Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-01-24

In the amount shown above as miscel.
laneous the following items are included.
School books; Observation-Disclosures. S1299 OIL
Court reporters;.. 1904 90
Janitor; ................... $3.50 90
Collecting delinquent personal
| uaAes,.. $245 50
Appropriation for Court House
lawn, walk and steps,; ...... $3.50 80
| Quarantine expenses. 1923 65
Feeble minded children clothing
ACCOUNT. :. 1882 IL
County doctoring;. S59 rs
Plating and surveying;. ........ 1858 SO
Sprinkling streets about O. H.. $40 90
Appropriation for new road;. 49,. s75 90
City water for O. "a. Jail and
| Shriff's barn..... $35 on
I find that there has been paid the
County Treasurer from the sale of stock
and produce from the County Poor Farm
the sum of $702 60. Deducting this
amount from the expenses of said farm
as stated above it leaves $95978 as the
net expense of the Poor House and Farm.
| From Mr. Wallace's report find that
there is now at the Poor Farm: 8 hogs,
worth $12O; $50 bushels of corn. valued
at 500; COWS, valued at S2O5; 200 bush.
els of oats. valued at $50 and j ton of
| hay, valued at $96.
The County Treasurer has paid the
State on account of the Owens children
at the Orphans home at Davenport, Ia,
the sum of $240. He has also paid the
State on account of insane at Independ-
ence, Ia, the sum of S341240. Adding
to this the S55l.69 already mentioned, it
makes $3965, 09 as the total cost of the
insane for the year.
There has been collected from the es
tates of insane persons the sum of $419,
46 and ss31 As has been refunded by the
sheriff leaving S3514.18 as the net cost of
the insane. There has also been Sc. 10
paid into the Feeble minded clothing
account.
The amount paid out for school text
books used in the county should not be
charged as expenses as the same is re-.
paid by the sale of books.
find that of the bridge expense men.
toned above $258,S2 has been returned
to the Treasury from the sale of piling
and old plank, contributions OF adjoining
Counties toward county line bridges and
the balances of unused appropriations
1857 so has been returned to the county
road fund from similar sources. After
deducting these amounts, the total net
expence of the County for the year 1901
Is $37588.29
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. T.. OHAMPLM,
County Audinor.
The following resolution was adopted,
Supervisors Dell and Keune concurrinp
and Supervisor Seavy not being present
to vote:
Whereas Mccoy and Schleicher have
this day submitted proposition which
is now on file at the Auditors office of
Howard County, to investigate and cause
to be collected under the law, money
due said county on account of personal
property subject to taxation, therein,
which has been withheld or omitted for
any reason.
Now, therefore, be it resolved: that
said proposition be and the same is here
by accepted and it's terms agreed to and
the said Mccoy and Schleicher are
hereby authorized and empowered and
directed to proceed to make such inves.
tigation and collection under the law.
They are to be paid for such services the
sum therein provided and in the manner
and form therein provided.
The proposition mentioned in the
above resolution is in words and figures
as follows.
Oresco, la. JAM, 7th, 1902.
We will, at our own expense, investi
gate for and cause to be collected under
the law money due Howard county on
account of personal property subject to
taxation, therein, which has been omit
ted or withheld from assessment for any
reason, for a sum of money equal to fit.
teen per cent of the amount actually col.
lected and paid into the county Treas
ury under such investigation. Our com.
mission to be paid when the money Is SO
paid into the Treasury. We will in all
ways strictly comply with the law relat-
ing to said subject: we will give an in.
Identifying bond tn the sum of 100000
as provided by law. Work to begin JAN
18th, 1902, and be completed by Jan. LIST,
1904. We will, if litigation arises, give
the matter personal attention as lawyers
in cooperation with the County Attor.
ney, without additional compensation.
We further agree that our investiga-
ton shall be thorough and complete
investigation of the records of Howard
County and of the State of Iowa and SO
far beyond rs shall be fairly renumera-
tive to the County.
1t is further agreed that the work un-
der this contarct shall IN all respects be
so conducted in good faith, fairness and
impartiality by said parties hereto and
the officers of Howard County as to be
conducive Of and for the best interests.
of Howard County and the people there
of.