Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-09-09

Peter LANCER, Sc Sc,
e. S. Collins, sw sw,
| j. A. Stoker, sw NV,
o. Hammond, sw sw,
E. V.Platter, NV ne,
Be it further resolved by the said
board that the amount OF damages
sustained by the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul Railway company be
and the same is hereby fixed and al
lowed in the sum Of $152.5O;
Be it further resolved by the said
board that all other claims be and
the same are hereby disa!lowed:
Be it further resolved by the said
board that w. A. Price, engineer, be
and is hereby directed to prepare
plans and specifications for the con-
strucsion OF the improvements as To-
Gated and established in said Mos
quito drainage district.
On roll call, vote was as follows:
Van Scoy yes; Hosbiook. yes; Erik.
OH yes.
In the matter of the petition of G.
B. Powley ct al The board took the
dCtiOu.
Now, on this 9TH day of August,
1915, the board OF supervisors OF Har.
rison county Iowa, being in session,
with all members of said board pres.
ent and the petition, signed by G. b.
Powley ct al, flied herein. comes now
before the said board, which said pc
tition alleges that certain lands, in.
Guiding the right of-wav of the Iilino 8
Central and Chicago and No thwestv'rn
| Railway companies. across said land,
situated in sections g II, ~ and IA
township 80. rance ~, a.d sections 35
and Sc township 81 north, range AZ,
all in Harrison county, Iowa, are sub.
ject to overflow. and the lands as
above referred to are too wet for cul.
tivation, that the public benefit or util
ity or the public health, convenience
| or welfare will he promoted by drain
ing, ditching and otherwise improving
| the same
The petition here:nbefore referred
to was presented TO the said board al
| its first session subsequent to the fl
ing of said petition. The said board
after an examination of said petition
and the record, herein specifically
finds:
THAT the petition hereinbefore
referred to. signed by G.. B. Powley
ct al, was filed in the Office of the
county auditor on the Sd day of Au.
gust, 1915; that bond accompanied
said petition, with sureties, as by Law
provided which said bond was duly
approved by the county auditor.
2!rhat this session of the hoard
is the first session of said board aftel
the filing of said petition and bond.
3-That it is the decision and opin
| ion of said board that the allegations
of said petition are true.
a. That the lands described in said
| petition are all in Harrison county
Iowa. and under the jurisdiction Of
| the said board of supervisors; there
| fore
BE it resolved by the said board
| that w. A Price disinterested ant
competent engineer. be and he is here
| by appointed to make an examination
| of the lands described in said petition
| and such other lands adjacent thereto
as will be benefited by the constrnc
ton of the Improvements proposed t.
| be made therein and to survey anc
| locate such drain or drains or othel
Improvements as will be practical AM
| feasible to carry out the purpose o.
| the petition, and report the result o.
II s<,,e tn, tfv,r 10 h.
said hoard of Supervisors;
| Be it further resolved that the safe
\ engineer shall. before entering upor
| 6is duties, execute bond in the pena
sum of $1.0G000, conditioned upon thu
| faithful discharge of his duties which
said bond shall be approved by the
county auditor; that after said bono
has been filed and approved, copy o
the petition herein shall be placed II
| his hands that he may proceed there
under and in accordance with this or
der of the board.
On roll call. vote was as follows
| Van Scoy. yes; Hosbrook. yes; Erik
on. yes.
On motion the board adjourned TIL
Aug. Z, 1915, at 900 o'clock q. m.
LOUIS ERIXON, Chairman.
]. M. ALBERTSEN. Clerk.
Logan, Ia. Aug. z, 1918.
| The board met pursuant to adjourn
! ment All members were present.
The following was adopted as thu
! decision and action of the board II
| the matter of the report of w. 4
| Price. engineer, in the matter OF thu
repairs of what is known as Ho.
creek, in Latta drainage district
Whereas, the owners of certain
lands within the Latta drainage dis
trict have petitioned the board of su
pervisors of Harrison county that tina
portion of the Improvement already
made in said district through which
the creek known as Hog creek flow!
be repaired; and.
Whereas. the said board has re
ferred said petition to w. A. Price. {
competent engineer for investigation
and report: and.
Whereas. the said engineer has nov