Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
BOARD PROCEEDINGS
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AT THE NO
VEMBER ADJOURNED SESSION,
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10th.

1880 p. m. Monday December 10th,
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man. All members present.
The board then had conference
with a delegation from the DEBORAH
Commercial Club in regard to the Fed
eral Aid Proposition for building roads.
This being the date and time set for
the opening of the application for the
various county positions as advertised.
the board then proceeded to open and
check in the various applications. The
following had filed applications:
c. A. Funke Steward County Farm.
Henry j. Gross Steward County
X. o. Anderson Steward County
Farm.
Mary q Fortcamp Matron County
James Mailman Day Man County
B. N. Anderson Day Man County
Farm.
Mrs. James Mailman Cook County
Farm.
Lena Ploeger Cook County Farm.
g. F.. Bertossa Night Man County
Farm.
A. f. Barfoot County Physician
Dennis Koran Janitor Court House
Henry o, Pearson Janitor Court
Moved. seconded and carried to
1eave the appointments till next morn
ang.
Winnesheik coanty accept the S142.0o
derived from the sale of goods belong
ing to one John Mallers. deceased. and
in turn agreeing to pay funeral eX-
penses and other small just claims that
might come up.
At 500 o'clock the board on motion
adjourned till $3.50 next morning.
$3.50 a. m. Tuesday December 18th
l9l7
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man. All members present. Minxtes
of previous days meeting read ant
Moved. seconded and carried thai
w. Z. Ingvoldstad be appointed a:
member of the Soldiers Relief Com
mittee to fill the vacancy caused by the
enlistment of e. T.. Shea.
Moved. seconded and carried to buy
two carload of piling from Frank Gal
1agher at 10 cents a foot, Mr.. Gallag'
her to do the unloading and the county
TO pay the freight.
Moved. seconded and carried thai
the County Auditor be authorized tt
issue a warrant in favor of Barth 4
Defining in accordance with the resolu-
tion passed by the board on November
14th. 1917.
At noon the board on motion ad.
5ourned till 1870 p. m.
1880 p. IN. Tuesday December 18th
The board met as per Adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man. All members present
Moved. seconded and carried tina
road No. 1178 be established on the
condition that all the land for Right
OF Way is donated and also that al
the gravel for culverts and bridges be
Furnished and hauled on the ground
Moved. seconded and carried that
road No. 1887 be established as prayed
for in petition.
Moved, seconded and carried that
r. o. Tollefson be refunded $1.00 on
account of erroneous assessment OF
deg-tax in Calmar township for the
year 1916.
The board than commenced to check
an the various claims that had been
o'clock adjourned till $3.50 next morn
$3.50 a. m. Wednesday December 18th.
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man. All members present. Minutes
OF previous days meeting read and
approved.
fhe board then again took up the
checking of the claims, and at noon
adjourned till 80 p. m.
1880 p. m. Wednesday December 18th,
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man. All members present
The board then again took up the
checking of the claims, and at 500
o'clock adjourned till $3.50 next morn
$3.50 a. m. Thursday December 18TH
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man All members present Minutes
of previous days meeting read and
The board then again took up the
checking of the Domestic Animal
Moved, seconded and carried that all
the claims as audited be allowed and
the Auditor instructed to issue war
rants against the proper funds in pay
ment of the same.
The Federal Aid Proposition for
building roads was then taken up, and
at noon the board on motion adjourn
ed till 1880 p. m. 100
1880 p. m. Thursday December 18th,
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man. All Members present
The matter of making the appoint
ments for the various county positions
that had been left over was then again
taken up.
IL was moved, seconded and carried
to take an informal ballot on the
stewardship at the County Farm.
The informal DallOt resulted N louf
votes for Henry j. Gross and one vote
for G. A. Funke.
Moved, seconded and carried to take
n formal vote on the stewardship.
The vote resulted in four ballots Tor
Henry j. Gross and one blank ballot.
The following named applicants We're
on motion appointed by reclamation
10 their respective positions:
Mary Fortcamp Matron or County
u. N. Anderson Day Man County
Lena Ploeger Cook at County Farm.
C. +. Bertossa Night Man at
Dennis Horan Janitor Court House
and Jail. a. o.
A. r. Barfoot County Physician.
The Federal Aid Proposition was al
ftis time again taken up, and the Iol-
lowing resolution was on motion
adopted.
A,viication For Federal Aid. Winnie
sheik County.
WHEREAS. the Congress or the
tJnited States has passed an act en-.
"a oct tn prOyide that the