The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-01-21


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DAVID PATTERSON.
JOSEPH SLEE.
JAMES OKLEY.
: ~,ge{t rs @8r1 Committee.
Bill Of NJ. NJ. Moou, for clerk hire
allowed, S444.
Petition Of J. F. Webster for re
turn Of money alleged to have been
stolen. rejected.
Petitior.of Aaron Kimball snd
others for appropriation Of 300 to
bridge The Belts creek was allowed
and placed in the haeds Of A. River.
On motion adjourned to l 1-2 p. m.
JAN. 7th, l l-2 NJ.
Board called to order by the chair.
All members present.
The following report on revenue
and finances was on motion adopted
( To the Board of Supervisors Of
Howard county:
Your committee have ascertained
from the books of the Treasurer and
the report Of tho County Auditor
that the amount of the outstanding
warrants, including the interest
thereon, amounted on the 6rst day
Of August last to Sc, 459 16, Of
which amount $50, 29S OF is in Co.
warrants, the balance S6.G6l II is
in bridge warrants and no funds in
Treasury to meet or liquidate any
portion Of this debt. On the contrary
the four mill tax levied to meet the
current expenses Of the county is in.
adequate for that purpose. and the
deficiency is and has been for several
years past about $4,000 per auuum.
The annual expense Of the county
including salaries Ct county officers,
stationery and such appropriations
made by your Honorable body, that
can Only be paid out Of tho county
fund considerably exceeds $780,
The county tax for the last year
amounts to 1854 II, consequently
your debt is aceumulating from year
to year and will without some rene.
dial action on our part. at the end
of fifteen years, from the accumula-
:tion Of interest upon the present debt
and annual deficiencies considerably
exceed the sum Of. S1oo, 900 and
every year action in this direction
is postponed, the debt is proportion.
ably increased SiJea5. ~ .3.ss. +.
After mature deliberation your
committee have arrived at the con-
clusion that the only remedy under
the existing laws and constitution Of
the State is to resort to additional
taxation, aud your Committee would
respectfully recommend to your
Honorable body, that the question
be submitted to the people at the
next general election for their APP
proval or rejection as required by
law in such case. and that the form
Of the ballot be as follows
Shall the Supervisors cf Howard
County levy an additional tax of six
mills in addition to tax of four mills
now levied, for the purpose of meet
ing the current expenses Of the Co.,
and for the payment Of the outstand-
ing warrants ofthe county, and that
the Board of Supervisors be author
lied to levy the said tax from year to
year until the county debt is fully
paid and the outstanding warrants
redeemed. 4 a.
I'm favor Of such additional tax,
Yes"
In favor Of such additional tar,
No. &Il14GI. lib ..;1 III
We find by the Treasurcr's account
a balance Of $1,000 Sc to the credit
Of the insane fund, the Treasurer is
Of the opinion that ono half Ct this
amount will remain as surplus to
the credit Of said fund. f.,
Your committee would recommend
the board to instruct the Treasurer
Of the county to pay all claims upon
said insane fund and transfer whatev.
er balance remain to the credit of
the county fund.
JosEPn SLEE.
JAMES OAKLY. Con.
T. T. SEARLEs.
Be it resolved by the Board of
Supervisors Of Howard County
That before the, county shall be
liable on sny contract for printing
blanks Of any. description for the
county and its officers, official bonds,
executions. .writs Of attachment, or
replsvin. or bonds applicable in eth
er replevin or attachment, subpnnas,
venires, marriage licenses or certid-
Gates, confessions Of Judgment, re-
ceipts. notes, mortgages, tax receipts
whether in sheets or book form,
record books, printed in part or all in
blank, and all and any other kind of
printed work for the county. shall be
offered for oompetitionlto the printers
Of Creseo, and other places, and
samples Of such work as may be re
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