Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-01-28
4u. u. NICIIOIbOu,
Chairman Board of Supervisors

The following School Fund Loans
| were presented, examined and approx
ed:
Loan No. s99 to Willis Kinney for
Loan No. 900 to Geo. Hislop for
1916. 90.
The following resolution was pre-
sented and adopted, that
Whereas, There is proposition of
the Business Mems Association of
Decorah, to the Board of Supervisors,
offering and agreeing to furnish good
habitable Office rooms for the different
county officers in the Turkish Oil
building, on Water Street, also court
room and jury rooms necessary, free
of expense to the county, while the
new court house is in process of erec-
tion, now therefore, be it
Resolved. That said proposition be
and is hereby accepted.
The Auditor was ON motion directed
to advertise the sale of the present
old court house building, at public
auction, said sale to take place at
2 90 D. M, March 2, 1908.
On motion adjourned to 100 p. m.
/ 100 o. m. Board met.
Mr.. Wennes presented the following
resolution and moved its adoption.
Resolved, That sealed bids for the
erection of a court house for Winnie
sheik county, Iowa, to be built in
Decorah, Iowa, in said county, will
be received up to March 8, 1908, all
bids to be sealed and filed with the
county auditor, f. A. Masters, on or
before 3 80 p. m. March Sd, 1903, all
bids to be accompanied by a certified
check for Two Thousand Dollars,
made payable to the Chairman of the
Board of Supervisors.
SAID checks to be forfeited by the
bidders and payable to the said Chair
whom said contract is awarded re-
fuses or fails to enter into contract
tor said work and file a satisfactory
is awarded.
plans may be obtained of the Coun-
ty Auditor at Decorah, Iowa, or OF
Kinney & Detweiler, Minneapolis,
MINI. after Feb II, 1908.
A given number of days will be al
lowed each contractor to figure and
he will be required to deposit certl-
fed check for Fifty Dollars, payable
to the County Auditor for the safe re-
turn of plans at the end of that time,
and that he will put in bid accord
ing to the terms OF this advertise
ment.
Separate bids will be required on
heating and on plumbing, a certified
check for One Thousand Dollars,
check for plans Twenty-Five Dollars,
said checks to be held and payable
according to the conditions heretofore
set forth.
Should the general contractor figure
heating and plumbing with his bid
| the same will not be considered, or
should bid on heating and plumb
ing be put in together. the same will
not be considered.
1t is the intention of the Board to
award the contract to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder, but the right to re-
ject any or all bids is reserved. Mo-
tion carried, all memers voting
"aye."
The following are the itemized ac-
counts of the different townships OF
the county, the same being published
in accordance with Section 10, Chap.
ter 90 of the Acts of the 29th General
Assembly of the State of Iowa.
The per diem and mileage of mem
bers was allowed as follows:
| M. j. Nicholson days and 10 miles
S13. 80.
CO. Moore 3 days and miles Sl2. 30.
| o. l.. Wennes days and 15 miles
$3.50.
r. S. Wolfenberger 8 days and Is
miles $l3. 80.
M. A. Kubish 8 days and IS miles
S13. so.
On motion adjourned to l 100 p. m.
March 2, 1908.
Attest:
+. A. Masters,
County Auditor and Clerk of the
. Board of Supervisors.