The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-04-06

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nebraska Institute Feeble
Minded Youth. account
county inmates .... =. .,
Jos. F. Mum. costs. quarantine
cases 10 ~"
Louis Schwarz. supervisor.
costs. quarantine cases. :: 6o
Platte County Independent
Telephone Co. services. Feb
ruary and March. ..... 81 s..
Nebraska Telephone 20, ser
vice for February . II 90
Nebraska Telephone Co. ser
vice for March. II ~
Columbus Light, Heat <
Power Co. light for court
mouse ~ y.
On motion of supervisor Smith thu
board Of Supervisors now adjourned
until I o'clock this afternoon.
Columbus. Nebraska. March Il. 1919
Pursuant to adjournment the board
Of supervisors met at o'clock p. M.
Hon. Louis Schwarz. chairman ami
John Graf. clerk.
Roll called and following members
present:
Supervisors Clother. GOetZ. Peterson.
SEIZURE. Smith. Wilson and Chairman
SchwarZ
Moved by Supervisor G"etz that the
matter of repairing and rebuilding the
Platte river wagon bridge and the mat
ter Of setting aside 100000 from the
hr;.l
tiOnment and which was referred To
the committee on roads and bridges
be referred to the committee "f the
whole. Motion carried.
The following resolution was now
introduced by Supervisor smith:
Whereas. The wooden spans of the
wagon bridge over the Platte river
and connecting Platte. Butler AMI
Polk counties. have been practically
taken out by the ice and high water.
and thereby entailing a great loss and
Inconvenience to a large portion of the
people. both north and south Of the
river and
Whereas. The City of Columbus Ne
braska. has proposed To- aid this coun-
ty in the repairing and rebuilding of
tent Of SIS 10000 and
Whereas, Columbus township in
Platte county. Nebraska, has also pre-
posed tn aid this county in thu. repair
ing and rebuilding of it's proportion of
this bridge. to the extent of s. ooo oo.
therefore,
Resolved. by the board of superviS-
"rs of Platte county. Nebraska. that
in consideration of the aid proposed
to he given by the City of Column
bus and Columbus township ami
the payment To the county of
the sums aforesaid. that the beard
Of supervisors of this county by
the passage of this Resolutions.
and collectively as
members of said board of supervisors.
agree to set aside at the time of MAX
ing the annual county levy for the year
1910 from the county tyidge fund. thu.
sum Of five thousand dollars To he
used in connection with the ard pro-
posed to be given i'm the repairing and
of our proportion of said
bridge Said sum of $5,0oooo to b.
set aside and taken from said hrids-
Iund prior 1" it's app"rtionment as has
been the practice by this board.
Resolved, further. That should thu
of Polk and Butler join with
he county of Platte in each making
md paying for their lawful proportion
Il the expense for the repairing AMI
ebuilding of said bridge. thereby re-
lucing the aggregate cost of Platte
Ounty's proportion of :..d repairs he
Ow the sum of $35,000.O0 herein pro-
osed to be appropriated. then. and in
hat event. the City of Columbus col
INDUS township and the county Of
latte are to share in said reduced
um in proportion to the aid rendered
y each. and provided. further. that
hould the counties of Polk and Butler -
all to join with this county in the re
airing and rebuilding of this bridge
hen, and in that event, the City II
oiumbus, Columbus township and the
Ounty Of Platte are to share in pro-
OrtiOn to the aid rendered by each in
ny sum recovered from either Polk
r Butler counties as their just prop"r-
on Of the cost OF making said r--
airs. Be it further
Resolved, That this action of thu.
oard in appropriating this sum of
oney. shall not be considered as es-
lblishing precedent to govern it,
lture action in such matter.
On motion Of Supervisor Smith same
as adopted.
Moved by Supervisor Smith that the
'ard OF supervisors now take a re-
- until o'clock this d. M Motion
Irried.
Upon recOnvenement of the board of
pervisOrs at 2 O'Clock p. m. il was
ated by County Clerk Graf that this
the day and time fixed by him for
airing upon the report of the engi-
er in the matter Of the widening.
opening and Strengthening of the
Irrig and Jewell drainage ditch.
The following was presented:
} the Board Of Supervisors:
I hereby report that J..
GOttschalk. n competent engineer.
lplOyed by the board of supervisors
their last session. filed his report \
Ollie. plat. schedule and apportion-
mt. relative to the petition of G. J.
rrig. praying for the widening.
opening and Strengthening of the