The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29
Monday, January 90, l!

1912, at 9 o'clock.
Monday, January 80, 1912.
Board met pursuant to ADJOURN
ment. Members all present.
On motion of Thos. J. Wilson and
seconded by John Cleveland that the
contract for the Janitor for the year
beginning April !, 1912 to April l,
1913, be awarded to Michael Finn,
at $4,000 per month. Ayes, Thos. j.
Wilson and John Cleveland. Nays,
w. F. McVay. .s."
On motion the following resolution
was adopted. .s .aw
State of Iowa, .,. ...
Mahaska County, IS. ,.as ....,
Before the Board of Supervisors,
First Monday of the January
Term, 1912.
Oskaloosa & Buxton Electric Railway
Company for Grant of Use of High.
ways and the Right to Erect and
Maintain Poles and Wires for Pur.
pose of Conducting Electricity for
Lighting, Heat and Power Pur-
poses.
ORDER.
Now on this twenty-ninth day OF
January, 1912, this matter came on
for hearing before the Board Of SUI
pervisors, at the court house in Os-
kaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, at
adjourned session; and the said
board being fully advised in the
premises, and having examined the
application and notice, find that the
application is in due form and that
the notice has been served as provid-
ed by law, and the provisions of Chap
ter "a, of the Thirty.third General AS
sembly of the state of Iowa has been
complied with.
1t was, on motion duly seconded,
unanimously adopted that the grant
prayed for, as set out in the petition
and notice, be made; that the Oska-
loosa & Buxton Electric Railway COM
pany, or it's successors, have the right
to erect and maintain along the pub
lie highway, along and over the New
Sharon road, commencing at the
north corporation line of the city of
Oskaloosa where the Oskaloosa and
New Sharon public highway crosses
said line, in Section Twelve Q2),
Township Seventy-five (75J North,
Range Sixteen (16) West, Mahaska
County, Iowa; following said road
north to the north line Of Section
Twelve; thence following said road
north across Section One o., Town
ship Seventy-six and range above set
forth, to the north line of said sec.
ton; thence northwesterly along the
said road to Skunk River bridge;
thence following the said road north
to the north line of Madison town
IL, ~rfh oil he CniI
highway to the south line of the cor
poration of the town of Sharon, Ma
haska county, Iowa. The said road
on which this right is granted being
known as the Oskaloosa and New
Sharon road; said road commencing
east Of the Quaker Yearly Meeting
Grounds, and is the public higway
leading north past Penn College.
A plat of said road is hereto at
tached as a part of this grant, and
the prayer of the said petition, as SET
forth in said petition and notice, is
hereby granted and the said Oska
loosa & Buxton Electric Railway com
pany, it's successors or assigns, have
the right to erect said electric line
for light, power and heating pur
poses as provided by the laws OF
Iowa, and in accordance Herewith
and subject thereto.
Said grant to continue for a period
Of twenty coo years as provided by
law.
January 29, 1912.
W. F. M'VAY,
THOS. J. WILSON,
JNO. CLEVELAND.
Fred B. Caldwell is appointed Jus
tice of Peace to fill vacancy in White
Oak township.
On motion the auditor is authorized
to issue warrants on the various funds
for the following schedule of bills:
Claims.
Abbott Hospital, care of poor G
at hospital ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 14.0(
Andeweg, J., hauling for
bridges ..-..-............. 14.Ot
Arnold. Mayne, glasses for
poor .................... ................... Isl
Aldridge, Berry, clerk of Ce-
dar township ........................ SOC
Almond, Alvah, sheep killed. $500
Anterior, Maria, house rent
for poor 800
| Artificial Ice Co., ice for
county Observation-Disclosures. 15.7;
Asher, C. E., meals fer jurors 6.5(
| Alderman, Geo. W., wood for
moor ..... ............ 14.O(