The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-12-07
JOHNSON RESIGNS.
Sewers Connection with County Board.
other County Matters Disposed Of

OF county commissioners met pursuant
TO adjournment, II. w. Winter and
John j. Hughes present,
The resignation of A. G. Johnson
county commissioner of tho First dis.
trict. dated November 10, 1899, with the
county clerks acceptance endorsed
thereon, was read aud ordered placed
on file
The minutes OF n meeting of the
appointing committee, consisting Of the
county clerk, county treasurer and
county judge, showing that on the l4th
day OF November. Christ Schmitt Of
Green Garden precinct was duly ap.
pointed to the Office Of county commits
sioner in and for tho First district in
Madison county, Nebraska, were read
and ordered placed on file.
Tho board having ascertnined that
MIR. Christ Schmitt has qualified by
furnishing good and sufficient bond
and that said bond has been duly mp.
proved by tho county judge. the said
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duly appointed and qualified county
commissioner in and for the First com.
missioner district in Madison county,
Nebraska. and was assigned the position
of chairman of tho board, vice A. q,
Johnson resigned.
The minutes OF last meeting were
then read and OH motion approved.
Upon production of verified subscrip.
ton list showing that the covenents of
an agreement, recorded in this volume
on page 200, have been duly observed and
performed, the appropriation stipulated
for the improvement Of the public high
way running due west of the city of
Madison, was on motion allowed and
the county clerk directed to draw a
warrant in favor of Frank Horst. chair
man, on the county road fund of 1893
for $a5OOO, less $500. duo Madison
balance $2320
On motion claims were allowed as
follows:
Hansen g. Reavis, repairs OH county
grader, SEQ. so, less personal tax $226,
balance $lS24
J, B. Donovon. circulars for county
superintendent, 81 90.
l.. w. Lyon, grading, $1,000.
ID. II. Persons grading Sl5 90.
l.. Nj. johnson, work OH road 1923. 80.
Ole johnson, work on road, $ll.25.
John Simonson. work on road, 81. 90.
S. o. Simonson, work on road, $l4.O
L. M. J. Vaage, work on road. $l4, 90.
Richard Beltz, work on road. $5 90.
B. X. Melan, work on road, 81 80.
Bjorn Simonson, work on road, $22.75;
less personal tax 80 30; balance $l8 43
M. o. Wager. caring for election
booths for four years, 1896 to 1899, %. 90.
Philip Beck. caring for election
booths, 81 90.
On motion board adjourned for sup
per and met at 7 p. m.
On motion claims were allowed as
follows:
Pierce county, one half cost of tiling
and other material used on county line
road, $l5.s5.
o. A. Sleeper, setting up election
booths, - 90.
City water works, water rent for Jail,
$3.50.
SD. Dunn, caring for election booths,
$2.OO.
John Wilson, caring for election
booths in Madison, $3.50. applied on
personal tax.
Ern Nathan, bridge work, 5000.
Sam Kent, work OH culverts and
bridges, 1913. 90.
Geo. w. Losey. sheriff's and jailor's
fees and boarding prisoners from April
1 to November 30, 1899, 81, ,OOO.4O.
M. l., Best, cleaning school house
account Of election, and coal furnished, +,
$3.50.
Edwards s. Bradford Lumber Co.,
lumber, $3.50.
Madison Chronicle. legal blanks, $5. 90.
j, +. Mathews, coil oil for JAIL $3.50 /;
applied on personal tax.
BENZ, Il, Lang. superintendent insti-
tute for feeble minded youth, for sup.
port of Albert Wood, $4,000.
Carl Wilde, county treasurer, commits
sion paid tax collectors and stationery,
$I4l "a.
Carl Wilde, county treasurer, ex-
change OH state funds. etc $52. 10.
The road petition signed by Hopfnger.
Dahnke and others, asking for the loca-
tion of public county road, commenc.
ing at the northwest corner of the south
west quarter of the northwest quarter
of section 8, township "a, range L. west,
in Madison county, Nebraska, running
thence north on section line one and
one fourth miles to intersect with the
county line road running east and west
between Madison and Pierce counties.
was taken up and ON motion the said
petition was granted, the road estab-