Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-21

| proceedings or the DOard OF super
visors, Monday May 6, 1912, being the
9TH day, of the April session. The
board met pursuant to adjournment.
Members all present. President H. B.
Patterson, in the chair. The minutes
of last meeting read and approved.
The day was spent in allowing claims
and transacting miscellaneous bust
ness. On motion the board adjourned
to meet Tuesday, May at 8 o'clock.
H. B. Patterson, chairman.
Attest:
J. F. Stevens, county auditor.
| Proceedings of the board Of super
| visors, Tuesday May 7, 1912, being the
Sth day Of the April session. The
| board met pursuant to adjournment.
| Members all present, President H. B.
Patterson, in the chair. The minutes
! of last meeting read and approved.
The petition of A. Hoffman for re-
duction of assessment was approved
upon recommendation of the assessor
Of Adams township. The petition Of
Owen Boylan for reduction Of assess
ment was approved. The petition Of
J. e. Houghland for soldiers exemption
from the tax of 1911 was granted. The
tax abatement petition of Eunice
Doran was granted on account of her
being a soldiers widow. The follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Resolution.
Whereas, the state of Iowa for the
use and benefit of the school fund, did
on the 2Sth day of January, by a
sheriff's deed through school fund
foreclosure become possessed of the
following land in Ottumwa, City, Wa
pello county, Iowa, described as fol-
lows: Auditors lot No. and No. II in
government lot No. or the S. E. Il
of the S. E. "A of section No. IA, town
ship No. 70, range No. IA west and,
containing in all 8 34-1OO acres, and
Whereas, The county auditor having
on April 16, 1912, duly received from
the auditor of state Instructions to
resell the above described property &C
cording to sections 1855. 2S40, 2S41 and
2S42 of the code of 1897.
Therefore, Be it resolved by the
board of supervisors Of Wapello coun-
|ty. Iowa, now in regular session on this
18th day of May 1912. that Geo. M. Bis
Isell, Chas. r. Areingdale and M. M.
Thompson, the duly elected and now
acting trustees of Center township.
Wapello county, Iowa, are hereby ap-
pointed by this board to appraise the
|above described land at it's actual cash
value, the date of said appraisement to
be not later than May rs, 1912, and the
county auditor is hereby directed to
notify the said trustees Of their ap-
pointment to so appraise said land,
and upon the receipt of the appraise
ment of said land by the county audi
tor said auditor is hereby instructed
to set day for the sale Of said land
by him, and to post not less than five
notices of the sale of said land In con-
spicuous places in the county, two of
such notices to be posted in Center
township also to cause to be published
in weekly newspaper in Wapello,
county, a notice describing the land to
be sold and the time, and place of such
sale. Said notice to be published for
four consecutive weeks Immediately
preceding such sale, and finally to
sell said land providing he receive a
bid Of not less than its appraised value
and in case said auditor does not re-
ceive bid equal to the appraised value
Of the aforesaid land, he is hereby d.
rected to adjourn said sale until such
time as this board may instruct him to
reopen such sale according to law, all
done to conform with and according to
the afor~ 'ntoned sections of the
1897 code Of Iowa, and as amended in
the 3lst general assembly, Done at
Ottumwa, Iowa on this day of May
1912, being the 18th day of the regular
adjourned April session of this board
r,;r 411 ~
bers as follows:
H. B. Patterson, president,
J. w. Hall,
J. R. Stodghill.
Attest:
J. F. Stevens, auditor.
The balance of the day was spent
in allowing claims. On motion the
board adjourned to meet Friday, May
III, 1912.
H. B. Patterson, chairman.
Attest:
J. F. Stevens, auditor.
Proceedings of the board Of super
visors, Friday May II, 1912, beingythe
9th day Of the April session 1912. The
board met pursuant to adjournment.
Members all present, President H. B.
Patterson in the chair. the minutes of
last meeting read and approved. The
official bond of A. c. Black, assessor of
Eddyville was approved. The applica-
ton for school fund loan on the S.
w. "a Of the S. w. Il Of section %
township 81, range Is west was ap-
proved, to the amount of $3.50. The
first quarterly report of L. f. .Cawley,
county recorder for the year 1912 was
approved. The application of DR.. c.
A. Henry for appointment as township
physician Of Competine township was
approved. The application of DR.. D.
w Bates for appointment as township
physician Of Washington township was
approved. The following tax abate-
ment petitions were approved upon
recommendation of the Ottumwa City
council. John Edwards, Chas. w.
Mathews, Mrs. @. B. Taylor and D.
Reynolds. The tax abatement petit
ton of Mrs. Enuice Doran was ap-
proved. The petition of Homer Golf.
man, Mary Otte, W. P. Gray. E. Brown
and Tom Binks for reduction Of as
coccmont was GRANTED uDOn recon.