SUPERVISORS’ PROCEEDINGS.
O'Neill, Neb., Sept. 26, 1922, 10 a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Ail members present. Called to order
by chairman.
To the Honorable County Board of
Holt County, Nebraska:
WE, the undersigned, being the
owners of the land adjacent to the pro
posed road, hereby petition your hon
orable body to grant and establish a
public road, described as follows, to
wit:
Commencing at tne ivnox comity
line at southeast corner of the NE’,4
of Section 1, thence west about 150
rods all on the south side of % section
line (40 feet) thence north about 80
rods, thence angling northwest and
west to a point west of bridge about
25 rods and ending on section line
(Township) between Township 31 and
32 Range 9, said road to be 40 feet
wide (Following old trail.)
If the road be established as above
described we relinquish and waive all
claims for damages excctpt for the
amount set opposite our names, which
sum we agree to accept in full satis
faction for all damages to our respect
ive lands as follows:
B. B. Thomas, NE14 1-31-9, except a
runway 8x8x18 for stock in B. B.
Thomas’ pasture.
A. F. Treinies . NEti 12-31-9
Mrs. Louise Treinies .... NEt4 12-31-9
C. L. Marsten . NEti 1-31-9
WE, the undersigned, are interested
in the establishment of said road and
reside within five miles of the said
proposed road and we have each given
the location of our land and residence
our respective names in section, town
and range:
L. V. Scnreier, NWt4 0-37-8, Knox Co.
Chas. Mlady, ... SE(4 3-31-9, Holt Co.
Eva Mets . NE(4 3-13-9
R. S. Taylor . NW'4 10-31-9
Sam Derickson . .. NE(4 NW(4 10-31-9
Harry McConnel.NWt4 33-32-9
II. V. Roscnkrans . SW*4'4-32-9
E. J. Beeney . SWt4 33-32-9
Sadie Huber . NW% 33-32-9
Win. Pickering.— — —
V/m. Crawford ... SW«4 34-32-9
Lloyd Phelps.— — —
The State of Nebraska, Holt County,
SS:
Personally appeared before me, E.
F. Porter, a County Clerk in and for
said County and State, duly commis
s >ned and qualified, E. J. Beeney who
biing first duly sworn according to
law, deposes and says that he is per
si tially acquainted with the parties
whose names appear on the within pe
t; ion and that each of them reside
within five miles of the within proposed
road and are legal petitioners for the
same.
E. J. BEENEY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 26th day of September, 1922.
E. F. PORTER,
County Clerk.
By B. T. WINCHELL, Deputy.
(County Clerk, Holt County, Nebras
ka, Seal.)
Filed September 26, 1922.
E. F. PORTER,
County Clerk.
Mr. Chairman: The above petition
1 ing a consent road with the except
i.m of a runway for cattle I move you
that the petition be granted with the
understanding that the county furnish
the material for a runway and the
townsi-ip put same in place, and that
the surveyor bo instructed to survey
and plat road.
L. C. McKIM.
II. U. HUBBARD.
On being put to vote by chairman, it
was declared carried.
The whole board being present, also
C orge K. Leonard, of the Department
of Public Works being present, the fol
lowing bids for bridge construction
were opened: Monarch Engineering
Co., The Beaty Contracting Co., the
Western Bridge and Construction Co.,
and The Elkhart Bridge and Iron Co.
The bids from Elkhart Bridge and
Iron Co. and Monarch Engineering Co.
and Western Bridge and Construction
Co. were tabulated.
At 12 o’clock noon, on motion board
adjourned until 1 o’clock p. m.
W. T HAYES, Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
O’Neill. Neb., Sept. 26, 1922, 1 p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members of the county board and
Geo. K. Leonard of the Department of
Public Works were present. Meeting
called to order by chairman. Con
tinued tabulating bids for bridges
after the bids were tabulated and com
pared. Upon due consideration it was
decided that the Western Bridge and
Construction Co. bid was the lowest.
And lipon motion of Watson, second
ed _ by Hubbard that the Western
Bridge and Construction Co. be
awarded the contract being put to vote
by the chairman, the vote was as fol
lows: ALL members of the board:
Aye—Geo. K. Leonard, Aye. Motion
was declared carried by the chairman
and contract let to Western Bridge
and Construction Co.
Mr. S. V. Pock appeared before the
board asking for a change in road pe
titioned. by S. B. Strang and others.
