Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-23
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Proceedings of the Board of Supervis-
ors of Marshall County, Iowa, August
Session, 1907

Session, l9U/,
Monday. Aug. 5, 1907.
The board of supervisors convened
as per adjournment, at $50 a m, pres
emit w. H. Jones. N O. Keen and
/ Elias Bueghy
Keen moved the adoption of the fol-
lowing: Resolved that the contract
existing between Marshall county, Iowa,
and Ben Mccoy. Of Oskaloosa, Iowa,
relating to the collection of money due
/ or to become due, on account Of prop
! erty omitted from assessment Is here
by extended until Jan. l, 1909. by mu-
I tual agreement on the same terms and
1 conditions as therein contained and
that commission as therein provided is
| to be paid on the returns for assess
ment for the year 1907. row on file In
the office of J. P. Cooper county treas
urer. when the taxes on the amounts
thereof are actually paid to said treas
urer
Seconded by Bueghly: carried: Elk
animation of claims occupied the re-
mainder of the day. Adjourned to
Aug s.
Aug. 6, 1907.
Board convened at $50 a. M, all
present.
Bills allowed were read and on mo-
ton warrants ordered drawn for same.
The bond of the First Na1onal Bank of
MarShalltown was approved
Moved by Bueghly, seconded by Keen
and carried, that the petition for
change of road, by H. L. Smith and
others be granted
Moved nv Pnapblv cpcpp6pd nv x cen
carried, that exemption of $500 be
north u Of lots 10. II and 10. block
1. Sleights addition; T. N. Bray. lots
3 and 4. block 5. Albion; Alice NJ.
Loney, lots 1 to and north 2-3 lots
6, Z and s. block s, Ferner's addition.
Moved by Keen. seconded by Buegh-
ly and carried, that the LeGrand road
case be continued TIL Sept. 9th
Moved by Keen and seconded by
Bueghly, that George w LaPlant be
served with notice to complete con-
tract with Marshall county ditch No 2,
carried.
The quarterly reports Of clerk and
sheriff were placed on file and re-
ferred for final settlement.
Adjourned to 10 a. m Aug 10th. 1907.
W. H. Jones, 2 days. 2 miles. IS 10.
N. o. Keen 2 days 20 miles. 80. 90.
Elias Bueghly, Q days, % miles. 80. 40.
Aug. 10, 1907
Board convened at 430 D. M. all
members present.
Moved by Keen, seconded by Jones
and carried, that G. w. Burnham be
employed to assist the county attorney
in the case Of State VS.. Pell.
On motion. the board adjourned. at
ter which, they convened as a board
Of education; present, w. Fl. Jones,
N. O. Keen and NJ. E. Hostetler; on
motion, L. J. Wallace Of Melbourne. and
j. B. Simmons Of MarshaIltown. were
appointed agents for county school
books Adjourned subject to call of the
chair
Aug. ?. 1907.
The board of supervisors of Mar
shall county met at 1870 p. m, at Ne
vada, Ia. in joint session with the
board OF supervisors of Story county,
all members being present.
On motion. checks and bids. relating
to the construction of the Marshall
Story ditch, district No. 1. were read
I'lHueI bIoS. DIuulI1S ny lIe TOu OH v.
branch only: Schillng Bros on the
entire contract. at $4,000; b. ]. Sweat,
at s77,744.40 and Theo. Dangerfield at
$44.710
A petition from o. P. Morsley, ct AL.
was presented asking that G. branch
be abandoned and not constructed: IT, |
s. Alderman representing the petition
ers. made plea i'm their support: it |
was moved by w. H. Jones that the
petition be rejected; seconded, and
motion carried
Petitions from Aaron Nolta. ct all |
We're received, asking that bids be re-
jected, providing they We're greater |
than 20 per cent in excess of the en-
gineers estimate; on motion. said pc
titions were rejected
1t was moved by Jones and seconded
by Michaelson, that the bid of Theo.
be accepted. with such
changes in the special stipulations as