The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-21


The matter of settlement OF the
court house fire loss was taken up,
discussed and continued to April IA,
] 1911.
The board adjourned to meet Fri
day, April IA, 1911, at o'clock a. m.
Friday, April IA, 1911.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Ali members present.
| The matter of settlement of the
Fort Madison court house fire loss
/ was taken up, and the claims of Lee
county were adjusted and agreed upon
as follows, to-wit:
Loss on building Sill 900 90
Loss on furniture ..... 1000. 90
to be pro-rated among the following
insurance companies. in which the
county is holding policies in the fol-
lowing amounts, to-wit:
Palatine ms. Co., amount of policy,
$4,000 on building.
Home ms. Co., s1.3o0Oo on build
| ing.
German-American, 100000 on
building.
North British & Mere. $4,000 on
building.
Farmers ms. Co, 100000 on build
ing
Firemen's ms. Co, 100000 on
building.
Spring Garden ms Co, 100000 on
building.
Germania ms. Co. 100000 on
building.
Springfield. Mass, ms. Co. $4,000
on building.
ST. Paul, Mimi, ms. Co. 100000
on building.
Aetna, 100000 on building.
Iowa Manufacturers, 100000 on
building.
Home ms. Co, $4,000 on furniture.
North British & Mere, $4,000 on
furniture.
Springfield, Mass, $4,000 on fur
niture.
The minutes of the sessions of
April II and IA were read and on
motion approved, whereupon the
board adjourned to meet Thursday,
April 20, 1911, at 2 o'clock p. m.
Thursday, April 20, 1911.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
All members present.
On motion the board appropriated the
sum of not to exceed Two Hundred
Dollars to provide for the necessary
expense OF establishing and conducting
an agricultural experiment station on
the state farm in Washington town
ship, Lee county, Iowa.
The minutes of today's session were
read and approved, whereupon the
board adjourned to meet Monday, May
l, 1911, at 8 o'clock a. m.
Fort Madison, Iowa, May 1. 1911.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present
On motion the following claims were
allowed:
Payroll for bridge work under
E, y. Jack, supt ........ s470.47
q. n. Jack, expense bridge SUI
perintendent ..... 20.35
Hawkeye Lumber Co., bridge
lumber ................ $50
James Johnson, bridge work $50
keokuk Carpet Cleaning and
Rug Works, tent for bridge
work Observation-Disclosures. 24.00
Western Boiler Pipe Co., road
material OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. s75.Oo
G. S. Bassett, road work, Van
Buren, township ..... $50
Geo. w. Green, same .... 1.5u
Elliott Fisher CO., typewriter
recorders office, Fl NJ. -. 1920
James VIM, night watch, c H
Fort Madison ........ 400
Nick Middendorf, same .... 1900
VIM Sinton, freight and dray-
age, C. H, Keol1uk $1,000. 2.o2
Rovana Casey, nursing. poor, K. 1900
H. j. Kennedy, rent of Offices
county officials, one month 5000
Will Barrow, appropriation
for Skunk river ferry ..... 6167
]. H. Merrians, night watch C
H. Fort Madison ..... 1900
y. Hosier, salary, per diem and
and mileage, county super
visor $3.50
Peter Scheffier, same ..... $500
Casper Mohrfeld, guarding
vaults, c. H., FIT. NJ, fifteen
days Observation-Disclosures. 1900
H. J. Kennedy, Co. treas, pay
roll cleaning c. H., TT. M. 5s.o5
City of Keokuk, quarantine ex-
pense ........... 25.31
D. A. Young. salary, etc. Co.
supervisor ............... s1.50
A. P. Meyer, clerk hire, county
auditor ................. 1000
F. c. Chambers, comparing Of
fetal plats NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5000
Iowa Children's Home Society
caring for three Dresden
children $500
The claim of the American Home
Finding association in tho case of