Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-01-17
OFFICIAL BOARD PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings of the County Board of
Supervisors at the Regular
January Session.

Moved, seconded and carried that the
rules be suspended and Claude Morton
De elected Chairman for the current
year. Mr. Morton was declared duly
elected, and took the chair.
The following committees were then
appointed by the Chairman.
County Home-EntiFc board with j.
+. Kuhn as Chairman.
Bridge-Entire board with O. G..
Haugen as Chairman
Court House and Jail-Entire Board
with j. S. Williams as Chairman.
Highway-Entire Board with .. l..
SaXVick as Chairman.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
following bonds be approved and order
Bond of +. J. Todd, Deputy County
Auditor.
Bond of o. o. Ellingson, County sher-
Bond of S. J. Moore, Clerk of the Dis
trict Court.
Bond of c. N. Houck, County Attor-
ney.
Bond of oscar winger, County Aud
itor.
Bond of Walter H Bucknell. Deputy
Sheriff.
Bond of Allen Wise, County Record
Bond of L. c. Christen, County Treas
urer.
Bond of c. A. Johnson, Deputy Clerk
Bond of w C. Winn, Assessor for
Castalia. Corporation.
Bond of Geo. e. Cooney. Justice of
Peace, Washington Township.
Bond of Albert Christofferson, Asses
sor for Bloomfield Township.
Bond of L. j. Benda. Assessor for
Spillville Corporation.
Bond of Thee. A. Timp, Assessor for
Military Township.
Bond of c. c. Brown, Township Clerk
for Orleans Township.
Bond of John zbornik, Justice of
Peace, Jackson Township.
Bond of M. V. KinkOr. Assessor for
Sumner Township.
Bond of a. II. Gates. Justice of Peace
for Burr Oak Township.
Bond OF Gus Johnson, Township
Clerk for Glenwood Township.
Bond of Frank Kunt. Assessor for
Jackson Township.
Bond of G.. NJ. Oyloe, Assessor for
Springfield Township.
Bond of j. II. Hoye, Justice of the
Peace for Jackson Township.
Bond of N. II. Gjevre, Township
Clerk for Springfield Township.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
following be allowed county aid respec-
lively as follows:
Mrs. NJ. Boggs-$S.75 per month, pay
Mrs. c. Jacobs-$6.oO per month, pay
able monthly.
Mrs. c. Wilson-$6OO per month pay
able monthly.
Mrs. A. j. Kolkein-$19.5O payable
quarterly.
John Kudrna-$3.OO per week. pay
able quarterly.
Harrison Marcy for care of M l..
Kenny, $1,000 per month, payable
monthly.
Arne Snippen.$2O per week
ole o. Tinjum-$6.00 per month, pay
able monthly.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
following reports be approved:
Report of Oscar Winger, County
report of Trustees of Highland
Township.
Report of o. o. BIingson. Sheriff.
Report Of Allen Wise, County Re-
corder.
Report of Trustees of Jackson Town
ship.
Report of Albert Hammersness, Con-
stable of DEBORAH Township.
Report of w. NJ. Allen, Justice of
Peace of Military Township.
Report of II. i. Barthell, Justice of
Peace. DEBORAH Township.
Report of Trustees of Springfield
Township.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
time for the application for the publ
cation of the proceedings of the Board
Of Supervisors be set at 1880 p. m.
Thursday, Jan. 4th, 1917.
Moved. seconded and carried to adj
Journ till $3.50 next morning.
$50 a. m. Wednesday Jan: 3. 1917.
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 APP
proved
on opening the bids on the Financial
Report and Election Returns il was
found that the Public Opinion was the
lowest bidder on the printing of the FL
nancial Report, and the DEBORAH Poster
on the Election Returns. They were ac-
cordingly awarded the respective con-
tracts.
The matter of setting the compensa-
ton for the Township and corporation
Assessors was then taken up, and the
compensation fixed as follows:
For the Townships of Springfield,
Frankville, Hesper, Pleasant, Burr Oak.
Bluffton, Washington and Glenwood,
the sum Of $1,000.
For the Townships of Highland,
GUNNER and Canoe, $1,000.
For the Townships of Fremont, Mil
itary, Bloomfield, Calmar, DEBORAH and
Madison, $I25.00.
For the Townships of Orleans. Lin
coin and Jackson, $1,000.
For DEBORAH Corporation, $4,000.
For Calmar Corporation. $S4.0O.
For Ossian Corporation, $1,000.
For RidgeWay Corporation $4,000.
For Jackson Junction, Fort Atkinson,
Ssillville and Castalia Corporations,
$1,000.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
Auditor be authorized to instruct the
Treasurer to transfer all in excess of
100000 in the Domestic Animal fund
over to the General County Fund
The compensation of the various dep
uties for the County offices was on mo-
ton UXeu TOT the year dts lOi-
lows:
Deputy County Auditor. 100000 per
annum.
Deputy County Treasurer, $S50,OO per
annum
Deputy Clerk of Courts. $S5O.OO per
apnum
Deputy Sheriff 100000 per annum.
Deputy Recorder. $4,000 per annum
Deputy Superintendent, $4,000 per
annum
Moved, seconded and carried that the
Clerk of the District Court be allowed
$4,000 out of the Probate fees for the
year 1917,
Al noon the Board on motion ad-
jouFned till 1880 p. m.
1880 %. m. Wednesday January3, 1917.
Yhe Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair
man All members present. They then
adjourned i'm order to make their regu-
Lar inspection of the County Farm. At
$50 %. m. the Board returned from
their trip to the County Farm.
Moved seconded and carried that the
following appointments. made in De-
eeynber last be confirmed:
g. A. Funke, Steward OF the County
Farm.
Mary Fortcamp. Matron OF the Coun-
ny Farm.
Iames Mailman, Day Man OF the
County Home.
Rose Hallman, Cook for the County
Home.
a. r. Bertossa Night Watch for the