Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-18
DHieidl Paper Of the City and the County
Issued on Friday of Each Week
Entered at the Post Office at Cresco,
Iowa. as second class mail matter.
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
Proceedings Of Board Of Supervisors Of
Howard County.
Cresco, Iowa, May Z, 1917.


ed to order by Chas. H. Wallace,
Chairman, with the following men,
bers present: Chas. H. Wallace, pre-
siding, and Supervisors J. w. Conway
and ]. w. Wells. All members being
present. y
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the Board OF
Supervisors of Howard County, Iowa,
that H. C. Howard be and he is here
BY allowed $500 per day for board
and care of Mrs. Sophronia Davis,
from April Is, 1917. until otherwise
ordered by the Board, and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Auditor be and he is hereby au-
thorized to issue warrants on the
Poor Fund.- for same on the 18th OF
each month.
On motion at o'clock p. NJ, the
Board adjourned to o'clock a. M,
May 8, 1917.
Second Day.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment with all members present.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the Board of
Supervisors Of Howard County, To-
wa, that the permanent culverts built
during the year 1917, be paid for out
of the County Motor Vehicle Fund
and the Auditor is hereby authorized
to issue warrants on said fund for
nay rolls and for bills allowed.
{, On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the Board OF
Supervisors of Howard County, Iowa,
that the Auditor be and he is hereby
authorized to issue refund warrant
to A. Foye for $17.59 to correct error
made by the assessor on his soldiers
exemption.
on motion the petition of John Sims,
ST.. for the cancellation of the 1916
taxes on lots to Z inc. and IA to 20
inc, block II and all Of blocks 1 and
IL in Florenceville, was granted.
ON motion the following resolution
was adopted: So.
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board Of
Supervisors of Howard County, Iowa,
that the Auditor be and he is hereby
authorized to issue refund warrants
as petitioned for by A. L. White,
County Treasurer, as follows: Max
svoboda $500 to correct error in tax
receipt No. 1854 and 1850, Anna
Mlady 80 cents to correct error in tax
receipt No. 1901, Frank ]. Fencl 1925
to correct error in tax receipt No.
3472.
On motion the County Engineer was
Instructed to lay off roads as applied
for by the trustees Of Howard Center
Township.
on motion the following resolution
was adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of
Supervisors of Howard County, Iowa,
that the application Of Mrs. Mary
stockdale for a pension for the blind
be and is hereby granted, and,
!, BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Auditor be and he is hereby in
structed to issue warrants on the Poor
Fund, to Mrs. Mary Stockdale, for
$3.50. quarterly, to begin July list,
1917.
1 On motion the Auditor was instruct
ed to advertise for bids for the con-
struction of the following bridges: l.
16 It. Concrete Slab, Sec. 1891;
1872 It. I Beam, Sec. 1872; 1-26 It.
Beam, Sec. 1871; bids to be in
with the County Auditor on or before
3 o'clock p. M, May "a, 1917.
On motion the petition of the Cres-
co Auto Co. for a cancellation Of the
tax on 100000 enormously assessed
was granted.
On motion the petition of A. l..
White, County Treasurer, to refund
S1,S2 to the Standard Oil Co., and to
transfer 13 cents from the Riceville
Grade to the Consolidated in Riceville
on account of the illegal levy made by
the Town of Riceville, was granted.
On motion the following claims
against Howard County were dispos-
ed Of as follows and the Auditor was
instructed to issue warrants on the
nroper funds for claims allowed:
Amt.
Claimant Nature of Claim Allowed
Addie, H. G., board OF re-
view INV
Barnes, w. H., assessing
Chester Corporation $3.50
Bader, John, assessing Proti-
win Corporation 25.7O
Barker, A. E., board OF re-
view WV