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Official Proceedings of the
Holt County Board of Supervisors
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(Continued from Page 7)
WHERAS. it is the desire
and intention of the parties
hereto to preserve and main
tain for the public generally
and the residents of Francis
Township a privilege of travel
oveT, on and across said sec
tion 27 generally in a direct
ion from North to South and
vice versa by means of a com
monly called “Trail Road.”
NOW, THEREFORE, it is a
greed as follows:
1. That the said Henry Dob
rovolny, his heirs, successors
and assigns, shall and will per
mit the general public to trav
el over and across said section
27 generally in a direction
from North to South, without
specifically designating or lay-j
ing out any particular portion
of said premises upon which
such travel shall be had, but
Specifying that such travel
shall be by means of a Trail
Road in the most practicable
places across said land so as
to cause a minimum of dam
age to the premises consistent
with the privilege of travel.
II. That in conjunction wiui
the right to travel across said
land, there is hereby also
granted by the said Henry
Dobrovolny a right and privil
ege to the public to travel oyer
and across said bridge traversing
Holt Creek in the Southeast
Quarter of said section.
III. It is further stipulated
and agreed between the part
ies that the primary responsi
bility for the care and up
keep of said bridge rest upon
the said Henry Dobrovolny
who is the owner thereof; but
that if for any reason said
bridge is not kept in a reason
able and ordinary condition to
permit normal traffic and trav
el thereon, that in that event
the said Township of Francis
or any resident therein having
occasion to use said road and
bridge, shall have the right to
do all things reasonable nec
essary to maintain and keep
said bridge and the approach
es thereto in a reasonable state
of repair to enable t r a v.e 1
thereon, which said cost of
maintenance or repair if per
formed by the said Francis
Township or other person
shall be at their or its own ex
pence without charge upon
Henry Dobrovolny.
IV. It is further specified
and agreed between the part
ies that there is an auto gate
now situated on the South end
of said road, and that the
Township of Francis agrees to
purchase and furnish another
auto gate to be placed approx
imately in the middle of said
road toward the center of the
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er, and that thereafter Henry
Dobrovolny will permit the
placing and maintenance of
auto gates along said road
wherever the same may be
necessary and at the entrances
and exits of said road.
V. It is further specified that
this agreement shall be con
strued to create a privilege
only of travel over and across
said Section 27, and shall not
be construed to vest the title
to any of said premises in the
Township of public generally,
and that the title and owner
ship off said land shall remain ,
at all times in the said Henry
Dobrovolny; that it is futher
understood that any and all
persons having occasion t o
travel over said road and I
bridge shall do so in a law ;
abiding manner without com
mitting any acts of vandalism, 1
lawlessness and without unnec
essary damage or destruction
to thie premises or property of
Henry Dobrovolny.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the
parties have hereunto set their
signatures the day and year
last above written.
Henry Dobrovolny
FRANCIS TOWNSHIP
By Floyd Butterfield
CLERK
Evan Garwood
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
Jay Dobrovolny
TREASURER
3:00 P. M. This was the time
set for the opening the bids
on machinery to be used by
the County.The only bid re
ceived was from the Fehr
Tractor & Equt. Co. of Omaha,
Nebr.
The road Committee opened
and reviewed the bid. After
consideration motion was made
by Borg, seconded by Hubbard
that this bid be rejected and i
their certified check be re
turned to them. This will per
mit the Board to go out on
the open market to purchase
machinery’ for their use, when
ever they can buy to best ad
vantage.
The balance of the afternoon
was spent working on the
Budget.
5:00 P. M. On motion the
Board adjourned until July 14,
1049 at 10:00 A. M.
Ruth Hoffman
County Clerk
Andy Clark
Chairman
—
O’Neill, Nebraska
July 14, 1949
10:00 A. M.
Holt Couunty Board of Sup
ervisors met as per adjourn- ,
ment. All members present ex- :
cept Hubbard & Sterns.
Meeting called to order by
the Chairman.
The Board spent the fore
noon working on the Budget.
12:00 Noon. On motion the
Board adjourned until July 26, j
1949 at 10:90 A. M.
Ruth Hoffman
County Clerk
Andy Clark
Chairman.
O’Neill, Nebraska
July 26, 1949
10:00 A M.
Holt County Board of Sup
ervisors met as per adjourn
ment. All members present.
Meeting called to order by
] the Chairman.
Minutes of the meetings of
June 30, July 12th and July
14th were read and approved
i as read.
Motion was made by Frick
el, seconded by Sterns that
; we lease the Northwest room
in the basement of the Annex
j to the S. A. Sulentic Co., of
! Topeka, Kansas, for a rental
of $20.00 per month, if the
Sulentic Co. decide that they
want it, and the County Clerk
be given authority to sign the
lease for the County. Carried.
The Finance Committee re
ported that all fees for the
month of June had been re
mitted to the County Treas
urer as required by law.
