Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-05-21
BOARD PR CEEDINGS.

adjournment, at i o'clock p m.
Monday, May 8, 1915, with all mem
bers present.
The meeting was called to order by
Chas. H. Wallace, Chairman of the
Board.
The afternoon was occupied in ex-
aiming claims against Howard
County on file with the Auditor
On motion at 5 O'Clock p. M, the
Board adjourned to o'clock a. NJ,
Tuesday, May 4, 1915.
Second Day
The Board met pursuant to adj
journment with all members pres
ent.
At 10 o'clock a. M, the bids on
piling and lumber as advertised were
opened and on motion the bid of E..
o. Raymond and Son on piling and
the bid of the Wheeler Bridge &
Lumber Co. on lumber were accept
ed.
On motion contracts with the fol-
lowing parties to drag on the county
road were approved: Henry Lenth,
c. B. Hogue, S. Playle, Eugene
Blynn, Albert Stevens, Henry
Schahn, Frank Rusicka, L. J. Kelsey,
Chas Hoppe and Dick Grove.
On motion NJ A. Brown was ap-
pointed Justice of the Peace for
Jamestown Township to fill vacan-
cy.
The application Of Forest City
Township for an engineer to sur
vey roads for the township was
considered and on motion the Coun-
ty Engineer was instructed to sur
vey roads for the said township.
On motion the petition Of William
W. Foye for the cancellation of the
1913 and 1914 taxes on Lots 10 to
16 inclusive, Block II, Village of
Lime Springs was granted.
On motion the delinquent road tax
for the year 1914 was cancelled on
the petition of Lynn Strayer.
On motion the petition Of A. NJ.
Pike for cancellation of one-half
Of his delinquent personal tax was
rejected.
On motion the petition of Mrs. Har-
fiet Brown and Mrs. Cora Tillson
for the cancellation of the 1914 taxes
on the N. u Of Lots 5, 6, 2, and s,
Block 2, CrescO, was laid over.
Onmotion at O'Clock p. NJ, the
Board adjourned to o'clock a. M,
Wednesday, May 5, 1915.
Third Day.
The Board met pursuant to adj
3ournment with all members pres
emit
On motion the petition Of John
Crawford for q cancellation Of the
1914 taxes on N. y Of Lots, 8, 10
and II, Block SO, cresco. was laid
1 over.
On motion the Board accepted the
5sfesignation Of Chr. Forthun al Dep
uty Clerk of the District Court.
]. w. Plat notified the Board of
the appointment of ]. A. Klein as
Deputy Clerk of the District Court
and on motion the salary of the Depu-
~ Clerk of the Court and Deputy Re-
corder was put at $4,000 per month
to do the deputy work of both Of
ices.
On motion the bonds OF ]. A.
Klein, Deputy Clerk of the District
Court and P. w. Norton, Clerk of
Paris Township, were approved.
On motion DR.. Geo. A. Plummer of
Cresco was appointed County Coroner
to fill vacancy.
On motion the road consent petition
Of C. A. Holcomb ct al for road be-
tween sections q and "a Albion
Township was granted.
On motion contract was made with
Frank Miller to operate the pile
driver for the season of 1915.
On motion the following claims
we're disposed of as follows and the
Auditor was instructed to issue war
rants on the proper funds in pay
ment for claims allowed.
Burgess & Sons, Lumber for
Road Work .........................$ $3.50
B0uska, Chas. b., Trustee, New
Oregon Township .--.......... 700
Blynn, Eugene, Road Work.. $500
G. N. & St. p. r. R., Freight 1886 |
G. G. w. r. r., Freight ...... 20.72
Cooper Ink Co., Stationery. $50
Conway, A. D., Dragging Coun-
ty Road ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1850
Cresco It. Ht & p. Co., Light
for April .....-................-....-... 1851 |
Chambers & Dobson, Repairs
on Pile Bridges .....-.-.-..... 307.52 |
Chambers & Dobson, Rebuild
ing Pile Bridges .-.--.-....... $3.50
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