Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19


opinion having filed an application to
the effect that they were willing to
share what would be paid for two pap
ers' were also appointed as official pap
erS
The DEBORAH Poster having put in an
application to the effect that they were
willing to publish the proceedings in
the Norwegian paper for the same price
as the other DEBORAH papers We're get
ting, and the law being such that the
board could authorize this if they saw
nj, the supervisors, in view of the fact
that the Poster is the only newspaper
IN this county published in a foreign
language, and that so many of the pop
ulation are Norwegian, and the Posten
would be more certain to reach them,
decided to ballot on the question. The
mo" oi'e
The board then counted the cash in
the treasurer'S office.
Moved seconded and carried that
Hans Jacob Hanson's application for
pension on account of blindness be
granted.
Moved, seconded and carried that DR..
III. II. Thomas be appointed examiner
of the blind for Winneshiek county
for the year 1916.
Moved, seconded and carried to ad-
journ until $3.50 next morning.
$3.50 a. m, Friday. January 7th, 1916.
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man. All members present.
VI plCNiOuS Tedu ana
approved.
This being the date and time set for
the conference with the representatives
of the different book companies, it was
decided to draw the names of the COM
panies and give each speaker thirty
minutes. They were heard in the fol-
lowing order:
Chas. Il. Merrill Company, by M. J..
Tourney, representative.
Webb Publishing Company, by j. +.
Jewell, representative.
Laurel Book Company, by w. G..
Beers, representative.
Mcmillan Company, by j. +. Bergan
representative.
Newson & Company, by VIM. Knowl-
ton. representative.
AT noon the board on motion carried
adjourned until lis p. m.
lib p. m, Friday, January 18th, 1916.
Inc poard met as per adjournment
and was called, to order by the chair
man. All members present
They continued the hearing with the
book companies in the following order:
ID. c. Heath & Company, represented
by W. j. Smith.
American Book Company, represent
ed by Floyd ID. Rae.
Lippincott Company, represented by
Geo. 7. Lloyd.
Houghton Mifflin G. Company, repre-
scented by c. w. Roodman.
Chas Scribner's Sons, represented by
o. G. Sherman.
Scott Foresman, represented by John
~ NdiietS ilbl.
At AIS the book men were excused
for the day and other matters were
taken up.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
following reports be approved and or
dered placed on file:
Report of bridge committee for 1915
j. Il. Kuhn, chairman.
Report of county motor vehicle
committee for 1915-J. p. Kuhn, chair
Report of county road cash commit
tee for 1850. G.. Haugen, Chairman.
Report of court house and Jail COM
mittee for 1915-J. S. Williams, chair
Report of county home committee for
1915-C Morton. chairman.
Moved, seconded and carried to ad-
Journ until $3.50 next morning.
$3.50 a. M, Saturday, January Sth
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man. All members present.
The conference with the book COM
panies was continued in the following
order:
Rand McNally and Company. repre-
scented by Seth H. Tilden.
Silver Burdette & Company, repre-
scented by II. II. Fuller.
Lyons d Carnahan, represented by
CHM & Company. represented by
Lynn i. Stiles
W. II. Wheeler & Company, repre-
SenJed by Pugh.
Moved, seconded and carried to ad-
journ until 1:15 p. m.
lis p. m, January Sth, 1916
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man. All members present.
The following resolution was on mo-
ton carried, adopted:
The board of supervisors of Winnie
shick county, Iowa, will receive bids on
the following material, f. o. b. cars
any station in Winneshiek county,
Iowa.
All bids to be on file in the Office of
the county auditor in DEBORAH, Iowa by
1880 p. m, February LIST, 1916.
Material bought under the standard
specifications of the Iowa highway
commission.
Boiler pipe and corrugated culyert
TO be per foot. Minimum amount to be
100000 Maximum amount $15OO0O
Four cars. $4,000 feet 3"x12"x16 and
S'x12"xlS' fir plank. Bids per 1000
feet.
Three cars. 100000 pounds reinforc-
ing steel. 10000 pounds II inch steel
and $4,000 pounds y inch steel.
One car, 1000 feet red cedar piling
Ia, 16' and 49, lengths.
1900 barrels cement.
The county reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
Moved seconded and carried that
bids for text books be received up to
1880 p. M, January 31st, 1916. Bids to
be opened at $3.50 q. m, February LIST,
1916.
The following resolution was on mo-
ton carried. adopted:
Sealed proposals, endorsed "Propos-
ais for Bridge Work" will be received
by the county auditor of Winneshiek
county. Iowa, at his office in the court
house in DEBORAH. Iowa, until 80 o.
clock p. m. on the 18th day of Febru-
airy, 1916, for the construction of the
bridges listed below Bids will be pub
licly opened and read by the board of
supervisors at the time stated above
Mullaney or Ossian bridge. east line
NEA NEA Section 10. Military town
ship. 20 feet clear 81" beam span, con-
crete floor, 20 foot roadway, reinforced
concrete abutments and wings
Manderfield bridge, east line SEA
SWA Section 10, Bloomfield township.
32 feet clear "I" beam span, concrete
floor, 16 feet roadway, reinforced con-
crete abutments and wings.
Monroe bridge, SEA- NWA Section
Is. Bloomfield township, reinforced
feet steel truss. (Use truss from Null
laney bridget.
Stenor Lee bridge, south line NWA
NEA Section 20, Springfield township,
20 feet clear 81" beam span, concrete
floor, 16 feet roadway, reinforced con-
crete abutments and wings.
Gaskill bridge, NWA NEA Section
10, Orleans township. 80 feet clear Il"
beam SPAN concrete floor. 16 feet road
way, reinforced concrete abutments
and wings.
Hatlestad bridge abutment, south
line SEA NEh Section TO- Orleans
township, one reinforced concrete abut-
ment for approach span 16 feet road
way