Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-05-05
APRIL II, 1919.

anu ~. II. baWQen WHO were dtteHuluS
a meeting of the State Highway Com
mission at Ames, Iowa.
Bids were filed for grayeling 12A
miles of county road as per advertise
ment published by County Auditor, the
said bids were considered at O'Clock
P. NJ. by all members Of the Board
being present.
1t having been determined that the
specifica tons in Notice to Contractors
be amended from 500 to $50 yds.
of gravel per mile; it was therefore
moved and seconded that the specifica-
tons for graveling county roads con-
tanned in Notice published by county
auditor, be amended so that $50 yds.
of gravel shall be placed upon the said
roads, Motion carried, all members
voting aye.
q. After due consideration Of bids as
filed, it was found that the bid OF
Snather Construction Co. was the best
bid on file, it was therefore moved and
seconded that bid be. accepted and con-
tract awarded at a price of $l9563.5O,
as per agreement attached to said bid
filed on account of changes in specifica-
ton.
Petition for re construction of Ship,
Drain No. %, by Philip Merrill, being
on file, the. Board on motion appointed
r. G. Austin as engineer to make sur
vey and report on said petition.
On motion Board adjourned to meet
April 18th, 1919 at o'clock, A. NJ.
APRIL Is, 1910.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
all members present.
On motion, the bonds Of A. HI. Austin
and j. A. Dunkel on account Of bridge
construction are approved.
On motion, auditor Is authorized to
issue refund warrant to Van lies,
Admir-, in the amount of $10.69. on ac-
count Of error in tax on 5 " NV "A
ex. lots, Sec. 1S-S6-26.
Report of engineer. on petition for
drainage district by Enoch Westwick
being on file, the Beard on motion in
structed auditor to publish for hear
ing on said petition.
Report of engineer on petition for
drainage district by Il. Westwick being
on file. the Board on motion Instructed
auditor to publish notice for hearing
Oh said petition.
Whereas Thirza Briggs Aldrich of
Hamilton County, Iowa, has made,
executed and rendered to the County
of Hamilton her certain deed in words
and figures as follows, to-wit;
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/ Know all men by these presents that
I, Thirza Briggs Aldrich widow of
Charles Aldrich, of Hamilton County.
in the State of Iowa, being DESTROYS
of establishing and creating a park for
the use Of the public as a recreation
and picnic ground, do hereby give.
grant and convey unto the County of
Hamilton. the following described real
estate located in the County of Ham
ilton and State of Iowa, to-wit: The
North east quarter of the South east
quarter and the North L. acres of the
South half of the North west quarter
of the South east quarter and the East
half of the. North. east quarter of the
Northwest quarter of the South east
quarter and all of the, West half of the
North east quarter being and lying
South and East of the center of the
Boone River, all in Section Is, Town
ship IS. Range IS West of the 9th p.
NJ. Iowa. to he held by the said County
of Hamilton perpetually in trust for
the use and benefit of the public as a
recreation and picnic ground subject to
the following rights and conditions.
to-wit:--
That the gift of the aforesaid real
estate is made subject to the right OF
Charles Briggs of Hamilton County.
Iowa, brother of the donor, to cutsand
obtain from the timber on the afore-
said real estate fuel and fire-wOod for
the personal use of said Charles Briggs
during his life time.
That the gift of the, aforesaid real
estate is made subject to. the right OF
Frank Briggs of Hamilton County,
Iowa. to use all of said real estate,
aforesaid, for the purpose OF pasturing
live stock personally owned by the
said Frank Briggs as long as the said
Frank Briggs shall live on and operate
the farm known as the Briggs farm adj
joining the above described real estate
on the north; said Frank Briggs to
maintain the fences and gates on and
about said real estate. and. the right
of said Frank Briggs to use said real
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