Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-09-30
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|. BOARD PROCEEDINGS. &
Logan, Ia, Sept. 10. 1915.
me board Of supervisors of Harri
son county. Iowa. met in regular ses
sion. All members were present.
The minutes Of the meeting Of Aug
81. were read and approved.
The board established the Almol
Stern consent road in Jefferson town
ship In accordance with the petition.
Now ON this 18th of September
1915, same being the first day Of the
regular 1915 September session of the
board of supervisors of Harrison
county, Iowa, and the time for making
the annual tax levies, but owing to the
act that Supervisor Hosbrook was Il
assist In the management Of the Har
rison county fair during the week, the
said matter of making said tax levief
for the year 1915. was on motion ad
journed till September 20, 1916.
An order was made by the hoard di
recting the auditor and treasurer tc
transfer from the Monona- Harrison
drainage fund to the county general
fund the sum of 81. 273.26, which amount
was due said fund on account of money
advanced out Of said fund for services
performed for the drainage district.
Now on this 18th day of September
1915, the board of supervisors of Har
rison county. Iowa, being in regular
session with all members present, and
this being the day to which hearing
on the petition of E. Mahoney. et,al
and, the report of w. A. Price. engineer,
filed in the Office of the county audi.
tor OF. said county on the 10th day Of
November, 1913. with amendment
thereto filed in the Office of said audi.
tor on the 10th day Of February. 1914,
was adjourned, the said board now
takes up for further hearing the said
report as amended by the supplemental
report of said engineer, and the said
board having made personal inspec.
ton of the territory 1t is proposed to
include in the drainage district petit.
toned for by the said E. Mahoney,
et-al. and being advised in the premises
the said board now finds that the plan
as proposed by the said report of the
said engineer. w. A. Price, as amended
by his supplemental report should not
be finally approved, that change in
the location of the proposed new ditch
at the lower end of said new ditch in
and about the vicinity of the nwN Of
section 34-80-44. should be made, since
1t would reduce the cost of construc.
ton and lessen the amount of damages
on account of right of way; therefore,
Be it resolved by the said board of
supervisors that final action by the
said board with reference to the said
plan as proposed by the said report of
the said engineer, as amended by his
supplemental report, be and the same
is hereby postponed till Oct. S, 1915.
Be 1t further resolved that the mat.
ter Of making a change in the present
location of the proposed new ditch at
the lower end as referred to above be
and the same is hereby referred to the
said W. A. Price, engineer, for investi.
cation and report.
Be 1t further resolved and it is here
by ordered that further hearing on
said petition of D. Mahoney, et-al, and
the report of w. A. Price, engineer
as amended by his supplemental rs.
port be and the same is hereby con.
timed fiji nof ( 1O1S
Calling the roll on the foregoing
resolution the vote was as follows:
Van Scoy. yes; Hosbrook, yes; Erixon
yes.
Now at this time. 1880 o'clock p. M.
Sept 10. 1915, due notice having been
given by publication for doing the
work in the matter of repairing Hog
creek of Latta drainage district, and
there were two bids submitted, as
follows:
Peterson and Hodges, "a cents pei
cubic yard.
Mills Construction company, Is
cents per cubic yard.
From an inspection of said bids II
appears to the board that the bid sub
mitted by the Mills Construction com
pany is the lowest and best bid anC
for the best interest of the drainage
district and the work OF repairing
said Hog creek as per plans and speci
fications heretofore prepared by w. A
Price, engineer, which are hereby ap
proved, is hereby awarded to the SAID
Mills Construction company, at The
price of 19 cents per cubic yard, ant
the chairman of the board of supervis
ors, Louis Erixon, is hereby empow
cred to enter into contract with. tn.
said Mills Construction company TO
the due performance of said work II
accordance with plans and speciflca
lions therefor.
On roll call vote was as follows
Hosbrook, !. yes; Van Scoy, yes
Erixon. yes.
In the matter of the hearing on thu
petition Of ]. P. Garner, et-al, and thu
| report of w. A. Price, engineer, whicl
was adjourned to this date, same wa
taken up by the board and considered
after which the board again continue,
hearing on said petition and repor
| till Oct. 5. 1915.
On motion, the board adjourne'
till Sept. Ia, 1915.
LOUIS ERIxON. Chairman.
]. M. ALBERTsEN. Clerk.
Logan, Ia, Sept. IA, 1915.
The board met on above date pul
suant to adjournment. There wer
present Chairman Erixon and Supel
visor Van scoy, absent Supervise