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors:
Gentlemen: Now comes Joe J. Ul
rich and deposes and says that he was
assessed Poll tax in both Fairview and
Francis Precincts in 1921. That he
sent the money to pay his taxes and
did not. discover the error until later.
Therefore I pray your Honorable body
to grant me a refund of $2.50 from
Francis Township and further afliant
sayeth not.
JOE .1. ULLRICH.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 13th day of September, A. I).,
1922
(SEAL) E. F. PORTER,
County Clerk.
On motion prayer of petition was
granted and clerk instructed to draw
refund warrant accordingly.
Omaha, Sept. 22, 1922.
To the Honorable County Board of
Supervisors, Holt County, Nebr.:
Gentlemen: For a number of years
past the County Clerk has through er
ror, considered said property, namely
Pioneer Town Site Company’s Second
Addition to the cown of Stuart, Holt
County, Nebraska, as being within the
Corporate limits of Stuart, Nebraska.
The Town Authorities of Stuart arc
now extending its limits to include
said addition. Therefore said Addition
has not been within corporate limits of
Stuart and City Taxes extended on the
property in this addition were extend
ed in error, and therefore a void and
illegal tax. The Pioneer Town Site
Comlpany owner of the following lots
hereby petitioned your Honorable
Body for rebate of taxes for the years
1916 to 1921 inclusive, as per the en
closed statement. Total amount
$132.21 on the following described
property:
Outlots Q and R—Sec. 1-30-16.
Lots 1 to 12 incl. Blk. 29.
All Blk. 28.
Lots 1 to .... incl. Blk. 30.
Lots 9 to 12,Blk. 30.
Lots 1 to 4, Blk. 31.
Lots 7 to 12, Blk. 31.
Lots 1 to 12, Blk. 32.
I/ots 1 to 12, Blk. 33.
Lots 1-2-3, Blk. 34.
Lots 10-11-12, Blk. 34.
Lots 1-2-3, 7 to 12, Blk. 36.
All of Blk. 37.
Blk. 38 for 1916, 1917 and 1918.
Sold at thta time.
Blk. 39 and 40 for years 191. and
1917.
Blk. 35 for years 1916, 1917 and
1918.
CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY,
By II. L. Whitney, Omaha, Nebraska.
On motion same was denied.
O’Neill, Neb., Aug. 8, 1922.
To the Honorable Board of Supervi
sors of Holt County, Nebraska:
Now comes your petitioner, Clem
Olberding of Stuart, Nebraska, and
deposes and says that he paid the
taxes on the NE!4 of the SE% of
Section 30, Township 33, Range 15, in
Holt County, Nebraska, and that said
Forty acres was for the years 1920
and 1921 assessed as One Hundred
Sixty Acres. He there says that he
is entitled to a refund of $51.40. That
being the amount of tax on three
forties that paid tax on and did not
own. Of this amount $27.38 is for the
1920 tax and $24.02 for 1921. The
1921 tax is included in Tax Sale No.
10,756 and is included in Redemption
No. 2553 -paid on Aug. 8, 1922. The
number of the 1920 Tax Receipt is
5908 as shown by the records of the
County Treasurer.
CLEM OLDERDING,
Petitioner.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn
to before me E. F. Porter, County of
Holt County, Nebraska, this 8th day
of August, 1922.
(Seal) E. F. PORTER,
County Clerk.
On motion same was granted.
At 5 o’clock p. m., on motion boar
adjourned until September 27, 1922, a
9 o’clock a. m.
W. T. HAYES, Chirman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb., Sept. 27, 1922, 9 a. m.
Board met pursuant |o Adjourn
ment. All members present. Called
to order by chairman.
To the Honorable Board of Supervi
sors, Holt County.
Gentlemen: In compliance with the
action of the County Board on Aug.
29th, in appointing me as committee
of one to view W^NEVi EVjNW'4
Section 35, and EMiSW!4 and WM>
SE'i, Section 2(5, all in 32-12 with the
/purpose of ascertaining whether the
assessment as stated in affidavit of as
sessor was too high, I would recom
ment that the valuation on said land be
placed at $6,000 instead of $8,365 and
that the clerk Vie instructed to write a
refund warrant to Mr. Damero in ac
cordance.
W. T. HAYES.
On motion same was adopted and
clerk instructed to write refund war
rant.
