Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-25

the year l9OO IS Sl3OS. l6.
1 find, also, that there is now on hand
at said farm about $50 bushels OF corn,
700 bushels of oats, $3.50 worth of cattle,
and $50 worth of bogs
The County Treasurer has paid the
state on account of the Owens children,
at the Orphans Home at Davenport, TO-,
the sum of $40.
The County Treasurer has also paid
the state on account of insane, IN addi-
ton to the amount shown above, the
sum OF $3617 60, making S4155.23 the
total cost of insane.
would further state that there has
been collected from the estates of insane
persons the sum of $5O220, leaving
5000 DOB the net expense on account Of
insane.
would also further state that of the
amount shown as miscellaneous expend1.
lures the following items we're included
therein:
oci'ooi oooks. $1147.d4
Iourt reporter $4,000
'aiiltor $780, 90
Commission on swamp land indemnity. 264.34
Collecting delinquent personal tax go 90
QUARANTINE eXpense.... .................... 1887
Real estate purchased 1860
Walk, curb and ........ 275 90
| The amount paid out for school books
used in the county should not be charged
to the expense of the county AS the same
is repaid by the sale of the books.
find that of the expenses mentioned
above $382.S7 was returned to the Treas.
urer from the sale OF piling, old plank
and balances of unused appropriations
and from contributions Of adjoining
counties to county line bridges.
AS an offset to the real estate pur-
chased by the county. find it has re-
celved from the sale of realty, including
the iron fence from the court house
lawn, the sum of S1022.2S. Also 1928 So
from the National Government for swamp
land indemnify. After deducting the
SAID amounts, the total expense of the
county for the year 1900 is S38489.28.
In the item of expense of county off.
GERS above is included the salary of
Treasurer, Auditor, Clerk of the District
Court, deputies and clerk hire.
Respectfully submitted,
Il. y. WILLIAMS, Auditor.
Settled with E. j. Williams, retiring
County Auditor finding redemption
money in his hands to the amount of
$970.8S. Also that the fees received and
turned over to Treasurer since last settle.
ment amount to the following: Bond
fees $500, transfer fees s945O, redemp.
ton fees 81 25, total S113.95. Treasurers
receipt No. 346 to balance.
Resignation of E. j. Williams as
County Auditor was accepted and Geo.
l.. Champlin was appointed to fill the
vacancy.
Board adjourned to $50 a. m. Jan. 10.
FoUTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
All members present.
Petition of Fred Baldwin for refund
OF the 1899 tax on $1I75 worth of per-
sonal property in Chester township, laid
over.
The contract to do county road work
during the season of 1901 was let to W.
q. Fish. Contract on file in the Auditors
proved:
y. w. Reed. Justice Of ~
Vernon s,F,rt.sv =
VIM. Devereaux, Justice OF the Peace,
Howard Twp.
j. A. Beaumaster, Justice Of the Peace,
Howard Twp.
John Bouska, Justice of the Peace,
New Oregon Twp.
w. j. Graham, Justice of the Peace,
Chester Twp.
M. 81. DeFord, Justice of the Peace.
Alton Twp.
A. w. Hauber, Justice of the Peace,
New Oregon Twp.
A. Wells, Constable Forest City Twp.
J.J. Lydon, Constable, Paris Twp.
Frank Devereaux, Constable, Alton
Twp.
Frank o. Darrow, Constable, Oak Dale
Twp.
P. Noonan, Township Clerk. Chester
Twp.
}. H. McGrane, Township Clerk, Alton
Twp.
VIM. Carroll, Assessor, New Oregon
Twp.
Robert Gilcrest, Assessor Howard Cen.
ter Twp.
Ferd Lukes, Assessor, Protovin.
J.F. O'Brien, Assessor, Howard Twp.
I. N. Steele, Assessor, Oak Dale Twp.
W. Q. Breedlove, Assessor, Chester
Corp.
The following school fund loans were
approved:
Samuel Smith, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S 125
E, j. Williams. ..,..,.----...-.---- 1900
Cataarine Blackman. -..,.....-..-:--..... rs
Board adjourned to $50 a. M. Jan. IL.
FIFTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
Reports from the following Justices Of
the Peace for the year 1900 were ap.
proved:
N. M. Jewett, B. Doherty. Q. w. Reed,
M. M. Moon, J. f. Durham, William
Shepherd, W. j. Graham, John Bouska,
Thomas Fl. Jones, William Devereaux,
Henry AuriDger, W. j. Huber. A. j:
Cook, o. W. Burgess, and VIM Burke.
Report of E. A. Watson, County Re-
corder, for quarter ending Dec. 31st,
1900, showing fees collected to the
amount of $336o5. Approved.
Sheriff's report of fees for quarter end.
ing Dec. 3lst, 1900, showing fees charged
SAT GA, fees received $312 70, and balance
due S!34.S5. Approved.