Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-13
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Transactions of the County Board in Its
Adjourned Session, Held Last Week.
july 6, 1904.

/ 80 p. ~. Board of Supervisors met
in the Office of the County Auditor
pursuant to adjournment. members
all present, minutes uf June 11th read
and approved.
The proposition of Mr.. @. J. Weiser,
to the Board Of Supervisors, offering
to donate to the county, in loving re-
membrance of his father and morher,
clock for the court house, was on
motion accepted and the Auditor
directed to notify Mr.. Weiser of this
fact, expressing to him their gratitude
and thanks for so generously offering
to furnish, free of expense, clock
which will not only De appreciated
by the people of DEBORAH but the
county at large.
The bills of the general contractor,
the heating contractor, and the plum
Der were allowed same having been
recommended by Mr.. Kinney.
The Board then took up the question
of light fixtures. spending the balance
of the afternoon on this matter, pend
ing the same adjourned TO s 80 a. III.
July z.
8 80 a. M. July Z. Board met in
Auditors office pursuant to adjourn
ment, members all present, minutes
of yesterday approved as read.
The Board then took up the PROPOSE
tions for the light fixtures and spent
the entire forenoon in considering
them, same being found as follows:
Chas. Wilkins & Co., Minneapolis,
MINI. schedule No. 1, S23S5. 90,
schedule No. 2, S2351. 90.
I. j. Mosher Co., Chicago, Ill
SlG50.00, F. .. B. factory or $500. 90
in place.
The Straight Electric Co., Des
Moines, Iowa, Sl163. 90 or $3.50. 90 with
change in chandeliers.
On motion adjourned to 100 p. IN.
100 p. M. Board met as per adjourn
ment. members all present and con-
tinued the examination of light fix
lures, pending the same adjourned to
Z 100 p. III.
100 p. III. Board met as per adjourn
ment.
After some consideration it was
moved and seconded that the contract
for furnishing and installing the light
ing fixtures for the new court house
be awarded the I. j. Mosher Go. of
Chicago, H.. provided said company
will sign a contract satisfactory to
this Board and also furnish a bond
guaranteeing the work to BIZ done as
per contract.
The ayes and nays were called on
the above motion which resulted as
follows: Ayes, Hover. Kubish and
Wolfenberger. Nays, Moore and
Nicholson motion declared carried.
On motion Adjourned TO 80 July
9Th.
$50 a. M, July Sth. Board met
according TO adjournment. mem bers
all present, minutes OF yesterday S
meeting read and approved.
The following resolution was pro-
posed and adopted
Resolved, That the County Auditor
be authorized to issue to himself at
the end of each month hereafter. war
rants at the rate Of Sl400 90 per au-
mum, said amount being the salary of
the Auditor of this county as fixed by
the Both General Assembly of the State
of Iowa.
Moved, seconded and carried that
the yearly tax OIL peddlers in this
county be fixed at S25. 0C each for the
ensuing year.
Hasey Co., offering to make certain
J.,
for consideration of $40. 90 was on
motion accepted and placed on file
with the Auditor.
Balance OF the forenoon was spent
in examining the Johnson System of
Temperature regulation now in use in
the pabIIc schools of this city.
"a motion adjourned To 80 d. ~
30 p III. Board met according TO
APPOINTMENT.
The Folked.hl Consent Road No
1887 III Highland township and the
eager Consent Road No 1886 in Ere
mont township were on motion
granted aud ordered established pro-
vihing the same is done at no expense
70 the county.
The question of installing a system
of temperature regulation in the court
house was taken up and after some
consideration the proposition of Mr..
Russell OF Minneapolis, representing
the Johnson Service Co., OF MIlwau-
kee, Wis, Offering 10 put in the sys-
TEN Tor "A consideration of Sl645 90
was Oh motion accepted, time war
Eant for said amount 10 be issued on
the 20 npletion OF the work payable
December !, 1905.
The matter OF the request of the G.
A. r. Post of Decorah asking for a
room in the new court house was taken
up and after some discussion it was
deemed advisable 10 refuse said re-
quest.
The per diem and mileage of mem
5ers was allowed as follows:
NJ. j. Nicholson. 3 DAYS and Is
miles, Sl3. 80.
NJ. A. Kubish, 3 days and Is miles.
sl3. 80.
r. S Wolfenberger, 3 days and 13
miles. Sl330.
Edwin Hover, days and IL miles,
$13. 10.
@. o. Moore, days and miles,
Sl2 30
On motion adjourned to 30 D. NJ,
Aug. |, 1904.
NJ. J. NICHOLSON, Chairman.
Attest: +. A. MASTERS,
County Auditor and Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors.
The man who knows nothing about
paints or painting can do the job-but
generally its like the new copper cent