Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-24

OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Official Report of Proceedings Of the
Regular September Session.
The board Of supervisors Of Howard
county, Iowa, met in the Office OF the
county auditor In Cresco at one o'clock
p. m. Monday, September 9th, 1907.
Supervisors w. 81. Keune, ]. b Wat
son and w. G. Fox and G. L. Terry,
county auditor and clerk OF the board,
were present, and the meeting was
called to order by Chairman w. 81.
Keune.
On motion the county auditor was
authorized to issue warrant on the
county bridge fund for $4,000 in favor
Of John Ostrich, said amount being
payment in full for the north six rods
Of the east twenty (2o) rods of the NV
Of section number twenty-six (26,) town
ship number one hundred l00), range
number fourteen (l4), west of the p. NJ,
which land was purchased by the board
for road purposes, to avoid bridging.
On motion the following report Of
the Soldiers Commission was approved
Report Of
Soldiers Relief Commission
1907.
To the Board Of Supervisors OF Howard
County, Iowa.
Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned members o
Of the soldiers relief commission o
Howard county, Iowa, respectfully re
port that we met at the Office of tn,
county auditor in Cresco, in said coun
~, on September 9th, 1907; that WI
have expended during the year ending
September 9th, 1907, for the relief o
INDECENT soldiers and soldiers widows
and Is compensation to the members o
this commission, the sums appearing
opposite the respective names as liste,
below:
A. o. Rowley, member Of COM
mission $40
A. o. Rowley, aid to T. G. Ely. 80
N. s. Durgin, member of COM
Ml0SlOu .................... 1O.l
N. S. Durgin, aid to D. b.
Brooks !. 29.7'
N. s. Durgin, aid to Mrs. T. G.
Ely ................... 4.0'
N. s. Durgin, aid TO D. a.
Brooks $50. 3s.2'
N. s. Durgin, aid to Mrs. J. I.
Sturgiss. .................... III:
N. s. Durgin, aid TO Mrs. ].
LAWS S.0l
N. S. Durgin, aid to D. 81.
Brooks 34.O(
Ms. Durgin, aid to Mrs. ]. l.
Sturgiss. ................... BOZ
N. s. Durgin, aid to Mrs. J. Van
6lyke ............ .......... "
N. S. Durgin, aid to D. b.
Brooks Observation-Disclosures. 4O.Ot
N. S. Durgin, aid to Mrs. ]. Davis s.5'
N. S. Durgin, aid to Mrs. ]. Van
Slyke OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. go
d. 8. Durgin, aid TO Joseph Stock
dale. Observation-Disclosures. 4O.U
N. s. Durgin, aid to Mrs. J. I.
Sturgiss Observation-Disclosures. 23.6
d. 81. Vinegar, aid to 81. B.
NICHOLS Observation-Disclosures. 80. 20.3
d. 81. Vinegar, aid to q. B.
Nichols ..................... 500
D. 81. Vinegar, member of COM
mission .................... 20
s374.7
We most respectfully ask that ia.
Of one-tenth of one mill on each dolla
Of the taxable valuation Of thepropert
in Howard county be levied for tn
benefit of the soldiers relief fund Q
said county for the ensuing year.
Respectfully submitted,
D. q. Vinegar,
N. s. Durgin,
Members of Commission
On motion d. 81. Vinegar was ar
pointed member Of the Soldiers Re
lief Commission for q term of thre
years from date.
The remainder of the afternoon wa
occupied in examining claims agains
the county, and at five o'clock p. n
board adjourned until eight o'cloc
.. m. Tuesday, Sept. 10th, 1902.
Second Day.
Board met at eight o'clock q. n
Tuesday, Sept. 10th, 1907, with Al
members present.
On motion the following levies 70
the tax OF 1907 were made by the board
State general revenue. .3.4 mills
State University ............. .2mill.