The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-16
Proceedings Of the Board or Snrer
yisoas Of Howard County,
Iowa. April Se.si0n.

: FUCtfUIuS6O vi the DOdru Oh super
yisoas Of Howard County,
Iowa. April SESSION.
Board met IN regular session if.
the Office of the County Auditor at
| O'clock p nj, April q. 1885, ani
w;ls called to o;itler bp fi,,. chairman.
There were present james Oak
ley, supervisor and chairman 81 the
board, and A. q. Hubbard and Chus.
Kecfe. Supervisors. and Is. i. Davis,
Auditor.
Day occupied in examination OF
claims and accounts against the
county.
Board adjourned until 8 a. III.
April Z, 1856.
SECOND DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present.
Ordered, That County Treasurer
abate the road poll tax Of $3.50
charged against j. G. Bartholomew,
ON the tax list Of 1882. the same hav-
ing been enormously returned.
Resolved, Tha. the county Audi
ter be and is hereby instructed to
issue q warrant on the county fund
for the sum OF $125 in favor Of JOS
eph Batterham, to pay balance OF
salary due him rs steward OF the
poor house.
Balance OF day occupied in ex-
animation OF claims and in consulta-
ton in regard to bridge matters.
Board adjourned until 8 a. M,
April 8, 1856.
3rd DAT
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present.
Official bond Of A. A. Carter JUS
ticc Of the peace, appointed TO fill
vacancy, with the sureties thereto
WAS approved.
Ordered that Co Treasurer refund
to George Light Scots. poll tax wrong
fully collected Of him in tax receipt
No. 1883 on Tax list OF 1883.
Ordered that 20. Treasurer refund
to VIM. Briefly $500 road tax
enormously returned against HIM in
road Dist. No.. Vernon Springs
township said amount to be refund
ed out OF road fund IF said district
No. g.
Balance OF day occupied in exam
Of claims against the county.
Board adjourned until 8 A. NJ.
April 8, 1856.
4TH DAY,
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment All members present.
Resolved that the county auditor
| be and Is hereby instructed to issue
a warrant on the county fund for
the sum OF 1897 to pay the two
claims Of Iowa Institution for Feeble
minded children OF Dec. 81, 1884,
4.37, and March 81, 1885, 800.
| Ordered, That county Trensnr-
er refund to Francis Burish, ont of
road fund OF road district No. 6,
Howard township, $50, enormously
returned against him on the tax list
. OF 1884
| Ordered, That county Treasurer
/ refund to Fred s. Easton (trnstee)
1898 out Of road fund OF road dis
] trict No. 8, Forest City township,
enormously returned.
\
eel ~ Is OF road tax charged against
Thomas Dobson. on the tax list OF
1883, Vernon Springs township, en-
roneously returned.
Ordered, That Co. Treasurer abate
the following taxes charged agains.
+. b. Chaplin. on the tax list Of 1884,
viz: $4.48, road tax enormously re.
turned; also SO cents poll tax wrong
fully assessed against him.
! Ordered, That Co. Treasurer re-
fund tn ~. ]. Sherwood $l.92, out OF
road fund Of road district No. Z,
Howard Center township. 1884. road
tar on / NV I 33-99-12, erroneous
ly returned.
Ordered. II hat Co. Treasurer re-
fund to John Hnlwig $3.50, and to A.
w. Halweg $3.50 road poll tax, out
OF road district No. Z, Howard Gen.
ter township, the same having hem
enormously returned for the year
1884.
Ordered that Co. Treasurer refund
to J, NJ. Mccoy $500 out Of road
district No. 2. Paris township, the
same having been enormously re-
turned against W / SCI 4-98-12, tor
the year 1884.
Ordered, That Co. Treasurer can
Gel the road tax charged again st
Henry Henning for the year 1884, on
poll and personal property, erron-
eously returned.
Ordered that Co. Treasurer cancel
the road tax OF 1851 charged against
G. O'h'Macht on the east 100 acres
OF nwf 33-99-ll, and sw4 33-99-11,
on the tax list Of 1884 the same hav-
ing been enormously returned.
Resolved that Joseph Batterham
be and is hereby appointed steward
of the poor house for the ensuing
year with salary Of $4,000 per an.
mum, service to be rendered rs per
contract on file with Co. Auditor and
dated April 5th, 1882.
Board adjourned until s a. m. April
9th 1885.
| 9Th DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. all members present.
Whereas tho Secretary Of State
has transmitted to the County Audi
tor OF this county a statement show
ing the length Of main track Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail
road to be "a 49, 100 miles, at $47OO
per mile as fixed by the Executive
Council; therefore in accordance
with the provisions Of section 1921
of the Code, ii is hereby.
Ordered and declared that the
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