Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-17
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Of the Beard ef sufervis-
ors Of Marshall County at Their jan
uarv 1912 Meetinq


Marshalltown. Iowa, Jan. 2, 1912.
Board of supervisors met in regular
session at a. M, all members present
D. T. Maytag was sworn in as mem
Der of the board of supervisors. The
new board then organized by electins
\. O. Keen chairman of the board Of
supervisors for the coming year. The
following committees were appointed
for the year:
Committee on bridges-Emes, Keen
and Maytag.
Committee on poor-Maytag. Emes
and Keen.
Committee on court house and
grounds-Keen, Zines and Maytag.
The balance of the day was spent
in examining claims against the
county
Board adjourned to Wednesday, Jan
8, 1912
Wednesday. Jan. 3. 1912.
Baord met at a. m, all members
present. The day was spent in exam
ming claims against the county.
Board adjourned to Monday, Jan. s
1912
Monday Jan. s. 1912.
Board convened at a. M, all mem
hers present. The petition Of j. HI
Fisher. S. W. LaShelle ct al, for the
remission of the cigaret mulct tax i'm
posed upon them was given a hearing
Balance of the day was spent in exam
lining claims against the county.
Board adjourned to Wednesday. Jan
10. 1912.
Wednesday. Jan. 10. 1912.
q Ill
bers present. The day was spent In
cancelling warrants.
Board adjourned to Jan. II. 1912.
Thursday. Jan. II. 1912.
Board met at a m, all members
present.
By vote Of the board the bills
against the county. after being read
were allowed and the county auditor
was requested to draw warrants for
the same.
Moved by Emes, seconded by Maytag
and carried a motion appointing F. l.
Meeks bridge superintendent for the
county at salary Of $1,000 per year.
Moved by Maytag. seconded by Emes
and carried. motion to appoint DR.
B. NJ Rowland doctor for the county's
poor ct salary Of 5000 per year.
BY vote Of the board the following
papers We're made the officials paper:
Of the county for the year 1912: The
Times Republican, the State Center
Enterprise and the Gilman Dispatch
the Dispatch and the Enterprise to-
gether to receive the same amount fol
printing as the Times Republican.
Moved BY Emes, seconded by Maytae
nd tn ira rcfa
from the bridge fund to the count,
fund, s112.5o from the county fund t
the bridge and $500 from the domestic
| fund to the county fund.
By vote of the board the followin,
bonds We're approved: D. S. Nancy
assessor; A. A Nicholson, sheriff, an.
j. o. DeButte. assessor
! Resolved: That by virtue Of tn
power invested in the board of super
visors by section 5137 Of the code Q
Iowa. there shall be allowed from Jar
| Is, 1912, to the trial ma gistrate in al
cases prosecuted under chapter 5 c
the criminal code Of procedure G
Iowa-viz; relating to Migrants an
! tramps, the sum Of fifty cents in eac
case and no more and to peace officer
in such cases there shall be Above
twenty-five cents inclusive Of mileas
in each case and no more, and the au
ditor will notify the magistrate an
peace officers Of this resolution forth
with. Resolution carries unanimousi.
The matter of the petition Of ]. T
Fisher, S. w. LaShelle, p. E. and G.
Burnside, and Mrs. L. NJ. Burnside fc
the remission of the cigaret mulct ia
imposed upon them and upon the mid
die one-third of lot in block II /
the original town Of Marshall in Mar
shall county, Iowa, coming on fc
hearing and determination It is G
motion duly resolved that the prayer
the said petition be granted, and tn:
the said cigaret mulct tax be cancele
and annuled, and the treasurer Of Ma,
shall county is hereby directed to NAL
such cancellation and annulment fort1
with.
Resolved: That the county attol
ney be directed to prepare a notice Z,
service on the Municipal Commissic
Of Marshalltown, Iowa, and each men
her thereof. suggesting the disapprov
by the board of supervisors Of Il
locating Of a lunch wagon In Sou
First avenue in iMarshalltown abuttiI
1.-THE court house grounds, and reques
Ling the mayor and other commissions
to 1ake measures Tor the removal