Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-07-20
The SUPERVISORS
list Day June Adjournment session 1ea,

man. All members present
some time was at first spent in dis
township with a delegation who want
ca some road changed there.
Moved, seconded and carried the fol
rowing reports be approved
StewaTds reports for the months O
Quarterly report of the county audi
tor for fees collected.
Quarterly report of the county re,
corder for fees collected.
Quarterly report of the clerk o.
courts for fees collected.
quarterly report of the clerk Of
courts for unclaimed fees.
quarterly report of the sheriff fol
boarding prisoners.
quarterly report of the sheriff fol
criminal and insane expense.
Moved, seconded and carried road No
1915 in Madison Township be VACAT.
ED as prayed for in petition.
AT 500 D.. m. the board on motion
adjourned till $3.50 a. m. next morning
s:3O a. IN Wednesday. July 9Th, 1921
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair.
man Members present were o l. Sax.
WICK, E Il. Bakken and NJ. c. Bergan
Bockman came in at 800 and Bur
CESS at $40.
Minutes of previous days meeting
read and approved.
Moved. seconded and carried Frank
Foyer be allowed a refund of 5000 OF
account of erroneous assessment in
Ossian Corporation for the year 1920.
The following resolution signed NJ
by the board on June Sth, 1921, but not
made part of the minutes was al
this time again passed and ordered put
on the Minute Book" and published as
part OF the proceedings of the board
WHEREAS, the legislature of the
state of Iowa has created Primary
Road system and a Primary Roao
Fund, and has dedicated and pledged
"a fan af1e to Sc II
Primary Road System in each of the
several counties OF the state (Chaptei
237, Acts OF the 3Sth General Assembly
as amended) and,
WHEREAS, it appears that there viii
be available for expenditure in Winn-
eshiek County during 1921 approx.
mately $2ss,977.00 of said Primary
Now THEREFORE,, Be 1t Resolved
by the board of supervisors Of Winn-
eshiek County, Iowa:
That we make application to the
Iowa State Highway Commission fol-
tion of the Promary System of said
county:
Decorah-Burr Oak Road Primary
Road No. IL and Decorah- Ridgeway
ing sections A and b, Federal Project
No. 9S, Winneshiek County.
That we designate such road for inn
provment by building the necessary
bridges ana CuiNGTIS.
That we pledge the good faith of the
Us To provide the necessary funds
for, and TO secure the necessary right
Of way as may be required by the fin
ished plans
(2J. To cause to be made available
through the issuance of road certIfi-
Gates, las provided in section "a. Chap
ter 237, Acts of the 3Sth General
Assembly,, any additional funds, Gin
excess OF current Primary Road Funds
and balance on hand in said fund al
the time Of construction), necessary 10
complete this project.
Cd. To do the things which under the
law is necessary for the board of sup
frvisors TO do to cause said improve
nient 10 be constructed In acce ssdance
with the plans and specifications
Passed this sth day of June 1921.
OSCAR WINGER,
o. L. Saxvick
e. r. Bakken
III. c, Bergan
Jos. Bockmann
C. j. Burgess
Members of the board of supervisors,
Winneshiek County, Iowa.
1890 being the time set for the OPEN
ing Of the bids on the various bridges
and culyerts to be built on Primary
Road Project No, SO as advertised for.
the board at this time opened and
The following had filed bids
Q) f. Z. Raymond of Quensqueton,
t2l ]. b. Elliott of Fairbanks, Iowa.
l3j Rodies & Bales of Strawberry
to j. J. Grose OF DEBORAH, Iowa. :,
(5) c. w. Peterson of Northwood.
eeJ j. j. Leonard of Dubuque, Iowa.
al Jno Anderson 81 Son of Maquoke-
.; tsj Ward & Teslow Construction Co.
OF Decorah Iowa,
90 A. Olson Construction CO. OF
1i0) c. III. Vickerman Jr. of Caledonia
MINI.
and there being 81 items 10 figure on
the board did not award any contracts
in the forenoon but postponed IL until
in the afternoon so as TO give them
time to figure out who really was the
lowest bidder on all items.
At noon the board on motion ad-
journed till 1880 p. M az, 80,
40 %. IN. Wednesday. July 9Th, 1921.
The board met as per adjournment
and was called TO order by the chair
man. ---'
Ali members present. :. >
Moved. seconded and carried y. -
Leonard be permitted 70 change his o,u
s27O. 90 10 $4,000 on account or error
IN nutting down figures. However be-
cause the time of completion In =. -
Leonard's bid was 200 days anu ~ Time NJ
fixed. said bids were for said reasons
The bids on grading and thing were
then opened o,.ad
e1) Cameron Joyce & Co. of Keokuk
Us Hysham & Stewart of Omaha
va iaa I,amoreaux Bros. Co. of Omaha
S as w. r. shipman of Sioux City
ioW1 T. q Hales of west Union. Iowa
Tbe bids on grading being in the es-
timation of the board too high all pios
on grading were therefore on motioi
The following had filed bids on tile
ah ~ Mankato Construction Co. o.
Ma e2S National Clay Works of Masor
Ks North Iowa Brick & Tile Co. o.
Tbe North Iowa Brick & Tile Co. be
ing the lowest bidders on tile were u
motion awarded the contract as TOT
STANDARD grade 6" tile at 81 cts ans
STANDARD grade -" tile at 21.1 cts;
The vote was by roll cali anu p an,
gan Rakken, Bockmann, burgess am
Saxv,clx an voting yes. Motion wa
then declared carried; ~ yo,
THE Mankato Construction GO, wa
then awarded the contract TOT isS ii''
ths q, lie al al cts per foot and y.
tue AZ 10 cts per foot Also type -
fntaRes AZ s2s.OO and type "B' intake
81 s24. 90 and Ledge rock excavation q
sp,TTy vote was by roll call ana az
members voting yes. Motion was ,hei
declared carried. a., hr,doe nroposal