Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Business Transacted by the Super
viSors at Their Adjourned
November Session.

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ter were present. X. W. Knutson being
absent. The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved
The Auditor reports payment of
School Fund Loan No. GIG. dated .Janu-
airy 8, 1906. The Auditor reports pay
ment of School Fund Loan No. SAL. dated
May %. 1898.
: Foved. seconded and carried C. A.
: Funk be appointed Steward of the Coun-
ty Home for the year 1914 at a salary
of $4,000. Moved. seconded and carried
! that Mary Fortcamp be appointed Mat
ron at the County Home for the year
!, 1914 at a salary of $4,000 Moved
seconded and carried Mrs. Rose Mailman
: be appointed Cook at the County Home
: for the year 1914 at a salary of $20400
Moved. seconded and carried that James
Mailman be appointed Dayman at the
County Home for the year 1914 at
salary of $4,000. Moved. seconded and
carried c. F. Bertossa be appointed
Nightman at the County Home for the
year 1914 at a salary of $4,000. Moved.
seconded and carried Will NJ. Lee be
appointed County Engineer for the year
1914 at salary of $4,000. Moved.
seconded and carried Dennis Koran be
appointed Janitor of the Court House
and Jail for the year 1914 at salary
of $4,000. Moved, seconded and car
ried P. Fl. Whalen be appointed Over
seer of the Poor for the City of DEBORAH
at a salary of $500 for the year 1914
i Moved by Pfster. seconded bv p. F.
Never an informal ballot be taken for
the position of County Physician. The
informal ballot resulted in yeas for
DR.. Thomas.
1t was moved. seconded and carried
the Informal ballot on County Physician
, be made formal ballot and DR.. Thomas
was appointed County Physician for the
year 1914 at a salary of $4,000.
Moved. seconded and carried the Au
ditor be instructed to notify successful
bidders and applicants to have contracts
duly made and signed and to have
their bonds on file with the County
Auditor not later than December 81
1913.
Moved, seconded and carried that J..
p. Hager pay to the County of Winnie
shiek the sum of $500 per year for
the keep of Peter Hager, commencing
Sept. /. 1913.
Moved. seconded and carried the res
ignation of Geo. f. Coonev as Consta-
BILE in Washington township be accept
ed and VIM. J. Rausch be appointed to
fill vacancy. Moved. seconded and car
ried that Geo. f. Cooney be appointed
Justice of Peace in Washington town
ship to fill vacancy.
Moved, seconded and carried to adj
: iourn until Wednesday, Dec. IL, 1913,
$3.50 a. m.
December Il, 1913, $50 a. m.
nd
? and was called to order by the Chair
man. All members were present ex-
cepting X. W. Knutson. The minutes
: of the previous meeting were read and
J approved.
: Moved. seconded and carried the fol
; lowing refunds be made as read:
! Frank McCabe. 30 cents poll tax Burr
Oak township, same being double as
, sessment.
Mrs. Rebecca Hull. S7.65. same being
t City of DEBORAH, Mrs. Hull being a sol
dier's widow.
/ 1t was moved. seconded and carried
, that Tax Sale Certificate No. 2s sale of
1913. be cancelled and the Auditor is
: hereby authorized to make refund to
T certificate holder, on account owner of
; 1t was moved. seconded and carried
! that Road No 1874 be vacated and re-
established as prayed for in Road Peti-
ton No. 1874 on condition that the
, County pay Melvin O. Anderson S25 90
as per verbal agreement and further
conditioned that John Finn and Paul f.
Egge be paid damages as appraised.
The ayes and nays We're called for on
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p. F. Meyer. ................. Aye
g. A. Meyer ....................A Ave
c. Morton Observation-Disclosures Ave
A. L. Phster. ..................A Ave
Moved. seconded and carried that the
chairman of the Board of Supervisors
:, and the County Highway Engineer are
hereby instructed to take up with and
urge that the State Highway Commits
: sion add to the County Road System
, that norton of the road in Highland
township running North from Section
81 to the State line, same having been
: cut off of original map by the State
, Commissioners
9 The Board spent the balance of the
forenoon in checking over Domestic Ami
NAL claims which had been filed against
the county.
: Moved, seconded and carried to ad-
, jOurn until 80 p. m.
. 30 p. m.-The Board met as per
adjournment and was called to order
s by the chairman. All members were
r present excepting X. w. Knutson.
e Moved. seconded and carried the sal.
I airy OF l.. Fl. Flemmine, Sheriff. for the
year 1914 be fixed at $4,000 per an
. mum. and the Auditor is hereby author
lied to issue warrants in the sum of
y $4,000 monthly to apply on salary.
= The salary of the Deputy Sheriff was
: fixed at 100000 per annum payable by
S the Sheriff.
: Moved, seconded and carried the bond
t of A. b. Mcintosh as Constable, Hesper
d township, be approved.
RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS. 1t has been customary.
:, Tor many years past, for the County
= Auditors to charge but five per cent in
q terest per annum on all School Fund
: Loans regardless of the rates specified i'm
the notes. and
: WHEREAS, Said action on the part
of the Auditors was with the full knowl-
edge and consent of this Board. there
!, fore
S BE 1T RESOLVED. That this Board