thls class and ask them to assume
| me 5ne h99SSpItaI expenses. think all the
! councils would gladly do this.
| If L can be of any further service
please call on me.
Yours truly.
j. G.. GILBERTSON
Chairman, Legal Committee Eau
Claire County Defense Council
Eau Claire. Wisconsin.
o October 30, 1918.
! Pierce County,
| Ellsworth Wis
Gentlemen:
!, In reply to your letter regarding
! the manner in which money c0uld be
raised to furnish free hospital beds for
men in Group b with remedial defects.
VIII say, many of the counties in our
qIstrlct nave been able to raise money
| by voluntary contributions. If this is
not possible in your county, / enclose
a copy. of letter from District Attor-
ney GilbertsOn Of Eau Claire County
which may be of some help to YOU.
We have had four or five registrants
from Pierce County at the hospital up
| 70 the present time and no appropria-
uohS nave been made for defraying
the hospital expenses Please let me
near from you at your earliest con-
Yours very truly,
J. r. LYMAN
Chairman
Resolution providing for change Of
portion of prospective State Highway
in Town of Salem was on motion ac-
cepted and adopted.
To the Honorable County BOARD of
Pierce County, Wis:
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved that that portion Of
the County system of prospective
State Aid Highway that is hereinafter
described, be and the same is hereby
discontinued as a part of said county
system of prospective State Aid High
way;
Said Highway being described as fol-
lows to-Wit: Commencing at a point
on the north line Of Section One Town
OF Hartland, where said road joins the
Highway running east and west on
the north line of said section, thence
southeasterly through said section to
the point where said road joins the
highway, extending along the east line
Of said section thence south to the
northeast corner of section twelve in
said Town of Hartland, thence east
along the north line of sections seven
and eight in the Town of Salem to the
point where said road turns in n south
easterly direction, thence southeasterly
through portion of section nine in
said town to the point where said road
! joins the Rush River road in said sec
! ton nine, in said Town of Salem.
And be it further resolved that there
| be added to the County system Of
County Prospective State, Aid High
| ways the following described highway
to-W1t: Commencing at point on
the north line Of section one in the
Town Of Hartland, said County, where
| line of said section, thence east along
| the north line of said section to the
northeast corner of said section, thence
4 in a sOutheaSterly and southerly direc..
| lowing the Highway as it is now laid
out in said sections six and five,
| through said sections SIX five and four
| in said Town of Salem, to the point
/ where said road joins the Rush River
1 road in said section four. thence south
| along the Rush River road to the foot
(signed) FRED SMITH.
W. Fl. Richards made verbal report
| for the committee appointed last ses-
! sion to find man for the office Of
| Charles Martin, Of the town of Gilman
| was a competent man for the office,
and the. chairman appointed Supervis-
ors Park, c. W. Britton, and Madison,
| a special committee to further inVeStf-
gate this matter.
Supervisor Fitzgerald moved to adj
1
| Motion carried.
THURSDAY, NOV. IA.
Thursday, Nov. IA. Board convened
pursuant to adjournment. All mem
! bers present. Journal was read and
/ approved
| Resolution providing for additional
bridge aid to town Of Oak Grove was
on motion referred to the Committee
on Roads and Bridges.
REsOLUTION-BRID AID, TOWN
OF OAK GROVE.
| BRIDGE AID IN TOWN OF OAK
! GROVE.
| RESOLVED, by the County Board of
Pierce County, that the sum Of five
! hundred thirty-four and 32/100 dol
/ lars (S53432) be and is hereby appro-
priated to the town of Oak Grove to
| reimburse said town for money ad-
| vance by them on the Winters Bridge
which is located on the State Highway
| in said town. ..
| G.. Fl. HARTMAN.
/ inf aT1d