Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-15
PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of Supervisors, Howard
County June Session, 1897.

Board of supervisors met at the office
of the county auditor June Z, at o'clock
p. NJ, and were called to order by the
chairman. There we're present, James
Irvine, charm; George Merrill, and Hans
jacobson, members of the board, and E.
j. Williams, county auditor and clerk of
the board.
On motion, county treasurer was or.
dered to transfer 800 from the domestic
animal fund to the county fund; also
$517 from the poll fund to the county
fund.
On motion, board proceeded to equal
ize the assessment on real estate and per-
sonal property as returned by the several
assessors:
Vernon Springs-Land raised per cent.
New Oregon-Land reduced per cent
Cresco-Land reduced 20 per cent.
Protivin-Land raised 30 per cent.
Albion-Horses raised Is per cent
Albion-Cattle raised 20 per cent
Forest City-Hoses reduced 10 per cent
Chester Horses raised 10 per cent.
Chester-Sheep reduced 20 per cent.
Oak Dale-Horses reduced Is per cent.
Oak Dale@Cattle raised 5 per cent.
Oak Dale-sheep raised 40 per cent.
Jamestown-Horses reduced 10 per cent.
Jamestown Cattle raised per cent
Saratoga-Horses reduced per cent.
Saratoga-Cattle raised Is per cent
Howard Center-sheep raised 25 per cent.
Vernon Springs-Horses raised 10 per cent.
New Oregon-Horses raised IS per cent.
New Oregon-Cattle raised Is per cent
New Oregon Sheep raised 20 per cent.
Paris-Horses raised 80 per cent.
Paris-Cattle raised % per cent.
Paris-Sheep raised 20 per cent.
Howard-Horses reduced 20 per cent.
Howard-Cattle raised 20 per cent
Howard-Sheep raised 20 per cent
Afton-Shcep raised 20 per cent
Elma-Cattle raised so per cent.
Lime springs-Horses reduced 5 per cent.
Riceville-Horses raised 10 per cent
Riceville-Cattle raised 20 per cent.
Protvin-Hoses reduced 10 per cent.
Protivin-Cattle raised % per cent.
On motion, board adjourned to a. M,
June 8.
SECOND DAY.
June S.-Board met pursuant to ad.
journment; all members present.
On motion, the petition Of J. Ryan ct
al. for highway was granted.
Petition of w. w. Williams ct al. for
consent highway was, on motion, granted.
On motion, auditor is ordered to issue
warrant in favor of ]. z. Msrlow for
81 for sprinkling street to June 8, 1897.
On motion, auditor is ordered to draw
a warrant on county road fund for $40.3U
to assist in paying on road petitioned for
by W. E. Hoyt ct al. in Alton township.
Balance of day occupied in examine
tiou of claims against the county.
On motion, board adjourned to 8
o'clock a. M, June 8.
THIRD DAY.
June 9.-Board met at 8 o'clock a. m.;
all members present, and we're called to
order by the chairman.
On motion, adjourned to visit new
bridge site on Mitchell creek.
Board met at o'clock p. m.
Time spent in settling bridge matters.
On motion, the potion of P. M. Harold
ct al. for consent road in New Oregon
township was granted.
Ayes-Merrill, jacobson and Irvine.
Nays-None.
Begun settlement with county auditor.
On motion, adjourned to o'clock a.
NJ, June 10.
FOURTH DAY.
June 10.-Board met pursuant to adj
journment; all members present, and
called to order by the chairman.
The petition of Maria st. John to re-
fund tax on 1866, moneys and credits,
was on motion granted, and auditor or
dered to draw refund warrant for same.
Petition of Edward Gillette to cancel
corporation and water works tax on the