Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-04-15

ORLEANS. ~
Judges-W l.. Curtis. G. ID. Jones
Steiner Henderson.
Clerks-C. G. Brown, Fred Brown.
FREMONT.
Judges-Jno. Dybvik, Sidney Culbert
The list of Judges and Clerks of Elec
ton were on motion approved and tn
-udltor empowered to fill any vacancie
and correct all errors that may occu
IN the list OF Judges and Clerks of Elec
/ ton.
On motion adjourned to $3.50 a. m
| April 8, 1908.
| FOURTH DAY.
| $50 a. m, April 8, 1908.
Board met as per adjournment. Mem
bers all present and called to order
Minutes of yesterdays meeting read ant
! Moved, seconded and carried tha
sS.25 taxes for the year 1907 be re-
| FUNDED to G. l.. Jaastad, the same beins
ment, and recommended by the asses
sor of Canoe township
The remainder of the forenoon was
taken up in auditing claims against the
county. On motion adjourned to 1880
%. m.
1880 p. m-Board went to Freeport to
make their regular visit at the Poor
EARN and also a short bridge trip in
Returned to their room at the Court
House and adjourned to $3.50 a. m.
FIFTH DAY.
$3.50 a. m.-Board met as per adjourn
ment. All members of the board pres
ent and called to order. Minutes of
Yesterdays meeting read and approved.
Court House and Poor Farm for the en-
suing year were opened and were as
Geo. Bernatz, Lasalle coal at $3.50
coal Goa ST. sa.s5. F. 8. B. Deeoran- sootless
Bid of S. " Potter, South Whining
ton $40.
Wilmington Spring Valley lump $40.
Wilmington Lad lump $40.
Bid of E. V. Gilbert, Screened 1855.
Screened egg s3.55.
Screened nut $3.50.
No. nut $3.50.
Bid of the Economy Lumber and Coal
Co Wilmington and La Sale chunks,
Bid of d. C. Graham, Wilmington
Spring Valley.
South wilmington sa.45; Ladd lump
ss;95; Thayer III, s3.45.
diff, ILL.,, coal, $3.50.
On motion S. " Potter was awarded
the contract for. furnishing coal for the
ensuing year at the Court House and
Poor Farm, he being the lowest bidder
The remainder of the forenoon was
taken up in auditing claims against the
county.
On motion adjourned to 1880 D. m.
1880 p. m.-Board met and were called
to order. The auditing of claims was
again taken up.
ker as administrator of the estate of
l. A. Libbey regarding the assessment
OF personal property was ordered strick-
en- from the tax list of Orleans town
ship, same being ordered by Court and
assessed in Howard county, and petit
ton was granted in full.
On motion adjourned to $3.50 a. m,
April IL, 1908.
SIXTH DAY
$3.50 a. m. April IL, 1908.
Board met as per adjournment Pres
ent, all members of the Board, and call
ed to order. Minutes of yesterdays
meeting read and approved.
Moved, seconded and carried that a
refund OF $27.6S taxes be made to Jno.
ror and recommended by the assessor,
and the City Council of DEBORAH.
Moved. seconded and carried that 81
dog tax be refunded to JOS. Lannon, the
same being an erroneous assessment.
On motion Thalmar Haugen was al
lowed refund of so cents poll tax, the
same being double assessment.
On motion a so cents poll tax was
ordered refunded to e. W. Allen, said
tax having been assessed in Frankville
township and also in Castalia Corpora
tion.
Moved, seconded and carried that tax
sale No As of the 1905 sale be cancelled
and that the certificate holder be re-
funded $40 upon surrender of certifi-
CetlC, SdLlC DcluS u uOuDle assessment
and erroneous sale.
Moved, seconded and carried that an
exemption of $4,000 be allowed Mrs
M r. Cameron, she being a soldiers
widow and entitled to same.
Moved. seconded and carried that the
petition of j. w. Spriggs asking for a
refund of $3.50 on 1905 tax list and the
assessment for the year 1906 be stricken
from the list, the same being an erro-
neous assessment and recommended by
the City Council and assessor of De-
corah.
On motion Thos. j. Qualley was al
lowed $99.SS balance due him on salary
for the year 1907.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
County Auditor and Treasurer be in
structed to take up the bridge warrants
belonging to Fort Atkinson corporation
to $2554.56. and issue bridge
in denominations of $500 90
each to be dated April s, 1908. in place
of same
Moved, seconded and carried that the
bin of the st. Cloud Hotel be allowed
at $3.50.
On motion the bounty on wild animals
was left the same as last year
On motion the claims as audited were
allowed and the auditor instructed to
draw warrants on the proper funds in
payment of same:
SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS.