The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-30

At five O'Clock the board adjourn
ed to meet at eight O'Clock Thurs
day morning.
Attest,
WALTER OSBORN, Auditor.
H. L. NORTHRUP, Chairman.
Thursday, September 16, 1915.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, members all present.
On motion the following official
bonds were approved:
S. C. Beck, deputy clerk of the
district court. ;
Orvil Tillier, deputy sheriff.
On motion the contractors bond
of VIM. G. Morrison, was approved
and the contract and bond of j..
Hoffhines to furnish the county coal
for the ensuing year.
On motion the board approved
the recommendation of the county
engineer for the purchase of a strip
of ground for road purposes, said
strip being 200 feet north and south
by 100 feet east and west beginning
at the corner post set near the south
west corner of the neA of the SEA-
of section. II, Burrell township.
The board now considers the pro-
posed alteration in the road along
the east side of section Is, Wood
land township. This alteration ap-
pearing to be for the betterment of
the road and no objections having
been filed the board orders the
change made and made a part of the
records of Decatur county.
The board now considers the Pc
tition of H. Sauter ct al asking for
an alteration in the road running
between the northeast quarter OF
section 16 and the northwest quar-
ire of section Is in Woodland town
ship. The board ordered the county
highway engineer to make a survey
and report on the proposed change.
The board now approves the re-
commentator of the trustees of
Hamilton township for the purchase
of strip of land for the widening
of the road along the bank Of Lit
tie river where the road goes east
at the southwest corner of the south
east quarter of the southeast quarter
of section ).
The board now considers the Pc
tition of Geo. w. Cox ct al asking
for a road commencing at point on
the public highway running from
Leon to Davis City, on the north
line from the seA of the sw n of
section 10 in Eden township. The
board grants this road under con-
dition that the petitioners furnish
the work to open the road and put
| it in good condition and that the
! land can be bought for the road for
$500.
! The board now orders the county
auditor to employ extra help to in
dex the files of the office for the
past six years.
The board ordered to notify Wat
son and Keim to open the road
which was bought through their
land in Center township.
The board now orders the treas
urer to transfer $518.62 from the
bridge to the pauper fund to correct
errors in warrants Nos. 4S33 and
1876.
The board appointed DR.. Bowman
as physician for the blind for the
year, 1916. ~
In the matter of the issuing
of funding bonds to take up the
bridge indebtedness of the county,
the following procedure was had and
done:
Leon, Iowa, September 16, 1915.
The board of supervisors of the
county of Decatur, in the State of
Iowa, met in regular session, pur-
suant to law, to the 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, H. l.. North
rup, chairman, in the chair, and the
following named supervisors: w. M.
Frost and J. H. Hill. Absent,
none.
Supervisor ]. H. Hill introduced
and read the resolution next herein
after set out, and moved its adop-
ton, seconded by w. NJ. Frost and
after due consideration thereof by
the board, the chairman put the
lquestion upon the adoption of said
resolution, and the roll being called,
! the following named supervisors
voted Aye: Frost, Hill and North
rup. Nays: None.
Whereupon the chairman declar-
ed said resolution duly adopted, as
follows:
| RESOLUTION
To provide for the issuance OF
$13,5OO.0O funding bonds.
Whereas, The county of Decatur,
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 said county has a population
Exceeding $4,000; and there is not
located within said county any city
LOT the first class or any special char