The following claims were audited
and on separate motion were allowed
on the General fund:
Holt County Farm Bureau,
Sept, expenses . $289.70
Loretta Sullivan, Sept salary 80.00
Grace Joyce, Sept, salary 80.00
Berthe Weyenth, Sept salary 80.00
Winnie Shaughnesy, Sept. sal. 80.00
Ofpal Ashley, Sept, salary . 80.00
Margaret L. Donohoe, Sept. sal. 80.00
B. T. Winchell, Sept salary .... 104.17
Anna Donohoe, Sept, salary. .. 158
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E. F. Porter, Sept, salary . 166.66
Gib McCreath, Sept, salary. 117.00
Harry Bowen, Sept, salary. 110.00
Peter W. Duffy, Sept salary
and expenses . 190.00
C. Bergstrom, Sept, salary
t nl expenses . 253.83
i cv/is Chapman, Qur. salary 326.00
I'cler W. Duffy, expenses . 43.85
E. F. Porter, expenses . 5.25
E. F. Porter, expenses. 12.48
Gib McCreath, expenses . 4.85
Nellie Beha, ac. Annie Loftis 54.00
Reardon Bros., ac. Springer
and Ink. 33.65
Board spent the balance of the fore
noon in auditing printing claims.
At 12 o’clock noon on motion board
adjourned until 7 o’clock p. m.
W. T. HAYES, Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb., Sept. 27, 7 p. m.
Board met ^pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present. Called
to order by chairman.
The following claims were audited
and on separate motion allowed on the
State Highway fund:
Hanford Produce Co., lights
aria lviase. August .. $ is.yo
Shaffer Oil & Ref. Co.,
gas and oil .. 83.99
O'Neill Gas & Oil Co.,
gas and oil . 91.61
Albert Lemmer, Jr., labor on
truck . 69.00
J. C. Stein, dragging hi-way 39.35
Wm. Davidson, cleaning
hi-way .j. 14.75
H. C. Cole, labor. 22.95
D. L. Peterson, labor 22.95
Ed Welke, hauling gravel, etc. 27.00
C. B. Larson, hauling gravel, etc 36.00
John Bond, hauling bridge
timbers _,.. 20.00
John Bond, Sept, salary . 100.00
Geo. Clyde, maintaining federal
road . 100.00
L; W. Ullrich, Sept, salary. 110.00
Wm. Beha, garage rent . 30.00
L. W. Ullrich, Sept, expense .... 1.85
C. L. Best Tractor Co.,
tractor repairs. 119.78
Warner & Sons, Hdwe. 3.95
Russell Grader Mfg. Co.,
grader blades*. 13.35
At 9 o’clock p. m., on motion board
adjourned until Sept. 28, 1922, at 9
o’clock p. m.
W. T. HAYES, Chairman.
E. F. PORTER. Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb., Sept. 28, 1922, 9 a. m.
Board met 'pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present but Skid
; more. Called to order by chairman.
Chambers Township board appear
ed before the board in the matter of
making a ditch to straighten the South
Fork south of Keller church.
Mr. Chairman: In the matter of
the ditch on north side NEti 8-26-12
thence about 300 yarls across NWti
Section 9-26-16 to the creek to
straighten the South Fork it being
understood that parties owning the
land upon which said ditch is made
agree to waive all damages. I move
you that the county pay $200.00 toward
said ditch and if this amount does not
complete the ditch Cambers township
agrees to complete same and pay any
balance over $200 for said work.
J. V. JOHNSON.
H. U. HUBBARD.
: Upon same being put to vote by
! chairman same was declared carried.
Delegation from Paddock Township
appeared before the board in the mat
ter of a bridge one-hlf mile east of
Meek postoffice.
At 12 o’clock noon on motion board
adjourned until 1 o’clock p. m.
W. T. HAYES, Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb., Sept. 28, 1922, 1 p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present. Called
to order by chairman.
To the Hon. County Board:
Gentlemen: I respectfully ask your
honorable body to instruct the county
clerk to correct the tax lists of 1914
to date on the N% 21-29-15 as to the
school tax which amornt is $195.88.
This land has been assessed in scoool
district No. 143 from 1914 to date and
same should have been assessed in
Dist. No. 213 only in so far as the
NWV4 of said section is concerned,
which was transferred to District No.
143 in 1914 and continued in that dis
trict for 3 years, and then reverted
back to District No. 213 by reason of
sale.
And I pray your honorable body to
instruct the County Treasurer to
transfer, the money, which has been
wrongfully paid into the treasury of
District No. 143 to District No. 213.
ANTON PRUSSA,
Director District No. 213.
Subscribed and sworn to in my
presence this 21st dav of Jan., 1921.
