Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-14
OFFICIAL BOARD PROCEEDINGS
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT
THE JANUARY ADJOURNED
SESSION, MARCH 5, 1917.
1880 =. NJ, Monday March 5, 1917

l.oU T. NJ, MONDAY Mdrcn ., 1917.
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man. Members present were G. Morton
j. S. Williams, o. q. Haugen and o. l.
SaXvick.
Moved, seconded and carried that
the following bonds be approved and
ordered placed on file:
Bond of j.. Il. Huinker, assessor
Washington Township.
Bond of T., A. Howard, Assessor Or
Bond of H. c. Rowe, Township Clerk
Hesper Township.
Bond of J. j. Hugos, Township Clerk
Highland Township.
Bond of John Il. Mallers. Justice OF
Peace. Washington Township.
Bond OF Joe Broghammer. County
Road Superintendent, LIST District
Indemnity bond of the Burr Oak Saw
inGS Bank.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
following refunds be allowed:
Ed Hendrickson, so cents on account
of erroneous assessment of Head Tax
in Pleasant Township for the year 1916
Peter Js Losen, one dollar on account
of erroneous assessment of Dog Tax in
Pleasant Township for the year 1915.
Moved, seconded and carried the re-
port of the County Home Committee be
approved and ordered placed on file.
At 1855 J. p. Kuhn came in.
The Board then commenced to check
the various claims that had been filed
against the county, and at 500 y. m
adjourned till $3.50 next morning.
$3.50 a. m. Tuesday March 8. 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
The Board then continued with the
checking of the claims
The Board then listened to a delega-
ton of about twenty men from the
L. .lax, to orI 20 ~ 40
built across the river at that place.
Ten o'clock being the time set for the
opening of the bids on the various
kinds of bridge material and culverts
the Board proceeded TO open and
check the bids. On opening the bids
il was found that the Clinton Bridge
Works were the lowest bidders on re-
inforcing steel. They We're accordingly
on motion awarded the contract.
The Wheeling Corrugating Culvert
Company were the lowest bidders on
Class a Culverts. and were on motion
awarded the contract.
ON all lumber and ~piling the bids
were rejected, with the exception of the
one car load of lumber at Ridgeway
That car was awarded to w. III. KLEIN
me at the prices he had quoted.
Moved. seconded and carried that
vote be taken by ballot as to whether
the Board should build a bridge across
the Upper Iowa River at the lower
dam this year or not. The vote re-
suited in two for it and three against
it.
At ~ o'clock the Board on motion ad-
journed till 1880 D. m.
1870 D. m. Tuesday March 6, 1917.
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the CHAIR
man. All members present.
This being the date and time set Tor
the opening of the bids on the bridges
as advertised, the Board proceeded to
open and check the bids that had been
filed.
on opening the bids it was found
that Eft B. Fowler was about S200OC
lower than the'rest, but as ne had fail-
ed to furnish certified check in the
necessary amount, the contract was on
motion awarded to Alfred Olson, the
next lowest bidder, who had agreed &c
finish the job about 20 days sooner
than Mr.. Fowler.
the two stone abutments, was on mo-
ton awarded the contract for them.
Various matters were then taken up
and at five o'clock the Board on motion
adjourned till $3.50 next morning o,7
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chalr-
man. All members present. Minutes OF
previous days meeting read and ap-
The Board then continued the check
| ing of the claims. Various matters
were then taken up, and at noon tht
Board on motion ADJOURNED I'LL Low
m. ,o,,
1880 p. IN. Wednesday March z. 1917.
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Char'
man. All members present.
The Board then entered into prl
vate contract with the 1ngvoldstat
Lumber Co. for the following bridge
lumber and piling. towit:
Two cars or 10000 feet of plank
by IL by 16. and one car or 10000 Zee,
| of plank divided as follows: lO.o0'
| feet of 3 by IL by IS, and 10000 feet o.
| 3 by II by 20. Also one car or 2.0O'
linear feet of piling divided as follows
thirty las, sixty-five les and thirty
| 1873.
The Board then concluded the check
| ing of the claims.
| Moved, seconded and carried that tn
bills as audited be allowed, ana TN
| Auditor Instructed to issue warrant
against the proper funds in payment o
| the same.
Minutes of days meeting read AM
|