Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-24
PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board Of Supervisors at
the November Session 1892.
SECOND DAY CONTINUED.


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SECOND DAY CONTINUED.
The 1898 tax on the property of Mari.
eta Epps and Sarah Hastings was, on
recommendation of the County Treas.
urer, cancelled.
The following school fund loans were
approved:
r. D. Cady on lots IA and Is, block %,
Cresco.
Catharine B. Blackman, Lot 3, block
2, Park addition to Cresco.
Oh. g. H.O. Williams VIZ ST. ID 100 IL
Thos. j. Williams sell sell IA 100 II.
{" Z" nell nell % 100-12.
Frank Mondry nell rs 9S.11.
The Recorders report of fees for the
quarter year ending Sept. 30, 1899, show
ing amount of fees collected by him to
be 1894, 10. approved.
Report of the Clerk of the District
Court for the I'd and Sd quarters of 1899.
showing amount of fees collected by him
during that period to be $2S5.75. ap.
proved.
Petition of William Colby for refund
of $3.50 poll tax enormously returned
against him in corporation of Cresco
for the year 1898, granted.
Petition of Jno. Sjeskal for refund of
$276 poll and road tax enormously re-.
turned against him in Howard Center
township for the year 1898-GrRnted.
Petition of e. Gillette for refund of
$24,00 and interest, being corporation
and waterworks tax enormously charged
against block 4, Gilletts addition to
Cresco, for the years 1897 and 1898,
granted.
Petition of Joseph Haubrick for re.
fund of SO cents dog tax for '9S, rejected
Petition of NJ. j. Conley ct al, for
bridge between sections II and Is, 97.12.
laid over.
Petition of Glen Montague ct al, for a
bridge between sections rs and SO So 10,
laid over.
Supervisors Irvine and Wallace we're
appointed to examine the site for a
bridge petitioned for by John Clynch ct
al, between sections IL and IL 97.12.
Petition Of Fl. H. Schnadt ct al, for a
highway between sections and 8 and
between sections II and IS SO Is, grant
ed on condition that petitioner pay all
costs and damage on or before January
Is, 1900.
Petition of Ole j. Ferkinstad ct al. for
highway between sections 2 and IL 49,
IL, granted, and the Auditor authorized
to draw warrants on the county fund to
pay for land taken by said highway as
follows;
Ole j. Ferkinstad, ,............ $50 90
G V Johnson. ,....,...,...... 80 20
John Farnsworth. ,,...,....... % 90
Ayes-Irvine and Wallace.
Nays-Merrill.
Petition of Henry Richardson for re
fund of 80 cents poll tax for the year '9S
granted, being double assessment.
Settled with j. G. Radcliffe for bridges
built during The season of 1899, finding
balance due him of $l!20,74, for which
amount the auditor is authorized to
draw warrant on the bridge fund III
favor of said adcliffe.
Board adjourned to 8 a. m. Nov To-
THIRD DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
Petition # Miranda Covey for refund
of S22,65. being tag on the AMOUNT that
should have been deducted from her as
sessmept in the corporation of Cresco,
for the years 1877 S 9, on account of ex-
emptiops granted to soldiers widows.
BALANCE of day spent in deciding upon
improvements for the Sherifs residence
and barn, and III the examination OF
claims.
Board adjourned to 8 o'clock, a. M.
November 16.
FOURTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All the members present.
Petition of Mary FROM for redemp
ti'n by tie county of VIZ LOT 8 and q 4
lot 10, block II. Cresco, from tax sale of
49, rejected.
Sherltfs report Of fees for quarter end
ing Sept. 40, approved.
On motion ii IS decided th rent phone
of the Northern Iowa TelephoIeCo., at 81
per month, said phone to be placed III
the county Auditors Office.
An agreement was made between the
Board OF Supervisors AMI Q. ?. Free
hauf, whereby the later il to put in elec.
trio lights into the court house at an ex-
pense lot to exceed $4,000. Specifca
tions on file ip the Auditors office
On motion ea appFopri ltloq Of $500
is ade on the bridge fund in favor OF
G.. r. Story, Treasurer, to reimburse him
for cash paid to j. G. Radcliffe OF
bridges.
Settled with Supervisor Irvine fol
county road appropriation made at Jun.
1889 session, finding same overpaid by
$227,27, appropriation TO balance.
Settled with Supervisor Irvine fol-
bridge appropriations made at April and
Sept session 1899. finding baldnce un.
expended Of s232a TFeasureF's RECEIPT
No. 1877 to balance.
The following appropriations were
made:
Supervisor Merrill $4,000 on 20 road
| fund and $4,000 on Co. bridge fund.-
Supervisor Irvine $500 on Co. road
and $500 on county bridge funds
Supervisor Wallace 100000 on count,
road and $4,000 on 90 bridge funds.
Board adjourned at IL 90 u. N. to visit
the poor farm
Reconvened at the Auditors Office al
2:15 p. m.
| Settled with Supervisor Merrill fol
bridge appropriations made at the April
and Sept. 1899 sessions, finding sam,
overpaid by 1878, appropriation to bal
ance.
| Settled with Supervisor Wallace TO
Bridge appropriation made at the Apri
1899 session finding balance unexpendet
of $llIl5: Treasurer's receipt No. 19
to balance,
Settled with Supervisor Wallace 70
county road appropriations made at Apr
June and Sept. 1899 sessions, finding
same overpaid by $lO6.90-appropria
ton to balance.
An appropriation Of 1892, IA was mad
on bridge fund and placed in the hand