Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-03-10
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
OF the Adjourned Session OF
the Board of County
Supervisors

80 p. m, Tuesday, February %,
The board met as per adjournment
and in the absence Of the chairman.
was called to order by the auditor. on
account Of the inClemcncy of the
weather only members J. S. Williams
| and c. Morton We're present, and as
they did not constitute a quorum. the
board on motion carried adjourned I'M
til $3.50 Wednesday, February p, 1915.
$50 q. m, Wednesday, February a.
The board met as per adjournment
and in the absence of the chairman,
Members present J. S. Williams, c.
Morton and j. i. Kuhn. c. Morton
was elected temporary chairman. The
minutes OF previous meeting were read
and approved.
11:0O o'clock, \. p. Pfister and O. c.
HauEcn came in.
This being the date set for the hear
ing of any objections or protests
against the construction of the bridges
described in Resolution No. l, and there
being no such objections filed or pro-
tests entered, the board on motion car
ried adopted the following resolution:
Final Resolution of Necessity. COf-
fetal Form No. III
Whereas. on the 24th day of Feb
ruary, 1915, same being the date fixed
therefor, the board of Supervisors ter
minated the hearing in conformity
with the public notice thereof. and
passed the statutory Resolution of Ne
ceSslty on the Attn day of February.
1915, now, therefore,
Be 1t Resolved by the Board of Su-
pervisors of Winneshiell County, Iowa.
that it now finally determines to con-
struct the bridges described in said
Resolution of Necessity, as follows:
MESTAD BRIDGE, east line SEA
section 20, Highland township, 50-foot
steel truss, concrete floor, 16-foot road
reinforced al re
and wings, over Bear Creek, estimated
HAAS BRIDGE. in the SEA NEA,
section S, DEBORAH township 55-foot
steel truss, 1S-foot roadway, reinforced
concrete abutments, estimated area of
Drainage 1000 acres, estimated cost
TAKLE BRIDGE, in the NEA NwA,
section 23, Highland township, 60-foot
steel truss, wood floor, 16-foot road
way, reinforced concrete abutments
and wings.
HAAS BRIDGE No. 2, in the NWA
NEA, section 5, DEBORAH township, So
foot steel truss, 1S-foot roadway, re-
inforced concrete abutments, estimated
area Of drainage 1900 acres, estimated
BOHEMIAN CREEK BRIDGE, on the
east line sen, section Is, Sumner
township, 55-foot steel truss, 16-foot
roadway, reinforced concrete abut-
ments, over Bohemian Creek, estimated
cost $1,000.
DONALD BRIDGE, on the north line
NEA, section 10, Hesper township, 30
foot l-beam span, 16-foot roadway, re-
inforced concrete abutments, estimated
area of drainage 1900 acres, estimated
cost $500
FRISTAD BRIDGE, located on the
south line SEA SWh. section u. Cal
mar township, 32-foot I-beam span, l6-
foot roadway, reinforced concrete abut-
ments, estimated area of drainage 1900
acres, estimated cost $3.50.
PERRY BRIDGE. lOca ed on the ga ST
line SEA SWA, section Is, Bloom
field township. 24-foot l-beam span, TO-
foot roadway, reinforced concrete abut-
ments, estimated area of drainage,
| 1000 acres, estimated cost $1450.
RYAN BRIDGE, located on the west
| line Of NWA NWA, section 80. Burr
Oak township, 22-foot I-beam span 10
foot roadway, reinforced concrete abut-
ments, estimated area of drainage 500
acres, estimated cost $l100.
| STENO BRIDGE, on the east line
ship 2i-foot I-beam span, l6-foot road
way, reinforced concrete abutments,
| estimated area of drainage COO acres,
| estimated cost $3.50.
MYRA BRIDGE, in the NWA NWA
section "A Canoe township, 24foot
span, 1G-foot roadway, to be a steel
platform, wood floor on wood piling,
estimated area OF drainage 600 acres,
estimated cost 5000.
FULSAAS BRIDGE, on the south line
iSN a NWlt, section 8, Madison town
| ship, 40-foot span, 16-foot roadway, re-
| pairs on stone abutments and new steel
| top, estimated cost 5000.
And the auditor is hereby authorized
| to advertise for bids for the construc-
| ton of all bridges in this resolution,
excepting the Myra. Donald and FuI-
! saaS BRIDGES, which win be built by
| day labor Bids u be on file in the Of
| lic" Of the County Auditor not later
than 10 o'clock a m, Wed, March 10
! 1915.
Ghi. being tho date set for the OPEN
! ing o. bids for cuivcrt and boiler pipe
and also Tor reinforcing rods uud cc-
~ mt the Board proceeded to open the
! bids which had been filed with the
! County Auditor. The following had
fled bids on reinforcing rods: Mon
mouth Bridge and Mfg. Co, Clinton
On opening the bids it was found that
the Monmouth Bridge & Mfg Co, were
the lowest bidders, but owing TO the