Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-15
OFFICIAL BOARD PROCEEDINGS
Minutes of the Adjourned January
Session of the Board of County
Supervisors.

1870 p. M, Monday, March 9Th, N1916
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man, All members present. Variou!
matters were at first taken up.
The following resolution was on mo
ton adopted: Whereas comparison
of the tax lists of Winneshiek county
with certain plats and schedules on file
in the county auditors office shows ex-
cessive and erroneous levies agains
the Standard Telephone Company fol
the year 1914, and whereas such exces.
sive and erroneous taxes have beer
paid in by said company. based on such
levies, Now: therefore the county
treasurer of Winneshiek county is
hereby directed to compute and refund
to the said Standard Telephone Com
pany the said taxes so enormously lev
led and paid, as shown by the records
on file herein. from the various funds
into which said excessive taxes so paid
have gone.
Moved, seconded and carried that
Joseph Wagner be refunded $2.45 on
account of erroneous assessment in
jackson township for the years 1914
and 1915.
Moved, seconded and carried that
the foremen of cement crews of the
county be required to give a bond in
the penal sum of five hundred dollars.
Moved, seconded and carried that
the contracts between Winneshiek
county and w. III. Klemme, Ingvoldstad
d Co. and Wheeler Lumber. Bridge and
supply Company be approved and or
utTtu pldCeu on HE.
Moved, seconded and carried to adj
Journ till $3.50 next morning.
$50 a. M, Tuesday, March eth, 1916.
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man. All members present. Minutes
of previous meeting read and approx
ed.
Various matters were at first taken
up.
,"he matter of appointing clerks and
Judges or the primary election to be
held in. April was then taken up.
The following judges and clerks
were on motion appointed
Sumner township. Judges, JOS. Vo-
pava, JOS. Ira, A. p. Anderson. Clerks
j. j. Huber, JOS. Soukup.
Calmar First Precinct. Judges, A. C.
Olson, Frank Luzum, John c. Kubesh
Clerks, II. ]. Busch, H. j. Giesen.
Calmar, Second Precinct. Judges, A.
A. olson, +. j. Soukup, Wenzel Novak.
Clerks, James L. Benda. Anton Balik
jackson township. Judges, Geo. NJ
kruse. Geo Einwalter, Alex. Law
renee. Clerks L; a. Jirak, Dan Lyons.
JOS .Elsbrend, Henry Thuente, Barney
Gehling. Clerks, IL. J. Schupanitz, John
Lansing.
Washington, Second Precinct. Judges
Glass. Clerks, Adolph Hlubek. Geo.
Beber.
Fire. Fremont mt t to 1s;aP3 Judges, chas.
Burr Oak township. Judges, G. b.
Gossman. Abe Pierce, Mons Jacobson.
Clerks, A. a. Seelye, T. Il. Knox
Orleans township. Judges, +. c.
F&Tnsworth, w. f. Norton Joe Nc
Cabe. Clerks, c. c. Brown, E. A. How
ard.
Lincoln township. Judges, Mike
kratz, ole Linde, j. w. Griffith. Clerks,
S. Il. Ringoen, Arthur Griffith.
Bluffton township. Judges, John
Henry, c. w. Brittendall, John Donlan.
Clerks, John Thyme. w. e. Taylor
Madison township. Judges. J. G
Hovden, j. b. Macal, J. j. Drew. Clerks,
G.. Il. Bakken, w. NJ Lynch.
DEBORAH township. Judges, T.. l..
Beard Frank Jewell. John Pearson,
Clerks. II. NJ. Cummings, j. A. Jewell
DEBORAH. first ward. Judges, John
O'Neil, viii Tobiason, b Fl. Heading
ton. Clerks, John Bernatz A. e. Tay--
ener. Sag
DEBORAH, second ward. Judges b. J.
Mckay, II. j. Jennisch, j. NJ. Lennon.
Clerks. Il. j. Hutchinson. w. b. Reed.
DEBORAH, third ward. Judges, r. II.
Bucknell, Peter Jensen, c. II. Bromley.
Clerks, j. A. McCusker, F. L. Cratsen-
berg.
Decorah, fourth ward. Judges C. T..
Mckinney. L. L. Caldwell. b. Il. Buck
nell Clerks, Clarence Christen. Il. p.
DEBORAH. NTH ward. Judges. w. II.
SymondS, Albert Christen, James Drap-
er. Clerks, c. S. Boice, Ben c. Alstad.
Hesper township. Judges, II. c. Rot
void. w. .Plunkett, j. j. Void.
Clerks. II. C. Rowe. Albert Wingate
Highland township. Judges, c. A.