Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-07-17
Supervisors Proceedings
.Julv. 1907.

/ 80 D. m. Board met as per adj.
iournment members all present and
called to order by the Chairman, the
minutes of previous meeting were
read and approved.
| The greater part of the afternoon
was taken up in looking over bridge
petitions and listening to the argu-
ments of the petitioners.
The following resolution was pre-
sented:
Resolved. That on account of there
being a bounty on pocket gOphers in
addition to the regular bounty paid
for woodohucks and the great number
of both gophers and woodchucks
which are presented for bounty, that
one day week be set aside on which
scalps may be presented to the county
auditor and be paid for:
Therefore, Hereafter bounty will be
paid for only on Saturdays, that being
the day which is deemed the most de.
sirable for everyone concerned. Mo-
tion was lost.
On motion adjourned to 8 80 a. m. /,
July 9, 1907.
$50 a. M, July 9th.
Board met as per adjournment,
members all present and called to
order, minutes of yesterdays meeting
read and approved.
Moved, seconded and carried that
Gilbert Matteson be awarded the COL
tract for building the Olson bridge in
Fremont township according to the
plans and specifications submitted.
On notion the bond of /. j. Allen
as constable was approved.
On motion adjourned to ! 30 p. m.
/ 80 D. m.-Board met, members all
present and called to order.
Moved, seconded and carried that
the bounty on pocket gophers be fixed
at cents.
On motion @. B. Lennon was awar-
ded the contract for furnishing coal
to the court house and Jail for the
ensuing year at $3. 60 per ton for Viii.
mington screened lump coal.
Moved, seconded and carried that
the County Auditor is hereby in
structed to advertise in the American
Contractor for bids on water system
for the county farm. located at Free
port, Winnesheik county, Iowa, on
either the automatic air pressure steel
| tank Of rs barrels with 1875 pounds
pressure to the inch, 12-foot steel
wheel, steel tower 20 feet high and
pump to complete the system. or SOC
barrel tank overhead system 60 feet
high with steel structure support ia
be frost proof all to be connected with
the plumbing in the buildings. heft OF
tower and tanks to be submitted with
the bids. all bids must be on file on or
before 80 p. M, Aug. 8, 1907. The
board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
Moved and seconded that the Au-
ditor be instructed to call for bids on
bridge across the Iowa river at the
old railroad piers near the Anundsen
ford in Glenwood township. all bids
to be in before | 80 p. m, Aug. 8.
1907. The ayes and hayes were called
for and the vote resulted as follows
Cooper voting no, Jones no, Selnes,
Kubish, and Jewell voting aye: mo-
ton was declared carried.
The per diem and mileage OF men,
bers Of the board were on motion
allowed as follos:
o. M. Selnes. days and 10 miles,
30. 20.
NJ. A. Kubish, days aud ls mile,
SO. so.
Martin Jones, days and ID miles,
80. 80.
Geo. J. Cooper. days and . miles.
s. 30.
B. E. Jewell days and miles.
So. 40
On motion adjourned &c go =. H.,
Aug. 8. 1907.
o. M. Selnes. Chairman B. of s.
Attest: /. Linnevold,
County Auditor and Clerk Of B. OF s.