Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-03-04
LOUIS ERIXON.
Chairman.
Logan, Ia. Feb. 10, 1915


suant to adjournment; there were
present Supervisors Van Scoy and
EriXon.
On account of doing some commit
tee work recess was taken till goo
o'clock p. m.
And now. to.wit 200 M, tho
board being again in session with al.
members present, the following reso-
luton was adopted all members vot.
ing aye"
Whereas, request has heretofore
been filed by interested parties re-
auesting certain repairs and the eN-
tension towards the river of the Sol
dier cutoff ditch in the Soldier Valley
drainage district in Harrison county,
Iowa, for the better service OF the
said drainage district, and,
Whereas, the matter was heretofore
referred to w. A. Price. competent
engineer for report and he has made
an examination and survey of the
proposed repairs and extension and
Improvements. recommending that
same be constructed and that he con
Whereas. the board finds that the
plan submitted by the engineer in all
respects meets the approval OF the
board and that same should be con
strncted at the expense of the Soldier
Valley drainage district;
Therefore, be it resolved by the
board of supervisors that the report,
IS ,,sa
gineer, filed herein be and the same IS
hereby approved and that the said
repairs. extension and Improvements
be constructed at the expense OF the
Soldier Valley drainage district and
the auditor is hereby directed to adj
vertise for bids for the construction
of said repairs. extension and improve
ments, and that the board will receive
bids for the construction OF same on
the 5th day of March. 1915. and that
at 1880 o'clock D. m. on said date bids
will be opened and contract awarded
for the construction of said repairs at
the Office Of the board of supervisors
in the court house at Logan.
Van Scoy moves adoption of fore
going resolution, with second by Hos
brook, on roll call, all members voting
"aye"
Now, to-wit: February 10, 1915, the
board of supervisors of Harrison
county, Iowa, being in regular adj
journed session with all members
Of road in the nwA of section 81
township 81, north, range 444 in Hai'-
rison county, Iowa, being before the
board on the survey of V. S. Lawrence.
county engineer, and the board being
advised in the premises finds that said
change of road is desirable and nee.
essary, since it affords better bridge
site and will require less expensive
bridge, and,
Whereas, Mrs. j. w Hannah, owner
of the nwA of section "a in said
township and range, has agreed TO
sign consent petition granting the
above change across her land free of
charge, conditioned that the board of
supervisors cause the old road to he
vacated between points of beginning
and ending of the above referred 10
change of road, as same is surveyed
and plated by said engineer, without
any expense to the said Mrs. j. w.
Hannah. and that the board of super-
visors cause to be constructed the nee
essary fence, in good condition occa-
stoned by the said change, using, how
ever, in the construction of said fence
all of the available fence from the
abandoned road.
Therefore, be it resolved by the
hoard Of supervisors. and it is hereby
ordered that said vacation and the
construction of the necessary fence,
in good condition. on account of said
change, be done at the expense of
Harrison county;
Be it further resolved that the an
ditor proceed to the appointment Of
commissioner in the said vacation
as by law provided. and certify copv
of this resolution to r. d. NJ. Turner.
agent for Mrs. ]. W. Hannah.
Hosbrook moves adoption of fore
going resolution with second by Van
Scoy. on roll call, all members voting
AYE"
Now, to-wit: February 10. 1915,
the board of supervisors of Harrison
county, Iowa, being assembled in reg
ular adjourned session; pursuant to
adjournment with all members pres
ent, the matter of the proposed drain
age district petitioned for by A. D.
Ennis et-al, being now before the board
on the report of the engineer, w. A.
Price, the board finds there was here
tofore on the 4th day of April, 1914
filed in the Office of the county audi
tor of Harrison county, Iowa. a reti-
ton for drainage Improvements ex-
tending over and covering certain
lands in sections 5 and 6, st. John
township, lying west of the Allen
Creek ditch, and sections / and 2 in
Cincinnati township, and all of Taylor
township. lying west of the Allen
Creek ditch and east of the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad right-of-
way in said township; and that bond
as required by law accompanied said
petition and was duly approved, and
that W. A. Price, competent engin-
eer. was on the 9th dav of April.