Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE SUPERVISORS
REGULAR JANUARY SESSION
OF THE COUNTY FATHERS
Large Amount Important Business
Transacted.
| 80 p. m. January 2, 1915.

The Board of Supervisors met ac-
cordng to law, and was called to order
by w. r. Shea, County Auditor. Mr.. o.
c. Haugen qualified according to law
Mr.. Norton moved the rules be sus-
pended and that A. p: Pfister be APP
pointed Chairman of the Board of Su-
pervisors for the year 1915.
Moved, seconded and carried the bond
of Oscar Winger, County Auditor be
Moved. seconded and carried that
Mrs. NJ Boggs be allowed $S.75 a
month; MS. Christopher Wilson be al
lowed $500 a month; Mrs. C. Jacobs
pen b allowed $500 month; Mrs. A.
j. Koll,ein be allowed $3.50 quarterly;
Mrs. Anna Bcrgeson be allowed $500
a week, same to be paid r. w: Ander-
son. Iowa; Mrs. Mary krall be
allowed $l.25 a week, same to be for
the care and keeping of John Bilek;
Agnes Espeseth be allowed 90 so nov
keeping of Theodore Espeseth.
Moved. seconded and carried that the
following bonds be approved and or
dered placed on file:
ole Ellingson, sheriff.
walter ii. Bucknell, deputy sheriff.
Oscar Winger, county auditor.
OLAF Kallevang, clerk of district
5. j. Moore, deputy clerk of district
court.
c. N. Houck, county attorney.
G. A. Funke, steward county home.
N. II. GJeNTe, low nSnlp
field township.
j. j. Huber, township clerk, Sumner
D: c. Malloy. township clerk. Bloom
field township.
Gus Johnson, township clerk, Glen
wood township.
T.. A. Smith, township clerk, Canoe
township.
p. H. whalen. justice of peace, De-
corah township.
a. H. Gates. justic,: of peace. Burr
Oak township.
III. +. Barthell, justice of peace, De-
corah township.
Geo. e. Cooney, justice of peace,
Washington township.
J. w. Boyle, constable. Military
Joe G. Jirak. constable. Jackson
Luther Reed. constable. DEBORAH
William Rausch. constable. Washing
ton township.
q. g. Carlsborg. assessor. Glenwood
township
Matthias V. Kinkor, constable, Sum-
ner township.
stephen Kruchek. constable, Spill
Vile Corporation.
H. A. Hover, constable, Pleasant
Peter e. Leseth. constable Canoe
township
Paul ode. constable, Springfield
w. c. VIM. constable. Castalia Cor
poration.
Andrew Lane, constable. DEBORAH
township
j. f. Korbel, constable, Calmar town
ship.
Moved. seconded and carried that the
salary of the sheriff for the year 1915
be fixed at $4,000 per annum. and the
auditor is hereby authorized to issue
warrants in the sum of $4,000 monthly
to apply on salary.
The salary of the deputy sheriff is
liked at 100000 per annum payable by
Moved. seconded and carried that the
sheriff's annual report be approved and
placed on file.
road petitions No. 1146 and 1147 be va
Gated as prayed for in petition.
Moved, seconded and carried that
road petitions No. 1143 and 1145 be es-
tabIlshed as prayed for in petition
Moved. seconded and carried to adj
Journ until 1:SO p. m, Jan. 4th, 1915.
1870 p. M, Monday Jan. 4, 1915.
the Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
utes or previous meeting were read and
approved.
Moved. seconded and carried that the
1ollowlng appointments made in De-
cember be approved:
G. A. Funke, steward county farm
Mary Fortcamp. matron county
nome.
James Hallman, dayman county
home.
Mrs. James Mailman, cook county
home.
c. F. Bertossa. nightman county
Will NJ. Lee, county engineer.
Or. A, f. Barefoot, physician. county
Dennis Koran. janitor court house
and Jail.
4; ii. Whalen, overseer of poor.
me matter OF applications for road
superintendent We're then taken up.
received:
LIST district-Ph. Wagner.
End district-E. NJ Twedt.
Srd district-Thomas Murdoch.
9Th district-None.
5th district-E. r. Reed, A. J. Barsch
Aaron Emery
Moved. seconded and carried that the
ROAD superintendent of each district re-
ceive $3.50 per day. while employed. by
the supervisor in each district. Super
$4,000
Moved, seconded and carried the fol-
lowing be appointed road superintend-
ents in the various districts:
2nd dlstrict-E. NJ. Twedt.
3rd district-Thomas Murdoch
9th district-E. T. Reed
Moved, seconded and carried the fol-
towing bonds be approved and ordered
placed on file:
-htiSh w Use, 1OuDly recorder.
WIN. H. klemme, Justice of Peace.
Lincoln township.
w. NJ Allen. justice of peace. MILL
tary township.
John NJ. Moellers. justice of peace.
Washington township.
Anton j. Schroeder, township clerk.
Washington township.
corporation.
Citizens Savings Bank, DEBORAH. Ia.
depository bond.
Moved. seconded and carried that the
quarterly report of Allen Wise, county
ed on file.
On motion the Board adjourned until
S;SO a. m, January 8. 1915.
$3.50 a. m.. Tuesday January 5. 1915.
Inc board met as per adjournment.
anu was called to order by the Chair
man. All members were present. The
minutes OF previous meeting were read
and approved.
The following appointments as
chairman of the various committees
were on motion approved:
court house and Jail committee en-
tire board with j. S. Williams, chair.
man.
County home committee. entire board
with Claude Morton. chairman.
Bridge committee, entire board with
j. Il. Kuhn, chairman.
Highway committee, entire board
Win u. G Haugen, as chairman.
me matter of insurance on county
nome was then taken up. Bids We're
opened and as IL was found that H. ID.
Paine and l.. NJ. Enger We're the lowest
bidders 1t was moved, seconded and
carried that they be awarded the in
sufance on said county home
me board then took up various mat
lefs relating to the county until noon,