Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-22
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Board Of Supervisors
HOWARD COUNTY, Iowa
January Session, 1914.

The Board Of Supervisors Of Howard
county met at the Auditors Office il
Cresco at o'clock P. NJ, January fourth
1901.
There were present Supervisors Seavy
aad Keune and Superintendent George
M. Dell, who qualified by taking the
oath as required by law, and George l..
Champlin. County Auditory and clerk
Of the Board.
Supervisor Seavy was elected chair
man for the ensuing year.
The following official bonds were ap-
proved:
John Kakac, County Treasurer.
Helen L. Chaplin, Supt. Of School.
A. O. Campbell, Sheriff.
w. L. Richards, Surveyor.
Edward Cenek, Justice of the peace to
fill vacancy, Paris township.
Will Woods, Assessor to fill vacancy
Howard Center township.
] J. Lydon, Constable to fill vacancy
Paris township.
j.. A. Bouska, Constable to fill vacancy
New Oregon township.
A. g. Welles, Township Clerk to fill
vacancy, jamestown township.
]. F. O'Bren, Justice Of the Peace to
fill vacancy, Howard township.
The appointment OF G. h. Story as
Deputy Treasurer for the mouths of
January. February and March, 1904, was
approved, also his bond as such deputy.
w. G. Breedlove was appointed q
Justice Of the Peace 10 fill vacancy in
Chester township and his bond was ap-
proved.
Commenced settlement with the Coun-
ty Auditor and find that there is redemp.
tion money remaining in his hands to
the amount OF 81 ,OO3.0l which was pro-
duced and counted by the Board.
The Board also fnds that fees have
been collected by said Auditor since the
last settlement and turned over to the
Treasurer as follows:
Redemption fees ...... .......$ ESQ
Transfer fees ees.................. 5s.25
Bond fees. Observation-Disclosures. 800
Tax sale fees es................. sos
Total ST. 80
Board adjourned to s O'Clock A. M.
January 9th, 1904.
SECOND DAY.
eBoard met pursuant 70 adjournment,
al members present, and completed th
settlement with the County Auditor,
finding that all warrants issued since last
settlement have been drawn according
to law and the orders OF the Board and
all upon proper funds except one war
rant of sI057 drawn on the Bridge Fund
shouldhave been drawn on the Poor fund
The above amount was ordered transfer
red from the Poor Fund to the Bridge
Fund to correct said error.
The Board settled with Supervisor
Seavy for appropriations of 1903 as fol-
lows:
Appropriation of $4,000 on Bridge
Fund showed balance unexpended Of
$65.47 which was returned to Treasury
by receipt No. 72S.
Appropriation of $4,000 on Bridge
Fund not having been drawn, was can
celled by the Board.
Appropriation Of $l,519.13 on the
County Road Fund. together with $500
placed in his hands to expend by Rice
vile Corp, showed balance unexpended
OF $1,000 and $119.13 not drawn. The
unexpended balance was returned to the
treasury by receipt No. 1877 and that
portion not drawn was cancelled.
Settled With Supervisor Keune for ap-
preparations OF 1903 as follows:
Appropriation Of $4,000 on Bridge
Fund showed balance unexpended Of
$685., which had been returned to the
treasury by receipt No. 7l5.
Appropriation Of slO0. 90 on the Bridge
Fund not having been drawn was can
celled.
Appropriation Of $7s9.25 on the County
Road Fund, together with $4,000 placed
in his hands to expend by Cresco Oorpo-
ration, and $I5 90 by Albion township,
showed balance unexpended Of 8259.Ss,
which had been returned to the treasury
by receipts Nos. 7o4 and ia. The above
$4,000 placed in Supervisor Keune's
hands by Cresco Corporation was ex-
pended in Vernon Springs township by
agreement with the city council.
Settled with Supervisor Dell for ap-
preparations of 1903 as follows:
Appropriation of s475.00 on the Bridge
Fund showed q balance unexpended Of