The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-22
BOARD PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings of the Board of Super
visOrs at the August Ses-
sion, 1913.

Proceedings of the Board of Super
visors at the August Ses-
sion, 1918.
Leon, Iowa, July gath, 1918.
sion with all members present ant
upon being called to order by Chair
man Hastings the following bust
ness was transacted.
The board meeting being called
for the consideration of the resig.
nation of Wtlter Osborn as county
auditor they proceeded to consider
the same and after due deliberatiOn
they accepted said resignation tC
board also approved and accepted
the nomination of G. d. Osborn as
deputy county auditor. There be-
ing vacancy in the office of coun-
ty auditor caused by the resignation
of said Walter Osborn as auditor
and C. D. Osborn as deputy auditor
the board then appointed G. d. Os-
born as county auditor and F. II.
Cozad as deputy county auditor to
fill said vacancy.
There being no further business
to come before the board for the
day at five o'clock they adjourned
to meet at eight o'clock Monday,
August 5th, 1918.
L. P. HASTINGS. Chairman.
Attest: G.. D. OSBORN, Auditor.
Leon, Iowa, Thursday, August 1,
1918.
Board met in special called SEES
sions with l.. p. Hastings and w. II.
sent. l.. P. Hastings, chairman, in
the chair. The following business
was transacted:
The board thinking at this time
when the road funds and the
bridge funds was almost or is at
the present time exhausted or over
dawn and the present high prices
of labor and materials and deeming
it prudence and economy to do
contemplated, and to do without the
services of the county engineer, and
the terms of present contract with
Acting Engineer w. R. Greenlun
being such that either party could
terminate said contract upon giving
thirty days written notice to the
other party, has caused this day to
be served upon said w. r. Greenlun
a notice to the effect that his SER
vices as said county engineer would
. be no longer needed, and his con-
tract would terminate with the close
of business August 31st, 1918, and
the county of Decatur be no longer
liable for the salary of said w. r.
Greenlun as stated in said contract.
There being no further business
ito come before the board for the
day at five O'Clock they adjourned
to meet at eight o'clock Monday,
August 9Th, 1918.
L. P. HASTINGS, Chairman.
Attest. n 0CpnPN An1itnr
Leon, Iowa, Monday, August 9Th,
Board met in adjourned session
with all members present and upon
being called to order by Chairman
Hastings, the following business
was transacted: aa.
Board spent the day dealing for
the right of way for road through
lands in New Buda township. Up
. on comforting with the several part
les interested in said roadway the
board then accented and approved
the consent petition Of VIM. Fox
and Sarah Fox and Emory Thomp-
son and Abigail Thompson for
right of way for road 40 feet wide
DIS compromise of petition filed by
H. A. Willis ct al, the county pay
ing therefor in the sum of $4,000
ory and Abigail Thompson. Said
$500 to be paid in equal payment
to above named parties or $4,000
to Mr.. and Mrs. Fox and like
amount to Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson.
The board then acted upon the
petition of Robert Turner for the
appointment of H. A. Tapscott as
constable of Fayette and approve
the same.
There being no further business
day at five o'clock they adjourned
to meet at eight o'clock Tuesday,
August 9Th, 1918
L. P. HASTINGS, Chairman.
Attest: c. D. OSBORN, Auditor.
Leon, Iowa, Tues lay, August 9Th.
ltBoard met pursuant to adjourn
ment with all members present and
man Hastings the following bust
ness was transacted:
The following claims paid in va
caAion were approved:
Hines VIM, soldiers relief $50
Harper, o. v. L., soldiers
relief, Mrs. Waterman 49, 500
Merritt, Alice, soldiers re-
N fief 49,. -. ..-....-..-.-..... 500
zimmerman, Mary, soldiers
- relief ....-. !----..-----.-------- 800
(Cracraft, Mrs, soldiers re-
lief ~. .--..-..,.....-..........- SEQ
lief - ....-'...,.--.-.. 500
White, Mary, soldiers relief 500
Rex, oliver, drag --..-..--..- 40
Dawson, J. NJ, freight $1,000 9.45
SBrown, Bud, road drag -....- 1880
lSurber, Gale, road drag --.. 500
8usy, J. A., road drag ..- 21.60
! Sirag .... ........-.-.,..-.-...-- 1.so
\ htwright, E. A., road drag GAO
/ \Sght, John, road drag 1900. 1880
Ener, #. NJ, painting 80. 225.0O
i4iton. L., painting ....---... 1000
Nton, Fred, painting 1890 1900
iering, F., painting ----s 1900
I \ hensen, G. A., patrol