E. F. PORTER,
County Clerk.
On motion' same was granted and
clerk instructed to notify the Treas
urer accordingly.
The following claims were audited
and on separate motion allowed on the
Roard fund:
Chambers Twp., setting and
pointing posts . $ 12.84
M. Campbell & Son Lbr. Co.,
lumber, etc. 32.53
Joe Young, Vz mo. sal. Sept... 50.00
E. E. McElvain, gas and oil. . 8.00
N. A. Northrop, drives . G.00
W. N. Coats, printing . 19.72
Warren Gilman, road work
near bridges . 12.50
J. V. Johnson, committee work 19.50
L. C. McKim, committee work 43.30
Wm. Hershiser, Sept, salary.. 100.00
J>. B. Mellor, repairs . 14.83
Bill Egger, to drive . 3.20
The following claims vvere audited
and on separate motion allowed on
the General fund:
Anna Donohoe, for Institute
fund . 200.00
H. U. Hubbard, board session,
etc. . 66.6Q
W. T. Hayes, board session, etc 39.50
L. C. McKim, board session, etc. 20.00
J. V. Johnson, boq,rd session.. 34.80
John Sullivan, board session 32.00
F. C. Watson, board session. 66.00
J. P. Gallagher, Mdse. Mrs.
Bazelman . 37.72
J. P. Gallagher, Mdse., Chas.
Reynolds .,.. 31.18
J. P. Gallagher, Mdse. McMillan
family . 14.95
J. P. Gallagher, Mdse, for
Court house . 91.45
J. P. Gallagher, Mdse. Mun
showers . 6.00!
The following claims were audited,
and on separate motion allowed on
Rridge fund: *
Wm. Hough, cement on Dry
Creek bridge . $ 30.00
F. J. Dobrovolny, Planking
bridge Holt Creek . 3.00
J. V. Johnson, hauling bridge
material . 77.00
Dorsey, Nebraska, 5-11-22.
To the Supervisors of Holt County.
I, Ja nes F. Butterfield, Road over
seer of Steel Creek township, Road
District No. 5, and Superintendent of
Dragging in Dragging District No. 1,
locate in Steel Creek township, have
personally investigate! the following
roads all on section lines, and find
that they have been traveled for fif
teen years or longer, and that they
have never been platted, and in order
to keUp a correct record of dragging,
I request the said roads to be platted:
Between sections 25 and 36; 26 and
35; 27 and 34; 28 and 33; 29 and 32;
19 and 30; 36 and 35; 25 and 26; 24
and 2; 34 and 35; 27 and 26; 22 and
23; 14 and 15; 33 and 34; 28 and 27;
32 and 33; 29 and 28; 31 and 32; 5 and
6; 3 and 4; 7 and 8; 20 and 21; 17 and
16; All in Township 31, Range 9.
JAMES F. BUTTERFIELD.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 13th day of May, 1922.
(Seal) ‘ E. F. PORTER,
County Clerk.
Mr. Chairman: In regard to re
quest of James F. Butterfield asking
that certain roads in Township 31 R.
9, which have been traveled for 15
years or more, be platted, I would re
spectfully move that prayer of said
request be granted, and the county
surveyor be and he hereby is ordered
to plat same on the plat book of Holt
County.
J. V. JOHNSON.
L. C. McKIM.
On motion same was granted and
clerk ordered to instruct the county
surveyor to plat same.
At 4 o’clock P. M. on motion board
adjourned to Oct. 3, 1922, at 10
o’clock a. m.
W. T. HAYES, Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
O’Neill Neb., Oct. 3, 1922, 9 a. m.
County Board met in regular ses
sion. No one present but Sullivan.
Adjourned until Oct. 31st, unless soon
er called by the clerk.
W. T. HAYES, Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
DR, O. K. TICKLER
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O’Neill,.Nebraska
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Phone: Office 28, Residence 276.
O’Neill Nebraska
Judge W. H. Westover
Respectfully solicits the
support of all voters on the
separate non-political ballot,
for Justice of the Supreme
Court, Sixth Judicial Dis
trict.
Twenty-seven years ex
perience on the District
Bench. In his prime, physi
cally and mentally. En- r
dorse d at the primaries by
the voters of the ten north
ern counties of the District
from Holt County to the
Wyoming line by a vote
of approximated three tc
one. Endorsed generally by the newspapers published
In all of said counties. If elected will take to the
Supreme Bench ripe experience and mature judgment.
“A JUST JUDGE”
