Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-13

II. W oTklnuu To EhNhe ~
Moneys Dne the county on Account
Omitted Property Escaping Taxation Il
briuware CouitA. lonn:
Comes now Joseph II. Workman and sub
wnre County. loNa. tie following
To the Honorable board OF supervisor
ct Delaware County Iowa. :,
Gentlemen: propose to make uili
gent and careful search of the records o
this and other counties and states for ppr
sohal property subject 10 assessment AM
taxation in Delaware County. that ha
escaped assessment aud taxation for an,
for any cause, and 10 rcport the evidence
omitted property, II aus there be, u
the proper officers III said county 10
assessment and taAntirn. and for my SEP
Vices and all expenses connected Herewith
j will Charge san. az money equal Il
fifteen to, per cent. " all taxes COLLECTED
upon sad evidence ~ discovered and re
ported ny me; said sum of money or pei
centngc to he paid to me as fast as sncl
moneys are collected hr the said county
upon my filing with the said Board o.
Supervisors ut Il regular meeting OF sale
bolrd, II statement setting forth the names
OF persons or corporations assessed and
the amount Of the said taxes collected
by the county frOi:i SAT- persons, lirniS Oi
corporations and verified lT The Count!
Treasurer.
further propose to furnish all books
blanks and STATIONERY i necessary 10 TOT .ns
the said evidence bound and left with the
county us Its absolute property ut the ex-
piration of said contract.
the county, Ii the sum of three thousand
tS3.OO0) dollars, conditioned for the faith
! full performance of the terms of said con-
adays from date of contract and work to
he commenced within thirty days from
date of the award and to be prosecuted
continuously until completed,
l further propose to furnish good. local
legal tnlent to advise with the county at
torney in all cases recurring such and that
l will cause no litigation to arise from
said work, except the matter has been
placed before the said bourd and has been
agreed to by them, and that all evidence
shall be presented to the proper county
official whose duty 1t Is to assess omitted
property; that l shall be provided with
room In tile court house in which to con-
duet said examination. and that the con-
tract shall he in force for Il period of three
years from date ana to include the years
prior TO it's expiration.
Respectfully submitted.
j. II. Workman
by j. l.. Truesdall
This End. day of january. 1909.
The Board of Supervisors of Delaware
County, Iowa, now being In session and
having before them the above ana foregoing
proposal of j. b. Workman, tax adjuster,
and believing that there is large amount
OF personal property. subject TO taxation
in said county which Is escaping assess.
ment and taxation; and believing that Al
persons and property should he equally
taxed do now accept the. said proposition
and do now employ. authorize and direct
said Workman TO make said and investi-
now directed to draft Il contract In con-
formity with the above proposal and sub
nit the same to the said j. Ii. Workman
and the said Board of Supervisors for
ratification.
Witness our hands and seal. this Ind day
y W. Il. Robinson. Chairman
Attest w. j. Davis, County Auditor.
January ., 1909.
Delaware County, State of Iow,,-ss
BE II remembered that on this the md
day of January, 1909. A: u. 1t being the
second secular day of January the Board
met in regular session. Members present
w. b. Robinson and i. NJ. Burbrldge and
w. j. Davis, Auditor. j. j. Kirkwood,
member elect.
of office was admitted as member of the
Board.
The Board proceed to ballot for chair
received two votes and T.. NJ. Burbridge re-
ceived one vote, w. b. Robinson was de-
clnred elected chairman for the year.
Board proceeds to settle with w. j.
Davis, Auditor and, upon examination of
report of warrants issued during vacation
s,lme was found to he correct and ordered
List Of Gopher bounty anldavits paid
for November and December found TO he
correct and same approved, number OF
atfdavits s'9' amount oil bounty paia
Report Of cash on hand as shown b,
report found to he correct and ordered
approved Amount on hand $1s5.47.
On motion Board adjourned until l;oo
One o'clock p. NJ. Board met as per
adjournment. Members all present.
The official bond of w. j. Davis, County
The Bonrd then. proceed to consider the
matter of employing tax commissioner,
sthe result OF the vote on the Propositioh
Yeas, w. b. Robinson and j. j. Kirkwood.
Nuy;-F. NJ. Burbridgc. ~
Comes now J. b; Workman and n submits is
County, Iowa. the following:
ON motion Board adjourned until Mon
w, ], Davis, w. b. Robinson,
The board of supervisors of Delaware
county, Iowa. now being In regular SEES
sion In the court house. in the city OF
Manchester. in the county of Delaware
iieving that large amount of personal
property, consisting of mortgages, notes,
bonds. stocks. accounts, moneys. chooses
deeds, time deposits. certificates. and
other forms of conveyed credits, liz an
nually escaping assessment and taxa
years long past has escaped assessment
and taxation, on account of the owners
thereof failing and refusing to list the
being fully and sufficiently advised in
the premises, finds that on account OF
the failure of the said property to pay
It's Just aa eaaa share or a said
county that does not escape assessment
and taxation is made to bear an unjust
and unequal share OF said burden OF tax
And the board further finds that the
evidence of such omitted property so
escaping can be found only by long,
yestigation of the records of this ana
other counties and states and of Other
records. by experts skilled In such work;
and the board further finds that ne
cessity exists, requiring and demanding
that said omitted property should be
discovered. reported, assessed and plac-
ed upon the tax duplicate and the taxes
thereon collected.
And the board, believing from the cree
dentlals and recommendations furnished.
skilled In such. work and investigation
for evidence of omitted property, and
that an emergency exists for the EN-,
and Of an eape11 to make
1t is therefore ordered. adjudged and
decreed by the board of supervisors of
Delaware county doTa that the apo we
Joseph B. Workman be and the same Is
hereby accepted, and same Is made q
part hereof as Exhibit "a" attached
and he is hereby employed. authorized
and directed to make careful and dill
gent search to discover and report the
proper officers of said county for assess
ment and taxation.
It is further ordered by the board that
the said Joseph B. Workman shall be
paid q sum of money equal to fifteen
(5) per cent. of all moneys collected
by the county treasurer of said county
as result of said search and investiga-
ton, and that he shall be paid as fast
as such moneys are paid to the county
treasurer. upon the said Workman having
filed with the board statement. duly
verified, showing the names of those as
sessed, the amount of property. the
amount Of taxes thereon. and the
amount of taxes collected by the county
treasurer since last report.
1t Is further agreed that the said
Joseph B. Workman shall file bond In
the penal sum Of 100000. conditioned
for the faithful performance of the terml
Of said contract, and that said bond
shall be filed within sixty days from
date of contract and work commenced
by that time and prosecuted continuous
tract shall be for term Of Is months
from date and shall include the years
prior to its expiration.
1t is further agreed and understood
, that in all cases reported to the county