Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-01-07

| ty, Iowa, has made an order for a
| widows pension to Mrs. Maggie Far
rell for the support of her minor chill
dren under IA years of age, there
fore,
Be 1t Resolved, by the Board OF
Supervisors of Howard County, To-
wa, the Auditor be and is hereby in.
structed to issue warrants on the
Poor Fund to Mrs. Maggie Farrell as
set forth in said order.
On motion said resolution was
adopted.
Ayes, Wallace, Conway.
Nays, None.
Absent, Pecinovsky
On motion the petition of Pete
Mathews for a refund of $500 dog
tax was rejected.
On motion the following petitions
were granted:
Geo. Raker for cancellation of
$500 road poll, Cresco.
A. S. Dean for cancellation of
S2.62 personal property tax for 1914,
for soldiers exemption, Riceville.
The following resolution was pre-
scented and read:
Resolution.
Whereas, A. L. White, County
Treasurer, has petitioned the Board
of Supervisors to cancel tax receipt
No. 1889 for $1O365, 1913 taxes, and
receipt No. 4453 for $120.16, 1914
taxes, and to refund the same, and
Whereas, said tax receipts No. 1889
and No. 14453 had been ordered by the
taxpayer, and,
Whereas, said tax receipts were
made out by the Treasurer as ordered
and registered by him and entered en-
the books, and,
Whereas, said tax receipts No. 1889
and No. 4453 were not taken up by
the taxpayer, and are now in the
hands OF the Treasurer, now there
fore,
Be 1t Resolved, by the Board of
Supervisors of Howard County, Iowa,
that said tax receipts No. 1889 and
No. 4453 are hereby ordered cancelled,
and the Auditor authorized to issue
a refund warrant to the County Treas
urer for said cancelled receipts.
On motion said resolution was
adopted.
Ayes, Wallace, Conway.
Nays, None.
Absent, Pecinovsky.
On motion the petition of A L.
White, County Treasurer, for re-
fund of $4,000 to correct errors in
tax receipts No. SO96 and No. S110
was granted.
The following resolution was pre-
scented and read.
Resolution.
Whereas, w. L. Richards, County
Engineer, has made estimates of ma
terial furnished and work done by
CudmUcTS q DOUSOu Ou UAAu6SS uA
der contract as follows.
Final estimates of $503.23 on the
Watson bridge, s161.95 on the 20 it.
slab bridge, 80 rods south of the NE.
corner of Sec. 21-100-14, $2O1.23 on
the so it. l beam 40 rods south of
the NV. corner Of Sec. 4-97-14, and
an IS per cent estimate of $2O4.O0 on
the 40 it. steel bridge, 80 rods north
of the south quarter corner of Sec.
19-1O0-12, and $72S.49 on the As it.
steel bridge, IS rods east of the SW.
corner OF Sec. 12-97-11, therefore,
Be It Resolved, by the Board of Su-
pervisors of Howard County, Iowa,
that the Auditor be and is hereby au-
thorized to issue warrants on the
Bridge Fund, for s179S.95 to Cham
bers & Dobson in payment for said
estimates.
On motion said resolution was
adopted.
Ayes, Wallace, Conway.
Nays, None.
Absent, Pecinovsky.
On motion at O'Clock p. M, the
Board adjourned to 8 o'clock a. M,
Dec. %, 1915.
Third Day.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment with the following members
present:
Chas. H. Wallace, Chairman, pre-
siding, and Supervisor ]. w. Conway
Supervisor J. F. Pecinovsky being alb
sent
Moved and seconded that the road
| petition of John Frearer ct al for a
road between Sec. % and %, Twp
SO, Range II, be granted, provided the