Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-12

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| Manchester, Ia., Jan. 8, 1916.
STATE OF IOWA, DELAWARE
| COUNTY, SIS.
The Board of Supervisors met as
per adjournment, all members being
present.
The petitions of John Clark, VIM. J.
Ludley, Anna Ludley, Emmeline Hos
| Ter and Al'nira Waters asking for a
pension for the blind, under Section
2722-p of the laws Of the Seth Gen.
era1 Assembly, was presented and a
motion was made, seconded and car
ried that the petitions be granted in
the sum of $4,000 per year, each,
and that the Auditor be authorized to
issue warrants to the above named,
quarterly.
A motion was made, seconded and
carried that A. E. Peterson be ap-
pointed as Justice of the Peace for
Manchester Township to fill out the
unexpired term of George S. Lister.
A motion was made, seconded and
carried that the petition of C. w.
Lehman for remission of taxes on
Ia valuation Of $165.00 and account of
double assessment, be granted.
A motion was made, seconded and
carried that the Auditor be authoriz--
ed to issue a warrant in favor Of
Chas. E. Littlefield in the sum OF
$4,000, monthly, for the care Of John
Littlefield.
The following is the maximum num-
Der of days allowed to each taxing
district:
Adams 6S days; Bremen, IS days;
Collins Grove, So days; Colony, so
days; Colesburg, IA days; Delaware,
SO days; Delaware Corporation, 10
days; Delhi Corporation, 20 days;
Delhi Township, so days; Dyersville
|Corporation,&2 days; Edgewood Cor
poration, Is days; Elk Township, 60
days; Earlville rs days; Greeley, 10
days; Hazel Green, 81 days; Honey
Creek, 81 days; Hopkinton, "a days;
Milo, SO days; Masonville, Is days;
Manchester, 10 days; North Fork,
60 days; Oneida, Township, IS days;
Oneida Corporation, II days; Prairie
Township, so days; Ryan, IS days;
Richland, 81 days; South Fork, 70
days; Union, As days.
A motion was made, seconded and
carried that the above number of
days be the maximum number of days
allowed the assessors OF each taxing
district, same to include the assess
ors' meeting and the Board of Re-
view; each assessor to file a sworn
statement of the number OF days act
ually employed.
A motion was made, seconded and
carried that the Auditor be authoriz-
ed to advertise for bids for medical
attention to the poor of the county
for the year 1916.
The following was fixed as the
scale of wages to be paid for road
and bridge labor for the year 1916:
Foreman, 40 cents per hour; man
and team, As cents per hour; man
% IL cents per hour; team % IL
cents per hour.
A motion was made, seconded and
carried that the entire board consti-
tute road and bridge committee.
A motion was made, seconded and
carried that the salary of the engi--
neer's assistant be fixed at $4,000 |
per month. |
A bill for reinforcing from Gus
Barnd, assigncr, for $535.6S was pre- |
scented and motion was made, sec
onded and carried that the same be !
allowed.
A motion was made, seconded and !
carried that the Auditor be authoriz- !;
ed to issue warrants for all bills al !
lowed at this session.
A motion was made, seconded and
carried that this meeting adjourn to
Saturday, the 22nd day of January,
1916.
The minutes of this meeting were
read and approved.
C. H. BUNKER,