Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-08-22
BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Adjourned meeting, August 18th

1913.
The Board of Supervisors O
Howard county, Iowa, met in ad
, journed session in the office of tn
County Auditor at Cresco, Iowa
at 1 o'clock p. M, Monday, Aug. II
: with Supervisors Chas. H. Wallace
]. F. Pecinovsky and J. W. Con
way, and E. A. Hocpman, Count.
Auditor and clerk of the board pres
ent.
The meeting was called to orde
by Chas. H. Wallace, Chairman O.
the Board.
BY 3 o'clock p. M, there were
five bids filed with the county aud.
itor for the construction of bridges
and culverts designated in resolu'
ton of necessity No. 1 adopted
July 9Th, 1913.
The bids were called for by the
Board and publicly opened.
On motion the bids of Chambers
& Dobson for the construction OF
the 60 foot steel bridge built
straight instead of skew for $685.
90 piling so cents per linear foot
the 40 foot steel bridge for 1882
90 and the s foot by foot box
culvert for $4,000 were accepted
and on motion contract was award
ed to Chambers & Dobson.
On motion the bids of NJ. N.
Stark & Co. for the construction
of the "a foot slab bridge for
100000, the so foo girder
bridge for s1s5o.Oo and the 80
foot girder bridge for $4,000
were accepted and on motion con-
tract was awarded to N. M. Stark
& Co.
On motion the amount of bonds
covering the contracts awarded was
fixed at fifty per cent of the con-
tract price.
Final Resolution of Necessity.
Official Form No. II.
Whereas, on the 18th day of Aug.
1913, same being the date fixed there
for, the board of supervisors termina-
ted the hearing in conformity with the
public notice thereof, and passed the
statutory resolution of necessity on
the 18th day of Aug. 1913, now, there
fore,
Be it resolved by the board of super
visors of Howard county, iowa, that it
now finally determines to construct
the (bridges) (culverts) described in
said resolution of necessity as follows:
All bridges and culverts described in
said resolution.
On motion the County Auditor
was instructed to advertise for
eight of the bridges designated in
resolution of necessity No. 2 bids to
be on file with the County Auditor
uOI 4dIOA CAdA y CAOCn ~ AAsS
Tuesday, August 26th, 1913.
The following resolution was
presented and on motion was adopt
ed:
Be it resolved by the Board of
Supervisors of Howard County
that the County Auditor be and
is hereby instructed to issue
warrants on the proper funds for
claims properly itemized and ertifi-
ed to by the County Engineer for day
labor on the county road system
and bridge work designated by the
County Engineer.
On motion the following claims
on file with the County Auditor
were disposed of as follows and the
Auditor was instructed to issue
warrants on the proper funds for
claims allowed.
Amount
Allowed
Belts, A., care Hess fami-
~, jamestown, .........$ 1910
Cooper Ink Co., Stationery
...... ........ ...... $50
Conway, J. w., Committee
work ...... 1000
Conway, J. w. Session work
-. ............ 400
Conway, J. w. Mileage ...
...... ........ 1905
Jones, J. H., Assisting Coun-
ty Engineer ........... 500
Jones, J. H. Mileage ..... 1915
Parrot, Matt & Sons, Rec
ords and stationery .106.48
POlashek, Vincent, Repairing