The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-24
PROCEEDINGS
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
7ama County, lo,oa,
JUNE TERM 1875

! Petition of j. 3. Moifatt for the abate-
ment of tax, granted.
Petition of Z. b. Page for the abate.
mcnt of tax, granted
Petition of w. w. Blanchard ct al for
bridge in Buckingham Township referred
to Jaqua and Lauderdale.
Examined claims, petitions &c, re-
mainder of afternoon session.
Adjourned until the 10th instant at D
o'clock, A. NJ.
June 18th, 1915
Board met pursuant 10 adjournment
Members all present.
Minutes of yesterdays session read and
approved.
On motion the official bond of ii. A.
Brown as County Superintendent was ap-
proved.
Resolred, that the County Auditor be
hereby directed to draw warrant of bridge
fund to pay for 5000 feet of bridge plank
TO recover the iron bridge near Montour.
Carried.
Petition of Yeiser & Sterrett for re-
funding of taxes enormously paid,
granted.
Petition of B. w. Fellows for the re-
funding of tax paid On double assess
ment, granted.
Petition of w. A. Michigan for refund
ing of tax was rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Hutton, seconded by
Mr.. Lauderdale, the following resolution
was adopted.
Reso,red, that L. B. Blinn and l.. Clark
are hereby appointed n committee to ex-
anime the books and vouchers OF L.
Schaeffer as treasurer of lama County,
Iowa, and to ascertain the amount of each
fund received by said treasurer duling
each term of his office and the amount OF
each of said funds disbursed by him du-
ring said term, taking the register OF tax
receipts as a guide as footed, and report
the same at the next meeting of this
Board.
Adjourned until O'Clock P. M.
Met pursuant to adjournment.
Members all present.
Resolced, that the proposition OF the
Wrought Iron Bridge Company, OF Can
ton, Ohio, for the building OF bridge
across the Iowa river near Tama City, for
s5,OOO.OO, is hereby accepted and the
chairman of the Board of Supervisors is
hereby directed to enter into contract
with said company therefor, and sign
said contract in behalf of lama County,
Iowa. Carried.
Considered bridge matters and examin-
ed treasurer's accounts balance of after
noon session.
Adjourned until o'clock, P. NJ.
Met per adjournment.
Present, Jaqua and Hutton.
Examined Treasurer's accounts evening
session.
Adjourned until the 18th instant at 8
o'clock A. NJ.
June 18th, 1875.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Members all present.
Minutes of yesterdays session read and
approved.
Report of G. j. Stevens, County Clerk,
of fees collected and uncollected, ap.
proved,
Resolred, that at the September Session
of this Board we will levy tax sufficient
to refund to the several District Town
ships and Independent Districts, the
amount of the Treasurer's three per cent
that may be legally due the same and
collected by law and the same to be paid
pro rata. Carried.
Examined claims, petitions, NC, re-
mainder of forenoon session.
Adjourned until l o'clock P. M.
Met per adjournment.
All the members present.
The Albeit Koshman road case CANT
up for final hearing per time appointed
by the Auditor. Board examined The
road papers and on motion ordered the
road established upon payment OF the
costs and damages.
On motion the resolution passed at thi:
session of the Board, June 9th, equaliz
ing the value of the taxable real estate
between townships and towns in the
county was amended as follows: viz
That the value of the real estate in Tam;
City be reduced 10 per cent instead of u
per cent, and the township of Spring
Creek, be reduced 10 per cent. instead O
Is per cent, and Carlton Township bt
reduced 10 per cent instead of 20 per cent
Resolued, that the County Treasurer o
lama County is hereby directed to trans
fer $4,000 90 from the county bridge funt
to the county fund. The same to b
transferred back out of the net levy fol
county fund Carried.
ResoIced, That the following PROPOSE
tons be submitted to the qualified voters
of Tama County, Iowa, at the next gen
cral election, to be held in said county or
the 18th day of october, 1875, viz:
/. Shall the Board of Supervisors of said
county purchase real estate for pooI
farm for said county and erect a pool
house thereon, the cost thereof not to ex
coed ten thousand dollars?
2. Shall the Board of Supervisors levy
a tax of two mills on the taxable property
of said county for the year 1876, for the
purpose of raising said amount.
All persons desiring to vote for said
propositions or either of them shall have
written Or printed upon their respective
ballots as follows:
For the poor farm.
For the two mill tax.
| Those persons desiring to vote against
said propositions or either of them shall
have written or printed upon their said
ballots as follows:
Against the poor farm.
Against the two mill tax.
The Auditor is also ordered to give
notice of the above as provided by law
Resolution adopted.
Adjourned until o'clock p NJ.
Met pursuant to adjournment.
Members all present
Examined CLAIMS, petitions, &C., eve
ming session,
Adjourned until the 18th instant at
o'clock A. NJ.
June 18th, 1875.
Beard met per adjournment.
Members all present.
Minutes of yesterdays session read and
! approved.
On motion the valuation of the corpo-
nation, saoaIx &C H. H.. NJ