Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-23
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Minutes of the Adjourned January
Session of the Board of County
Supervisors.

80 p. M, Tuesday, February 18th
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man. All members present.
This being the date and time set fol
the letting of the various bridges as
checked the bids that had been filed
with the county auditor. The follow
ing had filed bids:
i. Alfred Olson.
2. Chambers & Dobson.
3. Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works.
4. Ward Concrete Construction Com
s. N M. Stark & Company.
6. Iowa Bridge Company.
The Dubuque Boat a. Boiler Works
being the lowest bidders were on mo-
ton carried, awarded the contract foI
the construction of the bridges ad-
Yertised for.
Various road matters were then TAX
en- up till five o'clock, at which time
the board on motion carried adjourned
till $3.50 next morning.
80 a. m. Wednesday, February 10TH
1916.
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man. All members present Minutes
or previous meeting read and approved.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
action taken in regard to the allowance
of Mike Jacobs at the last January
session be rescinded and the allowance
now be $1,000 a month, payable quar-
terly.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
bid of O'Neil q Olson for the widening
of the West DEBORAH bridge already ac-
cepted by the city council be approved.
This being the date and time set for
the opening of the bids for the print
ing of the 1000 copies of the financial
report, for the year 1915. the board
opened and checked the various bids
that had been filed with the county
auditor. The following had filed bids :
DEBORAH Journal-$2;3 per page.
DEBORAH Posten-$2.3S per page for
the first so pages and $2.15 per page
for each additional page.
DEBORAH Republican-$2.4 per page.
DEBORAH Public opinion-$2.26 per
The DEBORAH Public Opinion being
the lowest bidder was on motion car
ried awarded the contract.
Moved, seconded and carried that
$4,000 be transferred from the county
fund to the teachers institute fund.
Moved seconded and carried that the
pond of the Clinton Bridge Works be
Moved seconded and carried that the
following reports be approved:
Report of VIII NJ. Lee, county engi-
neer.
Report of township trustees, Hesper
township.
Moved seconded and carried that
from January LIST. 1915. complete
all patients, expenditures. physician
calls. etc. Same record to be kept in
new record book bought by the board
of supervisors for that purpose.
Moved. seconded and carried to adj
journ till 1880 p. m.
] 80 p. m, Wednesday, February 10th,
1916.
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man. All members present. Various
matters We're at first taken up.
the claims that had been filed against
the county.
The matter of purchasing a gasoline
or Kerosene tractor for use on the
county roads was taken up and vote
by ballot was taken, resulting as fol-
lows: Three Nos: Two Ayes.
Moved. seconded and carried that the
bills as audited be allowed and the
auditor instructed to issue warrants
against the proper funds in payment of
the same. Minutes read and approved.