Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-12
BOARD PROCEEDINGS
OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS, HELD IN COURT
HOUSE. AT THEIR REGULAR SES-
SION, JUNE Sd, 1918.
1880 p m. Monday, June Srd. 1918.

| 1880 p. m. Monday, June 3rd, 1918.
The Board met according to law and
was called to order. by the Chairman.
| All members present.
The Board then organized as a
! Board of Review and the following
| changes were ordered made in the
various assessments of 1918:
Lincoln township, colts two years
old, raised per cent, horses three
| years old and over, raised 3 per cent
and cows raised 10 per cent.
DEBORAH township, horses three years
ola and over raised per cent and
steers two years old raised 1919 per
| cent.
The rest of the live stock averaging
up to the values set by the Executives
| Council last year, were left as return
| ed by the assessors.
The Board then adjourned as a board
| of review and convened as board of
Supervisors
Moved, seconded and carried Road
| No. 1888 be vacated as prayed for in
Moved. seconded and carried Road
No. 1850 be vacated as prayed for in
Moved, seconded and carried the fol-
| lowing bonds be approved.
Bond of Julius Brown as Patrolman
| in First District.
Bond of ole Ellingson as Patrolman
| in Third District.
At 200 p. m. the Board on motion
| adjourned till $50 next morning.
| $50 a. m. Tuesday June 4th, 1918.
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.
| Various insurance matters were then
| taken up and at noon the Board on
| motion adjourned till 1880 p. m.
1880 p. m. Tuesday, June 4th, 1918.
| The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man. All members present.
T. a.. hot tla do 70 a nd
! the bridge letting as advertised, the
| Board proceeded to open and check the
| bids that had been filed.
The following had filed bids on the
| /. A. T. Hohle
| 2. Eli B. Fowler.
8. Alfred Olson
Elt B. Fowler being the lowest bid
| der was on motion awarded the con-
| tract for the three bridges
The following had filed bids on the
reinforcing steel:
/. Clinton Bridge Works.
i 2. Waterloo Construction Co.
/ Clinton Bridge Works being the low
est bidder was on motion awarded the
contract.
ing of the claims and at 200 p. m. ad-
| journed till $3.50 next morning.
! $3.50 a. M "Wednesday. June 5th. 1918.
| 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.
their regular inspection of the County
Farm.
At $3.50 p. m. the Board returned
from the County Farm and was called
to order by the Chairman, ana again
took up the checking of the claims.
The Board then counted the cash In
the Treasurer's office.
| Moved seconded and carried the
-Treasurer's semi-annual report be APP
At 800 p. m. the Board on. motion
$3.50 a. m. Thursday, june, 9Th, 1918
and was called to order by the Chair
man All members present. Minute!
of previous days meeting read and ap
/ Moved seconded and carried the
bond of Arthur Gardner as Patrolmar
in the Srd district be approved
Moved, seconded and carried the re-
port of the County Engineer on the
sale and distribution of dynamite be
approved. .-
| Moved, seconded and carried that
$500 be allowed out Of the County
fund to pay expenses of contestant in
| the spelling contest held at Des Moines,
Iowa.
The Board then continued with the
checking of the claims, and at noon
adjourned till 1880 p. m.
1880 p. m. Thur day, June 9Th, 1918.
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair
man. All members present.
The Board again continued with the
checking of the claims, and at 500 p.
m adjourned till $3.50 next morning.
$50 a. m. Friday, June 18th. 1918.
| 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. ....
The Board then finished the check
ing of the claims
Moved, seconded and carried that the
bills as audited be allowed and the
| Auditor instructed to issue warrants
against the proper funds in payment of
| the same.
Moved, seconded and carried the re-
commentator of the trustees OF Pleas
ant township be approved and y Mrs.
Gunder Benson be taken to the county
| Home. 1855.
At noon the Board on motion adj
journed till 80 p. m.
1870 p. m. Friday June 18th, 1918.
The Board met as per adjournment
| and was called to order by the Chair
| man. All members present. H..
| Various insurance matter were then
| taken up.
| approved.