Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS.
Official Publication of the April
Session of the Board of
Supervisors.
Monday. Anril 6. 1914.

Monday, April o, IVA.
The Board of Supervisors met accord
ing to law and was called to order by
Chairman G.. Morton. Members j. p
Kuhn. c. Morton, A. p. Pfster and j
). Williams were present. p. f. Meyer
being absent.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
chairman of the Court House and jail
committee be instructed to repair the
Court House roof, using l6 OF. copper
roofing in place of tin roofing.
Moved, seconded and carried a roll
call vote be taken on above motion
which resulted as follows:
J. p. Kuhn, Aye.
c. Morton, Aye.
A. p. Pfister. Ave-
J. s. Williams, Aye.
The Board spent the afternoon dis
cussing matters with various parties
relative to the county.
Moved, seconded and carried to adj
Iourn until $3.50 a. M, Tuesday, April
Z, 1914.
Tuesday, April I, 1914.
$3.50 a. IN.
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chairman.
All members were present. The min
utes of yesterdays meeting were read
and approved.
The Board proceeded to check in
claims which had been filed against the
county.
Matters relating to the county were
discussed with various parties. Moved,
seconded and carried to adjourn until
1:30 p. m.
80 p. m.-The Board met as per ad-
journment and was called to order by
the chairman. All members were pres
ent.
Moved. seconded and carried the
Clerks quarterly report of fees and the
Recorders report be accepted and ord
cred placed on file Moved, seconded and
carried that report of j. E. Boyle, con-
stable Military township, be accepted
and ordered placed on file.
Moved, seconded and carried Karl
jacobson. Springfield township, be re-
funded $l.00, same being an erroneous
dog assessment for year 1913.
Moved, seconded and carried to refund
A. p. Rude fifty cents, same being dou-
Bile poll tax assessment for year 1919.
The Board continued with the checking
of claims.
Moved. seconded and carried to adj
iourn until $3.50 a m, Wednesday, Apr.
8, 1914.
Wednesday, April s, 1914,
$3.50 a. m
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair
p. f. Meyer. The minutes of yester-
DAYS meeting We're read and approved
Q a. m.-The Board adjourned to the
County Farm to make its quarterly in
spection trip of the County Home
80 p. m.-The Board returned from
the County Home and took up the ques-
ton of election officers for the primary
election to be held in June
Moved, seconded and carried the fol-
lowing resolution be approved ard read
into the minutes;-
RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, At the regular Arril
meeting of the Board of Supervisors of
Winneshiek County, Iowa. held at the
court house at DEBORAH, Iowa. on this
Sth dav of Anril. 1914 WITNESSETR:
BE IT RESOLVED, BY this Board of
Supervisors that we are opposed to the
authority given the State Highway Com
mission and we demand that power
vested in them be restored to the Board |
OF Supervisors and the Township Trus !
tees as heretofore. and that advisory |
power be given said State Highway Com !
mission only,
~ REFER That the employment of
All engssleer by the Board of Supervisors
be optional with such Board
FURTtIER. The Capitol Extension as
enacted BY the Thirty Fifth General As
semblv be condemned because it was
not submitted to the vote of the peo-