Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-12-17
County Board Proceedings
Logan. Iowa. October 26th 1914,

County Board Proceedings
Logan, Iowa. October 26th 1914.
:, The board met on above date pursu-
Eant to adjournment. with al. members
Apresent
rbis being the day heretofore fixed
BY the board for receiving bids for the
construction of the Mondamin-G ilmore
school house DAD. There was only
one bid submitted. that of Geo. W
Weatherly, which was on motion &C
cepted and the chairman was authoriz-
ed to enter into contract with said Geo
) W. Weatherlv for the construction OF
said road at the price of l3 cents per
cubic yard
This was also the day heretofore fix
ed 70, receiving bids for the repairs as
recommended by the engineer in the
matter of tie Young ditch r. NJ
Crane submitted bid OF u cents per
cubic yard No contl act was awarded
at this time, but The matter was held
open and continued till the nest meet
ing November 5th. ~ 4. in order that
the board might make further investi
y cation and final decision on the date
last above written
The following resolution was present
ED to the board and unanimously
adopted:
Whereas. The flood waters of the
drain which runs along the north side
of the Public Highway. west Willow
Creek, on the south line OF the south
west quarter of section "a Twp so
north. range 43. Harrison County, la
have washed sold highway in such a
manner that it has become almost inn
possible to maintain road under the
present conditions. and,
v hereas, the board of supervisors
has determined that said drain should
be changed to the south and,
Whereas. Elisha Matoney. the owner
of the land over which it is found nee
essary to construct ditch for the pur-
pose of carving the water which has
heretofore passed down said drain and
the highway. has consented and agreed
to grant an easement for the purpose
of constructing ditch or drain and en-
larging the highway. at an agreed price
Of Two Hundred Four Dollars and
Fifty cents and the construction of q
culvert across said ditch; and the
board of super visors being satisfied
that the proposition of changing the
said watercourse from the north side Of
the said highway south on the land of
the said Elisha Mahoney, as per writ.
ten agreement to be signed is the only
effectual way OF protecting and MAIN
tanning the Public Highway at said
point,
Therefore. be it resolved by the
board of supervisors that Harrison
County, Iowa, enter into contract
with the said Elisha Mahonev, whereby
in consideration of the said sum of Two
Hundred Four and $4,000 Dollars. to
I be paid to the Elisha Mahoney upon
his executing the said grant of ease
ment. and the construction of a culvert
rs provided in the said grant. the said
said Harrison County. Iowa. for the
use of the general public, and for the
purpose of constructing on said land a
ditch for the purpose OF diverting f;om
the north side OF the present highway.
as per contract heretofore agreed upon
and shown by the blue print hereto at
tached or the written grant above re-
ferred to; and that chairman Of the
board of supervisors be and he is here
by authorized to sign said grant orcon-
tract on the part of Harrison County
Iowa, and upon the said Elisha Ma
honey signing said grant or contract,
I the auditor Of Harrison County, Iowa,
is hereby authorized and directed to is
sue warrant to the said lisha Ma
honey TN the County Road Cash Fund
Of Harrison County, Iowa, in the said
Z sum of S2O4.5O.
Roll call resulted as follows:
Hosbrook aye, Erixon aye, Holeton
aye.
A petition having been filed asking
the appointment Of o L. Peyton as
township, same was granted by tho
board. and o L Pevton was given ter
DAYS in which to file his bond and quail.
ifv.
III Leach was appointed registrar
in Magnolia
At 500 o'clock pm. the board adj
iourned to meet November the 9Th. al
900 o'clock a. m.
Chairman. Auditor
Logan Iowa. November 9th, 1911
The board met at 800 o'clock a. m.
bers were present.
In the matter Of the bid for the re
pairs of the Young ditch. said bid hav
ing been submitted by F NJ Crane
october 26th, 1914. and said matte
having been adjourned till this meeting
the board after having carefully inves
tigated this matter found that sail bic
was the too high to warrant the board
to contract for this work at this TIM
and therefore rejected the bid ard in
structed the auditor to return the certi
fed check to + NJ Crane. which ha'
been held as a forfeit pending the &c
cision of the beard
The remainder of the dav was de
voted by the board in passing OF
claims
At 4 90 O'Clock p m adjournment
was taken till 900 O'Clock m Novem
Der 7th. 1914
j. Holeton. NJ. Albertsen,
Chairman Auditor
Logan, Iowa. Nov It'll. 1914.
The board met on above d tie at go
clock m pursuant to adjournment
s.. All members were present.
The board again took up the matte
of passing on CLAIMS and finished same
The board passed on claims at this ses
son numbering from to 53l both in
elusive, and made part of the recor
of this session and authorized the aud
tor issue wa, rants on the several fund
il! pa ment of same.
At 400 o'clock p m the board havin
finished the work adjourned
] Holeton. ]. M. Aloertsen.
The following is list Of claims pass
ed on by the be ard of supervisors {
their last meeting and made part {
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