Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-07-03
OFFICIAL REPORT
Proceedings of the Board
of Supervisors

The Board of Supervisors of Howard
county, Iowa, met in regular session il
the Office of the county auditor at Ores
co, Iowa at l O'Clock p. m. Monda,
June 1st, 1914 with Supervisors Chas
H. Wallace, ]. F. Pecinovsky and J
w. Conway and E. A. Hoopman, coun
ty auditor and clerk of the board pres
ent.
The meeting was called to order by
Chas. H. Wallace, chairman of the
board.
The afternoon was occupied in ex.
amining claims against Howard county
on file with the auditor.
On motion at o'clock p. m. the
board adjourned to 10 o'clock a. m.
Monday June 8, 1914.
Second Day.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 10 o'clock a. m. Monday June
8, 1914 with all members present.
The day was occupied in examining
claims against Howard county on file
with the. auditor.
On motion at 5 o'clock p. m. the
board adjourned to 8 O'Clock a. m.
Tuesday June 9, 1914.
Third Day.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at o'clock a. m. Tuesday June
8, 1914 with all members present.
On motion the board organized as a
canvassing board and proceeded to
canvass the votes of the primary cleo
ton of the several different parties
held in the several voting precincts of
Howard county, Iowa on the LIST of
June as returned by the judges and
clerks of the primary election OF the
several voting precincts Of said county.
On motion at o'clock p. m. the
board adjourned to 8 o'clock a. II.
w ednesday June 10, 1914.
Fourth Day. n.E
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 8 O'Clock a. m. "Wednesday
June 10, 1914 with all members pres
emit and continued the canvass of the
primary election returns.
On motion at o'clock p. m. the
board adjourned to o'clock q. m.
Thursday June IL, 1914.
Fifth Day.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at o'clock a. m. Thursday June
II, 1914 with all members present and
completed the canvass of the primary
election returns at noon and declared
the results as recorded in the primary
election record No. 2.
The balance of the day was occupied
in equalizing the personal property es-
sessment for the year 1914 ms returned
by the assessors of the several assess.
ment districts.
On motion the following changes
were made:
Colts One Year Old.
Forest City township, lowered 10 per
cent.
Ind. Dist. Lime Springs. lowered 10
per cent.
Vernon Springs twp. lowered 10 per
cent.
Lime Springs Corp. lowered 10 per
cent.
Chester Corp. lowered 80 per cent.
Colts Two Years Old. .,
Ind. Dist. Chester, lowered 12a per
cent.
Jamestown twp, raised 10 per cent.
Ind. Dist. Riceville, raised Is per cent.
Lime Springs Corp, raised 10 per cent.
Chester Corp, lowered 20 per cent.
Riceville Corp, raised Is per cent.
Cresco Corp, lowered Is per cent.
Horses 8 Years and Over.
Forest City. twp, lowered 10 per
cont.
Ind. Dist. Lime Springs, lowered S
per cent.
Chester twp, raised 5 per cent.
Oak Dale twp, raised per cent.
Jamestown twp, raised 5 per cent.
Saratoga twp, raised per cent.
Ind. Dist. Riceville, raised per
cent.
Howard Center twp, raised 5 per
cent.
Paris twp, raised per cent. z,.
Alton twp, lowered per cent.
Elma Corp, lowered 10 per cent.
Lime Springs Corp, lowered 5sper
cent.
Heifers Year Old,
Forest City twp. lowered Is per
cent.
Ind. Dist Lime Springs. lowered Is
per cent.
Chester Corp lowered 40 per cent.
Heifers Years Old.
Forest City twp, lowered 20 per
cent.
Ind. Dist. Lime Springs, lowered 20
per cent.
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