Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-18
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Board Of Supervisors
HOWARD COUNTY, Iowa.
June Session, 1901.

| The Board of Supervisors of Howard
county, Iowa. met at the Auditors office
IN Cresco, Iowa, at o'clock D. M, June
3rd, 1901.
There were present Supervisors Wal.
lace and Dell and Geo. l.. Ohamplin.
County Auditor and Clerk It the Board.
Supervisor Seavy arrived at 1:3O o'clock
and the Board adjourned to meet as
Board of Education.
The Board of Supervisors re convened
at the Auditors office at 3 p. m. and pro.
ceeded to settle with G. D. Prinz, Stew.
ard OF the Poor Farm, to June Ist 1901,
finding that sales from the farm since
last settlement amounted to S86.47.
Treasurer's receipt No. 394 and 395 to
balance.
Petition of John Maloney for refund
OF an erroneous dog tax of so cents for
the year 1900 was granted
Petition of P. M. Herold for the refund
of the 1900 tax on lot s, block 18, Cresco,
was rejected.
Petition of Abbie G. Linville for a
Soldiers Widows exemption on the south
15 of Lots l, 2 and 8, Block 5, Beadle's
Add. to Cresco, was granted.
Petition of John Dunnagan for refund
of $3.50 on account of an over. assess.
ment of 6 acres on S. e. "a 1888 13 was
granted.
M. 81. Swift was appointed Justice of
the Peace in jamestown Twp to fill va,
cancy.
Board adjourned to $50 o'clock a. M,
June 4th, 1901.
SECOND DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
/ Patitiop of A T Halyor 81 ol ,a,a
work on the township line between Oak
Dale and Chester townships was referred
to Supr. Seavy.
Board proceeded to settle with the
County Auditor finding authority for
issuing all warrants drawn on the Coun>
ty Treasurer since last settlement.
Amount of redemption money remaining
in his hands on June 1st, 1901, SS97.7O
which was produced and counted Accord
ing to law.
| Fees received and turned over to the
County Treasurer as follows:
Bond ...................... fees $500
Transfer. r................... 1915
Redemption n................ $50
1925
Petition of Peter Zeien for Soldiers
HON estead exemption for the year 1900
on lots | and 2, Block IL, Elma, was
granted.
John A. Cray was appointed Justice of
the Peace in Forest City Twpito fill va.
cancy and his bond approved.
Petition of John Mikes ct al for the
alienation of part of road No, on
section 12.98-13 was rejected.
4 $4,000 was transferred from the county
] fund to the Teachers Institute fund to
help defray the expenses of holding
summer school for teachers.
i S137OO was transferred from the Poll
fund to the county fund and Sa24.75
from the Domestic Animal fund to the
county fund.
The County Auditor was authorized to
draw warrant on the county fund in
favor of John Walton, Jr., for $500 at
!. the end of each month during the sum.
mer of 1901 to pay for sprinkling the
streets around the Court House park.
The following resolutions were adopt-
ed:
II WHEREAS, The Auditor of State has
certified to the County Auditor the mum.
Der of miles OF line and the assessed
value per mile of the different express
companies in the county as follows:
United States Express Co,--25.S9
wells aliss FARGO ar, Esn,sss ao",aia s25 90
AaiS 81 iNPtcSS SO.-lO.14
miles at s25 m
| THEREsoRE, In compliance with chap.
ter 45 OF the Acts of the % General AS.
tsembly, it Is hereby ordered and declared
THAT the number of miles of line and the
taxable value thereof of each company
in the several taxing districts in the
county as follows
UNITED STATES EXPRESS COMPANY.
Varnon Snrinoo < 81 ,,;I.. = 100 so
, Ind. Dist. Cresco (out.
! side Corp.) .........l.45 1925
Corp, Cresca. a.,,...,.. .1.54 {" $3.50
Howard Center ~. &c I" $50
I Forest City. 431 /" 107.75
/ Ind. Dist. Lime
Springs (outside
+ Corp5 ..1.75 :" 4s.75
Corp. Lime Springs. so I" 1900
Chester. ......,,4.2a 1O6.25
! Ind. Dist, Chester
4 (outside Corp 80. 80 1929