Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-20

HatCllLC TOT exemption VI lax Ou LIS
law library was granted. The petition
of the Ottumwa Brewing and Ice Co.,
for reduction of assessment was grant
ed upon recommendation OF the city
council The petition OF James p.
Campbell for reduction Of taxes to the
amount of SIG. was granted upon rec
ommendation of the city council. The
petition of the following persons Tor
abatement of tax was granted upon the
recommendation of the city council;
Anna Lee, J. w. & Herbert E. Earring
ton, I. 0. O. F. in South Ottumwa,
Edwd. j. Nelson Est, A. G. Harr1ng,
John Ward Est, Queeny B.. Taylor,
Mrs. Muldoon, Mrs Terry Vaughn,
Edna House Est, Mary ]. Smith, Mrs.
Geo. Chadwick, 2. N. Prosser, Fora Ma
ton, Elizabeth Mann, w. H. Thomp-
son. Roy Ingals, Mrs. Garry Highly and
w. II. Dye. The following resolution
was adopted:
RESOLUTION.
Resolved by the board Of supervisors
Of Wapello county, Iowa now In regu-
lnr session on this 10th day OF Sep
tember 1918, that the county grant to
the ,Ottumwa hospital association be
increased to $500. per year, and the
county auditor Is hereby directed and
instructed by this board to pay to
said association out of the county
home fund the sum Of $500. for the
year 1918. Passed and approved this
10th day of September, 1913, and sign
ed as follows:
+.".. J. w. Hall, President.
j. r. Stodghill.
H. B. Patterson.
Attest:-J. F. Stevens Auditor. t+
The following resolution OF neces-
sity in regard to the construction OF
bridges and culverts was adopted
g.& RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the board of sup
ervisors Of Wapello county, Iowa, that
it is deemed advisable and necessary
to construct the following described
culverts. f
Dates, September 10, 1918, Resolu-
ton No. /. Ay
Hawthorn Culvert, Approx-1320 IT.
w. $50 #. s. of the E. n cor, sec. rs,
70, IL. Concrete, clear width road way
% IT, Depth Of FIJI, 10 1T. Clear length
of span, ST. Drainage area, 80 acres.
estimate of cost, $685. township
road system, Competine twp.
Wells Culvert, concrete, clear width
of road way, 80 #. depth of fill, #.
Clear length of span, IL #. Drainage
areas, 100 acres, estimate OF cost.
$7o6.17. County road system, Conpe-
tine twp. r- ,tEa
Kielkoff Culvert, approx-5s4 IT. N.
S. F.. cor 20, 70, 10, concrete, clear
width road way, % it. Depth of
fill 1T Clear length of span, SIT. Drain
age area, 800 acres, estimate Of cost,
$491 Is. Co. road system, Highland
twp. A- t
Smith culvert. approx-7o0 IT. w.
900 it. s. of N. n cor. sec. FL, u, Is,
concrete, clear width OF road way, 26
#. Depth Of fill, 1 It. Clear length Of
span IL #. Drainage area, 800 acres,
estimate of cost. $774.99, county road
system, Polk twp.
Larson Culvert, Approx-14O0 IT, 8.
of the N. e. Cor. Sec 7,,72, Is, con.
crete clear width of road way 40 It.
Depth of fill, #. in. Clear length
of span it. Drainage area, SO acres,
estimate Of cost, $35107, Twp. road
system, Polk typ.
Messers Culvert, Approx-1700 IT,, N.
of w. u cor sec. IL, 10, Is. concrete,
clear width of road way, % #. Depth
of fill 1 #. clear length of span 10 it.
Drainage area, 600 acres. estimate Of
cost, $54O.15. county road system,
Highland typ.
Roth Culvert, Approx-3oO TT, S. $50
It. E. of N. w. cor.~S. E. n N. E. u
sec. 5, ~, IA, concrete, clear width
road way % it. Depth Of fill, 1 #. clear
length of span. 10 it. drainage area,
1000 acres, estimate of cost, $5S330,
County road system, Center twp. +.
Sarvers Culvert, Approx-350 #. S.
N. w. cor. Of the N. E. N. E. sec. "a,
II, II, concrete. clear width road way
20 it. Depth Of fill TX It. clear length
of span, IT. drainage area, 300 acres
estimate Of cost, $37453, Twp. road
system Washington twp. ~
Be 1t further resolved that the board
of supervisors will meet at nine
o'clock a. m. on the Goth day of Sep
tember 1918, at the office Of the board
of supervisors in the Wapello county