The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
ESTIMATE
EXPENSES.
County Commissioners Let Con.
tracts and Make Estimate.
JOHNSON RETAINED bT FARM,

First Meeting Of 1909 Held by Madl.
son County Commissioners - APP
pontment OF Deputy Assessors APP.
proved--ResoIutions on koeniestein.
Madison Neb., Jan. 70, 1909 at l
p. NAT the regular meeting of the
board OF county commissioners, the
following were present: Burr Taft,
chairman, and Henry Sunderman and
John Malone.
The minutes of Jan 8, 1909, were
read and approved,
The following estimate of expenses
of Madison county for the year 1909
was prepared, and on motion, the
same was adopted;
County bridges ....,........,$25,5 800
County roads ...,........,... 10000
General Fund Items.
Riprapping streams .......... 5000
County institute ,........,... 100
County printing ............ 1900
County attorneys salary..... 1000
Care of paupers ......... 5000
Fuel postage and expense. 1900
Books, stationery and supplies 1900
Election expenses ........ 5000
Salary county assessor and de.
puties Observation-Disclosures. $500
Soldiers relief ........... 500
Poor farm expenses ....... 1000
County superintendent's salary 1000
Salary clerk of board. ........ 500
County commissioners salary. 5000
Bounty on wild animals ...,.. 500
Jailer's fees ................ 1900
Janitor's salary and expenses 1000
District court jurors and coun-
ty officers fees ........... 1000
Insanity commission ....... 1900
Aid to agricultural societies. 600
Furniture and repairs to court
house and Insurance ...... 800
Clerk district courts salary. 500
Salary of sheriff and assistants 1000
In the matter of bids for furnishing
of books, blanks and stationery for
the year 1909 came up for consider
alton and all such bids on file were
opened by the board.
On motion the contract for the fur
nishing of books was awarded the
Huse Publishing company. Their bid
having been the lowest and best bid
On bids for furnishing of blanks,
bid of Madison Post contained no
certified check and was not consid-
cred. OF the bids of c. A. Miller and
Joint bid of TheHuse Publishing
company, S. c. Blackman, j. b.
Donovan and f. f. Martin the bid of
said Huse Publishing company S. c..
Blackman, ]. b. Donovan and F. f,
Martin was adjudged to be the lowest
and best bid, and on motion the con-
tract for the furnishing of blanks was
aarded to them.
On bids for. furnishing stationery
neither the Schauman Drug Co, nor
Walter Planck complied with the con-
ditions of the advertising by accom-
panying their bids with certified
checks, and on motion, both bids were
rejected
On motion the contract for publish
ing the commissioners proceedings,
legal notices and treasurer's seminar
nual statements was awarded to The
Huse Publishing company, under the
following conditions: To be published
in The Norfolk Daily News and The
Norfolk Weekly News-Journal, said
publication to be participated in by
the Madison Star-Mail, Madison
Chronicle, Battle Creek Enterprise,
Tilden Citizen and Newman Grove Re-
porter; said publishing to be paid for
at the following rates: Commission
er's proceedings at 1913 cents per
square, delinquent tax list and legal
notices at legal rates, treasurer's semi
annual statements. $4,000 each.
On motion C. d. Johnson was ap'
pointed steward of the poor farm for
the year 1909, at salary of $4,000
per month.
On motion the following bonds were
approved
N. A. Housed, county superintend,
emit
John Hannah, road overseer, R. d.
No. 8.
On motion the following bills were
audited and approved:
Stokes Barnes, assigned to VIM.
Low, work r. d. No. 2.....$ 800
VIM. Low, work r. d. No. g.. 1900
L.W. Lyon, moving grader C. d.
No. 3, claimed $500 allowed
at =. .....,.,,......... 1Uu
G. p. Johnson, work r. d. No.
., assigned to VIM. Low.. 75C
l.. w. Lyon, grading c. d. No. 80 OC
PERSONAL
Mrs. Altman of Stewart, ishrdluE
Mrs. Altman of Stuart is here Wis
iting her daughters, Mrs. Doyle and
Mrs Deck
Mrs. l.. c. De Witt and Mrs. w. |
Walling have gone to Battle Greek