Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-18

COUNTY AFFAIRS.

COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Proceedings OF the Board of supervf. |
sors Of Marshall County, Iowa,
September, ! 500. Session.
Monday. Sept. 4, 1899.
The board OF supervisors met in regu-
lar session at $3.50 a. m. Present, I. P.
Marsh. chairman, A. A. Robinson and
w. b. Williams.
county farm buildings, contents. ETC.,
were examined and accepted and the
auditor authorized to draw warrants
for the premiums thereon, viz:
German Alliance, $4,000.
Hartford Fire. $4,000.
Security, New Haven, 81, $50.
German-American, $1.450.
Liverpool, London & Globe, $4,000.
Home Insurance, New York, $3.50.
Dubuque Fire & Marine. s1,25O.
On account of Labor Day the board
adjourned to Tuesday morning.
Tuesday, Sept. s, 1899.
Convened pursuant to adjournment;
all present.
j. C. Bullock. clerk of the courts. pre-
scented his report Of fees collected dur
ing the month of August. amounting to
$18S.25. The same was continued pend
ing the annual settlement
The resignation of j. B. Classen as
member Of the soldiers relief commits
sion was on motion accepted and r. B.
Wallace was appointed to fill the unex-
Ii ired term caused thereby.
Election boards in the various voting
precincts were completed, as follows:
Bangor-T. c.. Davis, Judge: c. B.
Carroll, clerk.
Eden-Ben Richards, clerk.
Greencastle Fred Urbine, judge;
Fletcher Miller, clerk.
Iowa. B. Merrill, Judge; Jabez
Ballard, clerk.
| Jefferson-E. B. Raymond, Judge; T..
H Maytag. clerk.
| LeGrand No. 1-George Hanson,
Judge; j. L. Herbert and NJ. j. McCabe,
clerks.
LeGrand No. 2-H d. Hoover. j. H.
Chinn and w. r. Lippincott, judges;
Frank Mcnamara. clerk.
| Liberty--O. j. Abbott, clerk.
I.inn-W. Wolfgang. judge; r. T..
Steward, clerk.
Liscomb-J. L. Te1npleton. judge; j..
j.. Rails, clerk.
Logan. c. Kroener clerk.
Marietta-R. NJ. Timmons, judge; A.
H. Hall, clerk.
Marion-Danfel Ertel, Jr, clerk
Minerva-George Alexander, clerk.
4 State Center-E. H. Schilling, Judge;
4 William Leifheit, clerk.
4 Taylor-E. w. Dingwell, judge; o. j.
i Parsons, clerk.
Timber Creek-J. H. Walker, judge;
w. F. Smith, clerk.
4 vienna-Daniel Russie, judge; John
i Clemens, clerk.
washington-A T. Lowry. Judge;
David Reed, clerk.
4 Marshalltown-
First ward-w. S. Reed, judge; H. v
ISpeers and j. E. Jackson, clerks.
Second ward-J. F. NJ. Cooper, judge;
Ed L. Staat, clerk.
Judge; George Neil and Paul Shelter
!, clerks.
Fourth Ward-A. r. Bratt, Judge; A
! N. French and Oscar Wulff. clerks.
: Coal bids were opened and examined
and the proposition of the Gregory
i | Brown Coal Co. to deliver steam coal oil
= car weights, was accepted. The con
tract was awarded to the Jasper Count.
n Coal Co. for lump coal to be delivere,
4 to the poor in Marshalltown at s2.25 pc
4 ton and for steam coal delivered at tn
. county heating plant for sl.15 per ton.
e Adjourned to Wednesday morning.
i Wednesday, Sept 9Th, 1899
Board convened as per adjournment
all the members present.
Examination of claims taken up an
the entire day was devoted to same.
Adjourned to Thursday morning.
Thursday, Sept. 7th 1899
Convened pursuant to adjournment
all present.
Examination of claims completed an
y warrants ordered drawn for those al
: lowed.
On motion of A. A. Robinson, Thoma
: McLarnan was reappointed janitor 9
!, the court house for the year beginnin
u Jan. 1, 1900, at the salary heretofor
!, paid. .
\ On motion of w. B. Williams, the fol
y lowing appointments We're made for tn
+ year beginning Jan. 1, 1900, at the sale
). ries heretofore paid:
;. w. E. Tomlinson, steward of poo
y farm.
$ ]. H. Jayne, superintendent of bridg
es.
Harmon Pemberton, overseer of tt
= poor.
d The petition for voting precinct {
u Ferguson was continued for final actio
It at the adjourned September session {
! the board to be held Monday, Oct.
o 1899.
s The consent road petition of Geore
e W. Brown. dedicating land for road bt
8 tween section is, township So, range 2
It Marshall county, and section l3, tow
It ship SO, range 81, Story county, was c
e motion of A. A. Robinson granted
" The levy of taxes for the year 1899 W.
d taken up and the following resolution
Is passed:
n Resolved, That in pursuance of ce
IS tificate from the state executive coul
lie ell now on file in the county auditor
h Office there be levied for a state fur
N 80 mills and for the university fund
J. mill on the taxable valuation of IL
county.
"a Also that the following levies be ar
al are made on the taxable valuation
n Marshall county:
40 County fund mills.
10 Poor fund, l mill.