The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-08
What the Lee County Board DID at
the Last Session Which Mas
Held at the County
Court Houss.
THE BILLS ALLOWED
Proceeding. Q. Body Are Herewith
Given as They Appear on the
Records for 6eneflt
Of Citizens.


On motion the DEGREES of the dis
trict court granting widows pensions
to Nora Walton. Margaret johnson
and Rose nellie, on account OF main
tenance OF dependent children were
approved and ordered filed, and the
county auditor is hereby authorized
to draw a warrant on or about the
first of each month in favor of each
of said persons in such sum as pro-
vided in said DEGREES OF court upon
filing of proper affidavit or claim as
provided by law.
On motion the following resolution
was passed and adopted:
Whereas, petition has been filed
with the county auditor by A. E.
tombstone and n. D. Trailer on the
26th day of January, 1915. praying
that drainage district be establish
ed on certain lands described in said
petition; and,
Whereas, an amended petition has
been filed praying that the engineer
heretofore appointed reported on the
necessity and feasibility of the estab-
Eshment and maintenance OF one or
more pumping stations as a part of
said system of DRAINAGE; and.
Whereas. Edmund T. Perkins was
appointed as engineer to examine the
lands described in said petition and
to survey and locate said improve
ment and to make report to the coun-
ty auditor OF his proceedings and of
such other matters as provided by
law: and,
Whereas. this date was set for the
hearing of said report, and said Ed
mund T. Perkins appearing before the
board asking that further proceedings
relative to the establishment of the
Green Bay levy and drainage district
be continued.
Therefore be It resolved. by the
board OF supervisors OF Lee county.
Iowa, that the time for filing the re-
port plat and profile OF said improve
ment and the matter OF the establish
ment Of the Green Bav levee and
drainage district to be continued to
and set for hearing on the 7th day
of SEPTEMBER, 1915.
On motion Edmund T. Perkins, who
was appointed as chief engineer of
the Green Bay leyee and drainage dis
trict having filed an amended petition
for said drainage district and more
particularly for the purpose Of fnquir-
ing into the necessity and feasibility
OF the establishment and maintain
ance of one or more pumping stations
as a part of said system of drainage.
It Is therefore resolved. by said
board that said amendment TO said
petition be considered with the orig
inal petition and that the bond as
fled by the said Edmund T. Perkins
shall apply to the petition as amended.
The minutes of the days session
were read and on motion approved.
whereupon the board adjourned to
meet Friday, August 13, 1915. at 8
O'Clock a. m.
Friday, August 10. 1915.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment Supervisors Hosier and
Schefler present.
On motion the following claims
were allowed. Supervisor Hosfer vot-
ing aye and Supervisor Scheffler vot-
inc aye. to-wit:
Hall Holmes Mfg. Co.. brdg-
tools and mchy. ............s4 1896 10
S. G J. C. Atlee brdg. mtl. ;. 504 10
Fl. D. Isoewenstein, road work.
and unloading coal. ....... 500
John C. Scott, boardg. pris.. J.,
K Observation-Disclosures. PIP. so
John G. Scott boardg tramDs 1.50
John c. Scott, exp. Grim. cases.
etc. q. 60
Cudahy Packing Co. sup. j.,
TT. N. 12
Steiner Furn Co., goods, JAIL,
Fl. NJ. 3.35
J. p. Watkins. transptg. ms. 10 90
A p. Meyer exp. co. aud 49, 81. Is
w. f. Jenison, services. state
examiner go. 25s. %
c. C. CoIclo same 2e3. 40
III Jones. rattlesnake bounty so
II. A. Namely. gopher bounty 10
Harry Mitchell, same. 1880. 10
Arnold Groth, same. ...... 20
L. F. Albers, goods, poor, Fl.
VI. sos
r. p. Dodge, same. 2S.5
7 n. Finspanier. same. 10 95
A J. Hundt. same. 500
C. F. Jacobs. same. ........ pts
B. Mentrup, same. ......-... 6.53
W. H. Meacham. same. ....-. 1880
J. G. Niggemeyer, same. ..... 1850
Fred Soechtig, same ...... 1870
Louis Wahrer. same, Mont ;. ZOO
l. r. Bailey. same, D. NJ. twp. 10. 90
f. J. Link. same. w. PIT. -. 1915
Theo Brinck Bros. same. 49, 7.SS
w. n. Blackinton, same, Den.
twp. ................ 1856
st. Vincent's Home, W. PIT.
twp. 1900
Esther Duncan. same, Fl. M. so
This being the day set for receiving
bids on boiler pipe culvert as pro-
vided in the published instructions to
bidders. the board proceeded to open
the bids submitted. Bids were sub
mitted by Edwin Urfer. Clinton
Bridge Works and the Western Boiler
Pipe Co. The bids OF the Western
Boiler Pipe company in the aggregate
sum of s3.06T.00 being the lowest bid
received. the same was accepted, and