Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-04-22


members all present; minutes of yester-
day read and approved.
The following claims were presented
and allowed to wit:
}. =. Cunningham IL Bro, hard
ware to county.......... ................. Al ~
Fl Il Bousquet, services in vacation ID 10
Clark ~ CroZier, abstract of title NO
u Kuyper, for goods to poor........ 46 65
III Kuyper, for goods to poor ........... " 90
w de Bruin, for laying out body of
small poS victim, ciai m 50 allowed 3 90
Wheeler ~ Welie, for burying same,
claim So allowed Observation-Disclosures. 3 90
l. v d Linden, for goods to poor. 10 90
A de Ham, messenger to take sup
plies To small pox patients......... IS so
p III Butterfield, repairing bridge..235 90
w slot, goods TO poor.................... II %
B q Bowen. goods TO poor.-........... 70 90
Parsons ~ Linville, buttons Tor
court house windows ...,.......... 8 Is
WEIGH IL Ruffener, goods to poor 20 20
e Baker, goods to county ............ 30
J Hetherington, keeping prison
ol w
j n Hetberington, clothing Tor
prlsoner......... ~
Van Spankeren q Co., goods to
................. so 90
Lee, conveying patient to insane 80 90
kruidnier Bros, goods TO poor. 81 90
j Browning. part pay for asses
sing Red Rock township. sc 90
E Williams, medical attendance TO
68 %
j i Poison Bro, for goods TO poor 10 OF
j It Poison ~ Bro, goods to poor III 90
Woodruff Bros, for hardware to Co 90
Hardin d Bro, burial clothes for
pauper..........- 10 w
Mershon, services ~ Co Sup't....233 81
w Fl Shields, boarding and guard
ing prlsoners........... % 5U
Trent, witness before grand jury Fl 70
MI Favour, medical attendance
on pauperS. 90 10
The claim of Poison & Bro, for burial
clothes for John Myers, pauper deceased,
referred back for reduction of amount, it
being in the opinion of the Board far
more expensive articles than should be
furnished in such cases.
The petition OF G. van der Iyl, jr., ask
ing that he be permitted to redeem Lot 8
in block 10. in Pella with out paying the
tax assessed against tho personal pro-
perty of II G Wallace; granted and the
County Auditor instructed TO issue q
certificate of redemption, making the
basis thereof the amount of tax due
against said lot alone at the time of sale.
The petition of S II S:rahan, asking the
Board to remit the tax assessed againsta
lot OF cattle belonging to him, on the
hook OF Dallas township. on account of
double assessment of said cattle. Order
cd that prayer of petitioner be granted
The petition OF Anna Steerenberg, ask
ing the county to procure for her Quit
Claim Deed, to lot block 81, in Peila,
from purchaser for taxes, stating that
said purchaser will execute said deed for
the sum of $50, and pleading old age
and extreme poverty as the reasons for
petitionng. Ordered that prayer of petit
toner be granted and the County Audi~
tor instructed to issue a warrant on the
county fund in a sum not exceeding $50
in favor of the said tax purchaser upon
the filing by him OF Quit Claim to the
above described premises, deed in favor
of the said Anna Steerenbeig.
A petition from II nj Bacon was pre-
scented asking that a portion of the tax
paid by him, for 1873, on the west half
northwest quarter section 7, township IS,
range 81, be refunded on account Of said
tract being assessed AS so acres, when 1t
contains but 6S4 acres, and that said as
sessment be changed on the books for
1874. Ordered that prayer of petitioner be
granted.
On motion 1t was resolved that here
after no claim for burial clothes of der
ceased paupers will be allowed exceeding
the sum of ten dollars for each person
The petition Of Henry IL jackson Spalti
was presented, asking for reduction OF
their tax on monies and credits. Order
ed that prayer ofpetitioners be not grant
ed.
The report of A. Hsmrick, clerk, OF
fees received by him by virtue of his
office, from Jan. LIST 1878 to April LIST 1875,
received and placed on file.
On motion Board adjourned until April
8, at 81 O'clock, a. m.