Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-12-22
THE SUPERVISORS.

and was called to order by the chair
man.
All members present
The hearing on the grading anC
crawling proposition on the DEBORAH
Locust County Road was at this tim,
continued and the greater part of tn
afternoon was spent in taking tn
matter over with a delegation of PEG
! pie from that road district and actor
on said proposition was deferred unit
Wednesday, December Sth, at 500 p. M
- Some time was spent in looking ovel
y the interior of the court house with
view of having it re-decorated and a
$50 r. M. the board on motion adjourn
ed till $3.50 A. NJ next morning.
$3.50 A. NJ. Tuesday, December z 1925
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 approved.
The decoration of the court house
was at this time again taken up and
the board entered into contract will
w. G. Andrews of Chicago for redeco-
rating the court house in oil and re-
finishing all the woodwork inside and
fixtures for the sum of S6.500.00
Moved, seconded and carried Mrs
Thea KJenslie be allowed $500 per
month payable monthly as county aid
The board then considered the var
ious applications for county positions.
The following had filed applications.
For steward at the County home--H
j. Gross. &. A. Funke, Alvin Noecker
and Rev. c. III. Mead
For Matron at the County Home.
Mary Fortcamp and Mrs c. H. Mead
For day man at County Home
James Mailman and Clarence ]. Kraby
For cook at County Home Randi
Rude.
For night man at County Home--c.
+. Bertossa.
For county physician-Dr. A. r. Bar
II
For overseer of the poor i'm DEBORAH
City. H Hargreaves.
For janitor at the court house and
jail--Dennis Koran and w. r. Wheat
An informal ballot for steward re-
suited in four for Gross and one for
Funke.
a formal ballot was then taken and
resulted i'm five for Gross.
The following appointments for the
County Home were then made-Mary
Fortcamp matron James Mailman day
man, c. + Bertossa nightman and
Randi Rude cook.
vote on janitor resulted in five for
Dennis Moran
As doctor Days application for the
position of county physician was filed
too late and DIR. Barfoot's application
was for more than the compensation
stated in the advertisement the board
decided 10 re-advertise and the county
auditor was authorized TO advertise for
applications which should be on file by
1920.
The board then had conference with
n delegation from Glenwood township
in regard to having Glenwood town
ship taken out of the 4th District and
added to the 5th District. 1t was de-
cided to leave the supervision of the
County Road in Glenwood township to
Il, +. Bakllen for the coming year and
then take up the matter of redistricting
Ia a would
power to re-district until at their Jam
uary meeting in 1922
At noon the board on, motion adj
journed till 1880 r. NJ.
$50 Il. NJ. Tuesday. December 4. 1920
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man. All members present.
The matter of granting certain fran
chise privileges to A. III. Latimer of
Calmar in regard to erecting more
Transmission lines in the Southern part
of the county was at this time taken
up and as no objection had been filed
the board on motion passed the follow
ing resolution, to-wit
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS OF WINNESHIEK
COUNTY. IOWA
That permission is hereby granted A.
n. Latimer of Calmar. WinneshieiS
County. Iowa. his successors or assigns
the right to construct and maintain
ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE, and
TO construct and maintain and erect
poles and wires for the purpose of con-
Quoting electricity for lighting. heat
and power purposes. over certain pub
lie highways IN Winneshiek County
Iowa. for a period of 20 years from and
after the passage of this resolution. In
accordance with the provisions of Sec
tions 1527-C and 1527-S II of the Sup
plement to the code of Iowa. 1913; and
such further and reasonable regula-
tions as the Legislature or the board OF
supervisors may hereafter prescribe,
upon the following designated high
ways in Winneshiek County. Iowa. to-
wit:
Commencing at the South-Wes cor.
ner OF section l Sumner Township
Winnesheik County. Iowa, on the pub
lie highway and running West along
the highway between sections 2 and IL
sections and 10, sections 4 and ., and
sections and 8; thence leaving the
said highway at a point few rods
West of the school house located In
section s and traversing across private
lands. (having duly secured license
and permission from owners to do sol
by Joseph Vopava's buildings and Matt
Novak's buildings across said section
10 the road running North and Soutl
on the section line between sections
and thence South along said highway
between sections IS and II to the
North West corner of section 20. AL
foregoing being in Sumner Township
w I1HtSnlth 1OuHtys lut FOstus
aud highways mentioned are lawfully
established and now being used as such
Also beginning at the North-Wes
corner of section 4, Washington Town
ship and running a mile West along tn,
highway between Washington and Cal
mar Townships, Winneshiek County
Iowa.
Also beginning at the North East
corner of section 20 i'm Lincoln Town
ship, thence running East along the
highway between sections "a and 25 In
said Lincoln Township and between Is
and 90. sections 20 and 29, 2t and 2S In
said Madison Township All the fore
going being public highways in VIM
eshiek County, Iowa. except such as Il
over private lands for which permission
10 build has already been granted By
The owners thereof.
The said A. II. Latimer. his success
sors or assigns upon proceeding under
this franchise shall conclusively b,
held to an acceptance of the provision
of all of the acts or laws relating te
the regulation. supervision or contro
of electric light and power transmits
sion lines which are now in force OF
which may be hereafter enacted. ant
conclusively held to have consented tC
be bound by such reasonable regula-
lions as the board of supervisors OF
Winneshiek County. Iowa. may pre-