Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-07-20

contract with w. r. Shipman Con-
! struction Co. the lowest bidder on the
grading at price lower than the one
he had submitted in his bid
The price as stated in the contract
was as follows
Cd For grading on section a. Fed
erai Aid Project No. 9S, at a rate OF 43
cts per cubic yard for earth excavation,
Sl.20 per cubic yard for loose rock ex-
cayation,, and s2.0o per cubic yard for
solid rock excavation.
/ Cd For grading on section "B" same
project at a rate of 43 cts per cubic
yard for earth excavation, $3.50 per
Gu. yard Tor loose rock excavation and
S2.0O. per cubic yard for solid rock ex-
lcavation.
The vote was by roll call, all MEM
bers voting yes: The motion was then
At 500 p. m. the board on motion adj
journed till $50 a. m. next morning.
$3.50 a. m. Thursday. July 9TH, 1921.
The board met as per adjournment
man.
All members present except c. j.
Burgess who came in at 900.
Minutes of previous days meeting
read and approved.
The old law in regard to registra-
ton of births and deaths having been
repealed and a new one enacted, pro-
viding for a registrar in each township
and Incorporated town the board in
accordance with the provision of the
law made the following appointments
>.
Mrs. w. A. Clink for Fremont Town
ship.
Mrs. Addie Morton for Orleans Town
ship
ship. including the Town of Ridgeway.
1 j. NJ. Huber for Sumner Township.
| j. II. Meyer for Jackson Township
including Jackson Junction Corpora
Mrs. Loretta Kimball for Burr Oak
Township.
Mrs. Clara Brittendall for Button
Township.
Gust Bakken for Madison Township.
/ w. II. Miller for Calmar Township
including Calmar corporation and
/ Spillville Corporation.
II. ]. Schupanitz for Washington
Township including Fort Atkinson Cor
Mrs. Robinson Reid for Hesper Town
ship. -.
A. A. Lukken for Canoe Township
s. j. Moore for DEBORAH Township in
GLIDING the city of DEBORAH
Rev, Paul koren for Springfield
Cornell Riveland for Militory Town
ship including Ossian Corporation. ..-...
Mrs. Clara Olson for Highland Town
ship.
Mons Tweet for Pleasant Township.
| Rev. Olaf Brevik for Glenwood Town
ship.
r. e. Malloy for Bloomfield Township
including Castalia Corporation.
The board then had conference with
| a representative of the Winneshiek
County Bankers Association in regard
TO organize a VIGILANCE COMMIT
TEE" for the county.
| The rest of the forenoon was spent
in fixing up the various contracts
awarded the previous day and at noon
on motion adjourned till one thirty p.
m.
1880 p. m. Thursday. July 7th. 1921.
The board met as per adjournment
and was called TO order by the cnalr-
man.
All members present.
The following resolution was at
this time passed by the board.
| WHEREAS. The "Winneshiek Coun-
| ty Bankers Association having asked
the board of supervisors to co-opeEate
with them in forming Vigilance
COMMITTEES" for Winneshiek County.
and
! WHEREAS. the board deem it best
\ for the interests OF the county 70 CO.
\ operate with said association,
| NOW THEREFORE,, BE 1t Resolved,
by the said board OF supervisors that
they ce-operate with said associations
in forming such committee TO the ex-
tent that they authorize the sheriff 10
appoint sufficient number OF deputies
who shall put up an acceptable bond in
the sum OF $4,000. who shall serve
without any fixed salary and whose
compensation. If any, in case OF bank
robbery, is to be paid by the said
The rest of the afternoon was spent
in checking claims and al $500 p. IN.
the board on motion adjourned till $3.50
a. m. next morning.
The board met as per adjournment
and was called TO order by the chair
man.
All members present except c.. j
| Burgess who came in at 900.
| Minutes of previous days meeting
read and approved.
Moved, seconded and carried Bert
| Overhouse be allowed a refund of $3.50
on account of double assessment in
Frankville and Bloomfield Townships
for the year 1920. Said refund TO be
taken out Of Bloomfield Township.
The forenoon was spent in checking
claims and at noon the board on motion
adjourned till 80 p. m; -
I:so p. m; Friday. July sth. 1921.
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man.
All members present
| Moved. seconded and carried the bond
| of A. Olson Construction Co. for bridge
construction be approved.
The following resolution in regard TO
the third Federal Aid Project was at
| this time passed by the board, to wit
| WHEREAS. the legislature OF the
State of Iowa has created a Primary
Road System and a Primary Road Fund
fund to the Improvement of said
| Primary Road system in each of the
several counties of the state, (Chapter
| 237. Acts of the 3Sth General Assembly,
and
| WHEREAS. it appears that there
will be available for expenditure in
Winneshiek County during 1922. ap-
proximately $2oo.oo0.Oo 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 for the Improvement of the
following portion of the Primary Road
System of said county, Primary Road
| beginning at Calmar and extending
talia to the East county line, also
Primary road beginning at Calmar and
| extending Southerly, through Festina
to Fayette County Line, also Primary
! Road beginning at end of Division 'B
\ Federal Aid Project No. 9S and extend
| ing through Burr Ook to the Mime
sota-Iowa Safe Line.
! That we designate such road for inn
provement by constructing TO finished
| grades, providing the necessary drain
age and elimination of danger at rail-
/ way crossings.
That we propose to pay for the
bridge and culvert construction work
upon such road from the Primary Road
Fund.
That we pledge the good faith of the
county:
for, and to secure the necessary right
of way as may be required by the fin
ished plans.
(2) To cause to be made available
through the issuance of road certiff-
ter 2S7' Acts of the 3Sth General Assem-
bly), any additional funds, Gin excess
! of current Primary Road Funds and
balance on hand in said fund at the