Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-09
OFFICIAL BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Doing of the County Fathers d,
Meeting Last Week.


1880 p. m. Tuesday, August 1st, 1916.
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair
man. All members present
The Board first had conference
with q delegation from Canoe Town
ship in regard to changing part of
the township road in that township to
a county road according to petition
previously submitted.
Southeast corner of Pleasant Town
ship was then taken up.
The following resolution was on mo-
fion adopted
Whereas, the Freeport Cemetery AS
ISOLATION, a Corporation organized I'M
der the laws of Iowa, to own, improve
and care for The Freeport Cemetery
and to purchase additional land for
such purposes, and whereas, Winnie
shiek County. Iowa, lis the owner OF
the land lying adjacent to the existing
cemetery and lot belonging to the
Methodist Episcopal church at the
town of Freeport, Iowa, and whereas.
in order to enlarge the existing ceme-
terry at said town of Freeport, Iowa,
land belonging to Winneshiek County,
Iowa, must be transferred to the said
whereas the said Freeport Cemetery
Association desires to procure three
quarters of an acre of land to organize,
establish, improve and maintain a GEM
etery on lands now belonging to Win
neshiek County, Iowa, lying adjacent
to the NJ e. church lot in said town of
Freeport, Iowa, Now, Therefore BE 1t
Resolved: That pursuant to the power
vested in us by statutes made and pro-
Vided, we, the Board of Supervisors of
Winneshiek Csunty, Iowa, hereby au-
thorize and direct the Chairman of the
Board of Supervisors and County Audi
tor of Winneshiek County, Iowa, to eX-
ecute and deliver to the said Freeport
Cemetery Association, a deed to tract
OF land lying adjacent to the said nj.
E. church lot on the south side thereof,
described as ginning at the
southwest corner of the said church
lot where the same adjoinS the lands
belonging to Winneshiek County, Iowa,
thence east distance of Two Hundred
forty-two (242) feet along the south
line of the said church lot; thence due
south One Hundred thirty-five (135)
feet; thence west parallel to the line of
the south line of said NJ. E. church lot,
a distance of Two Hundred Forty-two
CAD feet to point on the east line
of Mill Street, or county road numbered
535, thence north along the East line
of said Mill Street, or county road. to
place of beginning, containing three
quarters of an acre of land for and in
consideration of the sum of Ninety
three and 1910 Dollars in hand paid
by the said Freeport Cemetery Associa-
tion, to Winneshiek County Iowa.
Upon motion of c. Morton. seconded
by o. L. SaXvick, the foregoing reso-
of the Board Of Supervisors on this 1st
day of August 1916,
Attest:-Oscar Winger, County Audi
tor, and EX-Oficio Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors of Winneshiell County,
Iowa, and J. r. Kuhn, chairman Of the
Board Of Supervisors of Winneshiek
County, Iowa
Motion made, seconded and carried
that the vote as to whether the Lundy
Bridge in Pleasant Township be built
in 1916 be taken by Ayes and Nayes.
The vote resulted in three Nayes and
Moved, seconded and carried to adj
journ till $3.50 next morning.
$3.50 a. m. Wednesday, August End,
1916.
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair
man. All members present.
Various matters were at first taken
At noon the Board on motion ad-
journed till 80 p. m.
80 p. m. Wednesday, August End
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair
man. All members present.
The Board then took up the checking
OF the various claims that had been fill
ed against the County.
At 500 p. m. the Board on motion adj
Journed till $3.50 next morning.
$3.50 a m Thursday, August 3rd, 1916.
The Board met as per Adjournment
man. All members present.
The Board then again took up the
checking of the claims.
At 1900 q m. the Board finished
auditing the claims.
Moved, seconded and carried the bills
as audited be allowed and the auditor
instructed to issue warrants against
the proper funds in payment of same.
Moved, seconded and carried Roads
numbered 11l2 and 1173 be established
as prayed for in petitions.
Moved, seconded and carried the Tam
gen and Trapp bridges in Military
Township and the Old Mission Bridge
in Washington Township be built Bids
TO be as per specifications on file in the
on file in the County Auditors office
by one o'clock p. NJ. Monday August
21st 1916
Moved, seconded and carried, each Of
the following named persons i'm Mill
tary Township be allowed n refund Of
80 cents on account of erroneous head
tax assessment for the year 1915
Frank Gesing. Leo Holthaus Leonard
Alfred Lofte, Felix MoeIlers. Henry
Massmann. ANTHONY Nassmann Joseph
Moellers. Rodney Nicholson, Clarence
Nesvik Greg Selsaa. Fred Scheideman-
tel, Joseph Wenthold. Edward Wagner,
Joseph Zweibohmer, and John Zweibo-
meT.
Moved seconded and carried to adj
Journ till 1890 p. m
80 - m, Thursday August 3rd 1916
The Board met as per adiournrnent
and was called TO order h. the Chair
man. All members present
Minutes of meeting read.
moved, seconded and carried vote
Ftsa taken by Ayes and Nayes on the
question as to whether the three afore-
sam bridges be built this year. The
vote resulted i'm three Ayes and one
Nave. One not voting.
Moved: seconded and carried to adj
.Journ TN 1870 p. m, Monday, August
Dist, 1916.
SCHEDULE or ACCOUNTS
GENERAL COUNTY CLAIMS