Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-06-19

Logan. Iowa. Nav 26th. 1913.
The Board met at 8 a m pursuant
to adjournment of Mag 9th. 1913
Present Chairman Chatburn anc
Supervisor Holeton. On motion the
Beard adjourned to meet at O'Clock
p m
The Beard met at o'clock D. m.
pursuant to adjournment of 9 O'Clock
a m on above date. all members be
ing present This being the day as
having been fixed as provided by law
for the hearing Of petitions on the
county road system, same was taken
up and considered at length. There
being quite number OF petitions file
it was necessary for the Board to adj
journ until the following day to again
take up the matters relating to the es
Enlistment of the County Road Sys-
TEN
w. ]. Epperson now appeared in per-
son and submitted II proposition to
settle the claims for damages procured
by him in the district court on appeal
from the allowance of DANA .es in the
Soldier Valley Drainage district, made
by the Board of Supervisors, for tho
sum of $l450 90 and unpaid costs.
On motion by Zahner with second by
Holeton said proposition was accepted
and the auditor is hereby instructed to
issue a warrant to the SAID W. Ep-
person on the drainage di trict in the
said sum of Sl45O 90 and to issue a
warrant to the Clerk of the district
court for the costs remaining unpaid
On motion the isoard adjourned at ) ID
p M. to meet at o clock a. m. Nav
9th.
Logan, Iowa, May 9th, 1913
The board met at o O'Clock M,
pursuant to adjournment Of May %,
all members being present
The following resolution was adopted
by the board all members voting ave:
Whereas, +. M. Crane, the contrac
tor for the improvements in the Soldier
Valley Drainage district, has compet-
ed that portion of the work known as
the Nelson ditch, and whereas, the en-
gineer has filed his final estimate there
on and recommended that the said
Nelson ditch be accepted by the board
of supervisors, and whereas, the board
of supervisors have heretofore personal
1y inspected the work done on the said
Nelson ditch and found the same salts
factory, therefore.
Be 1t Reso we'd by the board of SUP.
ervisors that the said Nelson ditch be
accepted and the auditor is hereby au-
thorized to draw warrant on the
drainage funds of the Soldier Valley
drainage district in the sum of S536 II,
the balance due said contractor for
said work Chatburn, yes; Holeton,
yes; Zahner, yes.
The application of M 7. McEvoy
executor of the Jacob Schwertev es-
tate for decrease in acreage taxable,
Of lot 3. section %, Twp 80, IS on ac-
count of its being in the river. was
granted and the same reduced to 5
acres
The auditor was instructed to issue
refund in the sum of SIS Is in the ia
vor of Pat Mungan on account of err
ror in taxable value on NV. Sc. l 50
AZ
On account of poverty the board or
dered the cancellation of the Del person
al tax against ]. F. and Hattie Logan
RESOLUTION
Whereas, on the 18th day of May,
1913. the petition of Elisha Mahoney ct
al accompanied by bond, as by law
provided. which said bond was duly
approve by the county auditor, set
ting forth that certain body of land
lying in Jackson Twp. Harrison coun-
ty, Iowa. is subject to overflow, and
too wet for cultivation, and that the
public health convenience and welfare
will be promoted by draining, ditching
and otherwise improving the same. and
by changing the natural watercourse
OF the Sold er river through the same,
and asking that the necessary steps be
taken for the establishment OF "A Drain
age district covering said territory, d
the establishment and the construction
of the improvement above indicated,
and
Whereas. the present being the first
adjourned session Of the board of sup
ervisors since the filing of said pe,i ion.
the board from an examination of said
petition aud bond, find:
First-That said petition is signed
by nineteen residents of Harrison Coun
ty. iowa. residing within said proposed
drainage district, and majority. if not
all free holders, whose lands will be af-