The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-10
township, was referred to Supervisor


Brinkman.
Tae petition for redemption Of lot
1, block "A, Kilb. Add, Keokuk,
from tax sale for 1906 taxes on &C
count of double assessment. was
granted.
The petition of Annie K. Hill for
reduction Of assessment on personal
property in city Of Keokuk was
granted on recommendation OF the
assessor.
The petition OF Loovina Richards
for reduction OF assessment in Fort
Madison was granted an recommen-
dalton Of the assessor.
The bridge petition Of =. E. Dem
mire ct al. was referred to the full
board during vacation.
On motion the following resolutions
was adopted:
Resolved; that the petition Of G. F.
Bindewald be granted in SO far as II
| prays for remission Of taxes on ~
acres of land which are submerged in
the mississippi river, and also that 1t
be granted in so far as it prays that
the county redeem the w " N. e. "A
Sec. 8, Twp. 66, R. 5, and the w. pit.
e. " N. r. " Sec. 3 Twp.66, R. 5. IL
acres, also the 3. pit. N. w. n Sec. 3,
Twp &c, R. 5, sold for the taxes OF
1906; such redemption however, shall
not be made until said G. E. Bindewald
has paid to the county treasurer the
amount of taxes on said land for said
year (without penalty. The prayer
of the remainder of said petitnon is
I not granted.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved. that all the available
county road fund be expended during
the ensuing year, either by contract or
otherwise, in the several townships
where same has been collected as may
be ordered by this board.
On motion the following claims
were allowed:
Sundry witness fees, Nunn's
court, Fort Madison ........$ $50
Sullivan & Auwerda, goods pr.
Keokuk .,............ 1879. LOO
Dr. G. w. Wahrer, physician
quarantine, Fit. Madison -. $3.50
C. r. Jacobs, goods quarantine,
| Ft Madison n. ~. 49,. $50
w. w. Lands, same ......... 2.05
DePree Chemical Co., disinfect
ant, same 1900
Geo. H. Schafer Co, same ...... 3.12
John M. Kenney, constable's
fees, Keokuk -. ~. ..... 10. 35
Same salary and fees, executive
officer, S. G., Keokuk $500. 1860
Grand Hotel, boarding jurors,
| D. c., Keolsuk -. ........ 90
F. E. Sternberg, ambulance pr.
FIT. Madison ....... $50
Richie Corrugated Culvert Co.,
road NATL, Des Moines twp. 232.0o
| VIM. Riddle, damages account
defective culvert ...... 1000
On motion the board adjourned to
meet in joint session with the board
of supervisors of Des Moines county
for the purpose OF providing ways and
means for assisting in the operation
of ferry across Skunk river, and to
reconvene in regular session at FIT
Madison, Iowa, Friday, April 8, 1909
at 1:30 o'clock p. m.
Burlington, Iowa, April 8, 1909
The board of supervisors met in
joint session with the board of SUI
pervisors of Lee county to consider
/ the matter of a ferry across Skunk
river in Green Bay bottoms. Mem
bers present, Supervisors Geo. A
Brinkman, Geo. w. Krieger and
Hosier of Lee county j H. Pettibone
R ID. Siefken and E. w. Romkey Of
4 Des Moines county.
Geo. A. Brinkman of Lee county
was elected chairman and Dan P. Hill
county auditor of Des Moines county
clerk.
The following resolution was unan
imously adopted:
Resolved, That Des Moines count,
4 appropriate the sum of $4,000 t,
the ferry company operating ferr,
] across Skunk river between the coun