Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-11-29
4 BOARD PROCEEDINGS

BOARD PROCEEDINGS
CONTINUED from opposite page)
4 O'Clock p. m. the Board adjourned to
"a o'clock November IA, 1918.
Fourth Day.
The Board met pursuant to ad'
1ournment with all members pres
ent. E& -
On motion duly seconded the bid
7 Of $3.50 per M of Burgess & Sons to
furnish the shingles to reshingle the
Court House was accepted.
On motion duly seconded the Board
accepted the bid of G. J. Hoopman for
reshingling the Court House at $500
per M. ...... 49,.
IN THE NATTER OF DRAINAGE
DISTRICT NO. S, HOWARD
COUNTY, IOWA.
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING I'M
s5's PROVEMENT.
WHEREAS, this 14th day of No.
vember, 1918, being the day hereto
fore fixed for the consideration Of the
Natter of Drainage District No. S,
Howard County, Iowa, and
WHEREAS, we find and determine
that all acts and steps required by
4 law to be done and taken prior to the
establishment of said improvement,
have been done and taken in the
manner and form and within the
time as required by law, and
WHEREAS, there having been no
claims for damages filed because of
the construction of said Improvement
II by tile drain, and open ditch, and
WHEREAS, we find and determine
that due and legal notice has been
served upon all parties interested in
said Improvement in the manner pro-
vided by law, and in time for this
hearing; that said proposed drain
age bitches and the proposed improve
ments therein would be both for the
public benefit and utility and con-
ducive to the public health, conven-
fence and welfare; that the estab-
! lishment of said drainage district and
the construction therein of said i'm
provement as recommended by the
\ engineer in charge thereof would be
for the public benefit and utility. and
conducive to the public health, con-
venience and welfare, and that proba-
4 BILE cost of said. improvement as es-
timated by the engineer in charge is
not excessive and not greater bur-
I den than should be borne by the lands
benefited by said improvement, there
fore be 1t VI
RESOLVED, by the Board of Su-
pervisors of Howard County, Iowa,
that said Drainage District No. of
Howard County, be and the same is
hereby established in accordance
with the report of the engineer In
charge, as the same appears on file
/ II the office of the County Auditor of
Howard County, Iowa, and the said
Drainage District be known as Drain
4 age District No. 5. of Howard Coun-
u. Iowa, and to be composed of the
lands as reported and returned by
tho engineer in his report on said
drain, except such tracts or parcels
o1sland as may hereafter be exempted
from any assessment Of said i'm
pfovement, and be it further
RESOLVED. that w. L. Richards.
the engineer in charge, be and is
hereby appointed as commissioner to
make a permanent survey of said i'm
provement as SO located, and file a
report Of his doings as required by
law.
On motion duly seconded said res
olution was rejected. 49,
Ayes: Conway. .t' a. No.
Nays: Wells, Hale. H..
On motion duly seconded the fol-
lowing refund petitions were grant
ed. Y '"
TO Johanna Heller, Alton Twp,
$50 for poll and dog tax erroneous
II assessed.
TO Theodore F. Heller, $500, to
correct error in assessors books.
On motion duly seconded the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted.
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the Board
Of Supervisors Of Howard County.
Iowa, that the proposition of E. r.
Thompson to rent the room in the
rear Of the building on the north rs
FEET OF Lots 14-16 and 16 in Block II,
Oresco, for office for the County SUI
porintendent for term Of five years
q ! rental Of $4,000 for the first
year and $500 per year for the bal
ance of lease, and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Auditor be
md Is hereby instructed to issue war
rants for the rental as set forth in
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