Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-06-11
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AT THEIR FEGU-
LAR JUNE SESSION, HELD JUNE
-, 1919

LEU L. NJ. Monday, June End, 1919.
The Board met according to law and
was called to order by the Chairman
All members present.
Moved. seconded and carried that
Joseph w. Neuzil be appointed Regis
trar of Bounty at Festina.
The bids and applications for the posi-
ton of county engineer were at this
time considered, the two applicants
for the position of county engineer
applicants being Frank w. Arneson and
H. A Hanson.
Franz w. Arneson being the lowest
bidder was on motion appointed COun-
ty Engineer for the remainder of the
year 1919 at a compensation of $3.50 90
per month with milage at 10 cents per
mile and 2h cents for each additional
passenger.
Moved. seconded and carried the re-
signation of c. a. Johnson from the
position of Deputy Clerk of the Dis
trict court be accepted.
Moved, seconded and carried the ap-
pointment of c. r. Selland as Deputy
and also that his bond be approved.
At five. o'clock the board on motion
adjourned till $3.50 next morning
$3.50 a. m. Tuesday, June Bird, 1919.
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 ap-
proved.
The Board at this time organized as
a Board of Review and in looking over
the abstract found that the real estate
was turned in according to the deter
mined valuations, and also that the
livestock was turned in at an average
that was agreed on by the assessors
They therefore decided to leave the as
sessments as turned in by the various
assessors.
The Board then adjourned as q
Board of Review and convened as a
Board of Supervisors: The Board on
II ~ a - inc los,
Be it resolved that in as much as the
east abutment on the Humpal Bridge
in Springfield township is in a critical
condition, that the Board as an emer-
gency case try to secure contract
with Eft b; Fowler to put in a new
abutment there for $1,600.O0 price for
driving the piling to be the same as
for the other abutment
At noon the Board on motion adjourn
ed till 1870 p. m.
100 p. m. Tuesday. June 3rd, 1919.
The Board met as per, ADJOURNMENT
man. All members present.
The board then adjourned to make
trip to the county farm and also to
to nal Ike an inspection Of the road by
DlOomingdale's in DEBORAH township.
vt $50 the Board returned from their
trip and on motion adjourned till $50
next morning.
$50 A NJ Wednesday. June 4th,
1919
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair
nan. All members present. Minutes
Of previous days meeting read and APP
proved
The board then spent the forenoon in
checking claims and at noon adjourn
ed till 1870 p. m.
51:3O p; m. "wednesday, june 4th 1919.
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man All members present.
Moved, seconded and carried the
Stewards report for the month of May
be approved with the exception of one
item Where one Of the inmates was re-
corded as having been discharged, the
same being entirely within the jurisdiC-
ton of the Board.
The Board then continued with the
checking of the claims.
Moved, seconded and carried the bills
as audited be allowed and the county
Auditor instructed to issue warrants
against the proper funds in payment of
The Board then made their semi
annual settlement with the county
treasurer.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
TreaSurerS semi-annual report be APP
proved.
The bridge proposition was then
taken up and the board on motion
passed the following resolution.
Sealed proposals. indOrsed Proposals
for Bridge Work" will be received by
the Auditor of Winnesheik County.
state Of Iowa, at his office in the Court
House i'm DEBORAH, Iowa, until 1870 p.
m. on the first day of July, 1919, for
the construction of the bridges listed
below. Bids will be publicly opened
and read before the board of SuperViS-
ors at the time stated above.
l. Larson Bridge. In the SEA SEA
section Is Canoe township
One reinforced concrete abutment
and wings and 32-foot I-beam span. l6
foot roadway. Approximate material
required, SO cubic yards of concrete;
5000 pounds reinforcing; 80 piling;
county will furnish wood floor at job.
Estimated cost, $l,S0000.
3 Madison Church Bridge. On the
Section line between Section 9 and 16
in Madison township.
Two reinforced concrete abutments
and wings for old &c foot Ibeam span
l6 foot roadway. Material required
11S cubic yards concrete: 5000 pounds
reinforcing; 60 piling. Estimated cost
$4,000.
5. Sacquitne Bridge. on line between
Sections 10 and 26, Highland township.
One reinforced concrete abutment and
wings for east approach span 16 foot
roadway Material required, SO cubic
yards concrete; 2,340 pounds reinforce
ing; % piling. Estimated cost, $3.50.
Minutes. of days meeting read and APP
proved. Moved. seconded and carried
to Iaj0urn till 1880 p. m, Monday,
June 80. 1919. -
OSCAR. WINGER.