Manchester Democrat., 1921-09-14
Board Proceedings
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Manchester, Iowa, Aug. 2 1921
State of Iowa, Delaware County. SIS.
The Board of Supervisors met as per
adjournment, all members being pres
ent.
The following recommendation OF the
County Engineer was presented:
To the Honorable Board Of Super
visors Of Delaware County.
/ hereby recommend that a strip
Of ground be secured in the southwest
quarter of section 81 Hazel Green
Township. for the purpose of straight
enfng the creek channel and avoid eX !.
pensive bridging, plans of the above
6.channel change is shown on the plans
for Federal Aid Project No. 103 on file
lin the Auditors office.
/ also recommend that a strip OF
ground be secured in northeast guar
ter Of section IL, Prairie Township
commencing at the southeast corner
of said quarter and running north
along the Primary Road. This piece
OF ground is 700 feet long and 21 ,teet
wide and is for the purpose of secnr-
I ing4a ditch for surface water and to
provide dirt for fill Plant of the
ground can be seen on plans for Fed-
eral Aid Project No. 103 on file in the
County Auditors office.
The Board of Supervisors having
tried to buy the above pieces OF land
and not being able to reach an agree.
ment on the prices, motion was made,
seconded and carried that the above
recommendation of the Engineer be
accepted and the Auditor be ordered
to appoint three disinterested parties
as appraisers to appraise the
above damages and to follow the regu-
lar course of con domination to avoid
bridging and changing the highway or
streams as in Sec. s.. $. 1a27-r2 of the
road laws of Iowa.
There being no further business to
come before this meeting, motion was
made, seconded and carried that this
meeting adjourn until August Is, 1921.
The minutes of this meeting were
read and approved
ROBERT FISHEL, Auditor
w. E NOBLE, Chairman.
Manchester, Iowa, Aug. 18, 1921.
State of Iowa, Delaware County, IS.
The Board of Supervisors met as
per adjournment, all members being
present.
This being the date set as the las,
day of filing claims for damages on
the Back Bone road and there We're
claims filed to the amount of 81 1928.
40, the Auditor is ordered to appoint
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county to act as appraisers, and ap-
praise the damages and report to the
Auditor OF their finding.
This being the date set for the hear
ing on the condemnation of land for
Federal Aid Project No. l0S, settle
ments were made as follows: Mrs.
Jennie Knly in Adams Twp. for strip
of land to change creek channel, $25.oo
Mrs Clara Snyder Barr for strip of
land in Section IL, Prairie Twp. to take
care of surface water and for dirt
for fill, $225.0o, and motion was
made, seconded and carried that the
Auditor be authorized to issue war
rants from the road fund for the same.
The Board of Supervisors of the
County of Delaware, in the State of
Iowa, met in regular adjourned ses
sion, pursuant to law, to the rules OF
said Board, and to adjournment. The
meeting was called to order by the
Chairman, and the roll being called,
there Were present, w. r. Noble chair
man in the chair, and the following
named Supervisors: F. A. Mead and
Chas. A Swindell. Absent: None.
Supervisor Chas. A. Swindell intro
duced and read the resolution next
hereinafter set out, and moved its
adoption, seconded by Supervisor F. A.
Mead and after due consideration there
of by the Board, the Chairman put the
question upon the adoption of said
resolution, and the roll being called,
the following named Supervisors voted
Aye. F. A. Mead and Chas. A. Swim
dell. Naye: None.
Whereupon the Chairman declared
said resolution duly adopted as fol-
lows:
Resolution.
WHEREAS, The bridge and road
funds of said county are overdrawn
and 1t is deemed advisable to reim-
burse such funds by the issuance of
warrants to replace such warrants pre-
viously causing said overdraft; now
therefore
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the Board
of Supervisors of the County of Della
ware, in the State of Iowa:
Section /. That the Auditor of said
County be and he is hereby instructed
to issue warrants on the bridge and
road fund in the amount as overdrawn
on the date of the passage of this
resolution
Section 2. All resolutions or part OF
resolution in conflict herewith be and
is hereby repealed.
Passed and approved August 18, 92l
There being no further business to
come before this meeting a motion
was made. seconded and carried that
this meeting adjorn until Saturday,
August 20. 1921.
The minutes of this meeting were
read and approved.
ROBERT FISHEL,
Auditor.
w. Z. NOBLE,
hot