Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-17
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BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
COR. MARKET AND SECOND.

Proceedings or the board OF super
visors. Monday December s, 1904. Be-
ing the fifth day of the November SEES
sion. Board met all members pres
ent.
Petitions Of Mrs. Rose Epperly, Bar
bara Ploschents. Joseph Watcher,
Christine Leibfarth. Anna Padden,
Anna LaBelle and Frank Nation for
abatement of taxes were granted upon
recommendation of the council OF OF
tumwa city.
The following resolution was then
adopted: Whereas. certain mortgage
given by Benjamin and Delilah Reed
to Joseph Caldwell. School fund COM
missioner, dated December 80, 1854,
and recorded in Record book H. Page
421 and
| Whereas Wapello county retains no
existing lien against said BENJAMIN
and Delilah Reed, be 1t
Resolved, that said mortgage be can
celled and the county auditor is au-
thorized to make said cancellation.
Resignation of r. G. Dimmitt, as
SCISSOR. Of Highland township accepted
and J. W. jackson appointed to fill
vacancy The following resolution
was then adopted:
i Whereas. the County line road be-
tween Highland township, Wapello
county and Benton township, Keokuk
county, Iowa, has never been divided
for working purposes, be 1t.
! Resolved by the joint board of Wap-
clio and Keokuk counties that said six
miles of road be considered County
L Line road and be divided for working
purposes as follows: Wapello county
the east three miles and KeokuR
county the west three miles.
/ The following official bonds were
then approved: W. s. Dickson. clerk
Polk township; Jacob Roberts, con
stable, Washington township; ]. w
Jackson, assessor, Highland township;
j. L. Younker, Justice of peace, Wash
ington township; JOS Schoech, con
) stable, Adams township; G. H. Spur
lock. Justice of peace, Richland town
ship; Ed. Nye, clerk, Cass township
D. Sumner, assessor, Pleasant town
ship; B. L. Harding, assessor. Cas-.
township; A. w. Clark, justice @
peace Cass township; H. F. DAVIS
!, clerk Competine township; Amos
Proctor. justice of peace. Adams town
, ship; w. N. Enyart, clerk Agenc!
township; w. H Vass. assessor, Wash
, ington township; A. H. Hendrickson
, Clerk, Adams township; Willis Pyatt
constable, Columbia township; j.
!; McClung, Justice of peace. Dahloneg'
!. township; w. G. Berry, clerk Colum
bia township; S. G. Fitzgerald, justic
of peace. Keokuk township; L. M. AL
n red, clerk Green township; Jno. W
e Young, clerk, Dahlonega township; {
e Newman. constable. COMPETING towr
ship; G. S. Smith. assessor, Eddyville
George Myers. assessor, Adams towr
ship; Miles Hough. justice of peace
Adams township; F. F. Wilson, asses
sor, Richland township; /. o. Cremel
assessor Agency township; ]. H. Al
i ney, assessor, Keokuk township; N
!. l.. Kirk. justice of peace. Center tow
ship; Ray Gift, assessor. Green tow
! ship; Jno Murray. justice of peace
;, Pleasant township; L. H. White
g assessor, Competine township; j. I
= Miller, assessor, Dahlonega township
= and ]. r. Criley. county auditor.
a w o. Bagley of Eldon was al
. pointed delegate for Wapello county t
V the State Agricultural convention col
b yening at Des Moines, Iowa, Decembe
.ti14 1904. After the examination (
claims the board adjourned to mee
Monday January 2, 1905.
o Attest: A. j. Gardner,
t I. H. Hammond, Chairman.
G. County Auditor.