Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-27

Treasurer-LeRoy Cristy.
Clerk Of district court. B. Della
! Vedora.
| Sheriff.. M. Book.
Recorder-R. O. Minor
Attorney-Frank Cox.
| Superintendent. l.. knight.
: Coroner-Martin Wood.
Supervisor, term beginning January,
1913-C P. Pool.
Supervisor, term beginning January,
1914-Fred Kreutzbender.
Center township
Justices of peace-D. w. Matheny
and John Adey.
Constables-J. B. Keilkopf and
Charles Roe.
/ Trustees-A. W. Chadwick and r. L.
Fleenee.
Clerk-Thomas Owens.
Assessor-H. e. Roe.
The balance of the day was spent in
allowing claims. On motion the board
adjourned to meet Thursday June 13.
at 9 o'clock.
H. B. Patterson, chairman.
Attest: J. F. Stevens, county auditor.
Proceedings of the board OF super
visors, Thursday, June 10, 1912, being
the fourth day OF the June session.
The board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment, members all present, President
H. B. Patterson In the chair The min
utes of previous meeting read ana ap-
proved. The report Of w. P. Van Eos
san, overseer of the poor for OttumWa
city for the months of April and May
1912, was approved. The quarterly re-
port of e. S. Lowenberg, steward OF
the county home, for the quarter end
ing May 81 was approved. The reslg
nation Of Andrew Giltner as justice or
peace in Agency township was ap-
proved. The petition of Henry Fabr1tz
of Cass township for reduction OF
assessment was approved for the
amount of $4,000 per acre. The reslg
nation of H. B. Wagers as overseer OF
the poor for Ottumwa city was ap-
proved. In the case of Virginia Thayer
for exemption from tax on lot 8, DOCK
25, first addition to Blakesburg, Julia
Carmen for exemption from tax on
west II feet of lot 4, block 1 and east
% feet of lot 5, block /, in original plat
of Agency city, and Mrs. Phoebe Hend-
rickson for exemption from tax on
lots 90. 80 and 100 in railroad addition
to Agency city, the board OF super
visors have this day instructed the
county treasurer not to collect the tax
by the sale Of the property until
further instructions from the board.
(Signed)
H. B. Patterson.
J. w. Hall.
]. R. Stodghill.
The board then proceeded as a
board Of equalization to examine the
table of valuations and averages as
prepared by the county auditor from
the several town and township asses
sors' books for 1912. On motion the
board equalized the several towns and
townships by adopting the valuations
as returned by the assessors of Wa
pello county for the year 1912. The
balance of the day was spent In allow
ing claims. On motion the board ad-
iourned to meet Friday, June IA, at
9 o'clock
H. B. Patterson chairman.
Attest: j. F. Stevtns, auditor.
Proceedings of the board Of super
visors, Friday, June IA, 1912, being the
fifth day of the June session. The
hoard met pursuant to adjournment,
members all present, President H. B.
Patterson in the chair. The minutes OF
the previous meeting read and ap-
proved. The consent petition OF Frank
Emery ct al, praying for change IN
the public highway in section 16.
township 73, range IS, was granted.
The petition of C. o. Taylor for re-
duction of assessment was granted.
The balance of the day was spent IN
allowing claims and transacting other
business. On motion the board ad-
journed to meet on Tuesday, June rs,
1912.
H. B. Patterson, chairman.
Attest: ]. F. Stevens, auditor.