Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-01-21


Completed settlement with L. II. Sis
CO, retiring County Treasurer, finding
his accounts correct and a cash balance
IN his hands-all funds-of $l3,O3S.74
which amount WAS produced and count.
ed according to law and placed in the
hands of G. r Story, County Treasurer.
On motion Board adjourned to s
O'Clock a. NJ, January g.
FOURTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All the members present.
Settled with F. A. Mcpherson, County
Superintendent, finding his accounts
correct and all monies accounted for ac
cording to law.
On motion the following official bonds
were approved:
A. @. Campbell ............ Sheriff,
w. L. Richards. .......... Surveyor,
d. p. Simonds. Coroner,
G. w. Sawyer. Dep Sheriff,
s. A. Miller. Same,
A. M. Baumgartner, Justice of the Peace
Howard Center.
Oscar Keiern. Constable, Howard,
John Cummings, Constable, Alton,
Thos. M. Novack, Assessor, New Oregon.
Balance of the day spent in the exam
ination of Claims.
On motion Board adjourned to 8
o'clock, a. m. Jan. 7.
FIFTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
| All the members present.
On motion Supervisor Irvine was ap.
| pointed committee to settle with the
County Recorder, said committe report
ing accounts correct and all fees, amour
| ting to Sl1S5.65, accounted for according
| to law.
On motion the treasurer was ordered
to cancel $3.50 Road Poll and so cents
enormously returned against Geo. Cray
in Independent District of Lime Springs
for 1895.
On motion the Howard County Times
and the Twice-a-Week Plain Dealer were
chosen as the official newspapers Of the
county for the ensuing year.
On motion bridge appropriation of
| $50 for incidentals for Geo. Merrill was
granted.
The petition of w. e. Halsted to re-.
fund 81 cents on double assessment for
1896. New Oregon township, was on mo.
ton granted.
On motion the appointment of Jacob
Welsh as Dep. Treasurer was approved.
| On motion Board adjourned to
O'Clock a. NJ, January 8.
SIXTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All the members present.
Begun settlement with the Clerk of
the District Court. Forenoon occupied
in same.
On motion adjourned to 1 o'clock p. m.
January 10.
| SEVENTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All the members present.
| Afternoon occupied in settlement with
Clerk of the Court
On motion adjourned to 8 o'clo ok, a.
m. January IL.
| EIGHTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Members present-Jacobson and Irvine,
the latter acting as Chairman.
Finished settling with the Clerk of the
Courts, finding that, during the year '97.
| the amount of fees collected by him was
S825.9O, all of which was turned over to
| County Treasurer as shown by receipts.
Settled with the County Auditor, find.
ing his accounts correct and balance of
redemption money in his hands of
$lO2355, which was produced and count.
ed according to law.
On motion adjourned to 8 o'clock, a..
M. January II.
NINTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present--Supervisors jacobson aud Ir.
vine, the latter acting as chairman.
Forenoon spent in the examination of
claims.
On motion adjourned to visit Poor
Farm, converting of the Auditors office
3 o'clock p. m. Balance of the day spent
in considering bills.
On motion adjourned to 3 o'clock a.
NJ, January 10.
TENTH DAY,
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Reconsideration and Irvine, the latter
| acting as chairman.
On motion the pay of Assessors was
fixed at 81 per day and the maximum
limit OF time to be allowed for assessing
the several taxing districts for 1898 was
fixed as follows:
Albion Is days
Forest City Is days,
Chester % )"
Oak Dale % {"
| jamestown %
Saratoga %
Howard Center 25
Vernon Springs 25