Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-18

addition TO Oresco was granted.
Settled with @ D Prinz, Steward Of the
poor Farm, up to April 9Th, 1902, finding
that sales from the farm since last set
Element amounted to $60.52. Treasuer'e
receipts and other credit given for the
amount OF sales.
Petition of S NJ Cole asking the county
to pay him for services rendered in 1861
in boarding and transporting enlisted
men from New Oregon, Iowa, to Nc
Gregor, Iowa, was rejected.
Balance of day was spent in examina
ton OF claims and board adjourned to s
O'Clock m April 9th 1902.
THIRD DAY.
Board met pursuant adjournment; al
members present. The forenoon wal
spent in the examination OF claims an6
at 80 o'clock p m the board went out
to visit the poor farm, returning te
the county auditors Office at 4:45 o'clock
Balance Of day spent in the examination
of claims and board adjourned to eight
O'Clock m April 10th 1902.
FOURTH DAY
Board met pursuant to adjournment;
all members present.
Petition Of Mrs Susan Daskam for q
soldiers widows exemption on lot II
block 8, Cresco, was granted for the
years 1901 and 1902.
On motion, the auditor and treasurer
are hereby authorized to transfer 300 0(
from the county fund to the teachers in.
stitute fund, the said 800 being hereby
appropriated to assist in defraying the
,xpenses Of q summer school FOL
teachers under the direction of the coun
ty superintendent.
The following resolution was adopted
WHEREAS, The twenty, ninth general
assembly has enacted a law granting q
soldiers homestead exemption Of $500
to all henorably discharged union sold.
iers and sailors owning less than $1,000
worth Of property, and
WHEREAS, under the law, the assess
mont Of real estate for the year 1901
(made prior to the taking effect OF atore.
said law) will be extended on the tax list
for the year 1902 by the county auditor
THEREFORE, In order that the afore.
said law may be made to apply to the
1902 tax, the said county auditor is here.
by authorized and ordered by this board
to deduct $500 from the actual valuation
of the 1901 assessment of all old soldiers
who are entitled to an exemption under
the aforesaid law of the twenty.ninth
general assembly and who have not 81.
ready been granted such an exemption
for the year 1902
Petition OF DR. Geo Kessel asking the
the board to exempt from taxation Ger.
tain property in CFesco designed for use
as hospital was laid over.
Bond Of L Eaton as assessor Of Ores.
co corporation was approved.
On motion the following appropria
lions were maje on the county road
fund: Supervisor Seayey, 500; Supervi.
sor Dell, $685.; Supervisor Keune, s47O.
The above appropriations were made
in approximately the same proportion to
the available finds Of the county for
road improvement (after deductipg the
amounts set apart to the corporations as
heretofore stated) that the assessment of
properly in each supervisor district bears
to the total assessment OF the county.
On motion the following appropria-
tions we're made or. the bridge fund:
Supervisor Seavy, 5000; Supervisor Dell,
5000; Supervisor Keune, 5000.
School fund loan Of $500 TO Sarah L
Jones was approved.
On motion William Collins was sp
pointed Justice Of the Peace in Paris
township to I'll ,7..eeancy and his bond
approved.
After inspeeting the working OF the
new grader purchased Of the Austin &
Western Go, the same was accepted and
bill for the same was allowed.
I P. o. Howe was appointed to collect
delinquent personal tax and the board
hereby agrees to pay him 25 per cent of
all collections made by him between this
date and January LIST. 1903.
On motion the salary Of the deputy
county treasurer is fixed, for the year
1902. at sos per month, the increase
being allowed on account of additional
work in the treasurer's Office
The following claims against the
county we're disposed of as shown below
and the auditor was authorized to issue
warrants on the proper funds in payment
Of same,
NAME NATURE OF CLAIM AMOUNT
Anderson, Anthony. goods poor form $40 90
Arnold, 9 q, witness grand jury 20
Allen, VIM F, Interpreter ss5
Acres, Blackmar & Co, books and stationery 60 IS
Adams, } c, printing stationery se 40
Austin q Western Co. road grader and
scrapers 255 90
Bowers, Henry. juror justice court co
Brown, Geo, witness grand jury as
Blymyer Bros, pens IS 90
Bartholomew, Andrew, potatoes poor farm 10 90
Briegel, John. quarantine expenses 90
Bloomenrader, Phil, witness grand jury 1e5
Becker, + -" 1T5
Burke, Thos, g In
Burke, W!Il, :" I ID
Boone Blank Book Co. books and stationery 70 rs
Brophy, John, township clerk 90
Burka Vim i1cfinn foo, ny