The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-03-25
BOARD PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings OF Board of Super
visors in the March session,
1920.
T con Iowa. March I, 1920.

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yisors in the March session,
1920.
Leon, Iowa, March 1, 1920.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment with all members present. me
Il meeting was, called to order by chair
man P. G. Morgan and the following
business was transacted:
The auditor reported that the EN-
ma Davenport property had been ap.,
praised by the Town Council OF
Leon, and asked permission to ot1er
the same for sale, and after care
ful consideration, the following reso-
luton was adopted: ~ :.
Resolved, that the County Audi
tor be, and is hereby directed to al
yertise and offer for sale, Lot 4,
Block 10. Stout and Gillilam's Addi-
ton to Leon, known as the Emma
Davenport property, as by law re-
uuired, for the benefit of the School
Fund.
The Road Petition Of S. c. Brad.
ford, ct al, asking the vacation OF
the road commencing at the SCUM.
west corner of southeast quarter @ or
west of the 5th P. NJ, Decatur Coun-
ty, Iowa, and running, thence north
200 rods more or less and terminal
ing at the north end OF the SAID
road as the same is now located, be-
ing up for consideration, the board,
after investigating the matter ana
hearing testimony in regard to the
same, finds that there is no such
road: that there was never any sucn
road established either by dedica-
ton, prescription or otherwise, ana
therefore adopted the following reso-
luton in regular order:
Be 1t Therefore Resolved, by the
Board OF Supervisors OF Decatur
County, Iowa, in session, on the ISL
day Of March, 1920, that there IS
no such road at the point designated
that the county makes no claim tor
such road, and they finding that
there is no such road, they have no
occasion or authority for vacatlng
the pretended road or Of going to
the expense of appointing COM
missioner to view the same or to the
expense of advertising the vacation
OF the same.
The rest of the day was spent III
considering other road petitions and
the auditor was advised to hold all
other petitions for further consld-
Grafton after the board had lnvestl-
gated said road changes.
At six P. NJ the board adjourned
to Tuesday, March End, 1920, at
e'sN' d. NJ p. c. MORGAN, Chairman
Attest: G. A. MEEK. Auditor.
Leon. Iowa, March 2, 1920.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment with all members present.
Chairman p. c. Morgan called the
meeting to order and the following
business was transacted:
The following school fund loans
were approved:
Nancy Honn, Eden Township$265.O0
Willard F. Stookey, Leon
Corporation .....-..-.-..-- 10000
Lee J. Little, Center Twp..---2CoO.oO
The following bonds were ap-
goHreu a. Cash, clerk of Bur-
rell township --.---.------::;--- W
w. G. Barbour, treasurer De-
catur County Farm Bureaus 30
The following paid vacation claims
were aDprOVed:
Andrew Anderson, drag 1855 129.00
T. R. Roberts, bridge work. go
Bert Scott. bridge work ..... 42.54
RalDh Roberts bridge work 800
w. w. Shelton. bridge work 2S.o0
Will Lloyd, bridge work. $3.50
H. G. Roberts, bridge work 1922
v. B. Irving, bridge work. 4S.4
r n Harmon, bridge work 1850
w. y. IoION vi lutoS " VI A. -
Fred P:tman. bridge work.. rO40
Harvo Pitman bridge work $50
Fred Bigley. bridge work .--- 49,
Geo %. Arney, bridge work. 1890
s r Karnes, bridge work.. 1852
C. P. Swcpe, bridge work--:--- $40
Geo. e. Arney, bridge work l.5O
i. G. Jameson, Justices fees 2.o0
L. A. Mitchell, constable's
lees 7.o'
D. Burbank. witness fees and
G. NJ. Ketcham, freight -..--..- 1860
w. A. Edwards, grand jurors
fee and expense .-....-.----.-- 4.3O
r. j. Warnock grand jurors
fee and expense. .--.------------ 11.20
S. S. Wright, court reporter
per diem oo.Vo
S. S. Wright, court reporter -o
O. r. Stout, freight ADV. 49, LA
Rarrv Bros. drag 1910
n n Harmon, bridge work 4340
Fired Bigley, bridge work 1920
w. G. Brown, bridge work. 1880
H. Pitman, bridge work .---,- 36.40
Rert Scott, bridge work $780,. 1890
( Pill Lloyd. bridge work $780,. $40
Chas Fellows. bridge work. $50
Wright. court reporter 1868
q r Wilson. drag 100
Nile S. Mendenhall. drag 49, 100
O. C. McClintock, drag 500
r. McGraw, drag 5.3O
Tom Baker. drag ....... 1905
Ralph Rumley, drag -..---: 3.l6
Geo. w. Sanger, court bailiff 5000
Frank Graham, drag -.-.------- ~
G A. Carlson. drag .. $50
H. r. Layton, committee fee
J. NJ Thompson -.-.--------:--- S.os
j. S. Parrish, committee fee
]. M Thompson 500
john A. Fulton, sheriff's fee
j. M. Thompson .-..----:-.,::-- l5.4l
L.. p. Hastings, witness fee
J. NJ. Thompson .-.--.----.----- 5.IV
B. F. Aten, drag -.-----.-------- 240
JAS. Hazlett, drag -.-.-..---- 3.O2
Ralph Frost, janitor's ser
vices f1.cv
Everett G Wagorser, drag 49,. 1882
C. H. Hodges, drag -...-.--..-- 7.2O
j.. F. Howell, janitor's SER
wees f@.oV
Eliza Owens, widows pen
sion ..-.-.------------.--.-- oI.VV
Bessie Adair, widows PEN