Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-20

year 1915.
The Board then commenced to checl
| in the various claims that had beer
filed against the County and at 500 p
m. adjourned till $3.50 next morning.
1916.
| and was called to order by the Chair
man. Members present were:-J. p
Kuhn. o. G. Haugen, c. Morton, o. l.
| SaXvick.
meetings read and approved.
The Board then again took up the
| checking of the claims and at noon adj
journed till 1870 p. m.
1880 p. m. Thursday, December IA
1916.
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair
man. Members present were:-J. p
Kuhn. o. c. Haugen, c. Morton, o. l.
Saxvick, j. S. Williams still being alb
| sent on account of sickness.
The Board then again took up the
checking OF the claims.
| Moved, seconded and carried the
| claims as audited be allowed and the
Auditor instructed to issue warrants
against the proper funds in payment of
same.
Moved seconded and carried insur-
ance Policy No. 52S06 be accepted
The matter of the appointments for
the various county positions was then
taken up.
1t was moved, seconded and carried
to vote on the stewardship at the
County Farm by ballot.
The ballot resulted in three votes for
c. A. Funke and one vote for Henry j.
Gross.
Moved, seconded and carried to vote
on the position of Dayman at the
County Farm by. ballot The ballot re-
suited in four votes for James Mailman.
Moved, seconded and carried to vote
on the position of Cook at the County
a r
four votes for Mrs. James Mailman.
There being only one applicant for
each OF the following positions, namely
that OF Matron County Farm, Night
House and Jail. and Overseer of the
poor in DEBORAH City, the following
persons were appointed for the respec-
tive positions to-wit: Mary Fortcamp,
Nightman. County Farm. Dennis Ho-
ran, Janitor Court House and Jail. r..
II. Whalen, Overseer OF the poor Decor
an City.
Moved, seconded and carried to vote
on the position of County Physician by
ballot. The ballot resulted in four
votes for A. F. Barfoot.
Moved, seconded and carried to vote
on the position of County Engineer by
ballot. The ballot resulted in three
votes for Will NJ. Lee and one for Theo-
dore Schjeldahl.
Moved, seconded and carried DR.. H.
er of the blind.
Moved, seconded and carried the fol-
lowing named persons be appointed as
Registrars of Bounty for the year 1917
to-wit
Elmer Ringoen at Ridgeway, Cornell
Riveland at Ossian, ID. C. Malloy at
Castalia, a. e. Thune at Highlandville,
Edw, f.. Ruby at Calmar, II. q. Hauge
at Spillville, Adolph Hlubek at Fort
Atkinson. and L. a. Jirak at jackson
Junction.
Moved, seconded and carried the Su
perintendent of Schools be allowed
allowed $4,000 out of the county fund
to be used for the spelling and fgur-
ing contest
The following resolution was on mo-
ton adopted. to-wit:-
BE 1t Resolved by the Board of Su-
pervisors of Winneshiell County that
sealed bids will be received at the Of
flee of the County Treasurer of Winnie
shiek County, Iowa, on Winneshiek
100000 (Seventy- Thousand Dol
iars), legally issued and properly exc
cuted, to be offered for sale December
2Sth, 1916 at Four o'clock p. M, of the
denomination of 100000 zone Thousand
Dollars) each, said bonds to be dated
January 2nd 1917 and to become due
and payable $15,000.00 (Fifteen Thous-
and Dollars) January lst 1884; $2o,-
10000 CTWenty Thousand Doliars) jan
uary 1st 1895; 100000 CTwenty
Thousand Dollars) January LIST 1886
and $40, 10000 (Twenty Thousand Dol
lars) January 1st 1897, bearing interest
at the rate of Az % (Four and one
half per centum), per annum and also
sealed bids on the above mentioned
bonds bearing interest at the rate or
4A9o (Four and one-fourth per cent
um) per annum. payable semi annually
on January LIST and July LIST in each
year. Both principal and interest to be
made payable at the office Of the Coun-
~ Treasurer, in DEBORAH, Iowa. said
Bonds to constitute a direct, general
obligation of the entire county of Win
neShiek, State of Iowa.
AS evidence of good faith, each bid
shall contain a certified or Cashier $
check for 100000 zone Thousand Dol
lars) made payable to the County
Treasurer of Winneshiek County. to be
used as part payment of said bonds,
if bid is accepted. otherwise to be re-
turned TO the bidder.
Reservation is made TO reject any or
all bids.
Moved seconded and carried that a
copy of this resolution be published
once in one of the official papers of this
county.
Minutes of days meeting read and
approved.