The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-06-19
Proceedings Of the Board Of Super
visors Of Howard County. at
their Regular Session in
June 1884,

vlsOfs Ol HOWaIU SOunly. III
their Regular Session in
June 1884,
Board met Mt the Office OF the
county Auditor at l O'Clock p. IN.
June 2nd 1891, and were called to
order by the chairman.
There were present jas. Oakley,
supervisor and chairman OF the
Board, and A. q. Hubbard and Chas.
keefe, supervisors, and b. +. Davis,
Auditor and clerk Of the Board.
The following proceedings were then
had.
lrhereas, Jeremiah Barker, ". 2.
MeClaskey, G. f. Dickerman. Rus
sell Hart, Hans Vagts and Catharine
vagts, all OF the owners OF the e
sec. -, and the W sec. %, twp. No.
%. range No. l3 west, have petition
ed for the establishment OF high
way commencing on road No. /, at
the south west corner Of sec. 23, and
running thence north one mile to
north west corner ofsaid section No.
%, and have consented thereto in
writing, and
Whereas, II appears that the pro-
posed highway is OF sufficient i'm
portance to be opened and worked
10y the public. it Is therefore
ordered, That said highway be
and is hereby established as prayed
for, and that the same be known as
an extension OF road No. go.
Board adjourned until 8 a. IN. June
Ord 1884.
| 2ND DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present. Day
occupied In examination and audi
ting of claims and accounts against
the county.
Board adjourned until s a. m.
June ith 1884.
| BIRD DAY.
| Board met pursuant to adjourn
mcnt. All members present.
i Ordered. That County Treasurer
refund to Jerry Weakland fifty cents
poll tax, wrongfully collected from
| him in tax receipt No. 4i2l, Of tax
list of 1883.
Ordered, That county Treasurer
ahate the road tax returned against
l.. ii. Drake, on M Sc / lS-loO-i2,
enormously returned.
| Reso'reu, That the county Audi
tor be and Is hereby instructed to
Issue Il warrant on the county fund
i'm favor Of Jos. Batterham for one
hundred dollars to be applied on his
salary Us steward OF the poor-house,
Resolred, That the proposition Vi
Widman 4 Sanford, to continue
their contract for books, blanks &C..
for the county for another year, viz
up to June ist 1856, be and is hereby
accerted.
Balance OF day occupied in exami.
: nation Of claims against the county
| Board adjourned until 8 a. IN. June
9Th 1854.
4TH DAY.
| Board met pursuant to adjourn
Iment. All members present.
The following orders and resolu-
tons were proposed and adopted.
Ordered. That the assessment on
In lot ,. block 5. village OF Bonair
owned by +. Schumacher be and is
hereby reduced to 500, the house
thereon having been destroyed by
, fire.
Ordered, That county Treasurer
refund to Jas. keefe S26S out OF road
fund OF dist. No. 5, Howard twp. the
same having been enormously re-
} turned and paid by him.
In matter of petition Of twp. trus-
tees OF jamestown twp. and others,
asking IN appropriation for a bridge
on road No. l, near center OF section
| -, in said township. supervisor
keefc Is instructed to examine said
point and report ut September 1854
session.
Petition OF H. X. Tohiason, hereto
fore laid over for examination, not
s.anted.
| Balance Of LAY occupied in exami-
nation Of claims and in settlement
OF accounts of county Treasurer.
Board adjourned until a. m. June
9th 1854.
ORR DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
mcnt, All members present.
| The following resolutions were
adopted.
4 Hherens, The board of trustees oil
Howard township, have certified tc
the Board OF Supervisors OF this
county, that the conditions required
Of the Minnesota, Iowa and South
western Railroad Co, TO aid in thu
construction OF which road, SAID
township voted tax OF five per cen
on til taxable property OF sal,
township, on the 10th day OF Oeto
Der 1881, and which said tax Wa
levied by the board OF supervisors a
their September session 1882, have
: not been complied with and tha
said railroad company has not com
menced work I'm good faith, as b.
e statute I'm such ease made and pro
yfied, and have petition I'd the boar
Of supervisors OF Howard county, 4
J. cancel said tax and strike the sam
from the tax books Of Howard eoun
4 ty, therefore be ii
Il Resolred, That in accordance wit
G the provisions Of chapter IT. Of tn
J. laws OF the Eighteenth general -
e seiIbly, the board OF supervisor
Il propose at its September 1884 ses
y sion, on the second day thereof, O
"a soon thereafter IN the bushes
II before the Board will permit; I
y make ALI order abating and cancel
,e ing 20 much or said tax as mt tia
= time remains unpaid, and 10 refun
l.. ID those who have paid said tax, III
II less IL then appears that such orde
Is should not be made; and the count
= Auditor IL hereby instructed to gis
l. 10 said rail road company thirt