The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-17

road fund OF Dist. No. 5, Paris twp,
in favor Of Philip Gesell; also $3.50
to l.. H. Sisco, out OF road fund Of
Dist No. 8, Alton twp, and $500 to
I. II. Smith out OF road fund Of Dist.
No. 2, Chester twp.
Ordered, That the county treasur-
er abate the road tax charged
against the v / sc / 23-98-15, $2.65.
the same having been enormously
returned.
Afternoon board visited and exam
ined the bridge across the Turkey
river at Vernon Springs. Balance
Of day occupied in auditing Of claims
and accounts against the county.
Board adjourned until 8 .. M April
10th 1884.
4TH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
All members Of the Board present.
The following orders were made.
Ordered that the county Auditor
redeem lots l, 2, 8, 4, 5, and 6, block
%, village Of Lime Springs. errone-
ously sold for the tax Of 1879; also
lots to II, block ~, village Of Lime
Springs; also lots to 6, block IS,
village OF Lime Springs, both crron-
eously sold for the tax Of 1879.
In the matter OF petition OF NJ. B.
Doolittle, asking county to redeem
south four acres Of lot "a, on NV /
l2-1OO-l2, not granted, 1t appearing
that said premises were not sold
enormously or otherwise for tax Of
1879.
Resolved, That the county Audi
tor be and is hereby instructed to
receive forty dollars $4,000 In full
satisfaction OF interest and penalties
up to January l, 1884, on school
fund contract OF Nels Braham, on
NV / sw / 16-97-12.
Resolved, That twelve hundred
dollars ($12OO.OO) be and Is hereby
appropriated out Of the bridge fund
for the purpose OF building sub
structure to Searles bridge on the
main road between Lime Springs
and Chester, and that Supervisor
Hubbard is appointed committee to
expend the same.
Resolved, That the following sums
be and are hereby appropriated out
OF the bridge fund for tho purposes
hereinafter named, to-wit:
One hundred dollars to build bridge
on road No. II, near Jas. Nichols /;
$3.50 to build two bridges and ap-
proaches on road No. ~, near Phil
ip Howes; $50 to build bridge on
road No. l89, and / mile west Of ia.
cob Kramer's In Albion twp, and
that supervisor Oakley Is hereby ap-
pointed committee to expend the
SAME.
Resolved, That $500 be and is here
by appropted out OF the bridge fund
for tie purpose OF rebuilding bridge
across the river Wapeie, known as
the Thomas McGrane bridge, and
that supervisor Keefe is hereby APP
pointed committee to expend the
same.
Resolved, That $l25 be and is here.
by appropriated out OF the bridge
fund to build bridge on road No. 12a
near Dexter's farm in Howard twp.
also 800, or so much thereof as may
be necessary to build bridge on road
No. Sc, near Jos. Schaeffers. in New
Oregon twp, and that supervisor
Kecfe is hereby appointed commit.
tee to expend the same. In the mat
ter Ut petition of Geo. w. Webster
and others, asking for the vacation
OF portion Of road No. A, describ-
ed as follows: Beginning on the
north line OF Sec. 1l-99-l2, and run
ming south to south line OF said Sec
tion; it appearing that the commits
sioner appointed to view said road
has reported in favor Of vacation,
and that legal notice in regard thre-
to has been published, and no re-
mcustrance or claim for damages
having been presented, it is order
ed that said portion OF said road No
a, be a0d is hereby vacated as pray
ed for.
Resolved, That $50 be and is here.
by appropriated out Of the bridge
fund to paint Lime Springs, Hewetts
and Chester lron.bridges, and super
| visor Hubbard Is appointed com
mite to expend the same.
Resolved, That II. T. Reed, be and
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ey for the county Of Howard, In the
foreclosure of all school fund mort
cages and contracts in suits nov
pending or hereafter to be brought
and also in any other legal bust
ness OF q civil nature, in any OF the
courts of this state In which sale
party is party.
The petition OF n. b. Doolittle
asking the county to redeem lots 8
Is, 10, IL, and IL, block s, village o
Florenceville, was laid over unit
June session 1884. Board adjourn
ed until 8 =. N. April II, 1884.
/ 5TH DAY.
i Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Al! members present.
| The following claims against thu
county were acted upon and dispos
ed OF as shown by the list below, an.
the Auditor instructed to issue war
rants on the proper funds for the
payment OF such amounts rs were