Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-18
On motion the following resolution

On motion the following resolution
was adopted.
Whereas, The support of the poor
has become an enormous expense to
the tax payers of Howard county, and
the expense of the same has been
greatly increased by injudiciously furn-
ishing supplies, in many instances of a
kind that the taxpayers cannot furnish
F, to their own families, therefore be it
Resolved, That the Board of Super
visor of Howard county will hereafter
allow payment only for plain, substan-
tial supplies.
They will positively refuse to allow
payment for lace ribbons, bird seed,
fruit, candy and other articles of lux
ury, except in cases of sickness, and
then only on the order of the attending
physician.
Supplies can be furnished only on the
requisition of at least two of the trus-
tees, who shall also certify that the
person regularly supplied has gained
residence in the county, (has lived in
the county one year,
The attention Of the township trus-
tees of the county is hereby directed to
their duty to warn all persons that may
become public charges to depart from
the county before they have gained
residence therein.
The county auditor is hereby direct
ed to procure sufficient number of
printed copies of the above resolution
to supply each of the township trus-
tees with at least one copy of same.
The following claims against the
county were examined and disposed of
as listed below, and the county auditor
is authorized to draw warrants on the
proper funds in payment of same.
SCHEDULE OF CLAIMS.
Addie, H. G., board of review
Cresco $1,000
Andrus, D. P, bailiff district
court 1000
Acres, Blackmer g. Co. sta
tionery 5.75
Brandt, N. j., witness coro-
ner's court go
Barker, A. E., justice fees 200
Bronner, Frank, grading in
court house yard 2O.1O
Blackburn, VIM, wood for
poor, Cresco 800
Boone Blank Book Co., sta
i tionery ESQ
Barth, L. p, publishing pro-
i ceedings 1900
Barth, L. P, stationery M.O0
Brown, Mabel, extra work
superintendent $50
Brown, Sarah E., expense to
/ state meeting 1854
Brown, Sarah E., stationery,
postage, etc 6.4S
Brown, Sarah E., travelling
expense 80. Is
Beck Duplicator Co., station
cry $50
Burgess & Sons, bridge
lumber 1888
Carpenter, DR.. T. s., witness
district court $50
Cresco Republican, stationery 800
Cresco Republican, printing
court calendar 1880
Clark Bros, groceries for
poor, Cresco $50
Clark Bros, groceries for
poor, Cresco 1900
Copeland Lumber Co., weigh
ing coal 1.6O
Chryst, Geo. D., papering at
poor farm 800
crosby, d. b, court reporter 5000
Copeland Lumber Co., coal for
poor, Cresco 9.4s
Culver, S. S. boarding prison
ers $500
Culver, S. s., fees in grand
jury cases S4.OO
Culver, S. S., postage and
tele phone 400
Culver, S. S., Summon ng jury
and fees 24.33
Converse, w. L., insane com
missioner 1900
Cutting, j. A., justice fees 22.25
Connolly, VIM. stationery Ats
Connolly, VIM, wall paper,
ETC., for poor farm 1922
Conway, j. W., casket for
poor, Elma 1900
Clemmcr, P. A., stationery 9.1o
Clemmer, P A., goods for
poor farm 7.15
Casey, Arthur, livery, con
veying F. McClusky to
Cresco 500
Dinger, S. E., trustee, How
ard Center 200
DAILY, DIR. w. T., fumigating
Goettel's market $50
DAILY, DR.. w. T., fumigating
Freehauf residence s. 90
Daubersmith, Frank, wood for
poor, Cresco 2.4O,
Evans, D. M, board of re-
view, Cresco 900,
Fitzgerald & Woods, wool for
poor, Cresco 1900
Fields, Mary. clerk Of grand
jury 8.OOt
Fidlar & Chambers, station
cry and records 51.OO
Freehauf e. TT