Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17

] visors, Tuesday, September Is, 1914
being the End day of the September
session. The board met pursuant tC
adjournment, members all present
President ]. r. Stodghill in the chair
The minutes of last meeting read and
approved. On motion the hearing Of
the several petitions for abatement OF
mulct tax, was postponed to the Oc
tober 1914 session of this board.
The day was spent in allowing
claims and transacting other business
On motion the board adjourned tc
meet on Thursday September II, 1914
at 9 o'clock a. m.
| Attest: ...
J. F. Stevens, County Auditor.
j. R. Stodghill, Chairman.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors, Thursday September IT, 1914
being the 3rd day of the September
session. The board met pursuant to
adjournment, members all present
President ]. r. Stodghill in the chair
The minutes of last meeting read and
approved. The application of Geo. L.
Nye to be appointed as member OF
the soldiers relief commission to sue
coed himself for the term of three
years was approved.
The quarterly report of E. S. Lowen'
berg as steward of the county home
was approved for quarter ending Aug
ust 81, 1914. e.
The school and township tax levies
for year 1914 were approved.
The following communication from
the State Highway commission was
approved To the honorable board OF
supervisors of Wapello county, Iowa.
Gentlemen: AS you have deemed 1t
necessary and expedient to proceed at
once with the construction of II foot
1 beam bridge located in the S. W.
corner of section 27,-73-12 COMPETING
township on account of recent wash
out of the old wooden bridge at this
location you may consider as your
authority to proceed with the construc,
ton of the bridge under the emery
ency clause.
Iowa Highway Commission,
BY J. S. Morrison.
The balance of the day was spent in
allowing claims. On motion the board
adjourned to meet on Friday Septem-
Der 1S at 8 o'clock a. m.
Attest:
4 y.
]. R. Stodghill. Chairman.
Proceedings of the board of super
| visors, Friday September IS, being
the 4th day of the, September session.
The board met pursuant to ADJOURN
/ ment.. members all present, President
J. r. Stodghill in the chair. The min
utes of last meeting read and approx
ed. The day was spent in allowing
claims and transacting other miscel-
laneous business. On motion the
board adjourned to meet on Wednes-
day September %, 1914 at 9 o'clock
! a. m.
Attest:
J. F. Stevens. County Auditor.
]. r. Stodghill, Chairman.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors, Wednesday September %, 1914,
being the 5th day of the September
session. The board met pursuant to
adjournment, members all present.
President ]. R. Stodghill in the chair.
The minutes of last meeting read and
approved. Resolution fixing tax levies
for the year 1914. On motion the fot
lowing resolution was unanimously
adopted. Resolved by the board OF
supervisors Of Wapello county, Iowa,
now in regular session on this 23rd
day of September 1914, that the follow
ing taxes be levied on the taxable
property of said Wapello county as as
sessed for the year 1914 to-wit:
State, 80 mills.
State university, 2 mills.
State agl. college 2 mills.
State normal, 4 mills.
| Crooio1 canifn1 grounds extension
S mills.
Special state institution, IS mills
Special state agl college s mills.
County, 40 mills.
| Court expense, LIS mills.
County school, 10 mills.
County road, 10 mills.
Insane, 10 mills.
County home. 20 mills.
Bridge, 3.3 mills.
Soldiers relief, 2 mills.
County hospital IL mills.
Bridge bond and int, 20 mills.
| County bond and int, 20 mills.
Total $40 mills.
Road building fund on all property
outside of incorporated towns, 2 mills.
The board of supervisors hereby direct
and order the county auditor to levy
quarantine tax in the corporation of
Ottumwa City for the sum of $3,269.S2
said sum being the amount of quaran-
tine expense paid out by Wapello
county for Ottumwa City from Septem-
Der 1913 to September 1, 1914. (Sec.
2571 Code Supplement Of 1909
Signed J.. R. Stodghill, Pres.
o. X. H. B. Patterson,
o. K. j. w. Hall.
Attest:
J.F. Stevens, County Auditor.
For convenience in handling, and
to comply with the state law, the coun-
| ty road system of Wapello county was
| on motion divided into sections as