Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-14
No. 80.
PROCEEDINGS
Or THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Winneshiek County, Iowa,
AR THEIR
REGULAR SEPT. SESSION A. ID. 1907
Winneshiek County, Iowa,
REGULAR SEPT. .SESSIONA. d. 1907
FIRST DAY.

Decorah, Iowa, Sept. 9th, l p. M.
Board met pursuant to law, members
all present, and called to order by
Chairman HOlton.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
moneys and credits assessed against
Anon Anderson of Orleans township,
for the present year, be abated and the
Auditor ordered to strike the same
from the tax list.
The following resolution was pro-
posed and adopted by the Board.
"THAT WHEREAS, many are COM
planning of the damage done by foxes
and wOodchucks and desire that the
Board of Supervisors place bounty on
the same.
THEREFORE,, Resolved that bounty
of 81 so be given for foxes and 10 cents
for wOOdchucks, the person claiming
the bounty to present the scalps either
to one of the members of the Board of
Supervisors or the County Auditor,
the full scalp of the woOdchuck to be
presented and the full hide of the fox,
this bounty to be paid till the first of
May, 1885,"
Balance of the afternoon was spent
in listening to petitions of various ma
lures.
On motion adjourned to $50 a. m.
Sept. 7th.
SECOND DAY.
$50 a. M, Sept. 7th. Board met
pursuant to adjournment, members all
present, minutes of yesterdays meet
ing read and approved.
The entire forenoon was spent by the
Board in examining and auditing ac-
counts against the county.
On motion adjourned to | 80 p. m.
80 p. M. Board met, members all
present.
Moved, seconded and carried that
the unpaid liquor tax of G.. w. Hig-
gins extending from March 22nd to
June 9Th 1897 be cancelled and stricken
from the list, said Higgins not being
in business during the above period.
Moved that the County Auditor be
ordered to draw warrant on the
county fund for $7.95, said money to be
expended in redeeming Lots 3 and 4,
Block 20, and Lots l, 2, 3 and 4, Block
"a, FreepOrt, Iowa.
Moved and carried that the follow
ing transfers be made and the Auditor
and Treasurer authorized to make the
necessary entries on the books of their
offices to effect said transfers:
$500 from the Court House to the
County fund.
$500 from the Domestic Animal to
the County fund.
Balance of the afternoon was spent
in auditing accounts and listening to
petitions.
On motitn adjourned to $50 a. M,
Sept. Sth.
THIRD DAY.
Sept. Sth. Board spent the entire
day i'm viewing bridges in Fremont,
Burr Oak and Pleasant townships.
FOURTH DAY.
$50 a. m, Sept. 9th. Board met
pursuant to adjournment, members all
present, minutes of yesterdays meet
ing read and approved.
School fund loan No. S66 to John +.
Ward for $500 was presented.
The County Treasurer was on motion
ordered to refund $l.6l to +. &. Shaw
the same having been paid on account
of an erroneous tax sale of 1888.
Moved, seconded and carried that
the Treasurer refund $3.50 to VIM.
262 of the 1889 sale, said sale being er-
roneous on account Of a double assess
ment.
The official bond of HI. w. Goocher,
of Orleans township, as Justice OF the
Peace was presented, and on motion
approved.
Moved by Haug and seconded by
Magnes that the 1896 tax of Mrs. w.
4 ok A nd
36 Maynard and Snyders addition to
DecOrah be abated and stricken from
the list, also to cancel the 1897 assess
ment, the same having been recon-
mended by the City Council of Decor
ali, motion carried.
Balance of the forenoon was spent
i'm auditing poor claims and attending
to miscellaneous business.
On motion adjourned to 80 p. m.
80 p. IN. Board met, members all
present.
The following named persons We're
appointed and designated as judges
and clerks of election within aud for
the different voting precincts of Win
neshiek county for the year 1897:
Bloomfield Township Judges: ID. f.
Kittinger, Irwin Allen, Jas. Powers.
Clerks: j. A. Musser, I'll. +. Anderson.
Military Township Judges: II.
Scheidemantel, Adam Uhley, Ole
Thompson. Clerks: w. f. Cody, III.
III. Dalaker.
Washington lst Precinct Judges:
Henry Gehiing, Geo. Brockamp, Nj.
Pitzenberger. Clerks: S. Rosenbaum,
John Schupanitz.
Washington End Precinct Judges:
John Heine, G.. +. Summers, +. j.
Huber. Clerks: j. j. Pelikan, A. Nc
MILAN.
Jackson Township Judges: Hugh
Deeny, Jos. Barloon, w. A. Jirak.
Clerks: Nj. III. Mcmahon, Miles Me-
Govern.
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