Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-01-15

year OF 1919.
John Crees, steward county farm,
4th quarterly report.
John Horning, clerk, report of
fines and forfeitures for year 1919.
Ella l.. Farquhar, recorder, 4th
quarterly report of fees collected
John Horning. clerk, 4th quarter
ly report of fees collected.
d. L. Tromas, Justice of the peace,
report for the year of 1919.
B. F. Wilson, sheriff, 4th quar-
terly report of fees collected.
VIM. J. Hamilton, auditor, 4th
quarterly report of fees collected.
Ella l.. Farquhar, annual report
of fees collected in 1919.
On motion the boad examined and
allowed the following claims against
the gopher fund:
Donald Shingledecker, IA
gophers .-..,.---.--.--.-....---.-.- LAO
Jorgen Lund, ct al, 16
gopherS ...-..-...---..-.......- 1.6O
Arthur Merk, gophers $500 10
On motion the board ordered the
refund of $4,000 taxes of 1918 to
John F. Liken on account of having
been in U. S. military service during
the year of 1918 on the following
described property, S. w. u sec
ton z, township 81, Range 35 and
on personal property.
On motion the board ordered the
refund of 1921 taxes of 1918 to
Hans Larsen on account of having
been in the U. s. military service
during the year of 1918 on personal
property.
On motion the board approved the
jurors fees for the December term
Of court, 1919.
On motion the board approved the
grand Jury fees for the December
term Of court, 1919.
On motion the board examined
and allowed the following claims on
the bridge fund:
Roberts & Sons, hauling to
No. 15 Melville .............. 1856
John Kilworth, moving fence 1000
The statement of claim and de-
mand for payment Of the Board of
Supervisors of Audubon county,
Iowa, by one Fred Tennigkeit for
damages In the sum of $1,000 on ac-
count of overflow e II of the s. E.
u Of section % and the w. "a OF
section "a Leroy township, was re-
jected.
On motion the county was divided
into districts for convenience for
looking after work as follows:
Soren Madsen-Audubon, Extra,
Oakfield and Greeley townships.
j. H. Maharg, Leroy, Douglas,
Sharon and Hamlin townships.
All Miller, Cameron, Lincoln, Mel
vile and Viola townships
I'm motion 4 MaharO an
pointed superintendent of the county
farm for the year of 1920.
On motion Wesley Jay was ap-
pointed janitor for the year 1920
with salary of $4,000 per month.
On motion the salaries of the
county officers and employees and
deputies were fixed as follows for
1920.
County treasurer, $1s00.Oo per
year.
Deputy treasurer, $3.50 per
month.
County Auditor, $4,000 per
year.
Deputy auditor, $3.50 per month.
Clerk of courts, $4,000 per
year.
Deputy, $3.50 per month.
Sheriff, $500 per year.
Deputy, $4,000 per month.
County recorder, 100000 per
year.
Deputy. recorder. $3.50 per
month.
County superintendent, $4,000
per year.
Deputy superintendent, $62.5O per
month.
County engineer, s250oeOO per
year.
County attorney, $4,000 per
year.
County steward. $1,000 per
month.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet at 500 o'clock a. m, Janu-
airy 3, 1920.
Authors Office,
Audubon, Iowa, January 8, 1920.
Eight o'clock a. m, the board of
supervisors met pursuant to adj
journment of January End, 1920.
Members present, Al Miller,
chairman; Soren Madsen and ]. H.
Maharg.
In the matter of hiring a county
engineer for the year Of 1920:
BY mutual consent of the parties
thereto the old contract is hereby
extended for a period of one year to
January /, 1921. salary to be
$2500.00 per year, all other terms
and conditions OF said contract to
remain the same except that the
said contract may be terminated by
either party thereto serving thirty
days written notice on the other
party.
Signed this 3rd day of January,
1920.
Al. MILLER. Chairman,
SOREN MADSEN,
j. HI. MAHARG,
Board Of Supervisors of Audubon
County, Iowa, Party Of the First
Part
A. j. VAN SISE,
Party of the Second Part.
On motion the board ordered from
the Burroughs Adding Machine
Co., two adding machines, one for
the treasurer's office and one for
the auditors office. The COM
pany taking the old machines in as
part payment, the balance of $740
to be paid on delivery of said ma
chimes. A two percent discount is
allowed IL paid within ten days. In
order that the county may obtain
this discount. board OF Supervisors
authorizes the county auditor to
draw a warrent in favor of the Bur-
roughs Adding Machine Company
for the sumo of $4,000 less two
percent discount on delivery of said
machines and finds them in perfect
condition.
On motion the board retired to
the county farm to invoice same and