The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-29
BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Proceedings of the Board of Super.
yisOrs Of Decatur County, Iowa.
July Session. 1915.
Leon, Iowa, July 18th, 1915.

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Leon, Iowa, July 18th, 1915.
Board met in adjourned session a
500 o'clock for the purpose of re
viewing report OF state examine
and such other business as may lie
gally come before them. All tn
members present.
| Upon taking up matter of warrant
drawn by auditor in vacation in ia
! vor Of Exchange National Bank TO-
bridge expense by previous order O
the board the following resolution
was adopted:
BE it resolved that said practice
OF drawing, said warrants be discon
tinued on or before the date of Aug
ust meeting of the board and some
other means be devised for payins
| bridge expense to make it more full
ly comply with the law.
in matter of road of John Wander.
! pool ct al, the following resolution
was adopted:
! BE it resolved that the road AS
petitioned for by John Vanderpoo!
ct al, having been put in excellent
condition by petitioners be and is
now accepted, and we hereby order
that auditor put same on highway
record stownship road.
Upon failure of RUDE Chase to act
under appointment at previous meet
ing to help auditor destroy ballots
board appointed E. McHarness in
stead and ballots were destroyed and
burned as provided by Sec. 1143 of
the Code.
Board ordered that county engin-
eer advertise for bids for three cars
of bridge lumber as per specifica-
tions as advertised. Contract to be
let at adjourned meeting July 23rd
1915.
On motion the following claim
was allowed:
F. L. Barrett, bridge foreman,
$4,000.
Board ordered auditor to- draw
warrants in vacation for following:
70 all road and bulge men wien
pa; roll properly certified by county
engineer is filed in the auditors Of
tee showing names of men entitled
10 pay and amount each is to re-
Ceira.
20 oil county o.."ers and deputies
fDr salaries at the end Of each
Intutk.
TO all persons entitled to soldiers
relief when claim sheet showing the
name and amount each person en-
titled thereto is properly certified to
by soldiers relief commission and
filed in auditors Office.
To all paupers outside county
home receiving aid from county each
month as per standing order of the
board.
To all persons receiving aid from
county under widows pension act
per order of the district court.
To sheriff for all costs incurred
while Transporting prisoners to state
institutions or to prison or insane pa
tientssto asylum for insane upon fill
ing with county auditor properly
itemized statement therefor, said
statement to be subject to approval
of board at their next regular meet
ing following such filing.
Board appointed j. S. Parrish as
attorney to the board of supervisors,
said appointment to date from July
1st, 1915, to January 1st, 1916, at a
salary of $4,000 per year to be paid
by auditor in vacation same as other
county officers are paid.
Board ordered that from July 1St, !
1915, the clerk be allowed to retain !
additional compensation of $4,000
per year out of the fees of his Office
and turn balance in at end of year
instead of turning all fees in to the
county treasurer and drawing war
20 oI1
penSatiOn.
No further business coming up at
this time the board adjourned to-
meet in adjourned session Friday,
July 23rd, 1915.
H. L. NORTHRUP, Chairman.
Attest: WALTER OSBORN,
County Auditor.
July 23rd, 1916
Board met in adjourned session to
consider bids on fir bridge lumber as
per notice to bidders as published.
All members present.
At 1880 o'clock bids were opened
and read to board, three bids being
submitted, same being by following
irms:
Greenman Lumber Co., Des Moines
owa, $2402.4O.
Webfoot Lumber Co., Portland,
Oregon, $2356.20.
New Begin Lumber Co., Tacoma,
Wash, $4,000.
The New Begin Lumber Company
having the lowest bid the contract
vas awarded to them.
After awarding the contract for
ridge lumber the board then went
With the county engineer to view the
ridge on Pleasanton and Davis City
DAD known as. the Scheffier bridge.
Upon their return there being no
urther business the board adjourn
d to meet August End, 1915.
H. L. NORTHRUP, Chairman.
lttest: WALTER OSBORN,
County Auditor.
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