Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-02-01
treasurer ............. ..............
Audubon Republican, supplies

Audubon Republican, supplies
clerk 70
Audubon Republican, bar dock
ct, clerk .---..--..-.------.-..;..-.- ~ 5O
Audubon Republican, supplies
county attorney ........................ 8 90
Audubon Republican, publish
ing board proceedings ............ ID 95
T. H. Sweezey, livery board of
supervisors to county farm. 1 so
G. D. Forsbeck, expense and per
diem county engineer ........... SO SIS
Town of Audubon, one-half
costs in case of Appeal A. ].
Eddy from assessment of
board of review ........................ Z 60
On motion and by the following
vote G. D. Forsbeck was employed
as county engineer for the year 1912.
His compensation to be $500 jer day
and expenses while actually engaged
in the county
Voted. d. Sampson, yes. e. r.
Johnson, yes. Sam'l McGaffin, yes.
On motion and by the following vote
the Standard Specifications for High
way Bridge construction Except
for wooded bridges prepared by the
Iowa Highway Commission at Ames,
Iowa, was adopted for the year 1912.
Vote: d. D. Sampson, yes, 3. F.
Johnson, yes. Sam'l McGaffin, yes.
On motion Joe Baumgardener was
appointed Steward of the County
Farm and Home for the year COM
mencing March l., 1912, at a salary
of $1,000 per month. payable monthly.
On motion the bid of the Audubon
Republican (S2 cents per page) for
printing the financial report of 1911
was accepted.
This being the day set for letting
the county printing the following pa
pers appeared by their representa-
tives:
Audubon Advocate-R. G. Spencer.
Audubon Republican,. j. Hooge-
maker.
Audubon County Journal-W H.
Lancelot.
After filing applications and lists,
as required by law, the following
agreement was entered into by the
three newspapers and approved by
the board.
Agreement
1t is hereby stipulated and agreed
by and between the Audubon Advo-
cate, the Audubon Republican and the
Audubon County Journal, newspapers
printed and published in Audubon
county, Iowa, that the Board of Sup
ervisors of Audubon county, Iowa,
may award to and appoint each of
said newspapers equally and without
distinction, as the official newspapers
of said Audubon county, for the year
next ensuing, viz 1912, and that two
full rates be as compensation, for the
proceedings to be published therein,
as required by law be equally divid-
ed between said newspapers without
distinction, each newspaper to receive
one-third of the full rate for the pub
LEGATION of such proceedings in two
newspapers.
1t is further agreed that the board
of supervisors shall open the appli-
cations and lists, filed by said news
papers with the county auditor and
declare the number of subscribers
claimed and reported by the publish
ers of said newspapers as shown by
said lists respectively. said lists now
on file, shall be and remain in the Of
flee of the said Auditor open to public
inspection.
Signed at Audubon, Iowa, this 9Th
day of January, 1912.
R. c. Spencer
w. H. Lancelot
H. j. Hoogenaker
The following newspapers filed APP
plications and lists as required by
law for selection as official papers of
Audubon county for the ensuing year.
Thereupon the board of supervisors
proceeded to open the said appllca-
lions and lists with the following re-
suits:
Audubon Advocate had 1874 sub
scribers. Audubon Republican had
1876 subscribers, Audubon County
Journal had 11O3 subscribers, as
shown by said lists respectively.
1t is hereby ordered by the board
of supervisors that the Audubon Ad-
vocate, the Audubon Republican and
the Audubon County Journal be and
they are hereby selected as the oftic-
ial newspapers of Audubon county for
the ensuing year 1912, and the public
printing for said period is hereby
awarded to them equally. Each to
receive as compensation therefor an
equal share of the amount authorized
by law for the publication of such
printing for the full rate for two
newspapers.
On motion board adjourned to meet
at / o'clock p. m.
One o'clock p. m. board met pursu-
ant to adjournment. Members pres
ent, Sam'l McGaffin, chairman, e. F..
johnson, d. D. Sampson.
For bridge and road purposes the
county was divided into districts as
follows:
Audubon, Extra, oakfeld, Greeley
townships, Sam'l McGaffin district.
Sharon, Douglas, Leroy, Hamlin
townships, E. F. Johnson district.
Viola, Cameron, Lincoln, Melville
townships, d. D. Sampson district.
On motion claims were allowed as
follows:
S. P. Roberts, moving safe from
depot to treasurer's Office,
claimed $1,000, allowed .....-.-$ SO
o. F. Ide, trustee Extra town
ship, meetings .......-.......-...-.. IL 90
John Nelson, coffin for Joe
Baumgardner, claimed $4,000,
allowed .............. ...................- rs 90
John Nelson, embalming Joe
Baumgardner .......... .-....-.-......... 10 90
John Nelson, hearse and direct