Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-26

northwestern ............... .l76 $50
Rock Island 11O,594
Omaha 23,lS8
Des MoineS Union ......... 100000
Des Moines Terminal ........ $500
Illinois Central .... 55,140
Newton & Northwestern 1883. 21,260
Sioux City Stock Yards ...... 1,5o0
M. & st. L. (decrease) 5000. 3,455
Total increase net ....... .$996,935
A substantial increase in the as
sessment Of the telephone and tele-
graph property was made by the
council, but until the reports are
ready to be certified out 1t will be i'm
possible to make the exact footings.
Probably half million increase was
made.
Express company property was in
creased, also, as was the sleeping car
property. The express companies
will pay on the following taxable
value, per mile, this year:
, Auans .................s.- v+...vs-$4
! a marican ............. 45.
| Great Northern So
Onlted States ....... 40
t " eis-f arso ........ ............ 40
Accountants Plan System.
at meeting Of the state board of
accountants, created by law of the
iast general assembly to devise uni
form accounting system for the
clerks, auditors and treasurers of the
counties of the state, o. B. Peterson
OF story county was chosen chairman.
A meeting was held in the Offices
OF the lieutenant governor at the
state house and the general work of
Inc commission was gone over In
detail by the commission. 1t is com.
posed or seven members appointed
Dy the auditor of state, under author
ity of the law.
lts work is similar to that of the
commission on municipal accounting
Wnlch devised uniform system Of
bookkeeping for the cities OF the state
last year. The county work is sep-
arate and distinct from that relating
TO cities. The county commission is
composed of o. B. Peterson of Story
county, F. w. Leedham of Clinton
county, A. W. Miller of Henry county
r. q. Bryner of Benton county, w. G.
DeWell OF Kossuth county, w. ii.
Cah1l of Guthrie county and G. G.
Hunt of Poweshiek county.
Mr.. Bryner was elected secretary
OF the commission. It's meetings viii
continue from time to time until the
form OF the accounts to be inaugural.
cd IN the different counties has been
determined
Some Of the newspapers of the
state have been commenting on what
mas been given out as a DECISION Of
the auditor relative to the debt limit
OF cities. 1t has been reported that
ne has held that debt was debt
that is, that there could be no Offset
on account of cash on hand.
Inc attorney general has deter
mined this question, on query of the
auditor OF state, and the auditor has
not found it necessary to make an
original ruling. The attorney general
holds that the evidences of debt Of
less the funds on hand
IN the bond fund. collected specffcal.
~ to pay bonds, will constitute The
debt of municipality.
interstate Rates at Two Cents.
The new interstate railway passen.
ger tariffs, based on the 2-cent : ni,a
rate in states which have reduced the
,ares, VIII be effective on and after
July 10. Announcement to this af.
[ { was made in Des Moines by John
.. oeDastlan, general traffic manager Of
The Rock Island system. The nav,
.ariffs have not been quite completed
put VIII be ready for distribut.on
within few days. Mr.. Sebastian
said that IT would be impossible to MT
n the reduced interstate passenger
'ates before that date because If had
'een impossible to prepare the tariffs.
canada's Big Population Gain.
Ottawa. Ont.-The census and sta.
lstics department. has figured out
'anada's population up to April
'tst at 6,504,s0O, an increase of 1,133..
sc in the last six years.
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