Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-06
PURCHASE FARM FOR POOR
County Invests Twelve Thousand Dollars
in Hardin Township Land.
CAN ERECT THE BUILDINGS At ONCE
Bridge Proposals Opened. but Letting
of Contract f. Deferred-Bonds of
County Officers Are APP
proved.

The FIRST business transacted by the
Board Of County Supervisors on converting
yesterday afternoon fer the January session
after organizing for the new year was TO
complete the prellminaries for the purchase
Of $50 acres in Hardin township for the es-
adjustment Of a poor farm. The land,
which lies about a half mile east Of Nc
Clelland, one Of the stations on the line OF
the Great Western railroad and about If
teen miles from Council Bluffs, is the prop
erty Of B. F. Freeman OF Defiance. la. The
board is to pay s12. 900 for the property. or
S77.25 an acre. The buildings on the farm
at present are not Of material value.
Under the contract with Freeman the
board will secure possession at once Of ten
acres. on which the necessary buildings are
to be erected and OF the entire 100 acres on
March /. 1904. The farm is at present
leased and the county will receive the rent,
amounting to $500. for the year ending
March l, 1904. The farm comprises the
northwest quarter Of section 8, Hardin
township.
The board. by vote OF the electors OF Pot
tawattamie county. was authorized TO levy
l mill for two succeeding years to provide
a fund for the purchase and equipment Of
a poor farm. The levy. all Of which will
be available by the end OF this year. will
realize something over S25, 900, so after
! paying {12. 900 for the land the board will
have S13. 900 and over to expend on the
necessary buildings and with which TO
stock and equip the farm.
Defer ridge Contracts.
Eleven bids for the county bridge work
for the ensuing year were opened. but the
board deferred awarding the contract. They
$500 Wurt-aL-- z-- -,
Council Bluffs; George c. Wise & Co, Coun-
ell Bluffs; J. G. Hinsley, Des Moines; Can
ton Bridge company, Canton, o.; Iowa
Bridge company, Des Moines; s. G. Hunter,
Atlantic. Ia; H. T. Ward & Co. Lincoln,
Neb.: John Ward. Audubon, Ia; n. NJ.
Slack & Co.. Des Moines; Campbell-Flagler
Bridge company, Council Bluffs; J. r.
Sherry, Des Moines.
The bonds of the county ofhcers elected
| last November and their deputies we're ap-
-oved as follows: F. L. Reed. clerk OF the
district court. 10000. s~ureties. John Rod
well, U. White. Philip Z. Hetrick. C.. E
White. Meron Hough. Frank Collard, VIII.
liam Clark, Edwin White; Frank W. Reed
chief deputy. 81, 5000; s%ureties, Emmet FINLEY
and A. T. Flickinger: w. C. Cheyne deputy
and record clerk. 1000; s~ureties, John "
Calvin, Emmett FINLEY; H. V. Battey, deputy
at Avoca. 5000; s~ureties, J. H. jerks ant
c. W. Meier.
r. V. lines, county auditor. $40. 900: sure.
ties, J. p. Gr~eenshields, John Schoentgen
z. A. wickham and D.. w. Bushnell; w. NJ
Frederick. deputy. $1,000; sureties, J. P
Hess and A. c.. Ranck.
Elmer E. Smith. county recorder, $4,000
s~ureties. willoughby Dye, W. p. Dinwiddie
Henry Kennedy, W. J. Hamilton, T. J
Young. II. A. Smith. John B. Denton, z. B
Lane. Grant Pilling and L. A. Hatswell; G
G. Baird. deputy. $1,000; sureties, ]. c
Baker and John NJ. Calvin.
W. II. Killpack. county attorney, $1,000
s~ureties. John ]. Killpack and Molde'
Clark; J. ]. Hess. assistant, $1,000; s%ureties
F. J. Day and @. H. Mayne.
The board r~eorganiEed by ~electing PER-,
Kerney president. Supervisor Kerney i
now serving his tenth year as a member o
the board. H. c.. Brandes and Allen Bulls
reelected last November, succeeded them
selves.
The board expects to remain in sessio
the entire week.