Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-13
The Business of the Year
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TO be paid to the street commissioner
| for the coming year. Motion carried.
Ballot taken vote standing . to pay
$50 per month and to pay $40 per
| month.
Motion by Vance, seconded by Gill
| lett, TO vote by formal ballot OH the
question of wages to be paid the street
commissioner the coming year. Bal
| lot taken and the vote was as follows,
voting to pay $40 per month, to
pay $50. and one to pay $40.
The second formal ballot was taken
and the ballot was the same.
LIZ was moved and seconded the third
formal ballot be taken motion carried.
Ballot TAX en-, the vote was as follows,
6 voted to pay the street commissioner
$40 per month, and voted TO pay $50
per month. The wages of the street
omnissioner was declared to be $40
per month fox the coming year.
Motion by Gillett, seconded by
Vance, the street commissioner be
hired for one year. Amended by
Sayre that the street commissioner be
subject to challenge as to his efficiency
at the end of any month, by the Coun-
Gil (; motion with amendment carried.
Motion by Adams, seconded by Gill
lett to take all informal ballot for the
office of street commissioner; motion
carried.
Ballot taken, vote stood, Barsch 3.
Bloomfield 2, Zuckmeyer 2, Holcomb
l, Headington 1, Rosa !.
Motion by Vance, seconded by Baker,
to proceed with the second informal
ballot motion carried. Ballot taken,
votes were Barsch 3, Holcomb 2. Head
ington 2, Rosa /, Thayer no election.
Motion by Adams, seconded by Har-
mon, to proceed with the third in
formal ballot motion carried. Ballot
taken, Barsch 3. Holcomb l. Heading
ton /, Rosa 2, Thayer 2, Bloomfield l !;
no election.
Motion by Sayre to proceed with the
informal ballot and to drop name with
the least number of votes; seconded by
Adams motion carried.
Ballot taken, Barsch received 4 votes,
Holcomb 2, Rosa 2, Thayer and Head
ington /.
Motion by Harmon, seconded by
Curtin to take one more informal bal
lot for street commissioner. Motion
carried, ballot taken The vote was
Barsch 4, Holcomb 2, Rosa /, Thayer
l, Head'ngton l, and Bloomfield l.
Motion by Curtin, seconded by Gill
lett to take formal ballot Tor street
commissioner. motion was carried.
Ballot taken and the result was as fol-
lows: Barsch received 8 votes, Head
ington and Bloomfield l.
Mr. Barsch was declared elected.
Motion by Sayre, seconded by Vance
that the Property Committee" make
arrangements with the officers nf the
DEBORAH Library Association relative
to their using the city hall motion
carried.
The following petition of consent
was read.
Whereas, 1t is deemed advisable for
the purpose of securing the best results
in the paving of Washington street.
in DEBORAH, Iowa, between the south
side of the bridge over Dry Run and
the south side of the right of way of
the c., Nj. & st. 2. r. r. thereon on
account of the lateness of the season
and the condition of the weather that
the time for the com pletion thereof be
extended until June !, 1904.
We. the undersigned property owners
on Washington street aforesaid, abut
ting and fronting thereon, in consid-
GRAFTON of the benefits derived there
from hereby consent that the time for
completion of said paving on said
street Gin the contract with the said
A. @. Koenig & Co.. be extended I'M
til June /, 1904.
F. A. Lloyd, per Geo. W. Adams,
agent.
H. j. Jennisch
Mrs. j. Fl. Baker
G. f. Baker
d. A. Reed
l.. j. Anderson
A. A. Chandler & Son
W. +. Knorr
J. N. ToDlitf. Sr.
Chas. Peck
Ole A. Viger
ii. j. Gree2
VIM. A. Jennisch
H. e. Riley & Bro.
HI. II Herried
HI. P. Adams
Henry Potratz
j. G. Rollins
VIM. THOMPSON
Mrs. r. A. Bisby
Ingvolstad & Co.
A. j. Francisco
Peter Johnson & Son
Mrs. M. P. Cady, per II. E. Riley
Mrs. A. j. Seavy by +. l.. Akers.
agent
Abbie Dawley
W. F. Knorr
Mrs. W. F. Knorr
J. P. Nelson per r. F. Gibson. agent
Mary Gminder per u.s. Boice, agent
Mrs B. HI. Wells
Mrs +. Fraser
j. G Schwarz by l. j. Paterka, agent
1t was moved and seconded that the
petition of consent be entered Oh the
book of Records; motion carried.
The following Resolution was read !:
Whereas, A. @. Koenig & Co., of
Omaha, Neb., have heretofore asked
for an extension of time for the COM
pletion of paving and curbing on Wash
ingtonsstreet, in DEBORAH, Iowa, and
Whereas, The property owners on
said Washington street aforesaid abut-
ting and fronting thereon have blythe
foregoing petition of consent asked
that the time for the completion Of
paving and .curbing oil Washington
street. in DEBORAH, Iowa, be extended
until June 1, 1904.
Be 1t Resolved by the City Council
| of nacorab Iowa that tho tiYna for