The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-01-22
PROCEEDINGS
or the I;oard Of Supervisors OF
Howard County. at their
Regular Session In Jan

ing over. A. q. Hubbard, supervise
elect, and u. I. Davis auditor.
Snpervisor-elect Hubbard havinI
qualified by taking the oath OF oflic
az required by law the board wa
called to order by the auditor.
Tn motion OF Supervisor Keef
Supervisor Oakley was elected chair
man OF the board for the ensuing
year.
The following proceedings wer'
then had:
Official bond OF C. X. Berg, count.
recorder-elect, with the suretit
thereto. was approved.
Official bonds OF the followin,
named township clcrks-elect will
the suretics were approved, viz: G
4. Burgess, Thos. II. Roche, A. G
Blair and A. L. Wallace.
Official bond OF VIM. Burke, jus
tice Of the peacc-elect, with its sure
ties was approved.
Official bonds of the following
named constables- elect with thu
suretics thereto were approved, viz
Vim. Huckins, Fred E. Knowlton, W
L. Cochran, Stephen r. Foote, Jane.
G. Fellows, Andrew Halliday and ]
Il. Convey.
Board adjourned until s o'clock
a. m, January 9th, 1885.
SECOND DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
mcnt. All members present.
Ordered that county treasurer re-
fund TO Michael Howard SILT out oil
road fund Of road district No. 6, AT.
ton township, enormously returned
Ordered that the county treasurer
cancel the personal property tai
charged against w. T.. Laidlaw FOL
the year 1888 in Albion township tC
the amount OF $50, wrongful assess.
ment.
Resolved that the Howard County
Times and the Iowa PLAIN DEALET
be and are hereby selected as the
newspapers in which to publish the
proceedings Of the board OF super.
visors for the year 1885.
Ordered that the county redeem
the set see. 25-98-11, enormously
sold for the tax Of 1883.
Whereas, it appears that Z. F. Vau
Leuven. Esq. was duly and legally
elected Il justice Of the peace in and
for Forest City township ut the gen.
eral election 4. d. 1884, and that the
board Of supervisors, through error
failed to so declare, therefore be it
Resolved, that the record Of the
board Of supervisors for the Novcm-
Der, 1884, session, where it declares
the election Of justices Of the peace
in and for Forest City township, be
amended so rs to include the cleo.
ton Of T. +. Van Leuven a. justice
OF the peace in and for said town
ship.
Official bonds Of the following
named justices Of the peace-elect
with the sureties thereto were APP
proved, viz: Robert Owens, Michael
Flaherty. NJ. NJ. Marsh. s. Radford
n. w. Partch, John Vrba, Henry
Plank. ID. G. Carver, VIM. Wilbra-
ham. G. G. Hewett, Jeremiah Barker,
Thos. McCook, Alvin West and Ed
ward Peterson.
Official bond of Thos. Dale, con-
stable-elect, with its sureties, ap-
proved.
Board adjourned until 8 o'clock, a.
m, January 7th, 1856.
THIRD DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjourn.
o,nnf n ,n,n.nhn,se
Resolved, that the county auditor
be and is hereby instructed to issue
a warrant on the county fund in fav-
or Of Henry Widner for the sum oil
$2S.52 when he shall deliver to said
county properly executed quit
claim deed to the set nw4 sec. 1895
-13 in favor Of the G. NJ. & st. Paul
railroad company.
Resolved, that the county auditor
be and is hereby instructed to issue
Il warrant on the county fond in
favor Of Joseph Batterham for the
sum Of 500 to apply on his salary
as steward Of thespoor- house.
Settled with Joseph Batterham,
steward Of the poor house, for his
account OF sundry expenses and find
Sl9.55 his due, for which amount the
county auditor is hereby instructed
to issue a warrant on the county
fund in his favor.
Ordered that the county treasurer
cancel the tax on personal property
amounting to $l.4l charged against
VIM. Fitzgerald in New Oregon
township for the year 1883, wrong.
full assessment.
Official bond OF w. II. Johnson
constable clsct, with the sureties
thereto, approved.
Balance Of day occupied in exam.
ination and auditing Of claims and
accounts against the county.
Board adjourned until o'clock, a
m, January 9Th. 1885.
FOURTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment. All members present.
Ordered that the county treasurer
cancel the road poll tax OF IS charged
against Jas. Hunter on the tax lists
for 1882 and 1883, he not being an
able-bodied man.
Ordered that the county redeem
two acres on lot No. 81 on sci sec. !:
-9s-1l, enormously sold for the taa
of 1865 and 1867.
Resolved, that the county auditor
be and is hereby instructed to issue
Il warrant on the county fund Ii
favor Of jacob Welsh, agent Of the
Itna Insurance Co., OF Hartford
Conn, for the sum Of $4,000; one il
favor OF John E. Peck, agen
Of the American Insurance Co., O.
Philadelphia, for the sum of s46.5O
one in favor OF John Ntzhugh,, agen
Of the Hartford Insurance Co., O
Hartford. Conn, for the sum $4G.5O
also one in favor OF VIM. Wilbrahan
agent of the Home Insurance Co., o
New York, for the sum OF $46.5O, t
pay premium on four insurance pol
icies Of $4,000 each, issued by sale
companies on the county cour,
house.
Official bonds Edward Tapp anl
+. A. Wanless, township clerks-elect
with the sureties thereto, were ap.
proved.