Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-01-16

Paid out. 80. $498 Is
Balance, S SO ~
Settled with George Merrill, the retir.
ing supervisor, finding his county road
appropriations overpaid by s4795. APP.
preparation to balance.
His appropriations on the bridge fund
were also overpaid by $1O3,63. Appro.
priation to balance.
On motion the following official bonds
we're approved:
Elsie E. Perry, County Superintendent
of Schools.
G. R. Story. County Treasurer.
W. L. Richards, County Surveyor.
A. @. Campbell, County Sheriff.
Q. W. Sawyer, Deputy Sheriff.
F. U Darrow Constable. Oak Dale Up.
The Sheriff's report of fees and eala.
ry for the quarter year ending Dec. 81,
1899, is as follows:
Charged. Reed Bal. due.
Salary S99,99 s9s,99
Fees, 2O763 1878 $7s 70
Report approved.
The certificate of the Sheriff for annu-
al settlement, showing fees charged.
$755, SO, fees collected s559,75. balance
due the Sheriff $l95,7s, was approved.
Balance of day occupied in the exam
ination Of claims.
Board adjourned to O'Clock, a. m.
jana
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All the members present.
Proceeded to settle with G. X. Story,
County Treasurer and e, A. Watson
County Recorder.
Finished settlement with the County
Recorder, finding the amount of fees
collected by him during the year 1899 to
be $l196 80.
Adjourned to o'clock a. NJ. Jan 4.
FOURTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All the members present.
Continued settlement with the Treas
urer.
Adjourned to o'clock a. m. Jan, 5,
FIFTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All the members present.
Completed settlement with the Coun.
| ty Treasurer, finding the amount Of mon
ey remaining in his hands to be $30.575,-
IA, which was counted according to law.
| Settled with the County Auditor find
ing that he has collected fees to the
amount of SOL, 25 from June 1st, 1899,
to Jan LIST 1900, which he has turned ov-
or to the Co. Treasurer as per receipt
No. 2O5.
They find, also, that he has redemp.
ton money on hand to the amount OF
$1lsO64, which was produced and coun.
ted according to law.
u On motion the contract for medical
attendance to the poor of Howard and
Alton townships and town of Elma fol
, the year 1860 was let to DR., j. F. Torpey
contract on file.
Petitions were acted on as follows:
w. E. Owen for refund Of so cent?
dog tox for 1898, granted.
+, Susan Daskam for cancellation O
9 $685. tax on moneys and credits for 1885,
J in the corporation of Cresco and on lot
block 8, Cresco, for the same year-gran
ted.
Thomas Murray asking the country
to pay house rent for Harry Mitchell
quarantined-granted.
M. Barth for cancellation of 1878 per
sonal tax for the year l892-granted.
; LII Bulls for county road work il
Paris ownship-referred to Supervise
Irvine.
The following official bonds were ap
proved:
5 Jacob Welsh. Deputy Treasurer.
George Mckee Assessor Chester Twp.
B. Doherty Justice Of the Peace, Pari
Township.
The appointment of CIV Sawyer a
: Deputy Sheriff approved.
The appointment of S. A. Miller a
Deputy Sheriff, together with his otficia
/ bond. were approved.
The annual reports Of the following
f. Justices were approved: w ) Graham
VIM Shepherd. N M Jewett, T M Noval
G W Reed, ] F OBrien, Henry Auringel
G W Burgess. w j Huber, NJ NJ Moor
II II Jones, VIM Burke and B Doherty
The Recorders report Of fees collet