Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-19
PROCEEDINGS.
OF the Board Of Supervisors, January
Session 1897.

Session, 1897.
The Board OF Supervisors met in regu-
lar session at the office of the County
Auditor, in Cresco, Iowa, on Monday
Jan. 4, 1897, at o'clock, p. m. and were
called to order by the Auditor.
There were present Supervisors Hans
jacobson, James Irvine, and Supervisor
Elect Geo. Merrill, who had previously
ualifed.
On motion Supervisor Irvine was chos
en- Chairman of the Board for the ensu
ing year.
On motion the following bonds with
surities were approved:
Ell. Williams, County Auditor elect.
@. A. l.. Loomis, Clerk of the District
Court, Elect.
e. j. Thomas, County Recorder elect.
| William Wilbraham, County Attorney
elect.
G. W. Harris, Constable, Vernon
Springs township.
VIM. Dickman, constable. Howard TIP
CIV Sawyer, constable, Howard Up.
q Foster. constable, jamestown Up.
L d Phillips, constable, Albion Tp.
Geo Meighan, constable, Chester tip.
w A Barnes, constable. Chester tp.
Riley McGhan, constable, jamestown
township.
j CNichols' Township Clerk, Albion tip
w III Tilson, township Clerk. Vernon
Springs township.
A G Wells, township Clerk, James
town township.
S d Young, township Clerk, Alton tip,
j w Cannon, township Clerk, Howard
township.
@ H Meredith, township Clerk Ches.
ter township.
A I CLARK towns'p CLERK Forest City tip
A Minty, township Clerk, New Ore.
gon township.
Henry Auringer, Justice of the Peace,
jamestown township.
j F Durham, Justice of the Peace Oak
Dale township.
G M Plummer, Justice of the Peace,
Chester township.
s Radford, Justice of the Peace, James.
town township.
J M Phillips, Justice of the Peace, AL
bion township.
A ID Garrett, Justice of the Peace
Chester township.
VIM. Woodward, Justice of the Peace,
Vernon Springs township.
| VIM Devereaux, Justice of the Peace.
Howard township.
Bill of Pleasant Hill Cemetery Associ-
ton, for lot No 131, amount $40, allowed
conoitionally-to be paid when certifi-
cate of purchase is filed with the Auditor
Balance of day spent in the examina.
ton of claims.
Board adjourned to q. m. Jan. 9th.
| SECOND DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All the members present.
Board preceded to settle with Clerk OF
the District Court.
Thos. 81. Roche. Clerk of Alton town
ship, appearing for settlement, which was
made, finding accounts correct and all
monies accounted for according to law.
Board adjourned till 8 m. Jan 9Th.
THIRD DAY.
| Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All the members present.
Completed settlement with Clerk of
Courts and found balance of fees in his
hands of $4l.29-Treasurer' receipt tc
balance, s41.29.
Made settlement with Edward Tapp
Clerk of Oak Dale township, found bal
ance in his hands of general road fund
s247.65, and of Board of Health 1888.
Approved of bond of Edward Tapp
township Clerk, Oak Dale township.
Settled with F. A. Mcpherson, Supt. OF
Schools, found his accounts correct and
balance in his hands of $65,37 Institute
fund.
Adjourned to 8 o'clock, o. m. Jan. Z, 81
FOURTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 8 o'clock a. M. January 7th.
All the members present.
Proceeded to settle with County Re-
corder, finding fees collected during 1896
to be $l094,75.
Bond of j. F. O'Brien, as Justice of thu
Peace, of Howard township, with surf
ties, approved.
Bond of VIM. 81. Taubman as township
Clerk of Saratoga township, with surf
ties, approved.
Settled with A, G. Wells, township
Clerk of Jamestown township, found hi
accounts correct and all monies account
ed for.
| Settled with VIM. H. Taubman, town
ship Clerk, Saratoga township, finding
accounts correct and all monies account
ed for.
| On motion, ]. @. Upton was appointed
Overseer of the Poor, IN the Corporation
of Cresco, for the year 1897.
i Balance of day occupied in the exam
ination of claims.
Adjourned to o'clock, m Jan 8 '97
FIFTH DAY.
Jan. 9th, Board met pursuant to ad
journment. All the members present.
On motion, the Auditor was instructed
to notify ownara RI Mat all m roolo NJ nm