Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-08

favorable report recommending that
the change be made as determin ed,
and contracts were entered into as
per plans and specifications of en-
gineer for making change as deter
mined, and
Whereas, after due consideration
of classification and assessments
made on account of expense of con-
struction of open work in said
drainage district,
Therefore be it resolved, that the
board has determined that it would
not be practical or equitable to use
said classification and assessments
as basis for future assessments and
there is good and sufficient reason
for the appointment of a benefit
commission to determine more
equitable classification and assess
ments for the payment of expense,
fees and cost Of construction Of
changing Elwick open drain No. 2
to tile drain, and that J. ". Lee
and F. A. Doolittle, disinterested
resident free holders of Hamilton
county, state of Iowa, and R. G.
Austin, a competent civil engineer
be and are hereby appointed as ben
eft commissioners in Elwick drain
age district No. 2. Resolution adopt
ed, all members voting aye.
On motion board adjourned to
meet in the afternoon of this date
at I O'Clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
nent, members present, SeXy, John
son and ,Bawden
This being date fixed in notice to
contractors published by county au-
ditor, for bids for clean out of Kari
branch of Huffman drain No. Is,
the board proceeded to open bids on
file which were as follows: Hawkeye
Construction Co., 60 cents per cubic
yard and 1915 extra for moving ma
chine to the work. On motion bid
was rejected.
This being date fixed in notice
published by county auditor for
hearing on report of benefit commits
sioners in Rolling drainage district
No. 1856, the board proceeded to hold
said hearing; all persons so request
ing were heard and objections to
assessments We're considered, the
board on motion continued further
proceedings until October 81, 1914.
On motion hoard adjourned to
meet October 2lst, 1914, at l o'clock
p. m.
OCTOBER -21, 1914.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, members present, Sexy, John
son and Bawden.
This being date fixed in notice
published by county auditor for
hearing on report of benefit commits
sioners in Cass township drainage
district No. 147, the board proceed
ed to hold said hearing, all persons
so requesting were heard and OBJ
jections on file Were considered, the
board on motion continued further
until November 2, 1914.
This being date fixed in notice
published by county auditor for
hearing on report of benefit COM
missioners in S. J. ,Cottington drain
age district No 155. all persons so
were heard; the board
IN motion confirmed assessments as
by benefit commissioner.
Proceedings on report of benefit
in Rolling drainagel
district No. 1876 having been con-
inued to this date. it was moved
Ind seconded, motion carried, that
he following changes be made in
'eport of benefit commissioners:
John w. Jewell, swA sell sec.
'6-S7-24 from $500 to $1,000.
John w. Jewell, west 10 acres
eA SELL sec. 26-S7-24. cancelled.
1t was moved and seconded, mo-
ion carried, that report of benefit
commissioners in Rolling drainage
district No. 1856, be and the same
) hereby approved with changes as
lade by the board.
On motion the board re-appointed
. w. Lee and F. A. DoOlittle. dis
Interested resident free holders of
be state of Iowa, and e. S. Boudi-
OF competent civil engineer as
enefit commissioners in Whalen
district No. 1853.
On motion J. w. Lee and F. A.
oolittle, disinterested resident free
olders of the state of Iowa and j.
/. Quackenbush a competent civil
1gineer were appointed as benefit
in Kirchner drainage