Motion was made by Borg,
seconded by Batenhorst that
the following Salary and Ex
pense claims be allowed and
warrants ordered drawn on the
General Fund in payment of
same:
Kieth A. Abart, July
salary _$216.66
Vivian Allendorfer, July
salary _ 150.00
Elmer R. Bowen, July
salary _ 170.00
L. G. Gillespie, postage 9.08
L. I. Hamik, July sal
ary 150.00
Thomas F. Hanaberry,
July salary . 50.60
J. Ed Hancock, en
velopes and stamps 52.25
A. B. Hubbard, mileage
and travel expense .. 131.43
Esther Cole Harris.
postage - 2.40
Huth Hoffman, July sal
ary -216.66
Holt Co. Extension Ser
vice ---- 233.91
A. B. Hubbard, mileage 34.16
A. B. Hubbard, prison
er’s care _127.50
Mary Joann Hynes, July
salary 110.00 !
Eldora Lowery, July
salary 60.00 1
Nora A. Mullen, July
salary 150.00 '
Elja McCullough, July
salary 216.66 '
Elja McCullough, mile
age -24.36
Claresse Sullivan, July
salary -- 150.00
Leonard A. Thomazin,
July salary _ 43.20
Kieth A. Abart, mileage
and postage 8.85
Virginia M. Bennett,
July salary - 100.00
L. G. Gillespie, July
salary _ 216.65
Wm. W. Griffin, July
salary _ 141.66
L. I. Hamik, mileage .... 18.40
J. Ed Hancock, July sal
ary 216.66
J. Ed Hancock, for mak
ing Budget __ 25.00
Esther Cole Harris, Ju
ly salary .. 150.00
Marion I. Harty, July
salary —--133.33
Ruth Hoffman, postage
and freight _ 7.97 j
A. B. Hubbard, July sal
ary —- 175.00 1
A. B. Hubbard, tele
phone _ 4.16
Mrs. A. B. Hubbard,
Matron’s salary_60.00
Deloris Lowery, July
salary___._133.33
Ira H. Moss, July salary 216.66
Wilma McClure, July
salary . 110.00
Elja McCullough, post
age 10.00
Louis W. Reimer, July
salary - 258.33
■ Leonard A. Thomazin,
mileage 30.80
Motion was made by Cronk,
seconded by Batenhorst that
the County sell Farm Owner
ship Maps” of Holt County for
$1.50 each. Carried.
12:00 Noon. On motion the
Board adjourned until 1:00
P.M.
O’Neill, Nebraska
July 26, 1949.
1:00 P. M.
Holt County Board of Su
pervisors met as per adjourn
ment. All members present.
Meeting called to order by
the Chairman.
1:30 This was the time set
for the hearing on the Road
Petition of S. R. Robertson &
others. Eleven persons appear
ed before the Board at this
hearing. The matter was dis
cussed but no decision being
reached, motion was made by
Borg, seconded by Frickel that
action on this petition be de
ferred for futher investigation.
Carried.
2:30 This was the time set
for the hearing of Sojka’s road
petition. Three men appeared.
After discussion motion was
made by Cronk, seconded by
Borg that the prayer of these
petitioners be granted and this
road be designated a County
road on condition that the
people and township, who
have furnished help and mon
ey before will continue to do
the same after the County
takes it over. Carried
Motion was made by Hub
bard, seconded by Batenhorst
that the Withholding Claims
for the Second Quarter of 1949
be allowed in the following
amounts:
General Fund-— $ 651.30
Road Fund 79.40
Bridge Fund . 67.30
Drag Fund---17.70
Mail Route Fund - 78.60
Adm. Expense Fund ... 266.70
Road-Bridge Fund _ 117.80
Motion was made by Baten
horst, seconded by Borg that
the following Claims be allow
ed and warrants ordered drawn
on the Mail Route in payment
of same:
John A. Andrus, hauling
gravel $ 25.00
Leslie J. Andrus, road
work . 114.75
Melvin Andrus, hauling
dirt & gravel 361.25
Francis Brandt, hauling
gravel . 58.76
Ben Braun, driving
truck 33.48
Continental Oil Co., gas 12.65
Jarvis Oil Co., gas . 133.31
Meyers Construction
Co., road work 804.00
Road Dist. No. 3, road
work . 855.00
Road Dist. No. 6, road
work ___ 364.00
E. J. Shane, hauling dirt
& gravel 95.28
Walter L. Sievers, haul
ing clay _ 301.25
Richard Smith, road
work_36.00
Ora Yarges, spray- 82.50
John Andrus, hauling
gravel _:_ 328.76
Melvin Andrus, hauling
clay and gravel _ 63.51
John Bonenberger, haul
ing gravel_ 17.50
Francis Brandt, hauling
ing dirt & gravel 342.50
Cleary Bros., tractor &
loader _ 36.00
Don Dankert, spraying
roads_30.00
Wm. Krotter & sons,
gravel 95.20
Road Dist. No. 1 road
work ___1180.00
Road Dist. No. 4, road
work 970.00
E. J. Shane, road
work 165.60
