Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-18
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Board Of Supervisors
Howard COUNTY, Iowa.
APRIL SESSION, 1902.

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the auditors Office in Cresco on April
9TH, 1902, and was called to order at l
O'Clock p. m. by Chairman Dell.
There were present besides the chair.
man, Supervisors Seavy and Keune and
County Auditor Champlin, clerk of the
board.
The following school fund loans were
approved:
Hannah j. Lloyd, 81. 100: G. w. Merrill,
81, 700; Mary Burke, $780,
Bond OF the Farmers Bank of Elma
as a depository Of county funds was sp,
proved, also bond Of Thomas Holub as
constable in New Oregon township.
Bond of Mccoy & schleicher, under
contract with the county to assess
omitted property, was approved.
Petition OF Adelaide Reynolds, ct al,
for roud work in Alton township was
iald over.
Petition of Ham Brown, guardian, for
the cancellation of the 1902 taxes on
property of minors was rejected.
Petition OF D. j. Maggie, ct al, for road
work in Forest City township was re.
ferred to Supervisor Dell.
Petition of Mary L. Ganghan for re
fund OF the 1901 tax on personal proper
ty in the corporation of Elma was
granted, the assessment of eaid property
being erroneous.
Petition OF A A Carter for cancellation
OF taxes on property IN Elma on account
of the loss OF buildings by fire was grant.
ed to the extent of the last one. half Of
the 1901 tax on $34O worth of said prop
erty.
Petition of A. 8. Dean for refund Of
the 1899 and 1900 tax on $500 worth Of
property in Riceville corporation on
account Of soldiers homestead exemp.
ton WAS granted.
Petition of Kitty Clink for refund Of
taxes for the years 1897 and 1893 IN
Florenceville was rejected.
Petition Of Katie Hess for the cancella.
ton Of the 1912 tax onlot Is, block 10,
Elma, on account OF the loss of build.
ing by fire vas granted to the extent Of
the tax on $3.50 worth It said property.
Petition Of O. III. Miller for the caR.
collation. of the 1901 and 1902 tax on lots
| 8, 4, 5, 6 and east 25 feet of Z in block
2, Baldwin's addition to Cresco, to the
extent of soldisrs homestead exemp-
ton was granted.
Sheriff's report of fees for the quarter
ending March 3lst, 1902, was approved.
Clerk'p report of fees and fines for
quarter ending March p, 1902, showing
district court fees collected to The
amount Of sl96.s probate fees $131 go
and fines $500 90, was approved.
Recorders report of fees for quarteE
ending March 81, 1902, showing fees
collected to the amount of s3l8.l5, was
approved.
Petition of Mrs Emma Fitzgerald for q
refund of the 1901 tax on $500 worth Of
personal property in Cresco was rejected.
The following resolution WAS adopted:
Whereas, the board of supervisors Of
Howard county have employed persons
to assist the proper officials in searching
for, discovering, Listing and causing to
be assessed, taxable property WHICH has
escaped taxation, and collecting taKes
thereon, and,
Whereas, the board Of supervisors Of
Howard county employed Mccoy 49,. I'D
schleicher to assist the proper officials
in discovering, listing and assessing
taxable property which has heretofore
escaped taxation, for which said board
agreed to pay Mccoy q Schleicher sum
Of money equal to Is per cent Of the
amount paid to the county treasurer rs
taxes on omitted property, AMI it ap.
pearing that there are now various sums
of money being paid to the said county
treasurer as taxes on said omitted prop
erty.
Be it therefore resolved and ordered
by the board Of supervisors of said
Howard county, now in regular session,
that for the purpose of properly
charging and Disturbing said fund, that
all Of said account shall be placed upon
a record in the treasurer's Office. which
said account shall be charged and placed
upon said record and be known as the
Omitted Tax Furd OF Howard County,
and all warrants for the payment of ex-
penses or commissions incurred by
reason of the assessment and collection
of taxes on omitted taxable property
shall be issued by the auditor against
said omitted tax fund upon demand of
the person to whom said expense OF
commission is due, and be paid by the
treasurer out OF said fund.
Board adjourned to $50 a. m. April
9Th, 1902
SECOND DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment;
all members present.
Petition of g L Tibbals Ut al for the
vacation Of highway running north
and south between sections and 8, in
township LOO, range 10, was granted.
A O Campbell and q R Story were ap
pointed to assist the County Auditor in
destroying the ballots of the election Of
1901.
The following resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, There is certain amount