Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Board Of Supervisors
Howard County. Iowa.
Second day.

clded to enter into q contract with II, u
Chambers, of New Hampton, Iowa under
which said Chambers is to build and re
pair all wooden bridges in the county
during the year 1902. Contract on file il
the Auditors office.
b. T. Norton was appointed delegate
from Howard County to the State Aari
cultural Convention to be held in Des
MONIES. Iowa, on Dec. 18th. 1901.
3 A Converse was appointed dele
gate from Howard County to the Fifth
Annual Convention of the National Live
Stock Association to be held at Chicago
J. Dec ar,1 1901.
Petition of Ernest Newton for q refund
OF $500, district road tax erroneously re-
turned ag inst him in Oak Dale Twp
was ranted.
Petitlen of Clear & Riley for the reduc
ton of tax on Lot 5, Block IS in Elma
on account of burning of property was
laid over.
Petition of 81 Brinkman for refund OF
$4OO being erroneous dog tax for the
years 1899 and 1900 was granted.
Petition OF A Hamilton for refund OF
$500 being erroneous dog tax for the
year 1900 was granted.
Petition of q + Omacht for refund oil
$3.50 being erroneous dog tax for the
year 1900 was granted.
Petition of MrsKate Mccormack for re-.
duction of tax on Lot 5 Block &c in Elma
on account of burning of property was
laid over.
Petition of Fannie A Southland for the
reduction of tax on w. u Lots ] and 2
the 3 Is of and all of 10, all in Block 8
in Lime Springs Station, on account of
Soldiers Widows Exemption was grant.
ed to the extent Of $12 90 of the 1900 tax.
Petition of the administrator of the es.
tate of John Furgeson. deceased, for the
reduction of tax on Lot Z, Block 30 in
Elma on account of burning of property
was laid over.
Petition of E Chapel for refund of the
first half of the 1900 tax and the cancel.
lation of the last half of the tax for the
same year and also for the years 1901
and 1902 on Lot 81 Block 3 in Gilletts
Addition to Cresco on account of the
Soldiers Homestead Exemption was
granted up to the extent Of said Exemp.
ton.
Petition of @ w Sawyer for the refund
OF the 1900 tax and the cancellation of
the 1901 and 1902 tax on Lot ID, Block
IL in Cresco, on account of Soldiers
Homestead Exemption was granted up
to the extent of said exemption.
Petition of d P Andrus for cancellation
of the 1901 and 1902 tax on Lot IL and e
q Lot ID. Block 81 in Cresco on account
of Soldiers Homestead Exemption was
granted.
Petition of W D.Dunn tor The csnceila
tion of the 1901 and 1902 tax on Lots 9
and B in Block 20 in Cresco, on accom-.
of Soldiers Homestead Exemption, gran.
ted up to the limit of said emption.
The following resolution was adopted.
WHEREAS: Many old soldiers and sold
iers widows haue applied to this board
for the exemption allowed them by law
on their Homestead up to $4,000 of its
valuation, and
WHEREAs;'the proper place to apply for
such exemption is to the local assessor,
Therefore be it resolved, that hereafter
to wit; after the Nov, 1901 session no
such petitions will be granted by this
board.
Board adjourned to o'clock A. NJ.
Nov. 18th 1901.
Third day.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
III members present.
The following resolution was adopted
Whereas the Auditor of State has Ger.
titled to the Auditor OF Howard County
the number of miles of line and the as
sessed value thereof per mile of the
Greene and Western Telephone Co. in
Howard County to be miles at $40 so
Therefore. in compliance with Chapter
AZ of the acts of the % General Assem-.
by, it is hereby ordered and declared
that the number of miles of line and the
taxable value thereof of said Company IN
the several taxing districts is as follows.
Corporation of Elma kmiles SI4l7
Ind. Dist Elma q 1913 "a
Alton Twp. s. 1890
1000
Petition OF 7 Lydon for cancellation of
the 1900 tax on Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10,
Block l Beadles Add. to Cresco, was
granted. He being unable to contribute
TO public revenue.
Petition of Mrs e A Whitmarsh for
cancellation of the 1900 tax on Lots 8, 4
and 5, BLOCK II and Lots and Q Block
2S, all in Lime Springs Station granted.
She being unable to contribute to public
revenue.
The 1900 tax of Mrs f e Russell on
Lot 9 Block 2 in Gellette's Add. to Ores
co and personal property cancelled. She
being unable to contribute to public re.
venue.
School fund loan of $1,000. to W r
Mitchell was approved.
School fund loan of 300 to Alies Moo.
nan was approved.
Clerks report of fees for quarter end
ing Sept. 30th, 1901 showing fees collect
ed and turned over to the County Treas.
urer to the amount of $1O9.75, was ap.
proved.
Recorders report for quarter ending
Sept Both 1901, showing fees collected to
the amount OF S223.l6, was approved
The 1900 tax on lot 10, Vacated plat of
Vernon Springs, belonging to Marietta
Epps, was cancelled on the recommend
alton of the County Treasurer. She be.
ing unable to contribute to public greye
nue..
Some time was spent in the examin
alton of CLAIMS and Board adjourned to
8 O'Clock A M Nov. 14th, 1901.
Fourth day.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
all members present.
The forenoon was spent in the exam.
ination OF claims and Immediately after
dinner the board drove out to the Poor
Farm, returning at 3 o'clock P. NJ.
The Auditor OF State having certified
to the County Auditor that the number
of miles of Telegraph line belonging to
the Winona and Western r. r. %. in
Howard County is Isl miles and that
the assessment of same by the Execu.
tive Council is S2500 per mile; it is
therefore, ordered and declared by this
Board that the number of miles Of line
OF the above named company Is 15I
in Howard Comfy, that if is located in
Dob !lnln 'nyut,