Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17

OF THE
Board Of Supervisors
:. :. HOWARD COUNTY, Iowa.
APRIL SESSION, 1903.
The board Of supervisors of Howard
county. Iowa, met at the Auditors office
in Oresco, Iowa, at 2 O'Clock p. M, April
9Th. 1903, and was called to order by the
chairman. There were present Super
visors Seavy, Dell and Keune and Gen.
i. Champlsin, county auditor and clerk
Of the board.
A contract was made with Janes A.
6iddsll as jsnitor of the court house
Tor one year from April 1st, 1903 Con-
tract on file in the auditors Office.
road work in Forest City township was
referred to Supervisor Dell.
Petition for the cancellation Of dog
tax assessed against j. G. Roberts for
the year 1902 was granted.
Petition Of 81. ii. Wells, ct al, for
county road work in Forest City town.
ship was referred TO Supervisor Dell.
Bonda Of E. O. White, deputy sheriff,
j. j. LydoD, constable in Paris township,
-. r. Morris, Justice Of the peace in
Forest City township was approved.
Petition Of Barbara Rasb for the can
collation. of the first one halt of the 1902
tax on lot 8, irregular survey east u,
northeast u, section 27.99 IL was grant
cd, Mrs. Raab's husband being III the
hospital for inebriRtes and che being
unable to contribute to public revenue
Petition Of E. @. Richmond for the
cancellation OF the 1902 tax on $1125 OC
= OF the taxable valuation of lot l, block l.
Woodland addition to Riceville, on 40
count of the burning of building, was
granted.
Petition of F. A. Brown for the can.
collation. OF the 1902 tax on $875.00 of the
taxable valuation of lot IA, block 1,
Woodland addition to Riceville, on &C.
count Of the burning of building, was
granted.
Petition OF Rena P. Lee for the can.
collation. OF the 1902 tax on S475.0O of the
taxable valuation Ut lot Is, block 1,
Woodland addition to Rlceville, on &C.
count Of the burning Of building, was
granted.
Petition Of Fred Wilkes for the can.
collation. Of the 1902 tax on $4,000 of
the taxable valuation of lots Z, 8, 3 and
II. block l, Woodland addition to Rice.
Vile, on account Of the burning of build
ing, was granted.
The following resolution was adopted:
Whereas. a part of road No. Al as now
laid out and established between section
10, township 81 north, range il west of
the 5th P. NJ. and section ID, township
81 north, range IL west of the 9th P. NJ.
crosses the Little Turkey river in one or
more places, necessitating the building
of county bridge or bridges if said
road is opened as established, and
Whereas, it is deemed expedient and
for the best interests OF Howard county
and the public to change the route OF
said county bridge or bridges;
Therefore be it resolved, by the board
Of supervisors OF Howard county, Iowa
In accordance with the authority vested
In said board by sections 427 and 428 Of
the code Of Iowa, that that portion OF
said road No. Al running from a point on
chains north OF the southwest corner oil
said section to point on said line that
is 292l chains south of the northwes,
corner thereof is hereby changed and
established 30 that it will run as follows
Commencing at a point on the ives
line of section Is 81 IL, 1855 chain
north OF the southwest corner thereo
and running thence north Ito 4W, ives
7.56 chains, thence north 16e, east abou
SCI chains, thence north along the ives
line OF said section 1911 about 1Ol!
chains, thence north 800 32r, west "a
chains, thence north 2lo 49,, east rs
chains and terminating at point on tn
west line of said section 10, 1921 chain
south of the northwest corner thereof
and
Be it further Resolved. that w. L
Richards, William Blackburn and j. F
Demplewolf be and are hereby appointed
appraisers to assess the damage sus
tanned by Ralph Hagen and Ole Native
Jr., owners respectively of the north one
half Of the south east quarter of section
Is, township 81 north, range ~ west q
the 9Th p. III. and the east one.half oil
the northeast quafter OF section ID
township 81 north, range IL west of the
9th r. NJ, through which lands the said
road ss herein changed and established
will run. Said appraisers are hereby
ordered to make such assessment and
report to this board on or before April
9th, lSOS.
Board adjourned to o'clock q. m.
April 7th, 1908.
Second Day.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Ill members present.
The following school fund loans were
approved;
James J. VanSlyke ...........s 200 ,O(
VIM. u. Hudson .............. so OF
Fred Hill. 1000 Ol
Emanuel and Mary Meyer, 80. 500 90
Petition Of the county superintendent
tor Northern Iowa Telephone in her
oHce WIS granted.
Petition of Joseph Malek ct al for q
consent road running from the southeast
corner OF the northeast quarter OF section
80, township SO north range IL west of
the 9Th p. NJ. to the northeast corner OF
section 10, township 81 north, range IL,
was granted.
Petition Of e. Il. Mitchell ct al for a
consent road 8 rods wide running from
point in the center of the south end of
Main street, Munson's addition to New
Oregon, 83 feet east of the southeast
corner Of block Is in said addition, to q
point on the section line between sec.
lions 2 and s. IL which is SO feet west
OF the southwest corner of block l6, in
said addition, and about $3.50 chains
north OF the southwest corner OF said
section 2, was granted.
Petition OF William Michaeleon Ell al
for Q road running from the southwesr
corner of section ID, township 80 north.
range II west of the 5th p M. IN tha