Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-05-01

board of supervisors met in adjourn
ed session, at the auditors office at
Audubon, Iowa, to consider objec-
tions to the change of the highway
aforesaid, and to consider claims fill
ed for damages by reason thereof
and whereas the Board after inspec-
ton of the proofs of the service of
notice in said matter, finds that one
notice has been served in the form
and manner SO provided by law and
in time for this hearing; on all own
ers through whose land said propos-
ed right of way extends or upon
whose land such proposed right Of
way borders or ADULTS, and on all
persons in possession of such land;
and,
WHEREAS, the board further
finds that no objections have been
filed to the proposed change of the
highway aforesaid, and finds that
claims have been filed for damages
as follows: Russell W. Stearns,
$500.00; Virgil Holmes, $4,000;
Mrs. Helen Turner, $4,000; and
Margaret Stearns. $2500.0O. !
Now, the board after due consider
alton of the said claims for damages,
proceeds to determination thereof
and finds and awards to each of the
said claimants, as damages on ac-
count Of such change as follows:
To Margaret Stearns, $4,000.
To Mrs. Helen Turner, $4,000.
To Virgil Holmes, $4,000.
To Margaret Stearns as guardian
of Russell w. Stearns, $4,000.
THEREFORE,, be it resolved and
ordered by said board of supervisors
that the change in the highway
aforesaid. as recommended by the
county engineer, be and is hereby es-
tahlisled, and be it further resolved
and ordered that on completion of
the said change ready for travel, the
part of the old highway not used
shall DO abandoned.
AND. be it further resolved and
ordered. that the county auditor be
and is hereby authorized to issue
warrants on the County Road Fund,
in favor of each of the aforesaid
claimants in the amounts as herein
awarded.
AND, be it further resolved that,
that said Audubon County enter up
on such right-of-way and proceed to
improve the same.
A motion was made by All. Miller
ard seconded by Soren Madsen that
the ebovc resolutions be adopted.
Or taking vote the resolution
was adopted by three yeas.
On motion the board adjourned
to meet at eight o'clock May 9Th,
1913.
Approved ]. H. MAHARG,
Chairman.
Attest. w. J. HAMILTON,
eli1@ County Auditor.
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Will Kommes was in Audubon
on business, Monday.
Miss Gertrude Basham is at pres
ent staying at the DIR. Graf home in
Stuart, where she has been several
weeks. She has been in very poor
health but is improving now and
expects to practice nursing in Stu
art as soon as she is able.
Mrs. M. O. Smith is enjoying 8
visit from her sister, Mrs. Jessie
DeHart Of Troy, Kansas, who ar
rived here Monday for a weeks
visit. She had been in Guthrie
Center visiting her daughter, who
J is teaching school near there ane
will return home with her mothe
in about two weeks.
4
/ Miss Emma Fitch, who has BEEF
in Monroe. Wisconsin, where sh'
WAS called several weeks ago by the
serious illness Of her mother ane
sister, returned to Extra last Thurs
day and reports both almost com
pletely recovered. She returned tt
her duties Saturday as clerk at tn
Petersen store, which was so yer,
satisfactorily filled by Miss Verns
} Croy during her absence.