The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-07
THE BILLS ALLOWED
Proceedings of Body are Herewith
Given as They Appear on the
a Records, for Benefit
of Citizens.
Fort Madison, Ia, Dec. 10, 1918.

In the matter of the Green Bay
Levee and Drainage District, No. 2.
the board approved the accounts Of
Edmund T. Perkins, engineer, to-wit:
Voucher No. 122, dated December
8, 1918, aggregating $1,912.47.
Voucher No. 121, dated December
8, 1918, aggregating $1,69959.
The board also approved the &C.
count of r. H. and G. A. McWilliams,
contractors, towit:
Voucher No. 123. dated December
10, 1918, aggregating $13,257.5S.
The county auditor was ordered
and directed to issue warrants for
the above amounts.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted, Supervisor De Rosear
voting aye, Supervisor Kammerer
voting aye, and Supervisor Maxwell
voting aye, to-wit:
Whereas, "A commission was ap-
pointed for the assessment Of the
additional benefits and costs for tho
location and construction of Green
Bay Levee and Drainage District
No. 2. including pumping plant, and
to make equitable aDportionment OF
the additional expense and costs
made necessary by the reason that
board OF supervisors for the est1-
mated cost Of the improvement was
insufficient; and
Whereas, Said commissioners SO
appointed nave reported to the board
OF supervisors, specifying each tract
of land or lot by proper description
and the owner thereof as the same
appears on the transfer books Of the
auditors office in said Lee county,
in lots or tracts of forty acfes, or
less. together with graduated scale
OF benefits as provided by law; and
Whereas, Notice was served. as re-
uuired by law, upon the owner OF
each tract of land and also upon the
person or persons in actual occu-
pancy of the land, which notice
stated the amount of special assess
ment apportioned to each one upon
each lot or tract of land, and the
day and time set for hearing the
same before the board of supervi-
sors. to-wit, the tenth day OF Decem-
Der, 1918, at ,. M; and
Whereas, The only objection filed
was that of 0. G. and 0. E. Herming-
lausen; and
Whereas, The board of supervisors
has heard said objection, Q. G. Her.
minghausen appearing for the obJec-
tors and George B. Stewart for the
district, and the board heard the
obiectors and their attorney and ex-
amined the objection, and being fully
advised in the premises, finds that
the assessment objected to is Just
and equitable and should be con-
firmed; and
Whereas. The engineer of the dis
trict reports that the land belonging
to the Mississippi River Power COM
pany. as follows: section 3, township
6S north, range west, III acres, as
sessed 9 per cent. $1.S5; section 8,
| township 6S north, range 3 west, IA
acres. assessed $3.50, is not within
the lands of the pumping district and
| should not be assessed, therefore
| tbese two assessments are declared
| null and void; aOd
Whereas. The engineer of the dis
1 trict reports that the acreage as
| sessed as belonging to Walter Wat
son. as being 1857 acres in the
! southeast part of the northeast quar-
| ter of the northwest quarter OF sec
| tion 20. township 6S north, range 3
west Is incorrect and that said acre
age should be 1873, therefore that
acreage is assessed 100 per cent
| S172.50.
The board finds that VITA the two
! exceptions above mentioned the as,
! sessment as reported is fair, Just anu
! EQUITABLE, and the same is herepy
approved and confirmed, except as
! above mentioned.
! The levy of the tax for such as
sessment is continued until the meet
| ing to be held December l6, 1918.
/, The minutes of the session were
| approved, wlereupon the board al
! iourned to meet Wednesday, Decem-
Der ii, 1918, at 9 o'clock a. M.
Fort Madison, Ia, Dec H. 1915
| Board met pursuant to adjourn
iment. All members present. oh
motion the following claims were
Iallowed, Supervisor DeRoseaf Young
ave. Supervisor Kammerer voting
ave and Supervisor Maxwell voting
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