The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-23

81. G. weber, same. dpty. Co.
atty. .......... ...-....... oVV. oo
Margaret Meyer. sal. dpty. Co.
aud. ...-.... .............. COW
ONCE $500 .............. 47.5oI
a. n ......... 1919 8
|Maude Scott. steno., same ~. 1000
Mrs, f. C.. Chambers, elk.
dpty. Co. rec. .............. lo.oo
F. c.. Chambers. office exp,
same ....-.. .......... o.vo
Peter Scheffler, sal. etc, Co.
s,nr 133. 80
Hoster same 81. 10
On motion the decree OF the dis
trict court granting q widows pension
to Mrs. Kate Hammer on o OF
the maintenance of two dependent
children, was approved and ordered
filed. and the county auditor Is mere
by authorized to draw warrant on OF
about the first of each mont In
of said person in such sum as pro-
vid,ed in said decree OF o upon
fling OF proper afidavits or claim as
provided by law.
On motion the petition of James b.
Brun. superintendent OF Whites Iowa
Manual Labor Institute for refund OF
tax of 1913 and exemption from tax
of 1914 on N. e. n, Sec. %. twp, 69.
N. r. Z, w. $50 acres, on account OF
same being exempt as part of the en-
dowment fund of said institution as
provided in Sec. 1904, code supple
ment 1907. as amended by chap. 81,
Saith G. A., was granted and the coun-
ty auditor is ordered to issue refund
warrant for sum Of s147.67 taxes and
penalty on said n. E. u, Sec. 20, taxes
of 1913, and to cancel and exempt the
said N. E. II on the tax list Of 1911.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
Be it resolved, by the board OF sup
e~rvisors Of Lee county, Iowa, that It
is deemed ~expedient and advisable
that the present county road COM
mencing at the east line Of the town
o. West Point, Lee county, Iowa, n
running thence east to the center OF
the east half Of Sec. 4, West Point
township, and known as he Q
Madison and West Point county road,
shall be- relocated in such a manner
as to eliminate the present dangerous
conditions OF the several grade cross
ings that the said road now makes
with the Fort Madison-Ottumwa
branch OF the c., B. & @. railroad,
and
Be it further resolved, that the
county engineer be, and he is thereby
instructed and directed to make 9
survey Of the said road and prepare
the necessary plats and profiles with
an estimate OF the cost Of such work
and construction as in his opinion Is
deemed necessary to relocate the said
road in the most feasible and proper
place and report the same to this
board. and be 1t further
Resolved, that the state highway
commission be authorized on behalf OF
the board of supervisors Of Lee coun-
ty, Iowa, to make such represents
tons to the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad company as will en-
list the aid of said company in the
relocation and Improvement Of said
highway.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
Whereas, on Oct. 5, 1914, w. A.
Griffith fled with the county auditor
a consent petition that a highway
forty (40) feet wide, commencing at
the N. w. cor. Sec II, Twp. 50, N. r.
5 west, running thence east Is rods,
thence in a northeasterly direction 80
rods, thence southeasterly to the N.
w. cor. of the N. E. n, sec. II, Twp.
GO n. r. 5 west, thence running east
541 feet. be relocated as follows, to-
wit: commencing at a point SOB feet
west of the n. E.. cor. Of the n. w.
n Sec. IL, Twp. So, n. r. 5 w, thence
running south "a degrees s. west, $40
feet, thence south Is degrees 10 west,
| 396 feet, thence west 1920 feet to the
west line of said section II, and
Whereas, a deed for the proposed
new highway has beer made by the
! said, w. A. Griffith conveying the said
. highway to Lee county, Iowa. the said
| deed having been filed Nay ID, 1914,
and recorded or page 314 in Book Y,
Land Deed Records in the Office OF
the recorder at Fort Madison, there
fore be it
Resolved, by the board of supervis-
ors of Lee county, Iowa, that the
prayer of the petitioner be granted
and the said above described highway
is hereby established and relocated
commencing at a point 803 feet west
! of the ". e. cor. of the N. w. n, Sec.
II, Twp. SO. N. R. 5 west, thence
running south "a degrees, G. west, 80
feet. thence south Is degrees 10 west
f, 396 feet, thence west 1920 feet to the
west line OF said Sec. II, Twp. SO N.
r. 5 west. Lee county, Iowa, the said
relocated highway to be forty f40)