Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
SUPERVISORS MEET
The Regular April Session is Of
Short Duration.
A Six Days Session Devoted Mostly to
Routine Matters. List of
Claims Allowed.

Routine Matters. List of
Claims Allowed.
The board of supervisors of Howard
county, Iowa. met at the auditors Office
in Cresco, at l o'clock p. m. April 4,
1904, and was called to order by the
chairman.
There were present Supervisors Seavy,
Dell, and Keune, and Geo. L. Champlin,
clerk of the board.
The contract with Jas. A. Siddall,
Janitor at the court house and Jail, was
renewed for one year from April l, 1904.
Compensation $3.50 per year.
In the matter OF the Mulct tax assessed
against M. and Margaret Fitzgerald
and certain property in Cresco, which
had been continued to the April session
of the board, the said tax was RENTED
and cancelled by the board as to any
and all property involved or sought to
be involved in said assessment, but
said tax is to stand as to Mike Fitz-
gerald.
Petition of certain taxpayers of sub
district No. s in Paris township asking
the board to cancel special school
house tax levied in 1903 was granted
and the auditor was authorized to issue
refund warrants for such part of said
tax as has been paid to the treasurer.
Said tay lie oonoal1od fon +Lo ,ooeo, %ho+
it had been voted by said subdistrict
without giving legal notice.
Petition of G. F. Webster, guardian
of the estate of Mathew Hamilton, in
sane, for the refund of the 1902 tax on
certain moneys and credits belonging
to said estate, and for the cancellation
OF the 1903 tax on same was granted by
the board; it being shown by decision
OF the United States court that pension
money. of which said moneys and credits
consisted. was not properly assessable
while in the hands of a guardian.
Petition of Harry Daughenbaugh for
the cancellation of a dog tax returned
against him for the year 1903 in New
Oregon township was rejected.
Petition of Josie A. Breedlove asking
the board to cancel the 1908 tax or
W 80 feet, n 1855 feet of lot 4 and e IL
feet, 1856 feet of lot all in block Is,
Baldwin's Addition to Cresco, belong
ing to her parents, was granted. Said
parents being unable to contribute to
public revenue.
The resignation of c. W. Reed as
5 justice of the peace in Vernon Springs
township was accepted and his reports
of fees received and of fines imposed
were approved.
Board adjourned to O'Clock a. M.
April 5, 1904.
SECOND DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
all members present.
Petition of Jas. j. Kavney for the
cancellation of the 1908 tax on certain
moneys and credits assessed to him in
New Oregon township was rejected
Petition OF Otto johnson for the can
collation. of 1903 tax on 1850 of the valua-
ton OF his stock Of merchandise as
sessed to him in Cresco was rejected.
Petition of Thos. Fl. Evans for the
cancellation of road poll tax of $3.50
enormously returned against him in
Forest City township for the year 1902
was granted.
Petition of Alfred Kruger for the
cancellation of 1908 tax on certain
moneys and credits assessed to Gustav
Kruger, deceased, in Albion township
was rejected.
Petition of James Hendricks ct al for
consent road 40 feet wide commencing
at the west quarter corner of section
lS-99-l4, running thence east on the
south side fand adjacent to the quarter
section line and terminating at the
center OF said section 18 was granted.
On motion the sum of 1926 was appro-
priated out of the county fund to help
defray the expense of publishing the
Howard County Teacher, and the county
auditor is hereby authorized to draw a
warrant in favor of Helen L. Chaplin,
county superintendent, for oaid amount.
The board settled with the steward
OF the poor farm to April 4, 1904, finding
that sales from the farm since last
settlement amount to $104.4O, which
amount had been turned into the treas
ury as shown by receipt on file.
A. @. Campbell and Jas. A. Siddall
were appointed to aid the auditor de-
stroy the voted ballots of the general
election Of Nov. 3, 1903.
1t was ordered by the board that the
following amounts be appropriated out
OF the county road fund and set apart
for the use Of the several corporations
inthe county and the auditor was author
lied to draw warrants on said fund in
payment of bills duly certified to by
some officer of each corporation to the
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