Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-01-07
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
Proceeding Of Board Of Supervisors Of
Howard County.

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The Board of Supervisors of How
ard County, Iowa, met pursuant t
adjournment, in the office of tn
County Auditor, at l o'clock p. m
Dec. 20, 1915.
The meeting was called to order b
Chas. H. Wallace, Chairman, with tn
following members present, Chas. H
Wallace, Chairman, presiding, an
Supervisors ]. F. Pecinovsky and ]
w. Conway, all members being pres
ent.
On motion at o'clock p. NJ, tn
Board adjourned to o'clock a. m
Bee. 81, 1915.
Second Day.
The Board met pursuant to ad
journment with all members present
The following resolution was pre-
scented and on motion adopted.
Aye, Wallace, Pecinovsky, Conway.
Nay, None.
Be it Resolved, by the Board Of
Supervisors of Howard County, 10
wa, that w. L. Richards be and is
hereby appointed County Engineer fol
the year 1916 at salary of $4,000
per month and travelling expenses.
On motion the contract for the year
1916 between Howard County, by its
Board OF Supervisors, and w. l.
Richards, County Engineer, was ap.
proved and the Chairman was in.
structed to sign said contract.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
Be it Resolved, by the Board of SUI
pervisors of Howard County, Iowa
that that part of Road No. between
Sections rs and &c, Twp. 80, Range
II, be and, is hereby vacated as Pc
titioned for by c. F. Farnsworth et
al, provided the costs are paid by pc
titioners by February LIST, 1916.
The following resolution was read
and on motion adopted.
Ayes, Wallace, Pecinovsky, Conway
Nays, None.
Resolution.
Whereas, on February 9th, 1915, tn
Board of Supervisors entered into ;
written contract with Chambers
Dobson, by the terms of which SAT-
Chambers & Dobson undertook an
agreed to furnish all labor and ma
terial and construct As foot stee
bridge IS rods east of the SW. corne
Sec. 12-97-11, and a "a foot slal
bridge 70 rods north of the WA cor
ner Sec. 2-97-11, and have said bridge
completed on or before October LIST
1915, and
Whereas, said contractors have no
commenced work or furnished an,
material for said "a foot slab bridge
now therefore,
Be it Resolved, by the Board OF Su
pervisors of Howard County, Iowa
that said contractors are in defaul
on said contract and have violated tn
same, and
Be It Further resolved, by SAT-
Board of Supervisors, that said con
tract be and the same hereby i
cancelled and annulled.
The auditor is directed to motif,
said contractors by mail of this &C
ton.
The following resolution was rea
and on motion adopted.
Ayes, Wallace, Pecinovsky, Conway
Nays, None.
Resolution.
Whereas, the County Engineer ha
estimated that the County will nee
for it's bridge and culvert work TO
the year 1916,
1000 lineal feet of IL in. Corrugate
Metal Culverts,
1000 lineal feet of Is in. Corrugate
Metal Culverts.
500 lineal feet Of IS in. Corrugate
Metal Culverts.
500 lineal feet of "a in. Corrugate
Metal Culverts.
100000 pounds of " in. Square Re
Enforcing Cement Bars.
5000 pounds of Is in. Square Rf
Enforcing Cement Bars.
1000 pounds Of y in. Square Reir
forcing Cement Bars,
5000 barrels of Portland Cement.
All of the above material to be
accordance with the specifications o
file in the office Of the County Aud
tor.
Now therefore, the Auditor is here
nv instructed to advertise for bids fo
-.1, ~natapial IN the (y0nY