Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-24

approved.
On motion the contract with C. D.
Prinz, Steward of the Poor Farm, was
ordered renewed for term of one
year from and after April 2, 1908.
On motion w. H. Keune was APP
pointed Superintendent Of the Poor
Farm for the ensuing year.
A part of the afternoon was spent in
visiting the Poor Farm and making an
inventory of the stock, gram, etc, on
hand, which inventory is as follows:
400 blu. oats a. doc. $l6O. 90
270 bu. corn a. 55c. ........... l48.5 SO
20 tons hay a $500. ........ 1000
z cows "a $35. 90. ........... A5. 90
L DULL. 81. w
16 swine a $500. ........... 12s.0O
II small pigs a $1.0O. ....... Hoo
$685.. so
The County Auditor was ordered to
transfer the sum tof $500 from the
County Fund to the Teachers Institute
Fund for the purpose of defraying a
part of the expense of printing the
Howard County Teacher for 1908.
On motion the bid of G. Meverden to
furnish casket, shroud and use of
hearse for burial of paupers during the
year 1908 was accepted; Fifteen ($15. 0W
being the full price to be paid in such
cases.
The following amounts were ordered
transferred from various funds to the
County Fund, as listed below:
Fees account. $952. S0
Poll fund 5oi.5 U
/ Three-fourths of one per cent
on Municipal Funds. ...... 57.23
Board proceeded to open and consider
bids for doing county road work for the
year 1908, and on motion all bids re-
ceived were rejected.
On motion Board adjourned until
eight o'clock a. M, Friday, January
18th, 1908.
FOURTEENTH DAY
Board met at eight o'clock a. M,
Friday, January Itch, 1908.
After due consideration an agree.
ment was made with Barney Boyd tt
do the road work in the east half of The
county, and contract was ordered
made with said Boyd, SIT per day be.
ing the price agreed on.
The annual reports of the following
constables were approved:
Grant Jones, Forest City Twp.
Geo. M. Spencer, Chester Twp.
F. c. Blandin, Jamestown Twp.
/ Henry Enos, Saratoga Twp.
Herman Miller, Albion Twp.
j. A. Bouska, New Oregon Twp.
c. II. Unger, Howard Twp.
The annual reports of the following
Justices of the Peace were examined
and approved:
E. W. Jerman, Jamestown Twp.
| C. A. Fosse, Paris Twp.
/ Michael Schlinger, New Oregon Twp
| E. J. Cenek, Paris Twp.
4 Edgar j. Taft, Albion Twp.
i j. A. Dostal, New Oregon Twp.
William Burke, Alton Twp.
I. F. VanLeuven, Forest City Twp
A. p. Barker, Vernon Springs Twp
4 j. A. Cutting, g
4 The annual reports of the trustees 0
the following townships on expendit
lures from the township road fund
were examined and ordered publishe
with the January proceedings of tn
Board:
1 Albion Township.
Forest City Township.
i Vernon Springs Township.
| Howard Center Township.
Saratoga Township.
1 jamestown Township.
| New Oregon Township.
| Paris Township.
| Howard Township.
| Alton Township.
i On motion the Howard Count
Times and the Twice.a-Week Plat
Dealer were selected as the officis
papers of the county for the yea
| 1908.
i On motion the following resolutio
was adopted:
! Whereas, there is certain amour
of state tax still unsolicited an
charged to Howard county for th
years 1900, 1901, 1902 and 1903, and
| Whereas, it is believed by the boar
of supervisors and the county treasul
er that the said tax is uncollectible,
| 1t is therefore resolved, chat the ur
collected state tax for the said year
is hereby declared unavailable, an
the state treasurer is requested i
credit Howard County with the same
! The petition of A. q. Reynolds for
refund Of taxes paid by him onpropert
on which he should have had the bene
fit of soldiers exemption was reject
ed as the board has no jurisdiction il
said matter.
/ The petition of Charles Mandelk
asking for a cancellation of the $1.O
dog tax assessed against him for tn
year 1907 was granted.
The compensation Of the severa
assessors of the county for the yea
1908 was fixed as follows:
1 Albion township..-..--.................. 81, %
Forest City township. $4,000. $40
Chester township $1,000. -.........- $40
Oak Dale township-......-.............. $50
jamestown township ............... $40
Saratoga township. $40
Cresco Corporation ------...-.----...-.---. 127.U
Lime springs Corporation $50
Chester Corporation. 800
Howard Center township $500. $40
Vernon Springs township $4,000. $50
/ New Oregon township. $40
E1arls township 800
Howard township .-.....-.............. SO .O
Alton township .-----.-----.---.--.---.--.. $50
Riceville Corporation .---.....-...-...... $50
| Elma Corporation .----.-. $50
Protivin Corporation 1870
In addition to the above the asses
sors will be allowed $500 per day TO
time spent with the local boards fire
view, and $500 and 10 cents per mil
one way for returning books to tn
county auditor.
The contract with James A. Siddall
lanitor OF the court house was ordere,
renewed for term of one year from