Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-20
Januarv 5. 1903. $50 a, =

January s, 1909 $3.50 a. m.
Board met as per adjournment. Mem
bers all present and called to order
Minutes of yesterdays meeting read and
| approved.
| the Peace of DEBORAH township, was on
motion approved. The remainder of
| TIE forenoon was taken up in checking
the Treasurers office. On motion adj
| journed to 80 y. m ~
| 1880 p. m.-Board met as per adjourn
ment All members of the Board pres
ent and called to order
The time having arrived for the sell
ection of newspapers for publishing the
| proceedings of the Board and other Off
cial matter. this matter was taken up,
the following papers having filed appli-
| Public Opinion, Decorah Journal, Deco
-ah Posten and TIE Ossian Bee
| The following resolution was present
ed and on motion adopted:
| WHEREAS, The DEBORAH Republican,
The DEBORAH Public Opinion, The Deco
rah Journal, by and through their rep
proceedings of the Board in each and all
| of their respective papers according to
| law at the legal rate allowed to two
WHEREAS. 1t gives wider publicity
| to the proceedings without extra cost.
| RESOLVED, That their proposal be
| accepted as per contract and the afore-
| mentioned papers are authorized to
print the proceedings Of the Board for
the ensuing year
On motion the Ossan Bee was made
an official paper of the county for the
ensuing year
An informal ballot was taken on
whether the DEBORAH Posten be made an
| official paper for the ensuing year
A formal ballot was taken on the
same proposition. resulting in that the
| DEBORAH Posten was declared an official
paper for the ensuing year:
The remainder of the afternoon was
taken up in checking the Sheriff Office
Clerk of Courts and Recorder.
| On motion adjourned to $40 a. m,
January 9, 1909 $3.50 a. m
Board met as per adjournment. Mem
bers all present and called to order.
| Minutes of yesterdays meeting read
The following resolution was pre-
scented and on motion unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS The Board of Health laws
in their present form are, in the opinion
of this Board, an injustice and bur-
den to the tax payers, because they re-
persons who are not paupers or public
charges.
WHEREAS, There is being made BY
the varisus counties of the State of
Iowa a concerted effort to have the pres
Therefore be it Resolved, that this
Board is unequivocally opposed to the
Board of Health Laws and Rules in the
present IOTH
Be it further resolved that a copy Of
this resolution be transmitted to the
Honorable Representative and Senator
| from this district and that they be re-
spectfully asked to use their influence
| in behalf of this petition.
The compensation of assessors or the
several townships and corporations was
on motion fixed as follows:
Springfield, Frankville Hesper. Pleas
ant, Glenwood, Burr Oak Bluffton,
Washington, s1O5.00.
Highland. Sumner. Canoe, $4,000.
Fremont. Military. Bloomfield, Calmar,
DEBORAH, Madison, $4,000.
DEBORAH Corporation, $4,000.
Calmar Corporation, $4,000.
Ossian Corporation $4,000.
Ridgeway, Jackson Junction, Spill
| vile, Castalia, Fort Atkinson, $500
| Also l day and mileage for attending
meeting and ! day and mileage for re-
| turning books, said books to be prop
erly balanced or same will be returned
| for correction.
| On motion school fund loan No. 92S to
Elias Nelson was approved
On motion the Auditor was instructed
| to order 900 financial reports printed for
| the year 1908
| Tie following resolution was present
ed end on motion adopted:
| WHEREAS, There are 1755OOO out
standing voting machine warrants draw
| ing 5 per cent interest, and
| WHEREAS, There are S17,550.00 out
| in the court house fund will not be used
4 or no ffa cOllecU1On OF the 1870 tdAtS.
Be it Resolved. That the Treasurer
be hereby instructed to transfer $4,000
| from the Court House fund to the Coun-
| tv fund and call in and pay voting ma
| cNine warrants to the amount or $1O,-
| 10000
| on motion the contract with the
Standard Telephone Co. was renewed for
ore year at rate of 100000 per year.
The following bonds were on motion
approved:
/ D. c. Malloy, Clerk, Bloomfield town
Z, F. Barefoot, Clerk, Madison town
II. C. Rowe, Clerk. Hesper township.
S. r. Ringoen, Clerk, Lincoln town.
7. p. Lynch, Clerk, Jackson township:
c. o. Casterton, Justice, Highland
w. NJ McManus, Assessor, Bloomfield
Geo. H. vanwey. Assessor. Frankville
township.
| on motion adjourned to 80 p. m.
January IL, 1909. 1880 p. m.
Board met as per adjournment. Mem
bers all present and called TO order:
Minutes of previous meeting read and
On motion the bond of C. A. Funke as
Steward at the Poor Farm was on mo-
ton approved and his contract extended
for one year from Jan. 13, 1909.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
contract with Wilkinson & Son, public
accountants of Des Moines, be approx
ed ana signed Dy Tic CHdlIHicil
On motion the bond of Lloyd c. Chris
ten, Deputy Treasurer, was approved.
On motion the bond Of A. J. swezey,
Coroner, was approved.
On motion the bonds OF the following
township officers were annroved:
Geo. Reid. Township Clerk. Burr Oak
/ township.
| c. c. Brown, Township Clerk, Orleans
Pat r. OBrien. Assessor. Bluffton
On motion adjourned to $3.50 a. m..
January IL, 1909. $3.50 a. m.
| Board met as per adjournment. Mem
| bers all present and called TO order.
Minutes of yesterdays meeting were
/ read and approved.
| On motion the appointment OF Frank
/ Pletka as constable of Calmar township
was approved, as was also his Official
| bond
| The bids for furnishing wood to the
poor of DEBORAH were opened and were
as follows
Emil Rosenthal, s5.75 per cord for
| good bard wood.
owen Rooney, $40 per cord for good
/ dry hard wood.
| On motion Owen Rooney was awarded
/ the contract for furnishing wood to the
j poor of DEBORAH for the ensuing year.
The remainder Of the forenoon was
/ taken up in checking over the reports
| of township clerks. On motion adjourn
| ed to $50 D. m.
| 1880 p. m.-Board went to Freeport TO
/ make their regular visit at the Poor
Farm. On returning to their room at
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