The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-09-17
Proceedings Of the Board OF Supervis.
ors Of Howard County, Iowa.
SlnfAmhAr SAsoinn 1901

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The Board met in regular session at |
the Auditors Office at o'clock D. m,
Sept. 7th, 1891.
There were present James Irwin, chair |
man of the board, William Woodward
and John A. Cray, supervisors, and Z.
r. Thompson, auditor and clerk OF the
board.
The following proceedings were then
had:
Afternoon occupied in examination OF
claims and accounts on file against the
county.
Board adjourned until a. M, Sept.
9Th, 1891.
SECOND DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
Resolved, That IN accordance with
Sec. ?, chapter los, OF the I'D General
Assembly, the board Of supervisors here
by appoint A. o. Rowlee a member Of
the Soldiers Relief Commission for q
term OF three years to succeed G. A. Bur.
CESS whoes term expired, and the county
auditor is hereby instructed to notify
him of the appointment.
Report of the Soldiers Relief Com
missioners approved and ordered placed
on file.
RESOLVED, That the county auditor be
and is hereby instructed to issue q war
rant on the county fund in favor OF Robt.
Fox for $125 to apply on his salary as
steward Of the poor farm.
In the matter of petition of Klaus
Erickson and others for consent high
way forty feet wide, commencing at the
N. Z. corner Of Sec. 16, twp. 81, r. IL in
Paris township, and running thence
south on section line one mile and ter
min,ating at the S. E. corner OF said Sec
ton 16-97-l2. It appearing that all
owners Of real estate adjoining the pro-
posed highway having signed the petit
ton and given their consent as required,
1t is therefore hereby ordered that said
highway be and is hereby established as
petitioned for.
WHEREAS, The committee on soldiers
monument has filed petition asking
the board of supervisors to grant site
for the erection of soldiers monument
in the court house park at Cresco, and,
WHEREAS, The said committee has sug-
gested that the site be located on the
south side of the main walk to court
house, and,
WHEREAS, In the opinion of the board
of supervisors the location SO selected by
said committee is such as would be APP
proved by great majority Of the people
OF Howard county, therefore be it
Resolved, By the board OF supervisors
of said Howard county, that site for
said monument be and is hereby granted
so far as Howard county by its board OF
supervisors has any right or interest IN
the premises.
In the matter OF petition of L. Potter
and others for a consent highway COM
mencing on the west line OF the E. Is
s. E. Il of Sec. l, twp. 81, r. IA, west OF
the 5th p. M. and on the northern ter
minus Of 9th street Potter's division of
Elma and 3.75 chains south Of the east
and west center line OF said section l;
thence north 3 deg. IS min., west 4.48
chains to point on the east and west
center line of said section l, $50 chains
west of the northwest corner Of the E. u
S. e. Il Of said section l; thence N. /
deg. 13 min. w. 15.45 chains to point
.37i. chains west of the S. w. corner of
the Frank Pooier 40 acre tract; thence
north and parallel to the west boundary
and .37ls chains from the west line OF
said Pooler tract 500 chains; thence
north 81 deg. 80 min. west and parallel
and .371s chains from the south west
side Of the right Of way OF the c., st.
Paul &K. G. r. r. 11.56 chains to an
intersection of the north line OF SAID Sec
ton /. The above describes the center
line OF said highway which is to be one
chain wide from place OF commencement
to the S. w. corner OF said Pooler tract,
thence rs chains wide to the Forth line
of said section one.
It appearing that all owners OF real es-
tate adjoining the proposed highway hav-
ing signed the petition and given their
consent as required, it is hereby ordered
that said highway be and is hereby es.
tablished as petltioned for and as survey
ed by the county surveyor.
Balance of day occupied in examining
claims aud taking testimony.
Board adjourned until = a. m. Sept. 3,
1891.
THIRD DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
| All members present.
| The claim OF Thomas E. Thomas OF $50,
damages sustained by the loss OF horse
on the Hills bridge was settled by COM
promise, the county to pay $50, and the
county auditor is hereby instructed to is.
sue warrant on the county fund for that
amount III his favor.
The Board proceeded to levy taxes for
the year 1891 in mills on each dollar val
uation as follows, to wit:
State levy as fixed by the
Executive Council, mills
County levy, 90
Bridge levy, IL
County School levy, l, '.
Insane levy, 4 "