Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-04-11
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE BOARDOF >
SUPERVISORS
Cresco, Iowa, March %, 1919

ed to order by John F. Hale with
the following members present: John
F. Hale, Chairman, with Supervisors
J. w. Wells and J. H. Watson; all
members being present.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and on motion APPROX
ed.
IN THE MATTER OF DRAINAGE
DISTRICT NO. 4, HOWARD
COUNTY, IOWA.
RESOLUTION CONFIRMING AS
SESSMENT OF BENEFITS.
AND NOW, to-wit: on this 25th day
of March, 1919, it being the day here
tofore set for the final hearing and
consideration of the report of the
Commissioners heretofore appointed
to classify the lands within said
Drainage District No. 4, and to make
an equitable apportionment Of the
costs, expenses, costs Of construction,
damages and fees to be assessed
against the lands and highways with
in said district in the manner and
form as provided by law, the Board
proceeded to hear and consider all
objections made and filed, and
WHEREAS, it is hereby found and
determined that all persons affected
by said assessment have been served
with notice of this hearing in the
manner and form and within the time
as provided by law, and that all
things required to be done as by law
required, and that this Board has
Jurisdiction of the subject matter
and of all lands, persons and corpor-
atoms affected thereby, therefore,
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the Board
of Supervisors of Howard County,
Iowa, that the classification and as
sessment made by said Commission
as shown by the report on file in the
Auditors office is hereby approved
fixed and confirmed and there is
hereby fixed and assessed upon the
lands and highways within said
Drainage District and benefited by
said improvement the sum Of Twen-
tysix Thousand Five Hundred Eight
| ($26,50S00) Dollars, said sum being
the estimated cost of the reclamation
| for said District upon the ratio and
| in the proportion as herein fixed and
! there is hereby levied and assessed
| against each tract Of land and high
| way within said Drainage District
the sum set opposite the description
of each such tract of lands as set out
in said Commissioners report, and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that the special assessment upon
each tract of land, and highway as
herein levied and assessed shall
bear interest not to exceed 6 per cent
per annum from the adoption of this
resolution until the same is paid.
This resolution to be in full force
and effect from and efter the date OF
adoption. On motion to adopt said
resolution and roll call the vote was
as follows:
Aye: Hale, Wells, Watson.
Nay: None.
Adopted this 25th day of March,
1919.
On motion duly seconded at 5
o'clock p. M. the Board adjourned to
8 o'clock a. M, March rs, 1919.
Second Day.
The Board met pursuant to adj
journment with all members present.
IN THE MATTER OF DRAINAGE
DISTRICT NO. 6, HOWARD
COUNTY, IOWA.
This being the date and the hour
for considering the bids for the con-
struction of Drainage District No. g.
Howard County, Iowa, and
WHEREAS, the bid of the Hawkeye
Construction Company of Webster
City, Iowa, to furnish material and
labor for the construction of said
Drainage District No.. 6, complete for
the sum of Five Thousand Four Hun
dred Seventy and Three One Hun
dredth ($5,47O.O3) Dollars, is the low
est and best bid; therefore
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the Board
of Supervisors of Howard County
Iowa, that the bid of the Hawkeye
Construction Company be, and is
hereby accepted, and the Chairman
and the Auditor be, and are hereby
directed to enter into contract with
the Hawkeye Construction Company
for the construction of said Drainage
District No. 6.
On motion and vote said resolution
was adopted this 25th day of March
1919.
RESOLUTION DIVIDING VALUA-
TION OF ASSESSMENT.
WHEREAS, Chas. Rohr, for the
Standard Oil Company has petitioned
the Board of Supervisors to make an
equitable division of the 1918 assess
ment between the south half and the
north half of Lot s, Block IS, Cresco,
Iowa, therefore
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the Board
of Supervisors of Howard County, To-
wa, that it finds and determines that
an equitable division of said assess
ment of Six Hundred -Forty-four
($644.0O) Dollars is as follows: NJ
$4,000, and S " $214O0.
On motion duly seconded said res
olution was adopted.
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the Board
of ~ uou,o rp,,pfv H.