Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-06-13
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
OF SUPERVISORS
OF
winnesheik County. Iowa,
AT THEIR
JUNE SESSION, A. d. 1900.
Decorah, Iowa, June A.
FIRST DAY.

1p. m. Board met at the Court
House pursuant to law, members all
present, and called to order by Chair
man Wennes.
Moved and carried that the county
Treasurer is hereby authorized to refund
S.. 45 to VIM. Barthell, Sr., being taxes
on Certificate of Purchase No. GA, said
certificate having been placed on file
with the Auditor.
The following resolution was offered
and adopted by the Board: "Whereas,
there was misunderstanding in re-
gard to the 1899 levy of the Ind. School
District of Ridgeway, Iowa. whereby
an excessive tax was declared, therefor
Resolved, that G. r. Baker, treasurer,
is hereby authorized, in SO far as this
Board is concerned, to refund to the
respective tax payers of the above said
district their proportionate share of the
excessive tax"
Moved, seconded and carried that the
1895 personal property tax of NJ. &.
Maricle be abated and the Treasurer
ordered to strike the same from the list,
Mr.. Naricle having paid his tax for the
same year in Fillmore county.
Moved that It. F. Auchmoody be re-
appointed as member of the Soldiers
years. Motion seconded and carried.
Balance of the afternoon was spent i'm
listening to petitioners in various mat
ters.
On motion adjourned to s a. m.
June 5th.
SECOND DAY.
Sa. m. June 5. Board met pursuant
to adjournment, members all present.
Minutes of yesterdays meeting read
and approved.
The entire forenoon was spent in set
tling with the Treasurer, pending the
same adjourned to p. m.
D. m. Board met and resumed
their settlement with the Treasurer,
completing the same and finding all
accounts correct and all moneys
accounted for.
Moved and carried that the 1899 tax
of Harvey Bloomfield. of Decorah
Corp, be abated and stricken from the
list. also moved and carried to strike
from the list his 1900 assessment.
The 1900 assessment of Mrs. A. Tyler,
of Burr Oak twp, a soldiers widow,
was on motion stricken from the list
Moved that the stree t. polf of II. ID:
Purdy, of DecOrah, for 1899 be cam
celled, the same being an error in assess
ment, and abatement recommended by
the City Council.
The following resolution was offered
and passed: Whereas an erroneous
assessment was made against Purdy &
Co. in 1899 tor moneys and credits,
therefor Resolved, that $3025 be de-
Quoted from the unpaid tax of the
above Co., the same being as per reso-
luton and request of the City Council.
Palance of the afternoon was spent
by the Board in visiting the cemetery,
for the purpose of viewing the county
lots.
On motion adjourned to s a. m. June
9Th.
THIRD DAY.
Sa. m. June 9th. Board met pursu-
ant to adjournment, present Wennes,
Haug and Wolfenberger. Moore and
Nicholson being out on road matter,
minutes of yesterdays meeting read
and approved.
The Board then proceeded to their
regular settlement with the Clerk of
the Court, completing the same and
returning to the Auditors office.
Moved that the official reports of w.
o. Nordheim Co. Treasurer, A. l..
HaakenseD, Clerk of the Courts, and
F. A Masters Auditor, be approved,
the same having been examined and
found correct, motion secc nded land
carried.