Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-23
THE SUPERVISORS
Regular June Session, 1920.

cussing various road and bridge mat
tiers and at 500 o'clock the Board on
motion adjourned till $3.50 next
1880 A. NJ, Tuesday. June Sth. 1920.
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair
man All members present
moved, seconded and carried that
Jacob Meyer be appointed Justice of
the Peace in Calmar Township, to
serve till January first, 1921.
The Board then discussed a road
proposition at Ridgeway with a dele
CATION from there.
+. J. Todd, Deputy Auditor. at this
time handed in his resignation, but
the Board did not act on it at this
time.
Moved, seconded and carried to ad-
journ till 1880 p NJ.
1880 r. NJ. Tuesday, June Sth, 1920.
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair
man. All members present.
The bids on reinforcing steel were
at this time opened.
The following had filed bids:
I'd Elt b. Fowler.
CD Waterloo Construction Co.
(3Clinton Brige Works.
The Board being of the opinion that
the bids were rather high, on motion
rejected all bids.
The Board then entered into a pri-
vate contract with Eli B. Fowler for
steel at lower price than any OF the
DldS.
The Board at this time made their
semi-annual settlement with the
County Treasurer.
Moved, seconded and carried the
Treasurer's Semi-annual report be ap-
proved.
Moved. seconded and carried to pur-
chase a Todds Check Writer and the
County Auditor is hereby authorized
to issue a warrant for $3.50 on receipt
of check writer in payment of same.
Moved. seconded and to adj
journ till $3.50 next morning.
1880 A. NJ, Wednesday, June 9th,
1890
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair
man. All members present. Minutes
of previous days meeting read and ap-
proved.
Moved, seconded and carried Road
No. 1906 be established and part of
Road No. S72 vacated as prayed for in
petition, and the County Auditor au-
thorized to issue warrant for $500
to the administrator of the Lenning-
dahl Estate in payment for damages
caused by establishing said road.
Moved, seconded and carried the
County Auditor be authorized to ap-
point appraisers to appraise possible
damages in case road petition 1907
be acted on and the road established.
Moved. seconded and carried the
County Auditor be authorized to APP
point appraisers on the McCauley Road
No 1908 in Button Township.
p At noon the Board on motion ad-
journed till 1880 p. NJ.
1880 P. NJ. Wednesday. June 3. 1920
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair
man. All members present
Moved, seconded and carried the
County Superintendent be allowed to
use $4,000 as prizes for the spelling
and figuring contest.
Moved, seconded and carried Road
No. 1903 be established on the fol-
lowing conditions, to-wit: Mr. KLEIN
me is to receive $4,000 for Right of
Way Trustees or petitioners to put
up fences along new road and KLEIN
me to furnish the material for same;
County to build a concrete horsevay
3 1-2 by feet; thing in slough not to
be disturbed, no grading to be more
than one foot deep where tile is laid.
Old road must be vacated and TruS-
tees or petitioners to put up fences
where old road is vacated, and KLEIN
me to furnish material for same. Also
Trustees or petitioners to furnish gray-
ell for horseway and maui same with
out expense to the county; and Trus-
tees or petitioners to haul material for
fence
There being two petitions on file in
regard to the location of the klink-
enberg Bridge in DEBORAH Township.
the Board on motion decided to put 1t
where the Township Trustees had ask
ed to have ii put.
At 500 O'Clock the Board on mo-
ton adjourned till $3.50 next morn
ing.
$3.50 A. NJ. Thursday. June 10th, 1920
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair
man. All members present. Minutes or
previous days meeting read and APP
Moved, seconded and carried the
following contracts and bonds be APP
proved:
Contract and Bond of Fred Houdek
Cnnarfntandant in SApnnd
Contract and Bond of G. H. Thune
for Road Superintendent in fifth dis
trict.
Mr.. Todd's resignation was at this
time acted on and accepted Resigna-
ton to take effect June SOth, 1920.
Moved, seconded and carried Charles
Glass be allowed refund Oh so;lo on
Washington Township for the years
1915, 1916 and 1917.
At noon the Board on motion ad-
journed till 1880 p. III.
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair
man. All members present.
The Board at this time adjourned in
order to make trip to the County
Home and also to look after a couple
of road propositions north of town.
At 600 o'clock the Board returned
from their trip and on motion ad-
$3.50 A. NJ, Friday, June 18th. 1920.
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair :
man. All members present. Minutes of
previous days meeting read and APP
proved.
The Board at this time organized as
a Board of Review and the County
Auditor was on motion instructed TO
make the following changes. to-wit:
In Lincoln Township, Colts ! year
old 10 be raised Is per cent. Colts :
years old to be raised lS per cent.
Horses to be raised 8 per cent He'll
ere / wear old to be raised Is per
cent. Heifers years old to be raised
10 per cent. Cows to be raised IL per
cent steers | year Old to be raised
~ psr cent Steers years old 10 De
raised 10 per cent. and hogs TO De
lowered 20 per cent.
The County Auditor was also IN
structed to raise the hogs in FRANK
willie so per cent -,
The rest of the valuations in all
the Townships were fSun to be ABOUT
what the various assessors hsd asreeu
on ~ their January meetings SO the
Board decided tn leave them as re-
turned By the various assessors
The Board then adjourned IS
Board of Review, and conVeheo q
BOARD of Supervisors.
Road Petition No. l2Os Yves SEaLn
considerSd and the Board oeclc, hos
to yacate the road as there We're some
remOnst RANGES filed against such Naca-
tion, -,
The Board then commenced to cheek
over the various ola sns and at noon
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