The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-01-26
NEW commissioners NEI
FIRST MEETING AT MADISON WITH
BURR TAFT ON BOARD.
THE ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES
County Commissioners Have Begun to
Do Business for the New Near-Bills
Were Allowed and Estimate OF the
Expenses Tor 1906 Made.


Madison, Nrh. Jan o. Board met
pursuant to adlnuwmcnL The FOL
lowing were present: John Malone,
Geo u. Smith and John II. Harding
The minutes of January 3, 1906, Jan
nary (, 1906 at s a. m, and January
4. 1906. at . y. m. were read ana ap
proved.
Geo. ". Smith rendered his rcsgna
tion of the office of county commission.
cr from the Second district TO take
effect Wednesday January 10, 1906,
at 10 m. to the county clerk which
resignation was accepted,
On motion the county treasurer was
authorized to make the following
transfers of funds in his Office;
From 1902 county bridge fund to
1903 county bridge fund, $i729.
From 1903 county bridge fund to
1901 county bridge fund, $G22S.
From 1908 and 1902 road fund, com.
missioner district No. /, to 1904 road
fund same district, $3.50.
From 1903 and 1902 road fund, com.
missioner district No >, to 1904 road
fund same district, SlSI,
From 1903 and 1902 road fund com
missioner district No, 3, to 1904 road
fund same district, $lSl
The following bill was allowed:
Geo u. Smith, pay as county com
missioner
ON motion the board then adjourned
to January TO- 1906, mt | p. IN.
Geo, E. Richardson,
County Clerk
Madison Neb., Jan. l0.--Tho board
of county commissioners met pursu-
ant to adjournment. Present John II.
Harding, John Malone and Burr TAFT,
John IL Harding occupied the chair.
Proposals from John. w TOwlC,
Beatty Bros. 4 Company phil S, Eas-
torday, The John Gilligan company,
The Canton Bridge Co., Standard
Bridge Co, and Clinton Bridge Il Iron
Works for the construction of steel
and wooden bridges in Madison coun
ty for the year ending the l5th OF
February, 1907, were opened and read
to the board, ON motion the matter
of the proposals for bridge Constuc
tion were laid over and made an or
der of for tomorrow morning at
o'clock.
j. L. Rynearson, county assessor
made the following appointments o
deputy assossors for 1906: Norioll
precinct II. G. Brucggeman; NorIoll
precinct, outside, w. ii. Widaman
Valley. A. b. Richardson; Deer Creek
VIM. s. Crook; Meadow Grove, VIII
Mcdonald; Jefferson, John ID. Ask
with; Grove, G. J. lliXOn; Highland
Chas. T. Richardson; Battle Crock
Fred. G. Nolk; Waruorvllc, a. n. Nc
Gnnis; Union, VIM. iscnhowor, Fail
view, H. c. Haskins, SchooCrait,
II, Manning; limerick, L. w Ruth
Newman Grove, Peter Osnes, Gree
Garden, Fred Dierks, Madison Mar
Richardson; which appointments wcr
approved by the board
Phil Beck was appointed road owe
seer of road district No, {.
John Brown was appointed roa
oyerscer of road district No. 3.
John Wade was appointed roo
overSeer of road district No s.
The following bonds were approved
L. c. Dennis, justice of the peace Ba
tie Creol, precinct, Perry Harris, roa
overSecr road district No. D; Nebrask
National bank depository bond.
ON motion the county treasurer wa
authorized To transfer Sl5O from Il
fund belonging to commissioner di
trict No ; to fund belonging to con
missioner district No. |,
On motion the county clerk was @
dered to strike the taxes for the ci
of Madison from the assessment of
H. FIGHTER for 1909
On motion the clerk was instruct,
to strike assessment of Fritz \. Bue
ner for school district No, | for 10
from the tax list and assess his pro
erty in school district No. 6 on t;
list of 1908.
On motion the following bills we
allowed
Krumm a Warren, material
for bridges .........,.......Sl SlO3
Krumm a Warren, material
for bridges ..............,. l24
Braasch Drug CO., blank books 1
c. j. Kortman, repairing clock
at court house ............. l
Bill of VIM Messner of Battle
Creek. for road through corn
field ON Zihee farm was re-
ieCted.
State Journal Co. supplies. ... 20
The bill of J. \. Beer for VIM.
r. Beer of $2l4 for witness
fees was rejected
The claim of Matte Turner of
$2li for witness fees was re-
jected.
Statement of VIM. Rockafel-
low, road oyerseer district
No. - approved, showing
balance due him ........... SO
Edwards & Bradford Lumber
Co., materials, road district