Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-17

having failed to fulfil said contract. The
county auditor was ordered to notify D
a Young of said cancellation.
School fund loan of $4,000 to William
Huckins, and one OF $4,000 to John P
O'Brien, was approved.
Balance Of the day was spent in the
examination of CLAIMS and board ad
journed to 8 o'clock m Nov. 18th, 1903.
Third day.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
with all members present.
Supervisor Keune was authorized by
the board to arrange for repairing the
jury and council rooms at the court
house.
The contract with G F Freehauf for
heating the court house was renewed for
one year from Nov. Both, 1903. Com
pensstion to be $4,000.
The official bond OF E B Champlin,
superintendent of schools to fill vacancy,
WIS approved.
Petition Of 81 c Sweeney ct al for a
consent road commencing at the N. E..
corner Of tae s Ell, section l5-97-l4
aud running eouth one half mile and
terminating at the county line. was
granted.
The following resolution was adopted:
Whereas at the regular April, 1903,
session Of the board of supervisors Of
Howard county, Iowa, re survey of
70 IDS No. 20 and 36, commencing origin
ally at an angle in the road running
from Lime Springs to the state line and
running thence west and northwest to
intersect the state line on section i1-1O0-
IA, was ordered and
Whereas on Sept. 9Th, 1908, w l.
Rlcharde, surveyor, IN accordance with
the aforesaid order, filed in the office of
the county auditor the field notes of said
RI survey, together with q plat OF said
road, and
Whereas due notice of said re survey
has been given in the manner prescribed
by law, and no objections or claims for
damage by reason of said re.survey hav.
ing been made,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
that said re.survey and plat be and the
same are hereby approved and confirm.
ed and the field notes of the same are
ordered entered of record in the road re.
cords Of Howard county, Iowa, as the
lawfully established location OF said
road. The aforesaid road to be here
after known IS road No. SO.
The auditor was ordered to give notice
Of the letting of the following contracts
at the January 1904 session; steward Of
poor farm, steel bridge at Chester and
county road work for season of 1904
Said notice to be by publication in
four newspapers in the county for two
consecutive issues.
| Board adj burned to O'Clock a. M.
Nov IL, 1903.
Fourth Day.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
all members present. and went out tc
look over the route of proposed new
road in New Oregon township, returning
to the auditors Office of 1870 O'CLOCK
a. m.
The following resolution was adopted
Whereas, The Auditor of State has
certified to the Auditor of Howard coun
ty, Iowa, the number of miles of line in
said county aud the assessed value there
OF per mile of the different telegraph and
telephone companies IN the county, as
follows:
Miles. at
Western Union Telegraph
Co.................. M.3s $500
Postal Telegraph Cable Co 1915 750(
Iowa Telephone Co., ........ 84.00 45.0(
Albion Farmers Tel. Co.. 2l.5O 16 OK
Kendaliville & Oresco Tele.
phone Co.. 2.50 IL OF
Lime Springs & Bristol
Telephone Co. ......, $50 IA OC
Northern Iowa Tel Co. !. 1860 40 e
Standard Telephone Co.. 5000 As 81
Plymouth Rock Tel Assn, $50 1lO(
Green & Western Tel Co.,, 500 As
Vernon Springs Tel Co.,. 425 II o.
Fremont Farmers Tel Co rs 10 OK
Cherry Grove & Chester