Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-01
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
Minutes of the Adjourned September
Session of the Board of County
Supervisors.

The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
Han
All members present.
Moved, seconded and carried that j.
III. Austad's claim for $3250.00 as part
payment for erecting the new build
iAgs at the county farm be allowed.
Moved, seconded and carried, the ac-
tion taken at the last January session
in regard to the allowance of Arne
Snippen be rcscinded and the allow
ance now be made TO read $500 a week.
Said allowance to begin December lst,
1915.
Moved, seconded and carried the res
igRation of Joseph w. Meyer as Regis
trar of Bounty be accepted and Cornell
Riveland be appointed to fill the va
cancy.
Various matters were then taken up,
The board then conferred with del
esation from the city Of DEBORAH in
regard to building an extension on the
West DEBORAH bridge.
Moved, seconded and carried to adj
j0uEn till $50 next morning,
$50 a. m, Tuesday November 10th,
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man.
All members present.
Minutes Of previous meeting reaG
aud approved.
There being petition on file calling
for a bridge in Sec. 2S Fremont town
ship the board called for a vote on the
matter resulting as follows:
District No. one-No.
District No. tWo-No.
District No. three-Yes.
District No. four No.
District No fiVe-NO.
Moved, seconded and carried the ac-
tion taken on October 18th in regard
to the allowance of William Knowl-
ton on account of blindness be re-
scinded and the allowance now to be-
gin on October LIST, 1915, instead of
January 1st, 1916 as first stated.
Moved, seconded and carried A. j.
Norris be allowed his railroad fare to
Montana. Said allowance being based
on the fact that said A j. Morris is
suffering from tuberculosis.
Moved. seconded and carried to adj
journ till 1880 p. m;
80 p. m, Tuesday, November 10th,
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man.
All members present
The board first listened to a delega-
tion from Button township in regard
to some road proposition over there.
The board then conferred with Mr..
Hart from Waukon in regard to the
assessment of the Standard telephone
Company.
A vote was taken as to whether
Road No. 1853, known as the McCaOe
Alteration in Burr Oak township be
established as prayed for in petition
The vote resulted as follows:
District No. one-No.
District No. two-No.
District No. three-Yes.
District No. four-Yes.
District No. fVe-No.
Moved seconded and carried the aud
itor be instructed to issue to DEBORAH
township the sum of $500 donated by
Henry Haas to the county for rOao
work as soon as the money Is paid to
the treasurer.
After listening to Mr.. Tourney with
the Chas. e. Merrill Book Company, the
board, on motion carried, adjourned till
$3.50 next morning.
$3.50 a. M, wednesday. November
nth, 1915.
and was called to order by the chair
man.
All members present.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
Various matters were at first taken
up.
Moved, seconded and carried the
farmers owning land along the county
road system where the surveys have
been made and the road legally estab-
lished. be notified by legal notice,
drawn up by the county engineer, to
move their fences according to sur
vey. Also the telephone companies
running their lines along said roads to
move their pole lines according to said
survey.
Moved, seconded and carried the
county auditor be authorized to adver-
tise for applications for the following
positions for the year 1916 at the fol-
lowing compensation:
Steward for the county farm-$900.00
per annum.
Matron for the county farm-$3G0.O0
per annum.
Dayman for the county farm-$42O.0O
per annum.
Night watch for the county farm
$4,000 per annum.
Cook for the county farm-$240.00
per annum.
Janitor court house and jail-$960.O0
Der annum.
overseer of the poor (Decorah city,
$500 per annum.
All applications to be on file in the
auditors office by 80 p. m, Tuesday,
December 18th, 1915. Board rcserving
the right to reject any or all applica-
tions. and also to the following ones.
Moved, seconded and carried the aud
itor be authorized TO advertise for bids
and applications for the office of coun-
ty engineer of Winneshiek county for
the year 1916. Bids and applications
to be on file in the auditors office by
1880 p m, Thursday. December 3Oth.
1916.
Moved, seconded and carried the aud
tor be authorized to advertise for bids
and applications for the positions of
county physician of Winneshiek coun-
ty for the year 1916. Bids and appli-
cations to be on file in the auditor
Office by 1880 p. m. Tuesday, December
nth, 1915.
Moved. seconded and carried the
auditor be authorized to advertise for
bids on the flour for the county farm,
for the year 1916. -four to be delivered
at the county farm and bids to be on ,
file in the auditors Office by 800 y. m,
Tuesday, December 18th. 1915.
Moved, seconded and carried to al
journ till 1880 p. m.
1880 p. m, Wednesday. November
18th, 1915
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man. |
All members present.
Moved seconded and carried the aud |
itor be authorized to advertise for bids |
for fifteen cords of green popple wood |
TO be delivered at the county farm. !
Bids to be on file at the auditors office |
by 800 p. m, Tuesday, December 18th, |
1915.
Moved, seconded and carried road
No. 1859 be established as prayed for
i'm petition.
The board then commenced to check
In the various claims that had been
filed against the county and at hVe o.
clock adjourned till $3.50 next morning. |
$3.50 a. m.,Thursday, November lSth'
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man.
All members present.
Minutes OF previous meeting read