Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-23
$30,323.68

Total in banks.... $3o'32S. Oh
Toto, $S1,261 AT
BY vote the board adjourned to Tues
day, June 2.
Marshalltown, Iowa, June 2. 1914.
Board mot at q. m. with all mem
bers present. Tuesday. Wednesday
and Thursday were spent in examining
claims against the county. Bills against
the county were read and by vote OF
the board the county auditor was auth
orized to draw warrants for all biils
allowed.
Resolved, that on and after June l.
1914. the delinquent deputy tax collec-
tor be allowed 10 per cent on all DC
linuuent personal taxes collected FOR
previous years The adoption was
moved hy Jones seconded by Nichols
and carried.
Be it resolved that the taxes assessed
against Byron Carpenter on one auto
mobile be cancelled, said assessment
being erroneous. The adoption was
moved by Jones, seconded by Nichols
and carried.
Whereas, the Barbour Auto Com
pany petition the board Of supervisors
claiming an excess for taxes on a REQ
truck which was valued by the assessor
at $500 when, in fact, it appears said
truck is worth not to exceed S20O; be
II resolved by the board of supervisors
that the taxes the said Barbour Auto
Company shall pay for 1913, now Que
shall be on a valuation of 5000 and as
sessed value Of said REQ truck Is re-
auced to this amount. Moved the
adoption by Nichols, seconded by Jones
and CRIED.
Be it resolved by the board OF super
visors that the nine bridges advertised
and passed in resolution of necessity on
May 8, is now, with the exception OF
bridge 1921 in section II, and 14-S3-l7'
which is left for further investigation.
fully passed Moved the adoption by
Jones, seconded by Nichols and car
ried.
1t was moved by Jones. seconded by
Nichols and carried. motion to accept
the bid of E. r. Lay to furnish battle
ship linoleum u inch in thickness laid
on the court room floor at $1.24 per
square yard.
Resolved that the county auditor ne
authorized to draw warrant on the
poor fund for 1870 to pay the taxes
on lot IS. block 1, Swayze's addition.
being the Swan Swanson property.
Moved the adoption by Jones, second
ed by Nichols and carried.
Moved by Jones. seconded by Nichols
and carried q motion remitting the per-
sonal taxes Of H. A. Hennes, State
Center township amounting to $15.47
same being q duplicate assessment.
Resolved that the county auditor be
authorized and directed to draw war
rant on the poor fund to the order OF
John Kurtz for $500 as part payment
on contract for rebuilding the county
farm buildings. Moved the adoption
by Jones, seconded by Nichols and car
ried.
Whereas the assessment on the south
100 feet Of lot 9 Of 2. Sc w 36-S4-1s
in the name of w. J. Murray was err
roneous and the value given to the n
1917 feet of lot of 2. sc. NV 26-S4-1s
in the name of Albert Odett was in
tended to be for the house and real es-
tate described as the 100 feet of lot
9 Of 2, Sc NV 26-841S and hat the value
for the n 491s Of lot 81 Of 2 Sc NV
should be 500. therefore, be it re-
solved that the recommendation OF the
assessor in regard to the property be
adopted and the valuation be made
800. Moved the adoption by Jones'
seconded by Nichols and carried.
BY vote of the board. the estimate
No. 2 to the Thor Construction Com
pany on bridge 56OS for s1,eS4 is or
dered paid. Also estimate to the Capt.
tai City Construction Company on
bridge 500 for S1.2S4 was ordered
paid.
Moved by Nichols, seconded by Jones
and carried, motion reducing the
taxes on lot 4, block 9. Marshalltown,
from s1,64s to 1924 and also cancelling
the taxes on piano for l.. NJ. Osborne
same being erroneous assessment.
Be it resolved that the county treas
urer be and is hereby instructed to
transfer the total balance in the coun-
ty insane fund and the road building
fund on May 81 to the poor fund and
county road fund respectively. Also the
total balance in the estate fund to the
county fund and $1,000 from the do
nestle animal fund to the county fund.
Moved the adoption by Jones, Sec
onded by Nichols and carried.
Board adjourned to meet June s.
Marshalltown, Iowa, June 8, 1914.
Board met at 10 a. m. to canvass the
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