Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-20

meet again on Thursday, December
20, 1915, at 3 o'clock a. m.
H. B. Patterson. chairman.
Attest: Fred L. Bissell, auditor.
Proceedings OF the board OF super
visors, Thursday, December 20, 1915
being the fourteenth day Of the
October session.
The board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment, all members present, President
H. B. Patterson in the chair. Tho min
utes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The day was spent in allowing
claims and t~ransacting miscellaneous
business.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet again on Saturday, January 1,
1916, at 8 o'clock a. m.
H. B. Patterson, chairman.
Attest: Fred L. Bissell, auditor.
Proceedings Of the board of super
visors Saturday, January l, 1916, same
being the fifteenth day Of the Outobsl
session.
The board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment. All members present. Prest
dent H. B. Patterson in tho chair. The
minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
Supervisor J. w. Hall introduced and
read the resolution next hereinafter
set out and moved its adoption, Sec
onded by j. r. Stodghill: and after due
consideration thereof by the board. the
chairman put the question upon the
adoption of said resolution and the roll
being called, the following named sup
.ervisors voted aye, Patterson, Han and
Stodghill. Nays, none. Whereupon
the chairman declared said resolution
duly adopted as follows, to-wit:
Resolution.
Relative to taxes for the payment of
the principal and interest of certain
county funding bonds.
Whereas, tho county of Wapello. in
the state Of Iowa, is a body corporate
duly organized and existing under and
by virtue Of the laws and constitution
of the state of Iowa and said county
has a population exceeding $4,000 and
there is located within said county the
city Of Ottumwa, Iowa. a city Of the
first class; and no other city of the
first class, and no city Of the second
class or city under the commission
form of government, or city acting un.
der special charter, Is located within
said county, In whole or in part, and
Whereas, said county has an indebt.
edness incurred for bridge purposes in
the amount of over $4,000, and an in.
debtedness incurred for purposes
other than bridge purposes In the
amount of over $28, 900, all of which in.
debtedness in the aggregate amount Of
over 500, 900, is evidenced by valid
warrants, and all of said Indebtedness
tins oyiIoncoH uyqS n11fctonnin q md
payable on the first day of January,
1915 and is now outstanding and pay.
able; and said Indebtedness in the ag.
gregate amount of over $63, 900 is the
Indebtedness referred to, and to the
the resolution adopted BY this board
of supervisors on the first day OF Jan
nary, 1916. entitled Resolution to pro-
vide for the issuance of county fund-
ing bonds in the sun of $4,000 and
Whereas. an appropriation was duly
made by the board of supervisors OF
said county in strict compliance with
section 424 Of the code for each of tho
bridges for which any of said indebt-
edness, was incurred and any of said
warrants were issued; and
Whereas, None of said indebtedness
was incurred. and none OF said war
rants were issued, for the construction
of any bridge not a county charge. or
for the construction of any bridge cost
ing more than $40 per lineal foot for
sup%erstructure, or for the construction
OF any one bridge entirely within said
county. costing, including ~substructure,
su~perstructure and approaches, more
than $4,000. or for the construction
of any one bridge across a stream
which Is a boundary OF said county
costing, including substructure, super
structure and approaches. more than
$15.0 900; and
Whereas, All Of said indebtedness In
Cured for bridge purposes in the
amount Of over $4,000 is ch~argeable
by law for taxation upon all the tax
able property within said county, ex-
cept the taxable property within The
city of Ottumwa; and all of said In
debtedness in the amount of over $685.
900 incurred for purposes other than
bridge purposes Is chargeable by law
for taxation upon all the taxable prop
ertv within said county; now therefore
Be it resolved by the board Of sup
ervisors of the county of Wapello, in
the state of Iowa;
Section /. That the aforesaid in
d%ebtedness incurred for bridge pur-
poses shall be funded to the amount OF
S35, 900 by the issuance Of Bonds Nos.
one to thirty-ive, both numbers inclu-
sive, in the sum Of $4,000, of the issue
Of bonds provided for by the resolution
adopted by the board Of supervisors of
this county on the first day of January,
1916. entitled, Resolution to provide
for the issuance of county funding
bonds in the sum Of $4,000" and the
aforesaid indebtedness incurred Tor
other than bridge purposes
shall be funded to the amount OF $2S,-A
900 by the issuance Of Bonds Nos.
thirty-six to sixty-three, both numbers
inclusive, In the sum of $28,000s OF the
bonds provided for by the aforesaid
resolution.
Section 2. For the, payment OF both
principal and interest Of the aforesaid
bonds Nos. one to thirty-lve, both mum
bers Inclusive, in the sum Of $4,000.
the taxes provided for in section 5 OF
the aforesaid resolution shall be levied
upon all the taxable property within