Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-19

said county, this 10th day OF NOV. lsO2.
o. L. wENNES
r. S. WOLFENBERGER
| G. O. MOORE
M. j. NICHOLSON
NJ. A. kUBISH
Members of the Board
of Supervisors and Ex-
officio Board of County
| Canvassers.
Attest:
F. A. MASTERS,
County Auditor and
CLERK of the Board of
Supervisors.
On motion adjourned to s 80 a. m.
Nov. 18th.
SECOND DAY.
$50 a. m. Nov. 11th. Board met
pursuant to adjournment, members all
present, minutes of yesterdays meet
ing read and approved.
Moved and carried that the petition
of the City Council of Decorah asking
and recommending the abatement of
1901 taxes of the following parties be
granted and ordered stricken from the
list Mrs. Webber, Mrs. Seavey and
the A. A. Reed Est, the 1902 assess
ment of the above parties was also
ordered stricken from the list.
The 1901 tax of Philomena Brogen
of Fort Atkinson was on motion
apated and the Treasurer ordered to
strike the same from the list, the 1902
assessment was also ordered stricken
from the list, the above mentioned
party being unable to contribute to
| the public revenue.
The 1901 tax of N. j. James of
Fort Atkinson was ordered abated as
was also his 1902 assessment. Mr..
James being entitled to the above on
account of being a soldier.
Balance of the forenoon was spent
in auditing accounts against the
county.
On motion adjourned to 80 p. m.
/ 80 p. IN. Board met pursuant to
adjournment, members all present.
The Treasurer was on motion ordered
to refund SOC dog tax to j. d. Long
of Ossian the same being an erroneous
assessment and recommended by the
assessor.
The abstract of votes cast for Secre-
tary of State, Auditor of State,
Treasurer of State. Attorney General,
Judge of the Supreme Court, Judge of
the Supreme Court, to fill vacancy,
Clerk of the Supreme Court, Reporter
of the Supreme Court, Railroad Com
missioner, Representative in Congress
and District Judges were signed,
sealed and mailed to the Secretary of
State.
Mr.. Orff, an architect from
Minneapolis was present and ex-
hibited plans of Court houses which
were examined by the Board.
The remainder of the afternoon was
spent in auditing accounts against the
county.
On motion adjourned to $50 a. m.
Nov. 18th.
THIRD DAY.
8 80 a. m. Nov. 18th. Board met
pursuant to adjournment, members
all present, minutes of yesterdays
meeting read and approved.
Moved, seconded and carried that
the 1902 tax of Mrs. Randy Haugen
and Chas. Maine of Calmar Corp.
be abated and stricken from the list,
as was also their 1902 assessment. the
same being recommended by the City
Council of Calmar.
The Treasurer was on motion Or
dered to refund 81. 10 to ID. A. Norton
on Tax Sale Certificate No. AZ of the
1899 sale, the same being erroneous ON
account of double assessment.
Moved that the 1901 tax of Mrs.
John Gold of Decorah be abated and
her 1902 assessment stricken from the
list, seconded and carried.
On motion adjourned to 80 p. m.
l:3p m. Board was out all after
noon in visiting the Poor Farm at
Freeport.
| FOURTH DAY.
$50 a. m. Nov. 18th. Board was
out all day viewing bridge on the
county line between Winnesheik and
Howard counties.
FIFTH DAY.
| $3.50 a. m. Nov. 14th. Board met
pursuant to adjournment, members all
present, minutes of previous meeting
read and approved.
The following official bonds were
presented and ON motion approved.
Hans H. Dalaker, Assessor for Mill
tary township.
N. H. Gievre, Assessor for Spring
field township.
G. o. Remmen. Clerk for Spring.
field township.
JOS hilbert, Justice for Military
township.
H. f. Barthell, Justice for Decoral
township.
The Auditor was, on motion order
cd and directed to advertise for bid
for Steward, a cook for the pool
department and a matron for the in
sane women for the ensuing year, alst
to ask for bids for doctoring the poo
and insane at the Poor farm and al
inmates of the County Jail, all bids t.
be on file with the County Audito
by :O0 p. m. Jan'y Sth. 1908.
Moved and seconded that the petit
tion of A. II. Groves, for the abate
ment of taxes be laid on the table
carried.
Moved, seconded and carried tina
the Treasurer refund 81. 80 to Mrs. NJ
Schaffe of Bloomfield township, til
same being double tax for the yea
1901.
The following list of accounts wer
ON motion allowed aud the AuditQ
authorized to issue warrants ON tn
proper funds for the same.
The per diem and mileage Of mem