The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-05-18
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Heard Of SspeFvisOrs.
Columbus. Nebraska. May ). 1910.
The board of supervisors Of Platte
county. Nebraska. met in adjourned
session At . o'clock p. m.
Hon. Louis Schwar., chairman. and
John Graf. clerk
Roll called and following members;
present:
Supervisors CIother. GoetZ. Peterson.
SEIZURE. Smith. Wilson and Chairman
SchwarZ.
This being the time fixed for the
opening of the bids for the deepening.
widening and Strengthening Of the Car
rig and Jewell drainage ditch. the bid
Of Horton 4 MOSeley. of Lafayette. In
diana: the bid of chas. Thompson. Of
Omaha. Nebraska: the bid Of \. a. Mil
Ter. Of Fremont, Nebraska: the bid OF
the Cook Construction Company. OF
standard Bridge Company. Of Omaha.
Nebraska. same being Oh file with the
clerk Of this board. were now opened
and read.
Moved by Supervisor ClOther that the
bids be referred to the committee Of
the whole. Motion carried
On motion Of Supervisor GOetZ the
board Of supervisors as committee Of
the whole proceeded now To examine
the bids 1t some length and then. Oh
motion Of Supervisor Smith. took the
same under adviSement until tomorrow.
On motion Of Supervisor ClOther the
board of supervisors now adjourned
until = o'clock a IN. tomorrow
Pursuant to adjournment the board
Of supervisors met at o'clock q. IN.
Hon. Louis SchwarZ. chairman; John
Graf. clerk. and all members present.
The minutes Of the previous session
Of the board of supervisors Were now
read and approved
The following was presented:
To the Board Of Supervisors:
slx.s,, In MI in ns.aA
instructions At the session 0f the
board Of April l.. 1910. l have caused tn
be served upon the respective county
boards of Butler ana Polk counties.
duly certified copies OF the resolution
adopted At Your session of April IL.
1910. notifying the counties of Butler
and Polk. that the 2ith day Of May.
1910 at the hour of - o'clock y. IN. Of
said day. at the court house i'm the city
Of Columbus. i'm Platte county. Ne
braska is fixed as the time and place
for opening the proposals and award
ing the contract for the repairing and
rebuilding of the wagon bridge over
the Platte river south of Columbus.
connecting the counties Of Platte. Polk
and Butler. and requesting the re-
spective boards Of Polk and Butler
counties tn he present at the opening
Of said proposals and to join with
Platte county i'm the letting of the con-
tract for the repairing and rebuilding
Of said bridge. I have also caused to
be served upon the respective boards Of
Butler and Polk counties. copies Of the
plans and specifications adopted by
this board for the repairing and re-
building Of said bridge by filing copy
Of same i'm the office Of the county
clerk of each of said counties.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN GRAF.
County Clerk.
On motion same was ordered Ia he
placed ON file.
The following was presented:
To the Board of Supervisors:
Gentlemen: ON April -. 1910. l. John
Graf. county clerk. with the assistance
Of Godfrey EriSchhOlZ and Louis r..
Phillips. two disinterested freehold
ers of said county. chosen by me. pro-
ceed.d to canvass the votes cast at the
special election held in Columbus town
ship. Platte county. Nebraska. On thu.
aGth day Of April 1910. the result of
which is as follows:
For Platte River Bridge Bonds and
Tax. 1872 votes.
Against Platte River Bridge Bonds
and Tax. 81 votes.
State of Nebraska. County Of Platte. ss:
We. John Graf. county clerk. and
Louis + Phillips and Godfrey F'risch-
holZ. two DISTINGUISHED electors, select
ed and constituting the board of can
vaSSers Of the special election held in
Columbus township. Platte county. Ne
braska. On Tuesday. April 18th. 1910.
for the purpose Of voting upon the.
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said township i'm the sum of five thou
sand dollars. To aid the repairing and
rebuilding of the public wagon bridge
over the Flatt. river. connecting the
counties of Platte Butler and Polk. do
hereby certify that the above il a full.
true and correct abstract Of the result
Of said election. and Of the votes cast
for and against said proposition. as
shown 10y the returns If the election
board of Columbus township in said
county
JOHN GRAF.
GODFREY FRlSCHHOI.Z
LOUIS r. PHILLIPPS
CanvaSSerS.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN GRAF.
County Clerk.
ON motion Of Supervisor Smith same
was ordered To bee spread upon the rec
ord of the board.
The following resolution was INTRO
duced by Supervisor Smith:
Pursuant tn 4 special election. duly
and regularly called and held i'm and
for Columbus township. Platte county.
Nebraska. Tuesday. April 20. 1910. sub
4 proposition empowering and author
iZing the board Of supervisors OF Platte
county. To cause tn be executed and is
sued $5.Uo0.oO intercSt-bearinE bonds
Of said township. in accordance with
the terms and conditions Of the propO-
Sition submitted to and voted on by
the electors voting at said election
and the affirmative OF said proposition
having received a twO-thirdS majority
Of the votes cast at said election. Now
therefore. be il
Resolved. BY the board of supervis-
Ors Of Platte county. Nebraska. that
81. 10000 interest bearing bonds 1T said
township he and hereby are ordered tn
Ice executed and issued and the taxes.
necessary I" pay the interest and prin-
cipal. according tn the tenor and Ell
erty of said township. according to
law: said bonds tn be- issued i'm the
sums "f $5"o.oo each. To he made pay
able to bearer. to Ice dated on the first
day Of May. 1910. and to become due
and payabi. ten years from date there
Of with interest at the rate OF four
per cent per annum. payaOle annuaHE
on the first day Of May Of each year.
upon interest coupons thereto attach
ed both principal and interest payable
at the office Of the county treasurer Of
Platte county. Nebraska. in the city Of
Columbus. Further
Resolved. That the chairman and
clerk Of this board be and hereby are
directed and authorized tn sign and ex-
ecute this series Of bonds or $5Vo.V"
each i'm behalf of said county. Further
ordered that the clerk enter upon the
records of the board the bond, notice.
and call for the election. canvass Of the
votes. Othe number nj the votes cast.
amount and interest and the date At
which each bond issued. shall become
parable: and shall also cause such
bonds To he registered in the office Of
the secretary Of state and state auditor
as required 10y law.
ON motion of Supervisor Peterson the
resolution was adopted and the clerk
directed To spread tn. same upon the
record of the board
TIL. petition of NJ. q. Cassin and 9TH
ers for the location Of n public road.
~ feet in width. commencing at the
northeast corner of the northwest
quarter of tn. northwest quarter Of
section IL. town Il. range ! east. and
h.n section line