Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-11
COUNTY AFFAIRS.

COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Office of Board Of Supervisors Of Mar
shall County, Iowa, April Session,
1905.
Monday, April 3, 1905.
Board convened in regular session.
All present. Examination of claims
occupied the day. Adjourned to We'd
nesday, April 5, 1905.
Wednesday, April 5, 1906.
Board convened as per adjournment.
All present. On motion of Jones the
following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, county road No. LA In
northwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of section six CO.. township
eighty-two 1922, range seventeen CD,
of this county passes under bridge ~
996" of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway Company, which bridge
rests on piling and now or soon will
require repairing or entire new COLI
struction. and
Whereas, the said railway company
now desires to rebuild said structure
and renew the bridge with thirty
foot steel girder on masonary abut-
ments, and fill the approaches there
to, making an opening twenty eight
feet clear between the abutments, and
a clear height of twelve feet. and
Whereas, said renewal with struc-
ture as above indicated will be safe
and proper and for the best interests
of the public and said railway COM
pany,
Therefore, be 1t resolved by the
board of supervisors of Marshall
county, state of Iowa, in regular ses-
sion assembled on this 3rd day of
April, A. D., 1905, that said Chicago,
Milwaukee 6 ST. Paul Railway Com
pany be, and is, hereby authorized and
empowered to make the above desig-
mated changes in said bridge 1885,
providing that an opening OF substan-
TALLY the dimensions above stated be
preserved under said bridge for the
use of the, public, and providing there
be no unnecessary interference with
the use of said highway during the
erection of said new bridge"
The petition of Alva Arson for re-
mission of mulct tax on the north 20
feet of lot Z, block 9, of Marshall, for
the first quarter of the year 1905,
coming before the board for action
and same being evident that said
building was not being operated for
saloon purposes during that time, on
motion of Arney said petition was
granted as prayed for
On motion of Jones the petition of
c. A. Seeley and S. w. Griffith for re-
until next meeting.
L u I.
On motion of Jones the county audi
erty of Christine Johnson, being lot 9,
block Z, Rice's addition, from the tax
sale of 1902 and subsequent payments.
o n motion Of Arney an exemption
of $500 was allowed to E-attie Way,
soldiers wife, on lot block 2, Van
Schaicks addition and to William
King, old soldier, on north " east 1870
feet Of lot of l of 4, south u south
east Il northeast n, section 3d. town
ship 81, range 10 and John Zahnd who
is not able to contribute to public
revenue, a remission of ta,: on east "
of lot 1 block Z, Anson's addition, also
the taxes of Fred D. Bailey, a poor
person, for 1904, on east IS feet of lot
4, block 4, Gillispie's addition were re-
mitted.
On motion of Jones, Harmon Penn
berton was allowed SIS additional sail
airy on and after March /, 1906, he
member on soldiers relief commits
sion
On motion of Arney the taxes for
1904 on property of the Christian
Training School were RENTED.
On motion of Jones the resignation
of A. M. Hansen, j. p, of LeGrand
township was accepted.
Adjourned to Thursday, April 9Th,
1905.
Thursday, April 6, 1905.
Board convened as per adjournemnt.
All present Bills were read and OH
motion of Arney were allowed as read
and warrants ordered drawn in pay
ment of same.
The quarterly reports of S. e. Peek.
w. E. Clark and L. B. Jones, justices
of the peace, were filed and action de-
ferred until annual settlement, as was
also the quarterly report of H. G.
Lounsberry clerk of the courts.
Consent petition of P F. Arney and
others for the establishment of a high
way in Marietta township, coming up
for action, on motion of Arney said
road was ordered established upon the
recommendation Of committee APP
pointed to Investigate.
Minutes were read and approved.
Ariorned to May 1, 1905.
For diem and mileage: w. H.
whitehill, three days, thirty miles,
e1o IN. n r. Arney three DAYS, twenty
miles, $13; w. II. Jones. three days.
s12.1O.
w. f. McLELAND, Clerk.