Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12
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PROCEEDINGS
BOARD OFSUPERVISOnS
OF
Wapello County, Iowa.
June Session.
OF THE

SECOND DAY.
Board met pursuant 10 adjourn
mcnt.
Members all present.
President Garfield in the chair.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings
were read and approved.
). w. Summers presents a petition
praying the reduction Of assessment
on lands.
On motion of Mr.. Nelson. the petit
ton was granted to abate as follows /:
On the NJ, ST, See. sc. to $l4OS; +
pit NV, NE, Sec. 1, to. 1921: Eta SW.
NE, Sec. 4, to 1892; L fir !. NE, Sec.
Ito 1921; E's SE, SW, Sec. IL, to
1912; NE. NE, See. Ia. 10 S6l6; lot
No. a. Sec. "a. TO $29i; lot No. %.
Sec. -, to 1925: lot No. 26. See. "a, to
1903.
The following resolution, on motion
of Mr.. Michael, was adopted, to-wit
"WnEREas, The Auditor has placed
before this Board the communication
of Hon. NJ. M. Walden. transmitting
| TO said Auditor the sum Of three hun
drcd thirty-nine and $1,000 dollars,
requesting that the same be distribut-
ed among the several School Districts
| OF this county, and the Auditor re-
quests the Board to instruct him
whether nc shall comply with the re-
quest of Mr. Walden, therefore, be il
Resoleed. By the Board OF Super
visors of Wapcllo County, Iowa, thai
this Board recommend that the Audi
tor return said amount of money to
| the donor
WIN. Brimm presents petition fol
correction of textbooks, upon which
he is enormously assessed with per-
sonal property, and to refund TO him
the amount of taxes already paid by
him on such excess, being 1916. On
motion of Mr.. Michael, his petition
was granted.
A. Loispiech presents a petition
asking the Board to direct the Auditor
to correct the Assessors book oil
Highland township, so that he may
be assessed with the actual number OF
acres which he owns, viz: 29'. acres.
whereas, he has heretofore been assess
Ell with full 10 acre tract. while the
actual Government surveys show said
piece TO be only fractional, containing
u l0-lW acres, and that he Loispiccll,
is the owner of only 32ia acres there
| of. Deduct 3 acres railroad tract
leaves him % I, acres. On motion
of Mr.. Michael. the petition was
granted.
This being the day set for final hear.
ing of the road petition of VIM. G. Me
lntire. the same was taken up. Evil
dcnce was introduced and heard for
and against the petition. The Board
reserved decision till tomorrow morn
ing.
is. Walkers petition for relunding
to him certain taxes which had been
paid by him on the State University
lots in Ottumwa, and which was laid
on the table at the last April session.
was taken up. and, on motion of Mr.
Michael. the sum of $G949 was allow
ed sand Walker.
Martin -kaLcnaMgl presents a petit
ton praying abatement OF assessment
on lot y, Nj. Il -. addition to Ottum-
wa, for the year 1872 and 1873. now
assessed at 1900. On motion of Mr.
Nelson, the petition was granted to
reduce the assessment TO 5000 for each
year.
The petition OF Benz. Randel pray
ing to be released from paying quar-
terly dues of Insane Hospital, was
taken up, and, on motion of Mr..
Michael, the petition was granted. so
far as to relieve him only to the extent
of his Insane taxes.
On motion, Board adjourned till to-
morrow morning, 8 o'clock.
WIN. H. CALDWELL,
Auditor.