E. J. Shane, hauling
gravel _ 50.01
Bennett Smith, road
work 582.00
Ralph Yager, loading &
hauling gravel _ 597.00
Motion was made by Cronk,
seconded by Borg that the fol
lowing Claims be allowed and
warrants ordered drawn on
the bridge Fund in payment of
same:
A. M. Batenhorst, sup
ervision __ $ 30.00
Joe Burda, bridge work 172.50
Bob Cearns, bridge
Work 7.50
Frank Cronk, bridge in
spection __ 10.00
Alex Frickel, bridge in
spection _ 25.00
H. W. Hubbard, bridge
inspection _ 30.00
Floyd Kiethley, bridge
work _157.50
Ray Lawrence, hauling
planks 5.00
Earl Porter, bridge
work __172.50
Albert Stearns, bridge
inspection __ 20.00
L. G. Summers, bridge
work_ 11.75
Ernest Wedige, bridge
work _ y.uu
E. E. West, bridge work - 20.00
Alex L. Borg, bridge
supervision_20.00
Harold Butterfield, haul
ing culverts - — 2.50
Andy Clark, bridge sup
ervision _ 15.00
E. E. Edmisten, bridge
work_ 9-75
Dean Hodgson, bridge
work....—22.50
Sewell Johnson, bridge
work_8.25
C. W. Kirkland, bridge
work .___.- 25.50
Jerry O’Connell, bridge
work_132.00
William. Siebert, bridge
work_172.50
Edward Sukup, bridge
work_7.15
Kenneth Waring, bridge
work _ 4.55
Anton Weichman, bridge
foreman_211.50
Wheeler Lbr. Bridge &
, Supply Co. lumber -1234.80
5:00 P. M. On motion the
board adjourned until July 27,
1949, at 10:00 A. M.
Ruth Hoffman
County Clerk
Andy Clark
Chairman.
O’Neill, Nebraska
June 15, 1949
10:00 A. M.
Holt Co. Board of Equaliza
tion met as per adjournment.
All members present, except
Batenhorst.
Mr. T. L. McCully, St a t e
Field Tax Representative was
also present.
Meeting was called to order
by the chairman.
Minutes of the previous
meeting were read and ap
proved as read.
Tony Asimus appeared be
fore the Board in regard to
the letter, sent him. Upon
checking it was found an error
had been made in totaling his
schedule, also that he had an
other schedule. When the
schedules were combined it
showed a valuation of $15,625.
00 which was accepted as a
correct valuation.
D. J. O’Connell, respresent
ing Campbell Lbr. Co. of At
kinson. Nebr. appeared. He
presented the Company’s In
ventory. His schedule was then
corrected according to the In
ventory and the amount of the
schedule was increased $2377.00
Mr. Horner, Mr. Morgan, Mr.
Kirotter, and Mr. Ray appear
ed before the Board. However,
since none of them presented
an Inventory, Mr. McCully in
creased the schedules to these
Firms as follows:
Horner Lumber Co.,
Atkinson, Nebr-$7,000.00
Morgan Hardware Co.,
Atkinson, Nebr.. 5,000.00
Wests Lumber Yard,
Ewing, Nebr -i_ 3,000.00
Moore-Noble Lbr. Co.,
O’Neill, Nebr. _ 7,000.00
Spelts-Ray Lbr. Co.,
O’Neill, Nebr. _ 6,000.00
Galleher Lbr. Co.,
Stuart, Nebr. _ 6,000.00
Krotter Lbr. Co.,
Stuart, Nebr. - 7,000.00
Harry Cowles, Stuart,
Nebr. 1,500.00
6:00 P. M. On motion the
Board of Equalization adjourn
to June 30, 1949 at 10:00 A. M.
Ruth Hoffman
County Clerk
Andy Clark
Chairman.
___________ *
O’Neill, Nebraska
July 26, 1949
10:00 A. M.
Holt County Board of Eq
ualization met at the call of
the clerk. Equalization meet
ing was not held June 30th as
Mr. McCully was unable to be
.here.
A1). members were present.
Meeting called to order by the
! Chairman.
Minutes of the previous
' meeting were read and approv
ied as read.
Mr. McCully reported the
schedules listed below as be
ing corrected in the amounts
I shown. These schedules had
been signed and accepted by
; the individuals:
T. G. Slattery, Atkin
son, Nebr. increased $4,000.00
Hoskinson Merc. Co.
Atkinson, Nebr. in
creased 4,000.00
BaiUn Bros. Atkinson,
I Nebr. increased_ 4,000.00
, Norris Coats, Stuart,
Nebr. increased_ 2,500.00
Cleary Bros., Atkinson,
Nebr. increased _ 1,835.00 ,
Glen Cobb, Stuart,
Nebr. increased_ 4,470.00
In order to make his sched
ule conform to the schedules
of the other implement deal
ers that were raised R. G.
Rockey’s schedule was raised
to $11,700.00. This was 75%
of the schedule that was first
turned in by Mr. Rockey.
11:00 A. M. On motion the
Board adjourned to the call of
the Clerk. #
Ruth Hoffman
County Clerk
Andy Clark
Chairman.
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