Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-25

Cresco, was granted as to the last half
of the 1903 tax.
Petition of A. J. Wetherbee for the
cancellation of the 1902 tax, amounting
to S5.S5, on personal property assessed
to him in Cresco was grant, d, said tax
having been paid under another assess
ment.
The following school fund loans were
approved:
Sl700 to 81. o. Williams.
$1,000 to Mary Slifka
Reports of fees collected by county re-
corder were laid over until the settle
ment in January.
The following taxes were cancelled
upon recommendation of county treas
urer:
The 1903 tax on lot 49, vacated plat
OF Vernon Springs, assessed to Mariet-
ia Epps.
The 1908 tax on lots IL and II. block
50, Elma, assessed to Frank Hoppe.
Said owners being unable to contrib
ute to public revenue.
BY consent the petitions for remis-
sion of Mulct tax filed by Edward
Thomas, Marguerite Fitzgerald, Anna
Gibby Mason, II. O'Riley and j. E.
Jackson were laid over to the Jan. ses-
sion, 1905, the petitioners asking for
more time in which to get evidence.
Petition of Andrew Ellfngson ct .lal
for relocation of part of road No. 48 was
granted on condition that petitioners
pay all the costs.
Petition of Tom Tomson ct al for re-
location OF part of road No. 80 was
granted and the county auditor was
authorized to draw warrant on the
county fund in payment OF costs.
The petitioners having failed to COM
ply with the conditional order of es.
tablishment OF the extension of roa6
No. l6, made at the September session
of this Board, it is hereby ordered thai
such petition be dismissed and said road
be not established and that petitioners
pay the costs and expenses already in
Cured, unless the damages, costs ani
Expenses of establishing same are pait
by December LIST, 1904.
Balance of the day was spent in the
Examination of claims and Board ad
journed to s O'Clock a. m. Nov. 10th
1904.
THIRD DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
all members present.
| A. G. Welles of jamestown twp. wa.
lappointed a delegate from Howard
county to attend the state farmers in
stitute to be held in Des Moines, Iowa
on December 18th, 1904.
| The auditor was authorized to draw
a warrant on the Bridge Fund il pay
ment of one half cost of Cleghorl
bridge, on the county line upon the pre-
sentation of bill at contract price show
ing acceptance of said bridge.
Settled with steward of poor farm tx
Nov. 18th, 1904, finding that sales from
the farm since last settlement amounted
to S329.75 which has been turned int,
the treasurer as shown by receipts.
| The auditor was ordered to advertis,
for bids on the following contracts
Steward of poor farm for one year from
April 1st, 1905: Contract to do county
road work for east one half Of the coun
ty, and contract to do county road work
for west one half of the county. Sale
bids to be opened and contracts let al
the January session, 1905, of the Board
Notice of said letting to be given in one
newspaper in Cresco and one in Elma
The 1908 tax on lot 4, irregular sur
vey southeast t, northwest T. section
1911 belonging to Anna Eide wa.
cancelled upon recommendation O
county treasurer.
Official bond of D. L. Grannis, justice
of the peace in Vernon Springs twp. wa
approved.
The following claims were disposed
of as shown below and the auditor wa
authorized to draw warrants on tn,