Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-27
BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

Proceedings of the board of super
risors, Monday, Sept. 8, 1906, being
The first day of the September, 1906,
Bession. The board met, all members
present, and on account of this being
4 legal holiday no business was trans.
acted and the board adjourned to meet
Tuesday, Sept. A. 1906, at o'clock a.
m
j. M. McElroy, Chairman
Attest: j. R. Criley, County Auditor.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors, Tuesday, Sept 4, 1906. being
the second day of the September, 1905,
session. The board met. pursuant to
adjournment, all members present.
The minutes Of the previous DAYS ses-
sion were read and approved. The fol-
lowing tabulations of the mileage of
railroad and express lines and the as
sessed value thereof in each city, town,
township and school district in Wa
pello county were approved and or
dered made part of the supervisors
record.
Amos Gray was then appointed a
member of the Soldiers Relief com
mission for the ensuing three years
and his bond as such commissioner
was approved
The balance of the day was devoted
to the examination Of claims. The
board then adjourned to meet Wednes
day, Sept 5. 1906. at o'clock a. m.
J. M. McElroy. Chairman
Attest: 7. r. Criley. County Auditor.
Proceedings of the board of super-
sric Co,,fn
Being the third day of the September
members present. The minutes of the
previous davis session we're read and
approved. The following quarterly re-
ports were examined and approved:
]. H. Cremer, sheriff; Edwin Dun
gan. clerk of the district court, and H.
B. Wagers, overseer of the poor.
Also the annual report of the Sol
diers' Relief commission.
The following resolution was then
adopted:
Resolved, Ry the board Of supervis-
ors of Wapello county, Iowa now in
regular session. that the following
taxes be levied on the taxable property
Of said county, as assessed for the year
1905. to-wit:
County, mills: state. 3 mills:
state university, mills; state agricul-
tural college, mills: state normal col
lege, mill; county school, / mill;
county road, 1 mill; bridge, SO mills:
poor farm, mill; insane, mills; SOL
diers' relief, mills; total, IS mills
On male dogs, SO cents each: on fe-
male dogs $500 each; poll tax, so cents
on each male adult. Also the following
levies on the towns and cities named
to reimburse the county for amounts
paid for quarantine expense as provid-
ed by section 2,570, of the code, and
amendments thereto: Ottumwa,
mill: Fldon, mills: Blakesburg, 2
mills: Kirkville, 6 mills, and that the
county auditor be and is hereby in
structed to extend upon the tax lists
of the county the taxes herein levied,
and to ascertain the levies necessary
to raise the various sums which have
been certified by the secretaries Of
Me several school districts and to levy
the same upon the property situated in
the different Independent and town
ship districts, as certified; also all city,
corporation and township taxes which
may be certified according to law"
TIE REQUESTS Of the trustees of
Washington, Green, Adams, Richland
and Polk townships asking for an ad-
ditional levy Of 1 mill road tax for the
year 1907. in each of the townships
named, we're not granted.
After the examination of claims on
file the board adjourned to meet Mon
day, Oct. 1, 1906
J. NJ McElroy Chairman
Attest: ]. R. Criley, County Auditor.