Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
CHAs. H. WALLACE,
Chairman.

The Board OF Supervisors or How
ard County, in the State Of Iowa, met
in regular adjourned session, pur-
suant to law, to tho rules Of said
Board, and to adjournment.
The meeting was called to order by
the Chairman, and the roll being call
ed there were present, Chas. H. Wal
lace, Chairman, presiding, and the
following named Supervisors: J. F.
Pecinovsky and j. w. Conway. Alb
sent, none.
In accordance with the published
notice thereof, the Board proceeded
to publicly open and consider the
bids for the sale or the $39,000.00
Bridge Fund Funding Bonds, with
the following bids submitted:
Geo. M. Bechtel & Company, for 5
per cent bonds, $39,S72.00 and ac-
crued interest and blank bonds and
attorneys fees.
| The Merchants Loan & Trust Com
pany for AZ per cent bonds, sS9,000.00
and accrued interest, less $500 to
cover cost of printing bonds, and
legal expenses.
Bolger, Mosser & Willamaan, for
per cent bonds, s39,74500 and &C.
crued interest and blank bonds.
Bolger, Mosser & Willaman, for
Az per cent bonds, s39,O00.00 and
accrued interest, less $4,000 for at
torney's fees and printing blank
| bonds.
c. H. Coffin, for per cent bonds,
9,S01.OO and blank bonds.
William R. Compton Company, for
Az per cent bonds, S99,000.00 and
accrued interest, and blank bonds.
William r. Compton Company, for
5 per cent bonds, S9,741.OO and &C
crued interest and plank bonds.
After due consideration of the bids
submitted it was moved by Supervisor
j. w. Conway and seconded by J. F.
Pecinovsky that the bid of Geo. M.
Bechtel 6 Company be accepted and
the Chairman, Treasurer and Auditor
be authorized to contract and agree
to deliver the above bonds to Geo.
NJ. Bechtel & Company, Davenport.
Iowa, when issued.
On consideration of the foregoing
motion the Chairman put the ques-
ton and on roll call the following
named Supervisors voted:
Aye, Wallace, Conway and Pecin-
ovsky.
Nay, None.
Whereby the Chairman declared the
motion duly adopted.
Whereupon Supervisor j. W. Con-
way introduced and read the resolu-
ton next hereinafter set out, and
moved its adoption, seconded by ]. F.
Pecinovsky, and after due considera-
ton thereof by the Board, the Chair
man put the question upon the adop-
ton of said resolution, and the roll
being called, the following named
Supervisors voted:
Aye, Pecinovsky, Conway and Wal
lace.
Nay, None.
Whereupon the Chairman declared
said resolution duly adopted, as fol-
lows:
RESOLUTION.
To provide for the issuance of $685.
100000 Funding Bonds.
WHEREAS, The County of Howard,
in the State of Iowa, is body cor
porate duly organized and existing
under and by virtue of the Laws and
Constitution of the State of Iowa;
and
WHEREAS, Said County has a pop
ulation less than $4,000; and
WHEREAS, There is not located
within said County any city of the
first class or any special charter
city; and
WHEREAS, Said County has now
an Indebtedness in the amount of
over $39,O0OOO which was outstand-
ing on the first day of September,
1915, is now outstanding, and is now
payable; and
WHEREAS, All of said Indebtedness
was contracted, incurred, and allowed
by order of the Board of Supervisors
of said County for purposes author
ICED by law and in form, time and
manner required by law; and none Of
said Indebtedness was incurred in
contravention of sections 423 ct
seq. 429, 440, 443, or AS ct seq. of the
Code of Iowa, as amended, or of any
other provision of law; and
WHEREAS, None of said indebted
ness was incurred for road or high
way purposes, or for purchase of real
estate costing more than 100000,