Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-13
PROCEEDINGS
FIRST DAY.

AFkIL SESSiON 1907.
FIRST DAY.
DEBORAH, Iowa, April 5, 1897.
p. M Board met at the court house
pursuant to law, members all present
and called to order by chairman Hol-
ton.
Moved and carried that $1.25 be re-
funded to +. j. Dwarshak on erroneous
tax sale certificate No. Is of the 1894
sale, said sale covering school house
property in Conover.
Motioned and carried that the county
Treasurer be ordered to refund soc
dog tax enormously paid in March 1897
by VIM. Hauswirth, and strike the
balance of the dog tax against him
from the 1896 tax list.
Moved, seconded and carried that
the 1896 tax paid by Mrs. Isabel Olson,
OF Glenwood township, a soldiers
widow, be refunded and her 1897 as
sessment stricken from the book.
School fund loan No. S65 to VIM.
Boyer for $3.50 was presented.
Balance of the after noon was spent
in discussing the ACCESSIBILITY of pur-
chasing a rock crusher.
On motion adjourned to $50 a. m.
April 9Th.
SECOND DAY.
$50 a. M, April 9Th, Board met pur-
suant to adjournment, members all
present, minutes of yesterdays meet
ing read and approved.
Motioned and carried that the county
Treasurer be ordered to refund 1926 to
j. g. Barthell on Certificate of Pur-
chase No. 70 of the 1896 sale, said sale
being erroneous ion account of double
assessment.
Moved and seconded that the county
Treasurer be authorized to strike the
1894 poll tax of VIM. Hemesath,
Military township from the tax list,
said tax having been worked.
Balance of the forenoon was spent in
auditing accounts against the county.
On motion adjourned to D. m.
l p. M, Board met, members all pres
ent.
The afternoon was spent in auditing
Poor accounts, listening to petitioners
and discussing the rock crusher.
On motion adjourned to $50 a. M,
April 18th.
THIRD DAY.
$50 a. m. April 7th, Board met pur-
suant to adjournment, members all
present, minutes of yesterdays meet
ing read and approved.
Moved and seconded that the 1895
tax on the threshing machine listed
against Fred Wemett of Burr Oak be
abated and the Treasurer ordered to
strike the same from the list, carried.
Moved and carried that &c be re-
funded to Philomena Schissel on
double assessment of the year 1895.
The official bonds of E. A. Hoyt as
constable for Lincoln Twp. and that
of Phillip Goettelman as Justice for
Bluffton Twp. were on motion APP
proved.
Balance of forenoon was spent in en-
tering into conditional contract for a
rock crusher.
On motion adjourned to p. M.
/ p m. Board met, members all pres
ent.
4hONCui ocCOuucu anu CdTTl6U IDaC
the county Treasurer hold $500 road
money OF the 1895 tax from road dis
trict No. 2. Bluffton Twp. and pay the
same to VIM. Arnold, also strike the
1892 Poll tax of $500 against said Ar
mold from the tax list.
The county Treasurer was on motion
ordered to refund $1.75 to f. j. d.
Gremm on Certificate of Purchase No.
lib of the 1896 sale, the same being err
rOneous.
Moved by Haug and seconded by
Allen that the county Auditor be au-
thorized and ordered to issue quit
claim deed to Mrs. Celia Steyer on Lot
subdivision of the North half of Block
8, DEBORAH, and also assign the insur-
ance on the same to her all in consid-
Grafton of thesum of$628.50, motion car
ried.
Remainder of the afternoon was
spent by the Board i'm visiting the Poor
Farm and in viewing bridges near
FreepOrt.
Adjourned to $50 a. m. April Sth.
FOURTH DAY.
$3.50 a. m. April Sth, Board met pur-
suant to adjournment, members all pres
emu, minutes or yesterdays meeting
read and approved.
The county Treasurer was on motion
ordered to refund $3.50 to A. J. Graf
senberg on Certificate of Purchase No.
SO of the 1896 sale, said sale covering
church property, therefor erroneous.
The report of the County Recorder
for the first quarter of the year 1897
was examined and ordered placed on
file
Moved and carried that the keeping
of l.. A. Ruth at the County Insane
Hospital be fixed at $500 per week and
the guardian ofsaid Ruth be required to
pay the same.
Motioned and carried that the coun-
ty Treasurer be ordered to refund SOC to
ID. Benningen being an erroneous dog
tax of the year 1895.
Balance of the forenoon was spent i'm |
looking over petitions for county brid-
ges.
Moved to adjourn to p. m.
p. M. Board met.