Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-01-01
Dec. Il. 1907. $50 a. ]

| Dec. IL, 1907.
Dec. Il. 1907. $3.50 a. m.
Board met as per adjournment. Mem
bers all present and called to order.
Minutes of Yesterdays meeting read
and approved.
Moved. seconded and carried that Kate
Meyrick be employed as assistant in the
Office of the County Superintendent of
Schools for eight months. ending July
lSt. 1908. at compensation of SIG per
month.
On motion the bonds of +. J. Gillette.
deputy assessor of DEBORAH corporation.
and j. X. Hovden. assessor of Madison
township. were approved.
Moved, seconded and carried the Coun-
ty Surveyor be instructed to employ IN
assistant in the Surveyors Office to
transcribe and compare the field notes
and records in his Office at compensa
tion of $l00 per day.
Moved. seconded and carried that the
Treasurer he instructed to refund Sl6.25
to G.. A. Westby. the same being cer
ical error and a double assessment in
being assessed to G.. A. Westby as trus-
tee and also to him personally.
On motion adjourned to l:30 p. In.
l:30 p. m.-Board met as per adjourn
ment Members all present and called
to order. The greater part of the after
noon was taken up in auditing claims
against the county.
On motion adjourned to $3.50 a. m,
Dec. Is, 1907.
Dec. is, 1907 $50 a. m.
Board met as per adjournment. Pres
emit: Chairman Selnes and members
Cooper, Jones and Jewell; absent, Kub-
| ish.
Minutes of yesterdays meeting were
read and approved
Moved, seconded and carried that the
| County Clerk be authorized to purchase
a typewriter for the County Clerks Of
| fee at price not to exceed $4,000.
1t was moved, seconded and carried
that the County Auditor be instructed
to advertise for bids for the following
positions for the ensuing year,
Steward at the Poor Farm.
Physician for attending inmates of the
| Poor Farm and County Jail.
| And also for applicants for the follow
ing positions:
Matron at the Poor Farm at a sal
AIRY of $20S.00 for the year.
Nightwatch at salary of $4,000 for
the year.
Day man at salary of $4,000 for
the year.
A cook for the Poor at salary of
$4,000 for tn eyear.
And that all bids and applications
| must be on file in the Auditors office
on or before 1:30 p. M, Jan. 3, 1908.
The Board reserving the right to reject
any or all bids.
On motion adjourned to l:30 p. m.
l:30 D. m.-Board met. Present, all
members of the Board except Kubish,
and called to order by the Chairman.
1t was moved. seconded and carried to
cancel Tax Sale Certificate No. Al of
1906 sale and holder of certificate be re-
funded $l3l0, same being an erroneous
sale
Moved, seconded and carried that the
special tax of $l5960. assessed against
Frerich & Gerleman of Calmsr corpora
ton be stricken from the tax list. said
tax having been paid to the City Treas
urer of Calmar.
On motion School Fund Loan No. 922
as made by the Auditor was approved.
MOFtu. secoHucu anu cdiIicu tHdt ene
taxes of Mrs. o. S. Norgaard, amounting
to ST. be refunded. the same having
been recommended by the City Coun-
Gil.
Moved. seconded and carried that the
Auditor be instructed to pay the taxes
on the Seavy property in DEBORAH, the
same now being county property.
On motion the schedule of accounts
was allowed and the Auditor instructed
to draw warrants on the proper funds
in payment Of same:-