Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
lessor Of she Incorporated sewacs Pro.

The petition OF the assessors OF the |
county, requesting the board to recon
slider their action taken at the January
session, fixing the compensation Of said
assessors for making the census enum-
GRAFTON, was considered, and on motion
an additional allowance Of Is per cent.
of the amount paid for making the 1905
assessment, was allowed.
The petition OF Ole j. Knutson for q
refund Of 1895 road tax, which was
enormously returned against him as
delinquent, in Paris township for the
year 1903, and which had been collect
ed by the county treasurer, was grant
ed, petitioner having the road super
yisor's receipt showing that said tax
had been paid to him.
The petition of Percy A. Breedlove
for cancellation OF the 1904 tax on W 35I
feet of lot and Is feet of lot in
block13, in Baldwin's addition to
Cresco, was rejected.
The petition of Mrs. S. r. Coles for
a refund OF the water tax which was
charged against the personal property
on lot II in block of Woodland add.
tion to Riceville, Iowa, for the year
1904, was granted, as said property lies
outside the water limits Of said town of
Ricevilie.
On motion the petition of Ellison Orr
for refund Of IS. 10 of the 1904 tax paid
by the Standard Telephone Co. Of
Waukon, Iowa, which tax the petition
er claims was enormously assessed
against said company. was laid over.
Petition OF Peter J. McGrane ct al
for a consent road, beginning at the NV
corner Of section 3l-98-14 and running
thence south one mile and terminating
at the sw corner of section 81, twp So,
range IA W of the 9Th P. NJ, was grant
ed, provided the Mitchell county board
of supervisors grant a similar petition
for the same highway.
The petition Of Mrs. L. M. Haskins
for cancellation Of the 1903 and 1904
tax against her home in Chester, Iowa,
was rejected.
On motion the report Of fees collected
by Fred Salisbury, county recorder.
for the quarter ending March 81, 1905,
was laid over.
On motion the report Of Eugene
Irvine, clerk of the district court, Of
fees collected by him for the first five
months of 1905, was laid over.
| The petition Of Carl a. Smith and
Aaron StJohn ct al for consent road
in jamestown township was rejected
for the reason that said road had al,
ready been established.
On motion J. E. Wells was appointed
overseer Of the poor of Creseo for the
term of one year, commencing June J.
1905, and ending June /, 1905.
On motion s956.75 OF the fees fund
1886. Is Of the dog fund, and s742.25 o.
the poll fund was ordered transferred
to the county fund.
On motion the price to be paid for
sprinkling the streets around the court
house grounds was fixed at $500 per
month, beginning April 8, 1905, and
continuing for a period Of six months
therefrom, and the county auditor was
authorized to draw warrant on the
county fund at the end OF each month
in payment of same.
The school fund loans Of Kate g.
Phelan for $500 and E. j. Williams for
81 300 were approved.
On motion the board adjourned until
Monday, June 10, 1905, at O'Clock p.
I'm.
Seventh Day.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at ! o'clock p. m. Monday, June IL,
1905, with supervisors q. NJ. Dell and
w. q. Keune, and G. L. Terry, county
auditor and clerk of board, present.
Chairman Seavy was called to che west
part OF the county to look after some
bridge work, and for this reason wal
not present.
The petition Of F. L. King for the
remission of the mulct tax assessed
against him and against the 80 feet
and the rs feet of lots and Q, block
20, Elma, Iowa, for the quarter ending
March 3lst, 1905, was granted, on con.
dition that petitioner pay all expense
that has been incurred by Howard
county by reason OF said assessment
Board settled with @. D. Pring, stew.
ard Of the county poor farm, finding
that he had made sales since last settle
ment amounting to $71.65, which
amount has been paid into the county
treasury as shown by receipt No. eo2.
The remainder of the day was spen,
in auditing claims, and the board adj
journed until $50 q. M, Tuesday, June
IS, 1905.
Eighth Day.
4 Board met at $50 a. M. and proceed,
ed at once to the poor farm to inspect
the same, and returned to the auditors
Office at $3.50 a. m.
The board authorized e. r. Thomp.
son to write an insurance policy on the
sheriff's barn, in the amount OF 5000
and the policy was written in the North
British and Mercantile Insurance Co.
of London, England, at a premium rate
of $4S for five years.
On motion the county auditor was
authorized to draw warrant on the
Co. bridge fund in payment Of half the