Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-25

The day was spent in selecting names
for jury duty for the year 1907. Ad-
journed to Friday
Friday, April IL.
Board convened as per adjournment
at $50 a. M, all members present;
the day was spent In selecting names
for jury duty for the jury year: Ad-
journed to Saturday.
Saturday, April 49,
Board convened as per adjournment
at 10 a. m. all members being pres
ent and the BOARD completed the select
ing Of names of persons for grand jur-
ors, petit jurors and talesmen for the
jury year, and that said names so Sc
lected by them, were certified to, and
returned to, the county auditor as by
law provided.
The following motion was offered by
Keen, seconded by Bueghly and
adopted: Whereas, by an act of the
32nd General Assembly now effective.
boards of supervisors are empowered,
when first authorized by majority of
all persons voting for and against such
proposition at any general or special
election. to purchase real estate for
equity put poSCSy anu,
Whereas, there has come to the at
tention of this board a general re-
quest that there be submitted to the
qualified legal voters of this county
the question as to the purchase OF such
real estate. and
Whereas 1t Is now found that there
is at the present time in the county
funds, after providing for all other
expenses and expenditures, money suf-
ficient and available to expend for such
real estate. an amount in excess of
eleven thousand (s1rodO) dollars.
Therefore be it resolved by the board
Of supervisors of Marshall county,
state of Iowa. sthat there be held, and
is hereby called d>ordered. special
election in the said county,
in the state aforesaid, to be
held on Tuesday, May %, 1907, at
which election and within the hours
prescribed by statute for the holding
of general elections. there shall be and
is hereby ordered submitted to the
qualified electors Of Marshall county,.
aforesaid, the following question:
Shall the. board of supervisors of
Marshall county, Iowa, be authorized
to purchase, real estate and shall said
board purchase such real estate within
the corporate limits of the city of Mar
shutdown, Iowa, prescribed as follows.
to-wit Lot No. one ID of the north
east quarter IN. E. W bf the north
west quarter IN. w. ~ of section
thirty-s six 1850, in township eighty-four
(SD. North. Range eighteen (1S) west
of the 9Th P NJ Marshall county. state
of Iowa; also, the north one hundred
fifty-six (156) feet of Out Lot A. in
Binford & Websters addition to the
original town of Marshall Marshall
county, state of Iowa; otherwise known
as Finkle's park (the title of said real
estate when purchased to be taken In
the name of said Marshall county, and
said real estate to be placed under the
control and management of an incor-
porated County Fair Association as
long as ar annual fair is maintained
by such association on said real estate
to be used by such association for the
purpose of holding thereon an annual
fair) and expend for said real estate
from the available funds of said county
not to exceed the sum of eleven thous-
and (s11 1000 dollars
And be it further resolved that no.
tice Of said special election shall be
given. as required by law.
And be 1t further resolved that the
auditor of Marshall county is hereby
authorized ordered and directed to
print in clue form all necessary ball
lots, and supply all necessary poll
books and that the said election shall
be conducted and held in all respects
in compliance with the statutes of
Iowa, made and provided therefor"
b Mr.. Jones offered the following res
olution ard moved it's adoption:
Whereas, Mrs. Minnie 3. Allen,
county recorder, refuses to pay over
to the county treasurer the fees of her
office for the quarter ending March 81,
1867, amounting to over six hundred
dollars and as she and her deputy
have been drawing their salaries
amounting to one hundred seventy dol
lars per month by warrant on county
fund:
There fore be II, resolved: That the
county auditor be directed to draw no
more warrants for the salaries of the
county recorder and her deputy unless
the fees Of the office are paid over to
| the county treasurer at the end Of each
quarter Seconded by Keen. Carried.
The bond Of J. T. Carter as justice
of the peace in Bangor township was
approved
The minutes We're read and ap-
proved. Adjourned to May 6, 1907.
Wv. H. Jones, days, 2 miles, $12.10.
N. O. Keen, days, 20 miles, $780,
Elias Bueghly, 8 days, % miles,
$3.50.
ERAsTUs CORNELL, Clerk.
w. H. JONES. airman.
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