The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-03-22
BRIDGES FOR A YEAR.

Contract for Madison County Awarded to
Canton Bridge County Assess
ors Get Ready to List Property.
Madison, March lS.-Board of county
commissioners Of Madison county, Ne
braska, met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, John J. Hughes, Christ
Schmitt and II. w. Winter.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and on motion approved.
Board proceeded to open bids for the
construction of bridges and to make
comparison Of the same.
On motion board adjourned to 7
o'clock p. IN.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
and proceeded with the work of COM
pairing bridge bids and plans.
On motion the contract for building
bridges required by county for the en-.
suing year was awarded to the Canton
Bridge company, their bid and plans
being the best and most satisfactory.
On motion board adjourned to a. m,
March l9.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
On motion contract and bond Of the
Canton Bridge company was approved.
On motion bond of W. N. Huse, for
county printing, was approved.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
State Journal Co., blank books, 80. IS.
w. N. Huse, publishing treasurer g
statement. 500; commissioners pro-
ceedings, $s3.7s; bar docket, ETC., $54.l5.
j. b. Hume, lumber and coal, 1920. 13.
w. H. Powers, Transcript in Weisner
case, 81 90
G. L. Gossard, medical attendance for
Prisoner Hale, $3.50.
Nebraska Telephone Co., toll, 1926.
w. b. Reynolds. stationery, $2650.
G. f. Gibbs, two wolf scalps, 81.
q. w. Darlington, two wolf scalps,
"a.
Sessions d Bell, coffin and grave lot
for Charles Richardson, $3.50.
Lee Herdman, certified copy of opin.
ion in Spaulding case, $2.7O.
o. ID. Hamstreet, nails, $l.40.
On motion board adjourned to
o o'clock, to meet with assessors.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All assessors were present excepting
Geo. Connolly Of Battle Creek precinct.
Assessors were organized by electing
Herman Gerecke chairman and j. l..
Rynearson secretary. Following is q
synopsis Of their proceedings:
LThat all..real and persons al property be
assessed at one.fifth Of full valuation.
That farm and driving horses be
valued at from Is to $l25.
That mules be valued the same a,
horses.
That stations and jacks be valued a,
500 to $500.
That horses kept for speed purposes
be valued from $25 to $500.
Cattle one year old and under $s Il
SIS; two years old, $l5 to $25; thret
years old and over and cows, geo to so
fat cattle. $50 to $50; thoroughbred
cattle, e25 to $50; sheep from - to IS
hogs according to market price ON the
first day Of April,
That al grain held for speculation b
assessed.
Minutes were read and approved. Or
motion assessors adjourned.
On motion the following bills were al
lowed.
G. w. :Crum, salary and office ex
penses, el26,20.
, Phil Bauch, postage, express, etc,
two months, t24.55,
Ole johnson, bridge work, Is.
Crowen Lumber Co., lumber, t63 As
l.. B. Baker. coal for poor farm. t77 II
applied ON personal tax.
A. S. Andrew. one wolf scalp, e., ap
piled on personal tax.
, +. j. Squirrel, three wolf scalps, Sc.
! Geo. f. Richardson, insurance or
poor farm, $50.
DIR. A. Bear, medical attendance OF
l.. Cleveland and VIM Morris, paupers
} sl9.
Smith Premier Co., stationery, s.. %
VIM. Brummund, bridge work, gee. rs