The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-06-18
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS, OF HOWARD
COUNTY, IOWA.
June Session. 1891.

June Session. 1891.
Board met in regular session at the Auditors
( flee at o'clock p. N. June ist. 1891.
Present. James Irwin, chairman, Vim. Wood
ward and John A. Cray, Supervisors, and Z. r.
Thompson. Auditor and Clerk Of the Board.
The following proceedings were had:
Afternoon occupied in examination Of claims
on file against the county.
Board adjourned until p m. June 3. 1891.
SECOND DAT.
Board me, pursuant TO adjournment AL mem.
bers present.
Ordered, That County Treasurer refund to W
A. Murray I.5o out Of the county fund. being
amount OF tax on erroneous assessment.
Ordered. That County Treasurer abate taxes on
lots ., g. 4. s. 6, and block IS and lots /, O.
3. a. 5. Q. and block II Potter's division Of Fl
ma for 1859 and 1890. said lots being church prop
erty and should be exempt.
Balance Of day occupied In examination Of
claims on file against the county.
Board adjourned until .. m. June 4, 1891.
THIRD DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment. All mem.
bers present. :.
The Board proceeded to cqualize the assess.
mcnt for 1891 as follows:
jamestown township raised 10 per cent on real
estate and reduced 10 per cent on horses.
Saratoga township raised 20 per cent on horses
Corporation OF Cresco raised 10 per cent on
horses.
Paris township raised 10 per cent on horses.
Alton township raised 10 per cent on horses.
The other taxing districts in the county remain
unchanged.
Commenced settlement with the County Au-
| ditor.
Completed settlement and found his accounts
correct and balance Of redemption money re-
naming in his hands Of Silsa.6i.
On motion, the Auditors and Clerks reports
were approved and ordered placed on file.
AUDITORS REroRT OF FEES.
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors Of Howard
county, Iowa:
GESTLENES:-The following IL true and cor.
rect statement OF all fees received by me as Au-
ditor of Howard county, Iowa, from last report.
to-wit:
Transfer fees ss.75
Redemption fees $50
Total fees S34.25
| Reported April session $3.50
| paid Comfy Treasurer As pcr receipt S,.-5
E. r. THOMPSON,
County Auditor.
| Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before
me by the said f. r. Thompson, Auditor Of How
ard county, Iowa, this LIST day of June, A. d. 1891.
JoHS MrLHoLLAND.
Notary Public.
CLERKS REPORT OF FEES,
To the Hon Board of Supervisors Of Howard
county. Iowa:
GESTLExES:-The following is a correct state
ment of all fees received by me rs Clerk Of the
District Court for Howard county, Iowa, for the
months Of April and May. 1891
Clerks fees Ss25i
Probate fees $3.50
To,al sll2ol
Salary for April and May
JOHN L. BOWMAN,
Clerk district Court
Subscribed and sworn to before me, notary
public for Howard county. Iowa, this LIST day o.
June, 1891.
JoHS MrIHoLLAND,
Notary Public.
All school fund loans made by County Auditor
from April LIST to June LIST, 1891. were approved.
Board adjourned until q. m June 5, 1891.
FOURTH DAY.
| Board met pursuant to adjournment. All mem
bers present
WHEREAS, Mr.. Hassett has rendered his resig
nation as County Surveyor giving his reasons, I'll
health with but little prospect Of improvement
be it, therefore,
Resolved, BY the Board Of Supervisors Of How
ard county, Iowa, that his resignation be accept
ed, and W. l. Richards Of Crcsco Is hereby az
pointed his successor in Office, term to commence
on approval Of his official bond.
Official bond Of W. L. Richards, County Survey
or, with the sureties thereto, was approved.
The contract to build stone abutmcnts for tn
| Birmingham bridge was awarded TO Garner
| Smart at $40 per cord Of 100 II.
Petition the trustees of jamestown township
to refund certain taxes to John St. John, nc
granted.
Ordered, That County Treasurer refund
Thomas Hayes s2s5 out Of road fund of road dis
trict No. /, Albion township. enormously returne
and charged against 81 NEL l3-l00-ll. for ls1
Ordered, That County Treasurer cancel SD
road tax enormously returned and charged
against Thomas Lydon in Cresco corporation, 70
1880.
Petition OF Louis Reinha-t to abate taxes on e.
roneous assessment. granted, and the Count
Treasurer is hereby ordered TO abate taxes on $50
valuation Of moneys and credits enormously a.
sessed.
In the matter Of petition OF Andrew Hallida
and others to locate public highway, c0mmenc
ing at the ST. corner OF sec. 9-99-ll In Verno
Springs township. running thence east on sectio
line 30 chains and 81 links; thence s. 81 degree
east 20 chains and 10 links TO point 10 rods 8.
of eighty corner east II chains and 81 links pa
allel 10 section line to road No. q.
happening to the satisfaction of the Board thu
due and legal service Of notice has been publish
cd and served on all parties owning land adjoii
ing said proposed highway. and A. Bartholomew
, Thomas James, William Owens and S. A. Coz
verse, agent respectively having filed claims 4
damages sustained by the location Of said higl
way; 1t appearing further that on the 5th day
, June, 1891, the damages were duly appraised I
required by law; after due consideration Of all Il
facts in the case. 1t is hereby ordered that Il
said highway be established on the following CO
ditions, VIZ:
LIST. That the petitioners Of said road pay q
accrued costs aud damages as appraised, to-wit:
Thomas James SIS per acre; A. Bartholome
i w lOi nSiC 0AAA % a. ss6Sht, Soo " q
Owens S35 per acre on or before the LIST day
\ August, 1891
I'd. That petitioners also pay the costs tn
S may accrue and any increase Of damages resul
I ing from judgment of the district court on pos.
BILE appeal thereto on the question Of damage
and this matter Is continued to the next session
5 he Board of Supervisors for entry Of final ord
establishing said road. pending the dispositit
Of the interested parties IS to appeal from Il
: finding on the question Of damages.
G In the matter Of the petition for the establis
0 ment Of the highway petiuoned for by Geor
G Hughes and Others with respect to which ca
ditional order was made at April, 1891, session,