Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-02
tllctal Paper Of the City and the County
Issued on Friday of Each Week
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
February Session Board Of Supervisors
of Howard County.

County, Iowa, met pursuant to:aoJourn
ment with Supervisor J. w. Wells pres
emit. Absent Chas. H. Wallace and J
W. Conway. There being no quorum
present Supervisor Wells adjourned t.
8 o'clock q. M, February 9Th, 1917.
Second Day.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment with Supervisor J. w. Wells
present, Chas. H. Wallace and J. W.
Conway being absent. There being nc
quorum present Supervisor Wells ad'
journed to February 9TH, 1917.
Third Day.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The meeting was called to order by
Cbas. H. Wallace, Chairman, with the
following members present, Chas. H.
Wallace presiding with Supervisors J:
W. Conway and J. w. Wells. All
members being present.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and on motion approved with
the following additions.
E. A. Hoopman, County Auditor, re-
ported the appointment of Chr. For
thun a. Deputy Auditor, and A. L.
White, County Treasurer, reported the
appointment of Henry M. Hanson as
Deputy Treasurer.
On motion the Auditor was instruc-
ted to advertise for bids on 5000 lineal
feet corrugated culverts and for three
car loads of standard sawed bridge
lumber and three car loads of piling.
The bids to be on file with the Auditor
on or before o'clock p. m, March z,
1917.
On motion the Board adjourned to
February 8, 1917. "-.
Fourth Day.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment with all members present.
The Board verified the cash in the
County Treasurer's office and on de-
posit in the banks with the Auditors
statement Of balances with which the
Treasurer was charged q close Of BUSH
ness on December 81, 1916. and found
Sc. 4S4. IS cash in Treasurer's Office and
On deposit in banks.
On motion the Treasurer's seminar
nual reports were approved and order
ed published. ....
On motion the Board adjourned to
February 9, 1917.
Fifth Day.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment with all members present.
On motion the bid of the Mead Pub
fishing Co. to print 1900 copies of the
Auditors Financial Report for $175, OO
was accepted and the report was or
dered printed.
On motion the following resolution
wss adopted.
Be it Resolved, by the Board of Su-
psrvisors of.Howard County, Iowa, that
W. L. Richards is and he is hereby
temporarily appointed County Engi'
neer until his successor shall have been
appointed and qualified.
Adopted this 9th day of February,
1917.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted.
Be it Resolved, by the Board of Su
pervisors of Howard County, Iowa
that the Auditor and Treasurer be ant
are hereby directed to transfer $7N.5(
from the Domestic Animal Fund to the
General County Fund.
On motion the following resolution
Va. adopted.
Be it Resolved. by the Board of Su
pervisors of Howard County, Iowa
that the Auditor and Treasurer be ant
are hereby directed to transfer $l5O, U
from the County General Fund to tn
Teachers Institute Fund.
On motion the transfer of $4,000
from the Drag Fund to General Roa'
Fund by the Trustees of Vernon Spring
Township was approved.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted.
Be it Resolved, by the Board of Su
pervisors Of Howard County. Iowa,
that the proposition of E. R. Thompson
to lease the two east rooms on the sec
end floor of the building on the north
25 feet of lots IA, Is and 16, block IL,
Cresco, Iowa, for Office for the County
Engineer at $4,000 per year, to be paic
quarterly in advance, be and is hereby
accepted, and
Be it further Resolved, that the Au'
ditor be and he is hereby authorized tt
issue warrants for $4,000 quarterly
when said rent becomes due.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted.
Resolved, by the Board of Supervis
ors of Howard County, Iowa, that the
application of Paul Pearson, dated this
9Th day of February, 1917, for the ad
mission to the Iowa Soldiers Orphans