The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-16

tHXCo lOE AOOUs
In compliance with sec. 9, chap. "a, oil
the 23d General Assembly the Board pro
ceeded to canvass the returns Of election
on County Uniformity, with the follow
ing result:
County Uniformity" three hundred
seventeen (3l7l Against County Uni
formity" sixty-nine (69(. II ID therefore
hereby declared by the Board that thu
election was carried in favor OF County
Uniformity.
Ordered, That County Treasurer refund
S4.98 TO Thomas McCarville out OF road
fund OF road district No. Howard twp.
enormously returned aud charged against
Sell 39 7-13 for 1880.
WHEREAS, The American Educational
Aid Association propose to take the home.
less children coming under the charge oil
the county, that are OF sound mind and
body, and place them in proper homes
and become responsible for their future
maintenance and support, upon condition
that said county pay said association the
sum Of fifty dollars for each child SO tax.
en-; therefore, be it resolved by this Board
in regular session that the above propo-
sition be accepted and that when said as
ISOLATION takes into its care any child
as heretofore described, the Auditor be
authorized to draw warrants, and that he
be directed to pay to said association out
of the county fund, upon the order of one
of the members of the Board, the sum OF
fifty dollars for each child SO taken by
said association, and the Auditor with
any one member of the Board may act in
the interval between the meetings OF
this Board. We agree to above and &C
cept the terms.
Balance of day occupied in examina-
ton of claims on file against the county
Board adjourned until 8 a. m. April 8,
1891.
FOURTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
Ordered. That County Treasurer abate
taxes against Graves st. John on 800
valuation, being an erroneous assessment
against him for the Year 1890.
Petition Of w. Il. Prentice granted,
and the County Treasurer ordered to re-
fund to him 81 cents out OF road fund of
road district No. 3, Oak Dale township,
and cancel S1.66 road tax amount yet re-
naming unpaid OF $3.50 road poll tax
enormously returned and charged against
him for 1890.
RESOLVED, That the County Auditor
be and is hereby instructed to issue a
warrant on the county fund for 500 in
favor Of Joseph Batterham to pay bal.
ance due HIM on salary as steward Of tue
poor farm.
In the natter of e petition of George
Hughes and others to locate public
highway on the county line between
Howard and Chickasaw counties, CON-
mencing at the Sc corner of the SWl,
Of section II 97-l2, Paris township.
Howard county, Iowa, and running
thence east on the county line Il, miles
and terminating at tho Sc corner of
section Ii 81 Il, said road to be 40 feet
wide.
1t appearing to the satisfaction of the
Board that due and legal service Of no.
tice has been published and served on
all parties owning land adjoining said
highway Oh the Howard coun-
ty side, and James Flaherty, J. w. Rob-
erts, David Brining and w. II. earle, re-
spectiyely, having fled claims for DAM
ages sustained by the location OF said
it appearing further that on the
18th day OF March, 1891, the damages
were duly appraised as required by law,
after due consideration of these facts, it
is hereby ordered that said road be es-
tablished on the following conditions,
viz:
LIST. That the Board of Supervisors of
county establish the same
within their jurisdiction.
ID. That the petitioners Of said road
pay all accrued costs, and the damages
as appraised. to. wit:
James Flaherty $1,000
w. r. earle 1850
David Brininp 1850 |
J. w. Roberts 1000
IN or before the LIST day OF June, 1891.
Sd. That petitioners also pay the costs
resulting from Judgment OF the
district court on possible appeal thereto
IN the question Of damages, and this
natter is continued to the next session OF
he Board OF Supervisors for entry OF IT,
lal order establishing said road. pend.
ng the disposition of the interested par
les rs to appeal from this finding on the
question OF damages.
School Fund Loans made by the county
AUDITOR since the January session, 1891,
we're examined and approved.
In the matter OF petition OF Frank
louise and others for consent road
at the NE corner of section
-98 ID in Howard township and running
hence south on section line 4 mile. All
wners of real estate adjoining the pro-
osed road having signed the petition for
he sane and having given their consent
hereto, this Board order said road to be
nd is hereby established as petitioned
)r.
Board adjourned until s a. m. April 10,
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FIFTH DAY