Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-13
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Proceedings of the board Of supervi-l
sors of Marshall County, Iowa.
atJune, 1900. Session.

sors of Marshall County. Iowa,
atJune, 1900. session..
Monday, June 4.
Board convened in regular session at
10 o'clock a. m. Present. A. A. Robin
son, T. j. Shearer and w. b. Williams.
On motion Of w. b. Williams, insur-
ance on jail was placed with the Home
Insurance Company and the Delaware
Insurance Company, to the amount Of
$500 each, to replace expired insurance
in same companies.
F.. L. Meeker appeared before the
board asking that the claim OF DR..
Merdenian for servicessin smallpox case
be RECONSTRUCTED. The board, after re-
viewing the matter, decided that no adj
ditional allowance would be made to the
500 heretofore granted.
On motion of w. b. Williams. the care
of the court house clock was placed in
the hands OF George j. Allen for the en-
suing year..
On motion by T. j. shearer. c. H.
Smith, county treasurer was appointed
as agent for Marshall county to collect
all swamp land funds in the hands of
the treasurer of state and directed to
execute duplicate receipts for same.
The proposition of the Lennox Machine
Company for furnishing and placing a
gasoline engine al the county farm for
$3.50 was accepted, and contract made on
motion of T. j. Shearer.
The petition of 4 Barry for rebate
of tax on north ll5 feet of west twenty
feet OF lot Z. block II, Marshall. levied
ing gone out of business May 81. 1906,
I'M hpf he nd md \,
being investigated. it was ordered, or,
motion of w. b. Williams. that the
the tax for the month
of June on said property.
The auditor presented n tabulated.
sheet of the assessment of personal
property of Marshall county for the
year 1900. as made by the assessors,
which was duly examined and found to
be of uniform value turnout the county.
and vas allowed 10 stand without
change.
The following resolution was adopted
ON Motion of W. b. Williams, and sec
onded by T. j. Shearer;
Resolved. That ths. following salaries
aud allowances for the terms of office
1901. be allowed:
per
year. and a further allowance of $125
school books.
To the county attorney. $1,000 per
year.
ITO the deputy county recorder, sos
per month. providing the fees of the Of
flee amount to $3.50 per year; but in
case said fees d. ,loi amount TO $3.50
,,I,y, -
Ail3fees in excess of $3.50 to be paid into
the county treasury
TO the clerk of the district court, in
addition to his salary Of $500 per year.
there shah be allowed his fees as COM
missioner of insanity.
To the county treasurer, 800 per
Seaii@ii addition to his salary for the
l|cmployment of extra help.
To the deputy county auditor, $65 PEI
month";
To the dspty clerk, sos per month,
Adjourned To Tuesday morning.
Tuesday. June s..
Board convened aa per adjournment
all The members present.
The entire day Was spent in examil,-
ing claims filed against the county.
Adjourned TO Wednesday morning.
"Wednesday. June 6.
Board convened as per adjournment.
all present.
Examination of claims at once taken
up and completed and warrants ordered
drawn for those allowed
Al $50 p. IN the petition for the es-
tablishment Of an additional voting
precinct coming before the board for
final action and it being found after
investigation that said precinct is
lneeded the prayer of the petition was
granted on motion of w b. Williams.
| The West half of Logan township to be
designated as precinct No. and the
east half of said township to be known
as precinct No.
4 On motion of r. j. Shearer. o. r. Viii
son Was continued as second fireman
1 for the heating plant for the ensuing
t5year with q salary at the rate of $50
per month for actual time employed.
Adjourned to Thursday.
Thursday. June I.
Board convened pursuant to adjourn
ment, with all the members present.
1t appearing that $500 had beer
drawn on the bridge fund for labor OF,
roads in Marshall county. the treasurer
was directed to ira nsfer the sale
A amount from the county road fund Il
the bridge fund on motion made b,
I. ]. Shearer.
The remainder Of the day was occu.
Ipied in cancelling treasures warrants
Adjourned to Friday morning.
Friday. Tune g.
Board convened as per adjournment
i all the members present.
Il The committee on lighting county
4 buildings and clock submitted the fol.
flowing report:
4 Your committee heretofore appointed
Ito investigate the advisability Of tht
a county purchasing an electric lighting
4 plant. submit the following report:
4 We find that the cost Of lightint
Icounty buildings at the present rat,
& amounts to $3.50 per year.
The cost of maintenance OF lighting
\ plant would be az follows:
a During eight months OF the year TIL
county has the necessary steam to fur
4 nish power, without additional cost, I,
4 run engine and dynamo. the exhaus
4 from engine being used for heating pur
Ipoaes.
The estimated cost OF maintaining
plant for remainder Of year, based OF