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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1974
Page
9
County actions include approving gravel price bids from Overland Sand and Gravel Cyza Bros. Sand and Lone Star Sand and Gravel and authorizing Elmer Gleim to cross a county road with a natural gas line. January county office fees were listed and approved, with adjournment to February 19, 1974.
Osceola Nebraska officials convened at 10:00 a.m. with Fiedman and Peterson present. They approved Stromsburg town joint primary election with the county on May 14 1974 and Polk village actions, plus a Merrick County Havens bridge repair agreement. One culvert bid was rejected. A 24 hour radio service plan for law enforcement ambulance and fire departments was authorized with federal grant applications. Adjourned 4:30 p.m. to January 29 1974.
January 29 1974 minutes record the Board of County Commissioners meeting of January 22 1974 starting at 10 00 AM with Flodman and Peterson present. At 11 00 AM proposals to supply grader blades were opened and Peterson moved to accept the low bid from The Lincoln Equipment Co with Flodman seconding on a roll call vote.
A call invites Nebraska residents, especially Polk County families, to submit family histories for the Polk Co Biographical Book Com. The deadline is September 1, 1974. Include a family tree with birth marriage and death dates and a photo if possible. forms are available at Polk County banks.
Mrs Nettie Carlson was a Friday afternoon coffee guest of Mrs Gordon Carlson. Elwood Sandell and guests visited Rudolph Gustafson home Friday evening. Elwood Sandell attended a Gideon meeting at Grand Island Saturday afternoon. Mary Lou Sandell of Lincoln visited Friday over night and Saturday with her parents. Earl Stevens returned home Thursday from a visit with Capt. and Mrs Douglas Stevens in San Antonio Texas. Arlette Johnson hosted dinner Saturday at York Cafe for Ted Johnson Osceola C Marvin Fredrickson and DeVera Johnson of Chicago. Paul Strand and family visited Mrs Carroll Flodman in York hospital Sunday evening.
Philip Nyberg executive is noted in crossing the county road gas line project. On a four to zero roll call vote, all members present approved an agenda for the meeting. The Board adjourned at 4 15 P M and will reconvene February 6 1974. An agenda will be available at the County office.
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