Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
BOARD
PROCEEDINGS

Proceedings OF the board OF super
visors, Monday, July 3. 1916, being the
first day Of the July session. The
board met pursuant to adjournment.
all members present, President j. W.
Hall In the chair. The minutes OF the
last meeting were read and approved.
The board agreed to give Dr. Nc
Elderly 500 per month. beginning
May l, 1916. he to furnish medicine
for all cases, exclusive of the county
home.
The balance of the day was spent
In allowing claims. On motion the
board adjourned to meet again on
Wednesday, July 5, 1916.
J. w. Hall, chairman.
Attest: Fred L. Bissell, county auditor.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors. Wednesday, July 5, 1916, being
the second day of the July session.
The board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment, all members present, President
j. w. Hall in the chair. The minutes
OF the last meeting were read and ap-
proved.
The second quarterly reports Of
Fred L. Bissell, county auditor, and
s. c. Stoltz, county recorder, were
approved The official bond Of H. E.
Cook was approved. The appointment
Of Frank Hardy as special deputy
sheriff was approved. The first quar-
terly report Of w. s. McMullen.
steward Of county home. was approved.
The balance of the day was spent
In allowing bills and transacting other
miscellaneous business.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet again on July 8, 1916.
]. w. Hall, chairman.
Attest: Fred L. Bissell, county auditor.
Proceedings of the board Of super
visors, Saturday, July 8, 1916, being
the third day of the July session. The
board met pursuant to adjournment,
L all members present, President j. w.
Hall in the chair. The minutes of the
last meeting we're read and approved.
The board adopted resolution
that, Whereas, there is bad and dan
gerous turn in the public highway
known as the Eldon and Agency road,
1T It's intersection with Ninth street,
In the city of Eldon. and another such
turn a few rods east Of said inter
section, therefore be 1t resolved that
the county buy or condemn high
way fifty feet in width running north
o. an extension of Ninth street to in
tersect said Eldon and Agency road.
and acquire by condemnation proceed
iings one acre of land in the south
half Of the northwest quarter of the
northeast quarter of section 81, town
ship Il, range r..
The second quarterly report of w.
r. Wilson, clerk d. c., was approved.
The balance of the day was spent in
transacting miscellaneous business.
on motion the board adjourned to
meet again Monday, July 10, 1916.
J. w. Hall, chairman.
Attest: Fred l.. Bissell, auditor.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors, Monday, July 10, 1916. being
the fourth day OF the July session. The
board met pursuant to adjournment,
all members present, President ]. w.
Hall in the chair. The minutes Of the
last meeting were read and approved.
This being the day set for the open
ing OF the bids on the "a It. bridge
IN Competine township. the bids were
opened by the board of supervisors at
3 o'clock D. IN. and the Ottumwa
supply & Construction Co. awarded
the contract, they being the only
bidders.
81 On motion the board adjourned to
meet again on July "a, 1916, at 1880
o'clock.
]. w. Hall, chairman.
Attest: Fred L. Bissell, auditor.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors, Monday, July "a, 1916, being
the fifth day of the July session. The
board met pursuant to adjournment,
al members present, President ]. w.
Hall in the chair. The minutes Of the
last meeting were read and approved.
Before the board of supervisors in
adjourned session came the motion Of
esta blishing the Ottumwa-Chillicothe
road as prayed for by Seneca Cornell,
Of al, the board having before them
the petition of the board of commits
sioners, the survey of said road and
plans and report Of appraisers before
Il to appraise damages of different
owners thereto filed. On
motion of J. r. Stodghill, 1t was moved
and seconded that said road be estab-
lished as prayed for in said petition,
said motion was carried unanimously
and said road is established as pub
lie road Of Wapello county, Iowa, on
the following conditions:
list. The petitioners shall pay to
Fred Hall $112.5O and AL Hammond
$3.50, for all land to be used for road
purposes.
End. The petitioners to pay all
costs of this proceedings except ex-
pense of survey and last commission
Of appraisers.
3rd. Said petitioners are also rel
quired to put road in travelling, condi-
ton, but are not required to furnish
any pipes or culverts, all Of which
Wapello county shall furnish.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet again on Tuesday, August 8, 1916.
]. w. Hall, chairman.
Attest: Fred L. Bissell, county auditor.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors on Tuesday, August s. 1916, be-
lng the sixth day of the July session. |
rhe board met pursuant to adjourn
mont, all members present, President
7 W. Hall in the chair The minutes I