Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-09-09
ssoURl VALLEY, IOWA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
Logan, Ia, Aug. 12, 1916.

ment. All members were present
The following resolution was adopt.
ed by the board, all members voting
aye
Resolution.
Whereas, the board of supervisors
of Harrison county, Iowa. in session
on the 23d day OF July 1915, did estab-
lish the drainage district petitioned
for by j. n. Stoker ct al, and designat-
ed the same Mosquito drainage dis
trict; and,
Whereas, the county auditor, pursu-
ant to law, fixed the amount CT the
bond in the sum OF 100000 to secure
damages as awarded on account of the
establishment OF said district and the
construction of the improvements cou-
templated therein; and
Whereas, said bond so fixed by said
county auditor to secure said damages
as awarded has been executed, ap-
proved and filed with the county aud
itor; and,
Whereas 1t is the opinion of tho
board that said improvements in said
III dludSo DO uINlN Iia0
to suitable sections and that a con-
struction engineer should be appointed
to supervise the construction OF said
improvements; therefore,
Be it resolved by the said board
and it is hereby ordered that the i'm
provements hereinbefore referred to
be and the same are hereby divided
into the following sections and num-
bered as follows:
Main ditch shall he section 1.
Platter ditch shall be section 2.
Spring creek shall be section 3.
Marten creek shall be section 4.
Collins ditch shall he section 5.
Be it further resolved by the said
board that w. A. Price. competent
engineer he and he is hereby appoint
ed construction engineer to supervise
the construction o. the improvements
in said Mosquito drainage district and
he is hereby required to execute a
bond. as provided by law, in the sum
OF $2,000.00;
Be it further resolved that the pro-
posal, specifications, contract and
bond as prepared by the said w. A.
Price, engineer, pursuant to order OF
the board OF supervisors, be and the
same are hereby approved;
Be it further resolved that Oct. Il,
1915. is hereby fixed as the time for
commencing the construction OF said
Improvement, and June 1. 1916, is
hereby fixed as time limit for the COM
pletion of said improvements;
Be it further resolved and 1t is here
by ordered by the board that Aug. 90,
1915, at the rooms of the board OF su-
pervisors, in the court house at lo'
gan. la, be and the. same is hereby
fixed as the time and place, when said
board will receive bids for the con-
struction OF said Improvement ana me
county auditor is hereby directed to
advertise for bids for the construction
of said work to be received and acted
upon at that time.
On roll call. vose was as follows:
Hosbrook, yes; Van Scoy yes; ERIK
on, yes.
On motion by Supervisor Van Scoy,
in the matter of the petition OF S. u.
Frazier ct al the following action was
taken
Now. on this 18TH day of August,
1914. the board OF supervisors of Far
rison county. Iowa. being in session,
and all members present, the sald
board takes up the matter of the pc
tition of S. l.. Frazier ct al. which
said petition alleges that certain
body of land lying west of and ada
cent to and including the right-of-Wav
of the Chicago and Northwestern Rail
way company, in sections "a, %, 26'
"a and 35. in township 49, range AZ,
Harrison county, Iowa. is subject 10
overflow and too wet for cultivation; !;
that the public health or utility. con
yenience and welfare will be promoted
by draining, ditching and otherwise
improving the same and by chanslhs
the natural water course OF Hog creek.
The said petition of said S. l.. Fra
zier ct al was presented to the boarl
aft its first session after the same was
filed and after considering and exam
;ninp the same the said board speclf-
ically finds:
First-that the said petition of the
said S. l.. Frazier eft al was filed IN
the auditors office of Harrison coun,E
Iowa. on the 18th day of August. l9lo
that a bond accompanied said petition
with sureties as provided by law
which said bond was approved by the
county auditor, as required by law
Second-that this is the first session
of said board after the filing OF said
petition.
Third--that it is the opinion of the
said board that the allegations OF the
, said petition are true.
Fourth-That the lands described
in the said petition are all in Harrison
county Iowa, and under the jurisdic-
tion of the board of supervisors;
therefore,
Be it resolved by the said board and
II is hereby ordered that w. A. Price
competent and disinterested engl
! neer. be and he is hereby appolnteh
f, to examine the lands described In said
petition, and such other lands which
will be benefited by the improvement
of the territory adjoining the same. to
survey and locate such drains or other
! improvements. including channel to
confine the waters of Hog creek. as
NAV be practical and feasible to carry
out the purpose OF the petition;
Be it further resolved that before
entering upon his duties. the said en-
gineer shall execute q bond. as re
CURED by law, in the sum of one thou
sand (s1,OOO, conditioned upon the
faithful nerfnrmance of his duties