Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-04-12
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
April Session Of the Board Of Super
viSOrS.

county auditor in Cresco at O'CLOCK
p. NJ, Monday, April 1st, 1907.
Supervisors W. Fl. Keune, j. 81.
Watson and W. G. Fox, and G. L.
Terry, county auditor and clerk of the
board, were present, and meeting was
called to order by Chairman Keune.
The afternoon was spent in auditing
claims against the county, and at 5
o'clock p. m. board adjourned until g.
o'clock a. M, Tuesday, April End, 1907.
SECOND DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 8 o'clock a. M, Tuesday, April End,
with all members present.
The entire day was occupied in
auditing claims and board adjourned
until 8 o'clock a. M, Wednesday, April
3rd, 1907.
THIRD DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 8 O'Clock a. M, Wednesday, April
Bird, 1907.
On motion the contract with j. A.
Siddall, janitor of the court house, was
renewed for term of one year from
April LIST, 1907, at an annual salary of
$4,000.
The school fund loan for $2500.00
made by the county auditor to Joseph
j. Moravetz was approved.
The petition of F. L. Daubersmith
for refund of the 1904 tax on lot 10 in
block %, Baldwin's addition to Cresco
was granted, as it was found that petit
toner is entitled to a soldiers exemp-
ton on said property.
The bond of the German Savings
Bank of Chester as county depository
was approved.
The petition of Jesse Laws asking
for the cancellation of the so cent state
poll tax charged against him for the
year 1905 was granted, as petitioner
shows that he was not a resident of the
county in said year.
The petition of Mrs. Peter Ferrie
asking for cancellation of the 1906
tax on east $50 feet of lot IL, irregular
survey on N. W. of section 26.99-11
was granted, as the petitioner is I'M
able to contribute to public revenue.
The petition of G. ]. Conley asking
for refund of the $3.50 road poll tax
paid by him for the year 1905, and the
cancellation OF said tax charged against
him for the year 1906 was rejected.
The petition of Anton Machovec ask
ing for the cancellation of the 1905 tax
on a valuation of $500 personal prop
erty assessed against him in Howard
township for said year was granted, as
it was found that said property was
assessed in Howard Center township.
The petition of Mrs. Fannie Kelley
ct al, asking that a consent highway
three rods wide, commencing at the
southwest corner of section No. 6, town.
ship No. ", range No. IA, and running
thence north one mile and terminating
at the northwest corner of said section
was granted on condition that similar
petition be granted by the board O.
supervisors of Mitchell county, ant
that petitioners pay all expenses O
said road.
The petition of Jay Flaherty ct al
asking for the alteration of a part o.
road No. LA commencing at the south
east corner of section No. 1912, ant
running thence north on the section
line and terminating at the northeast
corner of section No. 19-9S-12, wa:
granted, and the county auditor was
authorized to issue warrant on the
county road fund for S13. 10 in payment
of costs in said proceedings.
On motion the county auditor was
ordered to cancel the 1906 tax on lots
II and IL in block SO in Elma, as the
owner, Mrs. Frank Hoppe, is unable
to contribute to public revenue.
On motion j. A. Siddall and w. F.
Scholz We're appointed to assist the
county auditor in destroying the bal.
lots voted at the last general election
held in Howard county on November
9th, 1906.
On motion the following appropria-
tions were made from the county road
fund and the county auditor was
authorized to issue warrants on said
fund in favor of each of the supervisors
for the amounts named below.
w. 81, Keune, First supervisor dis
trict, $s25.OO.
J. 81. Watson, Second supervisor dis
trict 100000.
W. G. Fox, Third supervisor district
Sl175.00.
On motion the following appropria-
lions were made from the county bridge
fund and the county auditor was
authorized to issue warrants on said
funds for the following amounts.
w. b. Keune, First supervisor dis
trict, $4,000.
J. 81. Watson, Second supervisor dis
trict, $4,000.
W. g. Fox, Third supervisor district,
$4,000.
On motion board adjourned until 8
O'Clock a. NJ, Thursday, April 4th,
1907.
FOURTH DAY.
Board met at o'clock a. NJ, Thurs.
day, April 4th, 1907, with all members
present.
On motion it was ordered that con-