The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-01-29
W. G. Harrington, City Mayor, Lime
The report shows fines collected as fol.


lows:
NJ. NJ. Moon, s29S
J. F. Webster, 249
j. l.. Bowman, IS
I. F. Van Lenven, !
Thomas McCook, 2
M. NJ. Marsh, 1
Henry Plank, /
All OF said amounts were found to have
been paid to the County Treasurer and
credited to the proper fund.
Continued settlement with the County
Treasurer.
Board adjourned until a. m. Jan. l6,
1891.
ELEVENTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
Ordered, That County Treasurer re.
fnnd to J. H. Plank 81 cents out Of road
fund Of road district No. II, Paris town.
ship, enormously returned and charged
against him for 1890.
Resolved, That Robert Fox be and is
hereby appointed steward of the poor
farm with salary Of $500 per annum,
services to be rendered as per contract on
file with the County Auditor, and take ef-
feet the lst day Of April, 1891, and con-
time for one year.
Resolved, That Supervisors Wood
ward and Cray be and are hereby ap.
pointed committee to take an invento-
ry OF the poor farm and report ut the
April session.
Resolred, That Supervisor IRWIN be
and is hereby appointed committee to
visit the poor farm for the year 1891, as
provided by Sec. 1880 Of the Code.
Settled with Supervisor Woodward for
the following bridge appropriations:
800 to build bridge on road No. q,
near Michael Herold's residence, on sec.
3 81 II, New Oregon township.
$500 to build a bridge across the Tur-
key river on road No. So, near CannOn's
residence.
Vouchers presented, examined and
approved, showing an unexpended bal
ance OF 1892 and $751; so, respectively, OF
which $114.l5 has been expended ON
building and repairing other bridges,
which is now settled for and the balance
remaining in his hands. $9l 80, has been
paid to the county for the benefit Of the
bridge fund.
Bridge committees for the year 1891
were appointed as follows:
For the townships OF Albion, Forest
City. Chester and Oak Dale, Supervisor
Cray.
For the townships Of New Oregon,
Paris, Howard Center and Vernon
Springs, Supervisor Woodward.
For the townships of Howard, Alton,
Jamestown and Saratoga, Supervisor r.
win.
Board adjourned until a. m. Jan. II,
1891.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
Completed settlement with the County
Treasurer; found his accounts correct
and moneys properly accounted for as
shown by his balance sheet.
Ordered, That County Treasurer
transfer 1886 from the county fund to
the bond fund to balance the same, and
the Treasurer is further ordered to credit
the county with any tax that may be col
lected from now belonging to the bond
fund.
Petition OF NJ. B. Doolittle and others
in reference to having the County Attor-
ney's opinion on questions when the
county is interested, in writing, and pub.
lished with the proceedings of the Board,
not granted.
Ordered, That County Treasurer re-
fund to Vim. Bateman 50 cents out OF the
domestic animal fund. being 90 cents dog
tax enormously returned ard CHARGED
against him for 1889.
Resolred, That the County Auditor
be allowed $500 for clerk hire for 1891,
the said Auditor to procure the necessary
assistance at his own expense
NJ - Y
slsting OF the Board OF Supervisors,
County Auditor and County Superin-
tendent. met and arranged for vote by
the electors at the annual meeting in
March for or against county uniformity
of school text books.
Petition OF Aug. Beadle granted, and
County Treasurer ordered to refund to
him $36.47 out Of the Cresco corporation
und, and cancel corporation tax on block
on SW4 NWll4 1899 II, on tax list of
1890.
In the matter of the selection of two
newspapers in which to do the county
printing for 1891, three applications
were made and certificates and atlidayits
therefor filed Thy the Howard County
co Republican" and the Board on this
showing determined that the award
should be made to the Howard County
Times and the ''Cresso Republicaa,"
and thereupon the proprietors OF the
Iowa Plain Dealer" contested the award
and filed charges OF fraud against the
Cresco Republican. The Cresco Repub.
iican then withdrew its application for
the printing, aud the award is accord
ingly made to the Howard County Times
and the Iowa Plain Dealer, and they are
hereby designated and selected as the