The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-06-13


abatement or reduction OF assessment
from 1920. On motion assessment
was reduced to $l.l2O
E. Washbnrn petitions for abatement
Of assessment from 1880 to 81 600
On motion 1t was granted.
June A. Wentz petitions for reduc-
ton Of assessment from e, 7OOto $4,000.
| On motion the assessment was reduced
to $4,000.
| A. d. Boyer petitions for reduction
ofassessment from $40 to $l2 per acre.
Petition rejected excepting the ne u
INV Il which was reduced to Sl5 per
acre.
Edward Carman petitions for re-
duction of assessment from $40 to IS 4
per acre, on the W Il of s e "a, sec
., tip II. range ID. On motion the pc
tition was granted.
The following resolution was on
motion of Supervisor Reinhard.
adopted, to-wit:
Be II Resolced. BY the Board OF SUI
pervisors. Of Wapello county, Iowa,
That in tho matter Of correction of tax
list for 1870, of the real estate OF e. +.
Coday. wherein the Auditor erroneous
~ raised Tin 1917 the assessment Of 9
acres Of the n pit ella N sec !, tp u,
range IA, one thousand dollars, and
also on the n pit W rs lseksw
NV, sec l9,.tp u, range IL, IL acres the
sum Of $500 error, that the Auditor
draw his warrant upon the County
Treasury for the sum Of $l7.62 con-
solidated tax, and that he (the Auditory
certify to the Township School Board
OF Center township, to refund to said
Coday, teachers fund, $50, school
house fund $l2.OO, and incidental fund
$500. On motion, adjourned to 8
O'Clock, tomorrow morning.
| Attest:
WIN. II. CALDWELL, Co. Auditor.
Per RoBr CALDwEL, Dept.
FOURTH DAY.
Board met persuant to adjournment.
Present. Supervisors Garfield,
Nelson and Reinhard. President Cam
field III the chair. M
Minutes of Yesterdays proceedings
were read, aud after amendment were
approved.
The Board proceeded to the examin-
Of assessors books.
Supervisor Reinhard moved
that this Board receive the books Of
assessment as presented by the several
townships Of Wapello county and
that the Auditor is instructed hereby
to make such corrections as are certified
thereon by the Township Boards of
Trustees. Carried.
Clidena Reynolds presents a petit
ton for reduction in assessment OH
| lots lis, and the he Ia. feet of lot
No. LAG. in the city Of Ottnmwa, Iowa,
ON which she states the assessment for
1871, il 1890, that since said assess
| ment, improvements thereon have been
burned up. and prays the Board to re-
dnce the assessment to 800. On mo-;
ton the petition of Mrs. Reynolds was
granted
BENZ HaMmilt, Sem presents q ~.
titfon. stating thai he is IN aged citi-
zen of 80 years, in straightened cireum-
stances. an honorably discharged SOL
der Of the war of 1912. and prays
the Board to release his property from
further taxation. On motion of Super
visor Nelson, the petition of Ranj
Hammitt Sen. was granted.
| Jacob Duwson presents petitiOn FOR
reduction Of assessment on lots 8 and
10. block ,, in Richmond, Wapello
county Iowa. 'Stating that the river
has badly damaged them, as to rem
der ii almost impossible for the deed
to hold them, and further that he is
unable to pay the tax on the high as
sessment, which is $500 each, and
| prays the Board to reduce the assess
mcnt to $500 each. On motion Of
supervisor Nelson, the assessment was
reduced to 5000 each lot
The following resolution was. on
mOtion of Supervisor Reinhard adop-
| ted, to-wit:
"Bc it resolved by the Board OF SUI
pervisors, Of Wapello county, Iowa.
That the order of the Board at former
session directing the County Treasurer,
with the aid Of the county attorney, to
ascertain the amount of any judgments
rendered against Wapello county on
railroad coupons, etc, be rescinded, and
that hereafter it shall be the duty ofthe
County Auditor, in conjunction with
the county attorney, to ascertain and
audit said character of claims, and to
take receipts therefor in duplicate for
allsulns SO paid, and file them in the
Auditors ONCE, and that upon the filing
Of said receipts for sums SO audited. the
Cd6nty Auditor shall draw his warrant
upon the County Treasurer upon the
railroad interest fund for the amount
Of said claim or claims so audited and
receipted, (of either judgments or con-
pons) and the County Treasurer shall
pay out OF said fund upon said war;
rants only;
PrOrided, horeUe,;, that said Auditor
shall not overdraw the said fund in
Treasurer's hand"
The Board proceeded to examine and
pass upon claims. and at 6 o'clock, p.
M. on motion, adjourned to 8 o'clock,
tomorrow.
WIN. II. CALDWELL, Go. Auditors
per ROsT. CALDWELL, Deputy.
Strawberries are not over abundan
in our market and sell for 80 cents per
quart.
oFEUaWA PUDlIo SCHOOL.