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

the code running from the south west
corner of section 81, township 100 north
range ID west of the 9Th p. NJ, to the
southeast corner thereof, was approved
by the board.
The following named gentlemen were
appointed delegates to attend the State
Good Roads convention to be held in the
city of DesMoines, Iowa, on April 10Th
1903; j. A. Fox, OF Albion township; d
d. Sanborn, Of Forest City township;
Edward Peterson, of Alton township;
w. l.. Richards, Of Cresco and w. E.
Hsskins OF Chester.
Board adjourned to 8 o'clock a. m.
April 8.h, 1903.
Third Day.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
all members present.
Petition of L. w. English for the can
collation. OF the 1902 tax on S2025.00 of
the actual valuation OF lois l and 2,
block 30, Elma. on account of the burn.
ing OF building, was granted.
Petition OF the township trustees OF
Howard township for the appointment
of justice OF the peace to fill vacancy
n said township was granted and j. w.
Cannon was appointed by the board to
fill such vacancy.
At 1:50 p. m. the board went out to
inspect the poor house and farm, return.
ing to the auditors Office at o'clock m
Balance Of the day was spent in the
examination of claims and board adj.
journed to s o'clock q. m. April 9th,
1903.
Fourth Day.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Supervisors Dell aud Keune present,
Supervisor Seayy joining then at
o'clock.
Supervisor Keune was appointed a
committee to contract for the building
of cement walk and gutter on the cas-.
end of the court house park.
Settled with @. D. Prinz, Steward of
the poor farm, finding that sales since
last settlement amount to 1875. which
amount had been turned into the treas
ury as shown by receipt No. 648.
A. @. Campbell and j. A. Siddall were
appointed to assist the auditor in de-
stroyinR the ballots of the general cleo
ton of 1902.
The following resolution was adopted:
Whereas. section 1880 of the code pro
vldes that so much of the one mill coun.
ty road fund as arises from property of
the incorporated towns of the county
shall be expended under the direction of
the councils of SAID towns
Therefore be it resolved, that the
county auditor be and he Is hereby
authorized to draw warrants on the
county road fund in payment of bills
properly certified to by some officer of
each corporation up to the amount
which said one mill tax would raise on
the property of SAID corporation after
deducting reasonable amount as uncol-
lectable. The amounts appropriated
and set apart to said corporations under
the above resolution are as follows:
Cresco, $4,000; Lime Spring, $4,000;
Chester, $500; Riceyille, $500, and
Elma, $4,000.
The following appropriations were
made on the county road fund and
placed in the hands of supervisors for
work in the several districts as follows:
W. 81. Keune, First district. ...$ 789 25
G. M. Dell, Second district 49,. 1925 A
Rufus Sesvy, Third district. -. 1919 10
Each OF the above appropriations in
cludes such an amount as bears the
same proportion to the available funds
OF the county tor road work this season
as the taxable valuation OF that part OF
the district for which it is made whict
lies outside corporations bears to The
total valuation OF the county after de
Quoting all corporations, and also in
cludes the amount returned to the treas
ury by each district from unexpended
funds OF last year.
The report Of w. L. Richards, William
Blackburn and j. F. Dempewolf, az
praisers appointed to assess the damage
occasioned by the change in road No. Al
as ordered on April 9th, 1903, was ex
amined and approved, and the amounts
awarded by said appraisers, to-wit; sixty
dollars ($6000) to Ralph Hagen ane
twelve dollars {sl20W to Ole Natvig Jr
are hereby appropriated out of The
bridge fund of the county and the county
auditor is authorized to draw warrants
on same in payment OF said awards
The auditor is further authorized to draw
warrantson the bridge fund to pay sale
appraisers for their services as charged
in their said report.
Petition of j. P. Cannon for the can
collation. OF tax on lot Is, block 10, Elms
on account OF burning Of building, wa
granted as to the 1902 tax on $4,000 O
the taxable valuation of said lot.
! Petition of e. B. Woodward for
refund of the 1901 and 1902 corporation
and electric light tax on part of lot 4
subdivision OF lot 3, irregular eurvey OF
southeast n OF section %, township 9e
north, range II, Cresco corporation, was
granted. Said taxes having been errone
onsly charged and collected.
The following report of the clerk Of
the district court for quarter ending
March 3Ist, 1903, was examined and
approved:
To the honorable board of supervisors
of Howard county, Iowa. Gentlemen:
] herewith submit to you my first
quarterly report, for months Of January,
February, and March, 1903.
Total amount collected
and paid into the coun
ty treasury ............ 1897 25
OF the above amount dis.
trict court TESS .s136 10
OF the above amount pro.
bate fees .............. III %
OF the above amount fines - 80
OF the above amount sher.
IFS fees, payable to
county 80. ........ -. 81 SO
or the above amount tran
SCRIPTS CONGRATULATIONS. 4 70
or the above amount Ne.
ch8nics liens .......... 200
OF the above amount Ma.
turalization papers, 49,. 225
OF the above amount mar.
riage licenses ......... 20 90
OF the above amount reg
isterinR dental certiti.
cate .................. Is
1897 25
Respectfully submitted.