Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-01-16
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD of
SUPERVISORS At THE REGULAR
JANUARY SESSION, WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY I'd, 1918.

The Board met according to law and
was called to order by the County Aud
itor. All members present except o.
u: Haugen, who was absent on account
Chas. Ryan, the new member from
the third district had in the meantime
qualified according to law, and was al
so present.
Chairman for the coming year.
The Following committees were then
appointed by the Chairman
County Home-Entire board with j.
Il. Kuhn as chairman
Bridge-Entire board with o. c.
Haugen as chairman.
Highway-Entire board with o. l..
Saxvik as chairman.
Court House and Jail-Entire board
with Chas. Ryan as chairman.
Moved. seconded and carried that the
bond of Henry j. Gross as Steward of
the County Farm for the year 1918 be
approved and ordered placed on file.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
following persons be allowed county
aid during the year 1918 respectively as
Mrs. C. Wilson. $500 per month. pay
able monthly.
Mrs. c. Jacobs. $500 per month, pay
able monthly.
Mrs, John Lang. $500. per month,
payable monthly.
Theresa Plomteaux $1,000. per month.
payable monthly.
vi. l..
Kinney. $500 per month. payable
monthly.
John Kudrna, $500 per week. payable
quarterly.
Mrs. w Koshatka be allowed two
cords of wood in addition to the pres
ent allowance for groceries.
Moved. seconded and carried that the
approved and ordered placed on file:
Report of II. ". Everts, Justice of the
Peace. Hesper township.
Report of H. f. Barthell. Justice of
the Peace, DEBORAH township.
Report of Oscar Winger. County
Auditor.
Report of S. j. Moore. Clerk of
Courts.
Report of Allen Wise, County Re-
corder.
Report of o. o. Ellngson, Sheriff
Report &C G. o. Funke, Steward Of
the County Farm.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
time for the application for the public
alton of the Board proceedings, and the
bids for the printing of the 1000 copies
of the Financial Report be set at 1880
p. M, Friday. January 4, 1918.
At $500 p. M, the Board on motion
adjourned till $3.50 next morning.
$3.50 a. m. Thursday, January 3. 1913.
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair
man. All members present except o..
G.. Haugen, who was absent on account
or illness.
Minutes of previous days meeting
read and approved.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
following appointments made on De-
cember IS. 1917 be approved
Henry J. Gross as Steward of the
County Farm.
Mary Fortcamp as Matron of the
County Farm.
G.. +. BertoSsa as Night Man OF the
ID. N Anderson, as Day Man of the
County Farm.
Lena Ploeger as Cook of the County
Farm.
A. F. Barfoot. County Physician.
p. III. Whalen. Overseer of the Poor
Dennis Koran. Janitor of the Court
The compensation of the various
Township and Corporation Assessors
was then taken up, and fixed as foil
ows:
For Highland, Fremont. Madison, De-
corah. Sumner, Calmar, Military and
Bloomfield townships. $112.5O. each.
For Burr Oak, Hesper., Button. Can
FrankviIle and Washington townships.
$118.75 each.
For Orleans. Jackson and Lincoln
townships. $9s.75 each.
For DEBORAH corporation, $4,000.
For Calmar corporation. $3.50.
For Ossian corporation. $3.50.
For Ridgeway corporation. $41.26.
For jackson d Junction. c "a taiS
Moved. seconded and carried to
transfer from the county insane fund
to the county poor fund the amount
that was expended for the insane at
the County Home. but paid from the
poor fund, during the year 1917.
The matter of the compensation of
the various deputies was then taken
up. and the salaries for the year 1918
Deputy Auditor. Deputy Treasurer
and Deputy Clerk of Courts, $1,000 per
annum each. Deputy Sheriff. 100000.
Superintendent, $4,000 per annum
The Board then commenced to check
over the various township trustee re-
ports. and at noon adjourned till 1880
1880 p. m, Thursday. January Sd,
1918
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair
man. All members present except %.
c. Haugen.
The Board then adjourned in order
to make their regular inspection of the
County Home. At $3.50 they returned
adjourned till $3.50 next morning.
$3.50 a. M, Friday, January A, 1918.
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair
man. All members present except ..
G.. Haugen.
Minutes of previous days meeting
read and approved
The Board then again took up the
checking of the township trustee re-
ports.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
report OF Luther Reed as Constable of
DEBORAH township be approved.
At noon the Board on motion adj
journed till 1880 p. M
1880 p. M, Friday. January 4, 1918.
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair
man.
This being the date and time set for
the hearing of the applications for the
+, appointment of official newspapers for
NWinneshiek County for the year 1918,
and also the bids on the Financial Re-
port. the Board proceeded to open and
check the various applications and
bids The following newspapers mad
filed applications for appointment as
Official Newspapers:
DEBORAH Public Opinion.
DEBORAH Republican.
DEBORAH Journal.
DEBORAH Poster.
Ossian Bee.
The following were on motion APP
pointed as official newspapers:
The Ossian Bee, being the only APP
plicant outside of DEBORAH Corporation
was on motion named as one OF the
Ohlcial Papers. Du,.
Phe DEBORAH Public Opinion, Decorah
Republican and the Decorah Journ b,