The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-08-17
BOARD PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings of the Board OF Super
yis0rs of Decatur County at
Special Session.
Leon, iowa, July 20. 1911.

county OF Decatur, ana state VI
Iowa, met in regular session. Pres
ent A. B. McClaran, chairman, and
the following members: S. T. Wiley,
Patrick Griffin. Absent, none.
Supervisor Patrick Griffin intro
duced the following resolution and
moved it's adoption, seconded by 5.
+. Wiley and the question being up
on the adoption of the resolution, the
roll was called resulting as follows:
Ayes, Patrick Griffin, S. P. Wiley,
A. B. McClaran.
Nays, none.
Whereupon the resolution was de-
cIared duly adopted as follows, to-
wit:
Resolution.
For repeating funding resolution
hitherto passed.
Whereas, This board of supervis-
OTIS of Decatur County, Iowa, at it's
regular meeting, July 8, 1911, ad-
opted a resolution for issuing fund
ing bonds, entitled; and
Whereas, No bond have been is
sued under authority Of said reso-
hutton, and no contract has been
made to issue bonds under authority
of said resolution; and
Whereas, 1t is deemed to the best
interest Of the county to appeal said
resolution in order that more add
yantageous plan for the issuance OF
funding bonds may be adopted; now
therefore,
Be it Resolved, BY the board Of
supervisors of the county Of Decatur.
in the state of Iowa, that aforesaid
resolution passed at regular meet
ing of this board of supervisors, July
1911, entitled
he and the same is hereby repealed.
Passed and approved July 20,
1911.
A. B. McClaran,
Chairman.
Attest,
r. E. Mclaughlin, Auditor.
Supervisor Patrick Griffin intro
duced the following resolution and
moved it's adoption, seconded by $.
r. Wiley and the question being on
the adoption of the resolution, the
roll was called, resulting as follows:
Ayes, S. p. Wiley, Patrick Griffin,
A. B. McClaran.
Nays, none.
Whereupon the resolution was de-
elared duly adopted as follows, to-
. wit:
Resolution.
For calling Warrants for Pay.
nnent
Whereas, on the 1st day of June,
d 1911, there was outstanding an in
debtedness of the County of Decatur,
in the aggregate amount of $4,000,
evidenced by warrants which are still
outstanding, all of which are payable
ut the option of the county.
Be it Resolved: That said war
wants to the amount of $25, 900, be
hereby called for payment, and the
county treasurer is hereby directed
&c inform the last known holders and
owners of said warrants of said call
for payment.
Passed and approved this 20 day
Of July, 1911.
A. B. McClaran,
Chairman.
Attest,
R. E. Mclaughlin, County Auditor
Supervisor Patrick Griffin intro
duced the following resolution, to be
dated July 20, 1911, to fund a like
amount of outstanding indebtedness
of Decatur county, and moved its
adoption, seconded by S. P. Wiley
and the question being on the adOp-
ton, the roll was called, resulting
as follows:
Ayes, Patrick Griffin, S. P. Wiley.
Nays, none.
WhereupOn the resolution was de-
efared adopted as follows, to-wit:
Resolution.
To DTI) ..ida for the issuance of
$4,000, funding bonds of the
County of Decatur and State of Iowa.
Whereas, the County of Decatur
is a body corporate, duly organized
and existing under and by virtue of
the laws of the State of Iowa, having
q population of more than Fifteen
Thousand (15,000) and
Whereas, The County of Decatur
an outstanding Indebtedness to the
aggregate amount Of over $25, 200,
Twenty-ive Thousand Dollars, evil
1enced by valid, subsisting, legal
obligations of said county, all #
which were outstanding on the first
day of June, 1911, and
Whereas, None of the warrants
proposed to be funded by this reso-
lutian we're issued in payment of an
expenditure exceeding $1,000 in the
erection of court house, Jail, poor
house or other building, or in the
purchase of real estate for county
purposes, exceeding $4,000, of value,
without a favorable vote of the peo-
pie, at an election legally called and
held, and
Whereas, None of the warrants
proposed to be funded by this reso-
Hution were issued for the construc-
aion of a bridge not county charge.
aud
Z, Whereas, None of the warrants
proposed to be funded by this reso-
rution were issued for the construc-
ton Of any bridge costing more than
$40 per lineal foot for super-struct-
ure, and none were issued for the
construction, including sub-struct-
sre, super-structure and approaches,
Of any one bridge costing more than
$4,000, and
Whereas, 1t is deemed best for
the interest of said county to fund