The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-24
BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Proc eedlnQs of the Board of Super.
vlsors of Decatur County, Iowa.
July Session. 1919.
con. Iowa. .June FL, 1919.


Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment with all members present.
Chairman P. G. Morgan called the
meeting to order and the following
business was transacted:
This being the day set for hearing
protests against the equalizations OF
assessments made on June 18th, the
board proceeded to this business. Al
ter hearing all protests, and careful
ing resolutions were duly passed:
Moved and seconded that the in
crease of twelve percent on land in
Morgan township stand as made OF
June 18th. Motion carried unani-
mOusly.
Moved and seconded that the in
crease of ten per cent on land IN
Woodland township stand as made
on June 18th. Motion carried unani-
mOusly.
Moved and seconded that on &C
count of an error in figuring the
averages on cows in Weldon, that
the decrease of six per cent as made
be set aside, and that the assessment
of COWS in Weldon stand as made by
tie assessor. Motion carried unani-
mously.
Moved and seconded that the in
crease on the assessment or COWS, or
ten per cent, Davis City corporation,
eleven per cent in DECATUR corpora
corporation, twelve per cent in La
moni corporation, eleven per cent in
Leon corporation, eleven per cent in
Leroy corporation and eleven per
cent in Pleasanton corporation,
stand as made on June 18th. Mo-
ton carried unanimously.
Moved and seconded that the de-
crease of fifteen per cent on COWS
in Van Vert corporation, stand as
made on June 18th. Motion carried
unanimously.
Moved and seconded that the re-
signation of H. E. Aten as deputy
recorder be accepted to take effect
at once. Motion carried.
Moved and seconded that the ap-
pointment of Evran l.. Bruce as
deputy recorder, to succeed H. E.
Aten, resigned, be approved and that
the salary be continued as before at
ninety dollars per month. Motion
carried.
Moved and seconded that the bond
of Evron L. Bruce in the sum of five
hundred dollars be approved. Mo-
ton carried.
Moved and seconded that l.. G.:
Jamison, of Weldon, be appointed
Justice of the Peace in Franklin
township for the current term. Mo-
ton carried
At five P. M. the board adjourned
to Wednesday, June 25th, 1919, at
ten A. NJ. or at call of the chairman.
P. C. MORGAN, Chairman.
Attest: G.. A. MEEK. Auditor.
Leon, Iowa, June 25th, 1919.
Board met at ten A. M, pursuant
to adjournment, with w. H. Golfer
and E. J. Blair present. w. H. Col
ter was chosen as temporary chair
imam and the following business was
transacted:
This being the day set for receiv-
ing bids for the construction of GER
tain concrete culverts, or bridges, as
per notices regularly published, the
bids.
There being but one bid submit
ted, after careful consideration, It
was regularly moved and seconded
that the bid of the Moss COnstruc-
ton Co., of Des Moines, Iowa, Of ST.
448.00 for the construction of Item
Mo. 1, box culvert 5x5x50-No. G.
345, be accepted and that the bid on
all other items be rejected. Motion
carried.
A contract was then drawn up and
signed by the Moss Construction Co.
and the boards chairman, pro tenn.
The board then adjourned to June
25th, 1919, at two P. NJ.
p. C. MORGAN, Chairman.
Attest: G.. A. MEEK, Auditor.
Leon, Iowa, June 25th, 1919.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at two p M. with w. H. Col
ter and E. j. Blair present. w. H.
Golfer was duly chosen temporary
chairman, and the following business
was transacted:
This being the time set for receiv-
ing and considering bids for certain
grading, draining. guard rail con-
struction and incidental work on the
Jefferson Highway between Lamont
and Leon, as per notices regularly
published, the board proceeded to
open the bids.
After opening and carefully con-
sidering all bids, and considering the
moved and seconded that all bids be
rejected, and that the work be re-
advertised. with a letting at a date
to be approved by the District En-
gineer, Mr. Price. Upon ballot mo-
ton carried.
The following resolution of neces;
sitv was submitted:
Whereas the several FUNDS or the
county are overdrawn and the cOun-
ty has outstanding orders for ship.
ments of freight, and whereas the
transportation companies will not de-
liver said shipments until freight
and express are paid, and whereas
the county will suffer and be the
loser from the delay in delivery in
case the transportation charges are
not paid promptly:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF DE-
CATUR COUNTY, IOWA, that In
consideration that Fred Teale pay
said warrants for freight and express
C. o. D. charges at their face value
upon their issuance by the county
auditor that the said board Of super.
visors will approve and allow claim
to be filed by Fred Teale for three
per cent per annum on all warrants
made and paid by him for freight
and express charges only up to and
including the date the funds are In
the county treasurer's office to take
up said warrants.
Moved and seconded that the reso
luton of necessity just presented be
approved. Upon ballot being taker
motion carried unanimously.
The following claims were al