The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-07-26


deepen and widen said ditch for the
sum Of % cents per cubic yard. the
following report was submitted:
We. your committee on roads and
bridges recommend that the bid of W.
II. Randall be rejected and that the
bid OF c. c. Doody be accepted and
adopted and that said C. c. Doody be
awarded the contract without bonds
for the improvement OF said road and
ditch and that said improvement be
made under the supervision Of the
board represented by a special COM
mittee selected from the members
thereof.
NJ. f. CLOTHER.
ADAM SMITH.
DANIEL WILSON
On motion Of Supervisor Clother
same was adopted
Relative to the bid filed for the i'm
provement and grading and construct
ing Of ditch Of the following de-
scribed road. commencing at point
500 feet south of the Ia corner be-
tween sections 90 and 90. town ls
range =. west. and running thence
ing the construction OF a drainag.
ditch about five feet wide on the bot
tom with slope Of to along the
west side thereof: the dirt from this
ditch To be- evenly distributed on the
public road as directed by the en-
gineer or board of supervisors. accord
ing TO the plans. profile. sketches and
specifications on file In the office of
County Clerk Carl ". Gertsch. propos-
ing TO make said Improvement for the
sum Of $4,000. the following report
was submitted:
We. Your committee on roads and
bridges recommend that the bid Of
Carl ". Gertsch be accepted. there
being no other bids. and that said
Carl W. Gertsch be awarded the con-
tract without bonds for the improve
ment Of said road and that said i'm
provement be made under the super
vision OF the board represented by
special committee selected from the
members thereof
NJ. F. CLOTHER
ADAM SMITH
DANIEL WILSON
same was adopted.
Moved by Supervisor Clother that
the chair appoint a special committee
of three tn supervise the improvements
TO be made said roads.
Motion carried and the chair ap-
pointed Supervisors Clother. SEIZURE
and Smith as such committee.
On motion of Supervisor Schaecher.
the board of supervisors now adjourn
Ell until 3 o'clock a m. tomorrow.
Columbus. Nebraska,
July Is. 1911.
The board of supervisors pursuant
to adjournment met at o'clock a m
Hon. Louis Schwarz chairman and
John Graf. clerk.
Roll called and the following men,
bers present:
Supervisors Clother. Dasenbrock.
SEIZURE. Smith. Wilson and
Chairman Schwarz.
The following report was submit
ted: Your committee on judiciary to
whom was referred the petition OF the
Of OcOnee Township.
Platte County. Nebraska. asking this
board to submit to the electors Of said
township a proposition To vote bonds
in the sum Of Sc. 10000 to aid Platte
County in the construction Of n public
steel wagon bridge across the Loup
river within said county. which petit
ton was accompanied by a bond To in
the county against loss should
said proposition fail to receive a two
thirds vote of the electors Of said
township. would report that We find
the petition conforms TO the require
ments Of the statutes: that II contains
the signatures of the requisite number
Of freehOlders; that the bond accom-
panying the petition is correct as To
form and sufficient as to surety. We
therefore recommend that said bond be
approved and that the following no
tice calling said election be ordered
and adopted by this board. to-wit:
Here follows now the notice Of spe-
cial election to the legal voters OF
Oconee township. and concludes as fol-
lows:
We further recommend that the
clerk be directed to have the neces-
sary ballots printed for use at said
and that he cause the forego-
ing Notice Of Special Election to
be published in The Columbus Tele-
gram as provided by law.
HENRY SCHAECHER.
]. F. SEIZURE.
DANIEL WILSON
On motion OF Supervisor Smith same
vas adopted.
The following report was submitted:
Your committee on judiciary to
whom was referred the petition of the
OF Loup Township. Platte
county. Nebraska, asking this board To
submit, to the electors Of said town
ship a proposition to vote township
bonds in the sum Of 100000 to aid
Platte county In the construction Of a
public steel wagon bridge across
Loup river within said county. which
petition was accompanied by a bond to
indemnify the county against loss
should said proposition fail to receive
! two-thirds vote OF the electors Of
said township. would report that We
lind the petition conforms to the re-