The Columbus journal., 1910-04-13

Of supervisors Of Platte county, Ne
braslka. 1t the south approach to said
Platte river wagon bridge. on the 18th
for the purpose Of jointly agreeing
upon . plan and arranging tor the
needful repairing and rebuilding of
said bridge and the replacing Of the
rotten wooden spans thereof with per-
manent steel spans. Provided that II
the said boards Of Polk and Butler fail
or refuse ID. meet this board at the
time anSsptAes designated. or fail with
in . reasonable time before SAID date
80 fixed. to designate q time and place
Of meeting more agreeable to them.
for making said arrangements for
joint action regarding said work. then
April 18th. 1910. At the hour Of two
o'clock y. m. In the court room In the
court house In Columbus. Nebraska. II
hereby fixed ~ the time and pace for
such meeting, and IL said boards or
either Of them. fail to meet at the said
time. or fail to join In said joint con-
tract. the county board Of Platte
county. Nebraska. land II either Polk
or Butler counties has arraned to join
in such contract. such one thereof as
has joined) will proceed to adopt q
plan and to advertise for bids for the
repairing and rebuilding OF said
bridge. and will mold such OF said
counties As has failed or refused to
Join In said contract liable for such
proportions OF the costs of making
such repairs and rebuilding as above
provided. as 1t ought to pay. not ex-
ceeding one-half OF the full amount 50
expended.
That q copy Of this resolution be
served upon the respective county
boards Of said counties OF Polk and
Butler by delivering true and certified
copies thereof. to the chairman OF the
respective boards. and also by filing
certified copies thereof with the county
clerks Of each counties.
On motion OF Supervisor GOetz same
was adopted.
The following resolution was intro
duced by the board:
Whereas. Platte county. through its
board OF supervisors. and the Standard
Bridge company, Of Omaha, Nebraska.
entered into joint contract on the
Sta day Of October. 1903. for the repair
ing and rebuilding the wagon bridge
over the Platte river. south Of the City
Of Columbus. connecting the counties
OF Platte. Butter and Polk. and
Whereas. The said Standard Bridge
company has repaired and rebuilt said
bridge In accordance with the terms
Of said contract and has done and per-
formed all the conditions Of said con-
tract, on Its part to be kept and per-
formed, and said Platte county has
kent and performed all the conditions
Of said contract. on its part and has
duly accepted said bridge SO repaired
and rebuilt and has paid said Standard
Bridge company In iuii for said work.
/ amounting to the sum OF $S.1SO.S2. and
Whereas, Said Butler and POlA cOun-
| ties have each had due and lega. notice
| OF the letting Of said contract and of
/ all the proceedings Of this board in re-
| lation thereto. Now. therefore. be 1t
Resolved. That one-lOurth Of the
costs Of repairing and rebuilding OF
! said bridge be charged to Butler
county, being the sum Of $l.sS5.2O. and
one-fourth charged to said Polk coun-
ty. being the sum Of $1,SS5.2O. together
/ with One-fOurth Of the costs OF All pro-
ceedings made and incurred In rela-
ton to said matter to each Of said
Butler and Polk counties.
BE It further ordered that the clerk
! OF this board be and he Is hereby d.
rected to make and file with each Of
the boards Of Butler and Polk county,
a claim for the One-fourth Of the total
amount Of the costs Of repairing and
1 rebuilding Of said BRIDGE. together
| with certified copies Of TINS resolution
and the report Of this board accepting
said bridge: and that said boards OF
! Butler and Polk counties be requested
and required to reimburse Platte
| county for the amounts due and owing
them respectively. as hereinbefors
stated and paid by said Platte county
| for the use and benefit Of said Butler
and Polk counties.
LuuiS SCHWARTZ.
J. GOETZ.
ADAM SMITH.
]. +. SEIZURE.
N. e. CLOTHER.
DANIEL WILSON.
On motion Of Supervisor Goetz same
was adopted.
The following bills were. on motion
allowed and the clerk directed to issue
warrants In payment Of same on the
county general fund:
Adam Smith. supervisor. ser
vices a. supervisor. .......$ 81 ~
NJ e. Clother. supervisor. ser
vices as supervisor. a' so
Daniel Wilson. supervisor. ser
vices as supervisor. % ~
]. F. SEIZURE supervisor. ser
vices as supervisor. IL ~
Louis Schwarx, supervisor.
services a. supervisor. ..-.- ~ ."
John GOetz. supervisor. ser
vices as supervisor. ~ ~
c. A. Peterson. supervisor. ser
vices as supervisor. ........ z" w
The following resolution was intro
duced:
Whereas. The board Of supervisors
REPORT OF THE CONDITION