Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-17
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
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OF THE
OF SUPERVISORS
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Winnesheik County, Iowa,
AT THEIR
APRIL SESSION, A. D. 1901.
APRIL SESSION, A. D. 1901.
Continued from last week. J

/ Inc following was on motion decIar-
ed to be the assessment of the various
railroads in Winnesheik County for
the year 1901, agreeable to valuation
fixed by the Executive Council of the
State of Iowa, on the 23d day of March,
1901:
| (See assessment in another column.)
| Moved that the 1900 tax on Lot 6,
Block II, in Calmar corporation, assess
ed to Martha Uggen; and on Lots 8
and 4, Block 70, same corporation,
listed to e. Maine, be abated and the
! Treasurer ordered TO strike the same
from the list, the Town Council of CAL
mar having recommended the above,
motion seconded aud carried.
The Treasurer was on motion ordered
to refund $l.45 on Certificate of Sale
No. IL of the 1900 sale.
The following Consent road petitions
were on motion granted and roads or
dered established.
ID. HI. Leach, Road No. 9S3, Decorah
Twp ~
Peter Iverson, Road No. 9S5, FIRE.
mont Twp.
s. A. Mostad, Road No $50, Pleasant
Twp.
Action on Durkee Road No. 800 was
deferred.
Moved by Nicholson, and duly sec
onded, that the County Auditor is
hereby authorized and directed to issue
a warrant on the County fund in favor
of Anna Frerich, to the amount of
$47.40, the same being refund of fine
imposed by the District Court in the
matter of the case of John Werner, for
the benefit of the school fund, against
Anna Frerich, carried.
Balance of the afternoon was spent
in auditing accounts against the county.
On motion adjourned to $50 a. M,
April 4th.
$3.50 a. M, April 4th.
Board spent the entire forenoon in
visiting the Poor Farm at Freeport.
1:30 p. m.s Board returned from Free
port and listened to the reading of the
minutes of yesterdays meeting, which
were approved.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
Treasurer is hereby authorized TO abate
the 1900 tax of Geo. b. Painton on lots
3 to S, block SO, Calmar, Mr.. Painton
being an old soldier and entitled to the
above exemption under the law.
The petitions of the city council of
Decorah asking for the abatement of
the 1900 tax on lot 6, block 54, Maynard
d Snyder's addition to Decorah, Iowa,
and that the assessment on lot 3, sub
of lots end 8, block II, origi-
nal Decorah, be reduced $1,000, were on
motion granted.
Moved that the Treasurer be author
i2ed to abate and refund the dog tax of
A. Klein, of Calmar corporation, the
same being erroneous as per statement
of the corporation assessor.
The Board then spent the balance of
the afternoon in measuring the oak
plank purchased for bridge use. On
motion adjourned to $50 a. m, April
5th.
$50 a. M, April 5th,
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
members all present, minutes of yester-
days meeting read and approved.
Moved and duly seconded that the
chairman of the Poor House committee
be directed and empowered to proceed
to enter into contract with builders for
the construction of an addition to the
insane building at Freeport, Iowa, said
addition to be Is feet by 20 feet and one
story high; also for two fire escapes and
such necessary repairs as are in his
judgment necessary. The chairman is
further granted the privilege of secur-
ing the advice and assistance of any
other member of this board. Motion
carried.
Moved, that the Treasurer is hereby
to refund S4.95 to Alex McIn-
tosh, of Orleans township, the above
being tax on double assessment OF lot
?, NE4 NWf Section 32. for the years
1899 and 1900. Motion seconded and
carried.
The following lists of accounts were
on motion allowed and the Auditor au-
thorized to issue warrants on the proper
funds for the same: