Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-22
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Howard County, Proceedings of the
September Session. 1896.

The Board of Supervisors met in reg
ular session at the office of the County
Auditor in Cresco, on Monday, Sept. 7th
1896, at o'clock, p. NJ, and were called
to order by the chairman.
There were present, Hans jacobson
Chairman, George Merrill and james Ir
vine Supervisors, and W. g. Fish. county
Auditor and Clerk of the Board.
On motion d. Plat was authorized tc
furnish j. A. Battee $500 per week il
goods up to Jan. LIST 1897, and to charge
the same to Howard county.
Balance of the day occupied in the ex.
animation Of claims against the county
On motion the Board adjourned to
Sept. 8, at o'clock, a. m.
SECOND DAY.
Sept. 8. 1896.
Board met pursuant to adjournment;
all the members present and called to or.
der by the Chairman.
On motion the Board proceeded to set.
tie with the Soldiers Relief Commission
and found their accounts correct.
The following report of the Soldiers
Relief Commission was submitted.
To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERvIs-
oRs OF HOWARD COUNTY, Iowa,
GENTs:-We, the Soldiers Relief Com
mission have to report for the year end.
ing Sept. Sth, 1896, that we have expend.
ed two hundred and fifty nine dollars and
twelve cents, (s259,12) for relief, and also
have turned back into the hands of the
county, eighty eight dollars, leaving the
amount actually expended, one hundred
and seventy one dollars and twelve cents
Respectfully Submitted,
s. RARFoRD, President.
N. s. DURa1N, Secretary.
The Board Of Supervisors then pro.
ceeded to settle with the Stewart of the
Poor Farm, and found his accounts cor.
rect.
The county Auditor was ordered to is-
sue warrant in favor of j. j. Fessenden,
Steward of the Poor Farm, for $4,000
salary Tor June, July and August 1896.
On motion the county Auditor was or.
dered to redeem from tax sale of 1895
215 acres on sw or. Sec. IS 99-]3, and al.
SO north acre of lot on VIZ of nw1l
of Sec. 10-100-14 from tax sale of 1894
they being erroneous sales.
On motion S. Radford was re-appoint.
ed member OF the Soldiers Relief
Commission.
On motion the Treasurer was ordered
to cancel tax on lots Is and 16, in block
81, Cresco, for the years '94 and '95.
The following bridge petitions we're &C
ted on.
Petition to build bridge on the north
line of Sec. Is 97-12, was on motion re-
ferred to Supervisors jacobson and Mer
rill, for report at the November, 1896 SEES
sion.
Petition to build bridge on section
line between Secs. IA and l5-97-l2, was
on motion rererred to Supervisors Jacob
son and Merrill, to examine and if by
them deemed advisable, Supervisor ia
cobson should be empowere1 to build The
same.
Petition to build two bridges between
sections four and five 99-13 referred te
Supervisor Merrill to report at the Nov
1896 session.
On motion the contract of Joshua
Bates, as Janitor at the Court House, wat
extended for the period of one year from
Sept. l, 1896.
Balance Of the day occupied IN exam
ination OF claims against the county.
On motion the Board adjourned unit
o'clock, a. m. sept. 9Th, 1896.
THIRD DAY.
Sept. 9th. 1896.
Board met pursuant to adjournment a
s o'clock, a. m.
Ali the members present and called tc
order by the chairman.
Board then proceeded to levy taxes to-
the year 1896, in mills on each dollars
valuation as follows, the vote being,
Ayes-Merrill, jacobson and Irvine.
Nays-none.
State levy as fixed by the executive
board, two and seven tenths mills.
State University as fixed by the execu
tive board one tenth.
County levy as fixed by the Board O
Supervisors, four.
Bridge as fixed by Co. Board $40.
County School fixed by Board of Su
pervisors, one,
Insane, one and five tenths.
County road, five tenths.
County poor, five tenths.
Local taxes for school purposes wer,
levied in accordance with certificates re
turned to the County Auditor by the sew
eral District Secretaries. in mills on eacl
dollars, valuation as follows:
INDEPENDENT DISTRICTS.
Lincoln, teachers ............ 63-l
same, contingent. ........... oil
Florenceville, teachers. ...... IL
same, contingent. ...... 3
Oakley, teachers. ................
same, contingent ................ 3 81
| Nichols, teachers. 6 81
Same contingent. .....,.... 33-l
Liberty, teachers ............,.,.
Same, contingent. ............. 22-l
Albion, teachers. Observation-Disclosures.
Same, Contingent. ........ 12-1
Darrow, teachers. ...............
Same, contingent ............. 25-1
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