Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15


made on the county road fund and placed
in the hands of supervisors to expend;
To Supervisor Kuene-Balance
unexpended OF 1902 tax. g 259 SO
rs per cent. of first districts
available tax of 1903. ..... 1875 lSI
8 985 O6
To Supervisor Dell-Balance
uneXpended of 1902 tax. .....S 1921
rs per cent. of second districts
available 1908 tax .......... 993 46
$1,000 90
To Supervisor Seavy-Balance
uneXpended of 1902 tax. IS 2S9 ID
Is per cent. of third districts
available 1903 tax. .......... 1907 IS
1885 SO
The following appropriations were
made on the bridge fund and placed in
the hands of the supervisors to expend:
To Supervisor Dell. ......... 49,. 5000
70 Supervisor Kuene. ...... 100
To Supervisor Seavy ............. 200
AT O'Clock p. m. the board took up
the petition of G. P. Nash for the re-
mission of Mulct tax assessed against
Lot 5, Railway Block 2, Lime Springs.
County Attorney Upton appeared for
the state and John McCook for petit
oioner, and the afternoon was spent in
taking evidence and hearing arguments
of attorneys.
Board adjourned to O'Clock a. IA.
April 6, 1904.
THIRD DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
all members present.
In the matter of the petition of c. P.
Nash for the remission of Mulct tax
assessed and returned against Lot 5,
Railway Block 2, Lime Springs, the
said petition was granted and the tax
RENTED and cancelled by the board as
to the quarter year beginning October
1, 1908, and said petition was rejected
aud the tax is to stand as to the quarter
year beginning January l, 1904. Ayes,
Seavy, Dell, and Keune. Nays, none.
Petition of Joe Block for the cancel
lation of the 1908 tax on $500 moneys
and credits enormously assessed to him
in Cresco was granted, said cancellation
having been recommended by COM
mittee of the city council.
! d. L. Grannis was appointed justice
of the peace in Vernon Springs town.
ship to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of C. w. Reed, and his bond
was approved.
Balance of the day was spent in the
examination of claims, and board adj
journed to 8 O'Clock a. m. April I, 1904.
FOURTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present, and spent the
day in examining roads and bridges
and in visiting the poor farm.
Board adjourned to 8 o'clock a. m.
April 8, 1904.
FIFTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
Petition of los. Shimek ct al for county
road work and new county bridge on
the road between sections IL and ~,
township SO, north range 10, was re.
jected
Bonds of the following banks as de.
positories of county funds were APP
proved: Bank of Cresco, First National
Bank of Cresco, and Cresco Union Saw
ings Bank.
Petition of Mackenberg Bros. for the
cancellation of the 1903 tax on $4,000 of
the actual valuation of the nj Ell Lot 2,
the WI Lot 2, all Lots 3 and 4, all in
Block 26, Cresco, and also Lot / OF
Wentworth g. Miller's Subdivision OF
Lots 5 and 6, Block 26, Cresco, and the
personal property assessed Herewith,
was granted, on account of double as
sessment of same.
Petition of 81. O'Reilly and Catherine
O'Rielly for the cancellation OF Mulct
tax assessed against the Ell Lot 3, all OF
Lot 4, and WI Lot 5, Block 30, Cresco,
was granted and the said tax was re-
mitted and cancelled by the board.
Petition Of E. Gillette for the refund
$3.50 dog tax enormously collected OF
him was considered by the board and
so cents OF said tax was ordered re-
funded
The matter of cleaning and painting
the offices at the court house and res
pairing the railing in the court room
was referred to Supervisor Kuene.
Balance of the day was spent in the
examination of claims, and board ad-
journed to o'clock a. m. April 9, 1904.
SIXTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment. |
All members present.
On motion the sum of $50 was appr,-
priated out of the county fund and
ordered transferred to the teachers In |
stitute fund to help defray the expense
of the normal institute.
The following resolution was adopted: |
Whereas, we. the board of supervis-
ors, at the January, 1904, session or
dered the sheriff OF Howard county to
appoint deputy as provided by law,
and
Whereas, said sheriff has failed to ap-
point said deputy up to this time, there
fore be it
Resolved, that the county attorney be