Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-24
FIRST DAY.
| a M. Anril % 1901

Board met according to adjournment,
r members all present and called to order
by Chairman Haug, minutes of April
5th read and approved.
School fund loan No. SS3 to III. H.
Coleman, trustee, for $500 was pre-
sented and on motion appropriated.
The bond of FIeener, Carnahan &
Bilderback, the firm engaged to look
, up property withheld from taxation,
was presented and on motion approved
Moved that Road No. 987 be granted
and ordered established, on condition
that all costs and damages be paid as
per appraisement, except as to the
cattleway of Soren Ness, the claim for
which is Withdrawn, and the said
cattleways being built, to be maintain
ed by the respective land owners.
Motion seconded and carried.
The balance Of the day was spent in
auditing accounts against the county
On motion adjourned to s a. m.
April 23d
Board met according to adjourn
ment, members all present, minutes of
yesterdays meeting read and ap-
proved.
Moved. seconded and carried. that
road No. 900 be denied and that con-
sent road No. 992 he granted, this
latter road taking the place of road
No. 900.
The John Hegg consent road No.
993 was granted and road ordered
established.
The Board then took up the canvass
of the Consent Petitions filed April
6, 1901, and completed the same, and
thereupon made its finding and entry
as follows:
"And now on this 23d day of April
1901 i'm the matter of the petitions or
statements of general consent of the
town ship of DEBORAH, and the town of
West DEBORAH included therein, con-
sentiDg to the sale of Intoxicating
liquors in said town and in said town.
ship; it being made to appear to the
Board of Supervisors that, as shown by
the proceedings of the Board at the
January session, A. ID. 1898, thereof, q
petition or statement of consent to the
: sale of intoxicating liquors in Win
nesheik county, State Of Iowa, under
the provisions of the Martin Mulct
Law, so called, had been signed, filed
with the County Auditor, due notice
, thereof given, and of the proposed can
vass and such petition or statement of
oonsI 20" Is ~ low hau;nm haan
aeIu .e,;ad ',;sh !, ,vos fo,nd anS beld
tPs',ah ,,at;t;on or Statan,ant IF CON.
sn not s,.aa ,a~ailv snffic Giant ~ auth r;za
sn' va 49, a. Js;aat;n,, I;,.nors undar
~. .he saa. =, re .La soid inlet law in
80" R xxy;nnasha;L oonntv lowe and in
naoorah to,unsh;,e tbs,ain 90 far as
,."rna,taoa &c nrp,,er sionars 10 CON
pned Snt ,hpre hay;Sg haan M
';si q d;, "a an,rv hv Tho cold
Inard as TO iba town If West Deco
=, sa;d Daooroh townsh;n and n
a,,;n r haar Sinna hold nv TIE courts
: ,%a, lag =, Account ~ thara having baen
.n"s ,, ~h a,,oo;aI f;nd;nr ond entry hv
th ~ 1 Board 90 70 the sai5 town Of West
naooroh that intoxicatino jiouors
a",,Id ~, no iaroliu snId there,n nnday
tbe nrnv;s;ons of said mnIct law. and
nau, ha;ng hold too Iate tn re-can.
49, ia nr;e,;noI statements nc IN said
go =, sa;S townsh;n. now 10 IN.
uI t,a, s~a,, dofact or oyarsiobt NAV
90 ro .n there he;po nrasented n
H. anard of Sunervisors q net;tion or
s snH If GENERAL consent Csivned
, Nv, vntars who voted ar the last nreced-
~ 'o oIaa,;on tbarein as shown hv the
nroner noll iistsl for said DEBORAH
!. fownsh;n and for the town of West
Daonrah ;ncIndsd tharein and said
n".;t;onS or statements Of General con.
1880 PIT ba;n~ in strict comnjiance with
sha Law and having been dulv filed
nth The Conntv Auditor and dine
/ ~a,;ao Of tho same and of the nronosed
. nanvass thereof hy the BOARD Of sinner.
, visors having been given and the time
exod IN said notice for the canvass Of
8 Ia ,at;1;ons or statements of genera
| a oansant bav;no arrived and the BOARD
- snnarv;sors now heino fully advised
. in The nremises and having carefully
axaminad and canvassed said netitions
e and statements of consent. and HAVING
1 axan,;nsd and comnared the noll lists
~ sa;d townshin for the last preceding
~anara, election therein. and i'm con.
5ec,ion with said netitions or state.
mems of general consent. and hayins
> avam;ned witnesses i'm that connection
With reference also to said lists and
J statements of voter, and signers In
I said town in said township included
q do find and declare that there were
voters as shown by poll lists of the last
nreceding general election therein