Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-20
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Minutes of the Adjourned September
Session of the Board of County
Supervisors.

1870 p. M. Monday October 11,1915.
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man.
All members present.
Moved. seconded and carried Ole
.Jorgenson be allowed $500 week as
support from the county. Said allow
ance to be paid quarterly.
Various road matters were then TAX
.en up.
The board then had conference
. with VIM. S. Hart and Ellison Orr
from Waukon in regard to the assess
! ment of the Standard Telephone Com
.pany who claims over assessment for
the last five years.
Moved, seconded and carried the ac-
ton in regard to the allowance of Mrs.
Anna Bergeson taken on January End
now be made to read $3.50 a week in
place of $500 a week. This to have eff
feet since January l., 1915.
Moved. seconded and carried the fol-
. lowing refunds be made: Frank j. Wa
1enta so cents on account of double as
.sessment head tax Sumner township
for the year 1913. Frank Novatny
$3.50 on account of double assessment
ship and Calmar corporation for the
year 1914.
Moved, seconded and carried to ad-
journ till $3.50 next morning.
$50 a. IN. Tuesday October IL, 1915.
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man.
Members present were A. F. Pfster,
j. S. Williams, j. p. Kuhn. and o. G..
Haugen.
Minutes of previous meeting read
Moved, seconded and carried the fol-
lowing reports be approved and or
dered placed on file. OLAF Kallevang,
clerk of courts; Allen Wise, county re-
corder; l.. c. ChriSten, county treasur-
er; Oscar Winger, county auditor; and
o. o. Ellingson. county sheriff.
Moved, seconded and carried the APP
plication of William Knowlton for help
on account of blindness as set forth in
Section 2722 Laws of the 36th General
Assembly be allowed. Said allowance
to be $4,000 a year and to begin jan
At 1915 c. Norton came in.
Various matters were then taken up
till noon at which time the board on
1880 p. m. Tuesday. October IL, 1915.
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
All members present.
Various road matters were at first
The board then conferred with the
county attorney in regard to the as
sessment of the Standard Telephone
Company.
The board then commenced to check
over the time sheets for the road and
bridge labor from July l, 1914 to July
l, 1915, in order to compute the prem
ium on the workmen's compensation
insurance policy.
At 500 p. m. the board on motion
carried adjourned till $3.50 next morn
ing.
$3.50 a. m. Wednesday. October 10.
1915.
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man.
All members present.
The board first finished the computa-
ton on the workmen's insurance pol
icy.
The board then commenced to check
in the various claims that had been
filed against the county and at twelve
O'Clock adjourned till 1880 p. m.
1880 p. IN. Wednesday, October 10.
1915.
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man.
All members present.
The board then continued the
checking of the claims.
At four o'clock the board concluded
the checking of the claims.
Moved, seconded and carried the
claims as audited be allowed and the
auditor instructed to issue warrants
against the proper funds in payment of
same.
Various matters We're then taken up
till five o'clock.