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

presented by Supervisor Madison, and
on motion accepted and adopted.
REEs5o2IL,TyJTIoM AUTHORIZING THE
COUNTY CLERK TO CONVEY GER
TAIN LANDS IN TOWN OF MAIDEN
STATE OF WIsCoNsIN,-ss.
County of Pierce.
In the Matter of the Petition of Olaf
Anderson.
Petition to Deed Certain Lands in
Pierce County, Wisconsin.
To the Honorable County Board of
Pierce County, Wisconsin,:
The petition of Olaf Anderson of the
town of Maiden Rock, Pierce County,
| Wisconsin, respectfully shows:
/. That he is the owner of said
lands in Pierce County, Wisconsin, de-
scribed to-wit: The east half of the
southwest quarter of Section Thirty
| two, Township twenty-five, Range six
teen, west except four acres sold off
the east half of southwest quarter of
said, Section to the Crystal Spring
2. That on information and belief,
said Olaf Anderson and his grantor
have been in open, notorious, exclu-
Sive and adverse occupation and pos
session of said premises for a period
of over twenty years to-wit: From the
tenth day day Of f. No yedobs' A. D. 1882
lands was formerly in one Hamilton
H. Gray by virtue of warranty deed
dated May 49, 1868, and recorded in
county on May IA, 1858 in Book CA
of TAX Deeds" page Sill, and that
thereafter said Hamilton III. Gray and
wife, by his attorney, in fact, accord
ing to the records made and executed
to Pierce County, a quit-claim deed to
said premises dated July s, 1869, and
Deeds. in said County on July 18th,
1869, in Book 80" of Deeds, page AIT,
and that said Pierce County has never
decided said lands.
4. That this petitioner is informed
and believes that the claim of Pierce
County in said lands is Of no value,
but that it creates a cloud on his title.
Whereas your petitioner respectfully
prays that your Honorable Body may
| by resolution or ordinance direct the
county clerk to sell and convey to Olaf
| Anderson whatever interest or claim
said county may have in said lands to
OLAF ANDERSON.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
County of Pierce
Olaf Anderson, being first duly
| sworn says that he is petitioner above
named, and that he has heard read the
| above and foregoing petition and
knows the contents. thereof; that the
same is true to his own knowledge
| except as to matters therein stated
on information and belief, and as to
such matters he believes it to be true.
| OLAF ANDERSON.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 8th day of Nov, A. d. 1918.
F. w. CARPENTER.
| (Notarial SeaD Notary Public,
Pierce County Wis.
RESOLUTION
Be it resolved that o. J. HohIe, Coun-
| ty Clerk of Pierce County. Wisconsin.
be and he is hereby directed to sell
and convey to Olaf Anderson, of the
Town of Maiden Rock, Pierce County,
Wisconsin, all the right, title, interest
and estate which said County may
have in lands in Pierce County Wis
consin, described as follows to-wit:
The east half of the southwest quarter
twenty-five (25), Range Sixteen 16)
| West, except four acres sold off the
east half of the southwest quarter of
said Section to the Crystal Spring
G.. A. MATTSON
Report Of Committee on Education
! was on motion accepted and the recon-
mendations therein adopted.
/ REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
EDUCATION.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County:
The Committee on Education has
carefully examined the accounts and
and find them correct.
We find the following balances on
| hand Nov IA, 1918:
Institute fund ........... $24 Sc
Of the funds levied by the County
Board in 1917. the following sums re-
main in the County Treasurer's hands:
Estimated travelling expenses 31759
We recommend the following sums
| to be appropriated in addition to the
| balances on hand:
| Office fund OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $6O0.00
| Travelling expenses ....... 10000
We further recommend that the
| County superintendent salary be
| fixed at $1,20O.0O and that that amount
| be appropriated by this board for this
purpose.
Respectfully submitted this fifteenth
| day of November, 1918.
LLOYD TOMBLESON
THEODORE SWANSON,
LARS MADSEN.
Committee on Education.
Supervisor White reported that the
matter Of the claim of John Holden
| had been referred to the District At
| torney but no definite report was pre-
| sented This matter was again re-
| ferred to Supervisors White and Powers
| for further investigation.
Report of Special Committee on ap-
pointment of County Surveyor was &C
copied and the recomm endationS there
in contained adopted.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE
ON COUNTY SURVEYOR.
To the Honorable County Board of Su-
pervisors of Pierce County, Wiscon-
sin:
Your committee appointed to look
into the matter Of appointing county