Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors
at Their Adjourned Session.
DEBORAH, Iowa. July II, 100:

DEBORAH, Iowa, July IL, 1905.
Board met as per adjournment; men,
bers all present and called to order by
the Chairman. Minutes of previous
meeting read and approved.
Most of the afternoon was taken up
in listening to road petitions and remon-
strances.
School fund loan No. 9l3 to w. HI.
Holmes for $4,000 was approved. On
motion adjourned to $3.50 p. m.
$3.50 p. m.--Board met as per adj
journment; members all present except
Wolfenberger.
The entire time was spent in talking
over the building of sidewalks around
the Court House square, but as the City
Council had not decided on the width of
the pavement and no grade given no ac-
ton was taken.
On motion adjourned to $3.50 a. m,
July 10th, 1905.
$3.50 a. m, July 10th.
The entire forenoon was taken up in
making bridge and road trip to Wash
ington township.
1870 p. m.-Board met at the Court
House and was called to order by the
Chairman. Members all present. Min
utes of previous meeting read and ap-
proved.
The following resolution was present
ed and on motion adopted;
RESOLUTION.
With regard to the matter of paving
of the streets around the Court House
square and neighborhood.
WHEREAS, At the instance and re-
quest of many resident citizens and tax
PAYERS, the members of the Board of
Supervisors with other petitioners, petit.
toned the City Council of the City of
DEBORAH, Iowa, to order and provide for
the paving of the streets around the
Court House square, in said city; and
WHEREAS, There were numerous
other petitioners for said improvement ;
and
WHEREAS, There now appears before
us opponents of such improvement who
urge us to renounce said petition, and in
considering such appeal by these oppo-
nents of the said improvement, we have
investigated the present condition of the
enterprise and find that the City Coun-
ell of the City of DEBORAH has undertake.
en- to grant the said petition by having
taken substantial steps toward grant
ing the said petition, and provided fol
such improvement by determining that
it is desirable that such improvement be
made, and the proposal of the proper
resolution for effecting same, and also
have made surveys and incurred the ex.
pense of the necessary engineering and
other expense, and
WHEREAS, Upon these facts and con-
ditions the Board feels that it would be
unfair for it to renounce the said petit
ton and now abandon the enterprise
and that it is in all justice estopped
from so renouncing the said petition
Now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the present request
of the said opponents of said improve
ment be and the same is hereby denied
and, End, the said petition by the mem.
bers of this Board to the said Council
for the said improvement be and the
same is hereby confirmed and ratified
as the formal official duty and fully au.
thorized act of this Board. And the
same is accordingly approved and rati
fed, as the Board feels in good faith and
honor bound to do.
Moved, seconded and carried that Con.
sent Road No. 1865 in Bluffton Town.
ship be established, the petitioners tc
pay all damages and put road in good
travelling condition, except as to bridges
On motion adjourned to 700 p. m.
700 p. m.-Board met as per adj
journment; members all present and
called to order by the chairman.
The bids for sidewalks and curbing
around the Court House square were as
follows:
/. w. Ward:-Curbing 55 cents pei
lineal foot. Sidewalks SIPS per square
yard
Bid of Meyrick &. Gould:-Sidewalks
$2.3s per square yard. CURLING ~ cents