River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-12-28

The following communications from
the State Highway Commission were
read and referred to the Committee on
Roads and Bridges:
SUBJECT: 1923 STATE AID ALLOT-
MENT.
Madison, October 25, 1922.
Mr. Ole J. Hohle, Pierce County Clerk,
Ellsworth, Wisconsin.
Dear Sir: In accordance with the
provision of Subsection of Section
by " notified that Fierce county is en-
titled to receive from the appropriation
for the state aid for highways avail
of se,757s5. This valuation of your
county as equalized by the. State Tax
Commission for 1922 is 0.S60,S47 per
cent of the total valuation of all the
entitled to receive this same percent
age of the total state highway appro-
priation available for. distribution for
is s7S5,000.00 for 1928.
The distribution of the above amount
(s6,757.65) available, from the state for
state aid road and bridge construction
in your county, should be made by
your County Board at the November
session. The method of legal distrib-
ution is thoroughly covered in Section
1317m-S of the Wisconsin Statutes. 1t
is believed that a acreful perusal of
these laws will make clear the present
action by the County Boards to comply
with them.
It may be stated that in accordance
with the present statues, the amount
allotted to your county is based entire
ly upon the valuation of the county,
and the applications for state aid by
it have no influence upon the amount
allotted: and further. that no matter
what the action of the County Board
in granting petitions, or what may be
the deficiency in the state aid allotted
above, thehe is no. way by which
further state aid my be made available
for construction in 1928.
Yours very truly,
WISCONSIN HIGHWAY COMMISSION.
By A. r. HIRST,
State Highway Engineer.
SUBJECT: NECESSARY CULvERT
DER SUBSECTION s OF SECTION
1917 STATUTES.
Madison, Nov 1, 1922.
To the County Clerk:
To the Chairman, County State Road
and Bridge Committee, Pierce Coun-
Gentlemen: You are hereby notified
that, in the opinion of the State High
way Commission, the public safety re-
quires the construction or reconstruc-
ton of the bridges and culverts on the
State Trunk Highway system in your.
county, as hereafter described Please
cause this statement to be presented
to the County Board at it's annual
meeting beginning November IA, 1922,
in order that proper provision for such
construction or reconstruction may be
made as required by law. We wish to
state, for your information, that this
construction may properly be perform
ed with the first so per cent of state
aid and accompanying funds. 1t the
state money thus available for the
year 1923 is not sufficient to meet the
states share. the allotments of 1924
and succeeding years may be used,
when available, to reimburse the coun-
" for apv amounts appropriated and
expended to pay for this construction
in excess of so per cent of the cost.
The bridges and culverts referred to
and estimates of their cost are as fol-
lwos:
Burghardt Coulee No. 1 Bridge in
Sec Z, II. q, r. 15W A II #. rein
forced concrete slab span, "a #. road
way. Estimated cost, S1,500.00
Yours very truly,
WISCONSIN HIGHWAY COMMISSION,
BY w. c. BUETOW.
Bridge Engineer.