Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-07-04
oiiIclal paper Of the City and the County
I.sued ON Friday of Each Week
Entered 1T the Post Office 1t Ciesco'
Iowa, as second class mail matter
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE BOARD OF
!: { SUPERVISORS
Cresco, Iowa, June 2, 1919

~. Cresco, Iowa, June 2, 1919.
The Board of Supervisors OF HOW
ard County, Iowa, met in regular ses
sion in the office of the County Aoo'-
tor at Cresco, Iowa.
The meeting was called to oroe1 ny
:John F. Hale. Chairman, with the 1ol,
1n1inx members present: John F.
Hale. Chairman, presiding and Super
v,snrs ]. w. Wells and J. n. WATSON
. $3.50 49, ~
present. - oo+
The minutes Of the previous meet
anx we're read and on motion app'o''
cd.
The Board then proceeded to the
rraasurer's office and counted the Of
flee cash on hand and found $l'1s1'oo
cash and checks in the Treasurer .
Office.
On motion duly seconded AZ o
O'Clock p. m. the Board ad1ourneo ~
3 o'clock a. M, June 3, 1918.
aTl Second Day.
r. The Board met pursuant 10 ~
Monument with all members present
On motion the following resolution
va adopted:
Az IT RESOLVED, by the Board OF
snnnervisors Of Howard County, Iowa.
that W. J. Daily be and he is hereby
APPOINTED Justice Of the Peace 10 Hi
the vacancy in the office OF Just'ce
e the Peace in Vernon Springs TOWN.
shin to serve until his successor IL
elected and qualified.
.. A. Hoopman, County Audltor' re-
ported $500, in fees collected IN MS
once for the period from December
n 1918. to June /, 1919, and paid to
tha County Treasurer, and on moton
the report was ordered placed on me.
On motion duly seconded AZ o
O'Clock D. m. the Board adjourned TO
4 o'clock a. M, June 4, 1919.
Third Day.
The Board met pursuant to ad-
fournment with all members present.
The Board took up the matter OF
euualizing the assessments as between
the assessment districts .e@ ~"
IN motion duly seconded the fol-
lovfne resolution was adopted:
az 1T RESOLVED, by the Board OF
supervisors Of Howard County, Iowa.
that the following changes in the
assessments for 1919 be and are here
nv ordered; to-wit: Albion TOWNSHIP
n.nds increased z per cent; Forest
CITY Township: steers two years oio
increased 8 per cent; Oak Dale Town
shin: steers one year old decreased 10
per cent: jamestown Township, lands
increased 3 per cent; steers two years
old increased 10 per cent; Saratoga
township, steers one year old 1ncreas-
ed IA DER cent, steers two years OLD
increased so per cent; Howard Center
township, lands decreased 4 per cent
colts two years old increased 3 per
cent: Vernon Springs Township, colts
two wears old decreased 3 per cent,
horses three years old and over de-
creased 6 per cent; New Oregon
Township, lands increased 4 per cent,
colts one year old increased 4 per
cent. colts two years old increased 8
Der cent; Alton Township, lands in
creased 3 per cent; Chester Corpora
ton, horses decreased 16 per cent.
On motion duly seconded the follow
ing claims were disposed OF as fol-
lows and the Auditor was instructed
to issue warrants on the proper funds
for claims allowed.
Amt
Claimant Nature of Claim Allowed
Adams, ]. D. & Co., road ma
,chInery Observation-Disclosures. 0o'oV
Alexander & McNally, coal
jail
Acres Blackmar Co., records
and supplies --.---..-.--.-.------. AIo.7A
p;clford 7 F.. thing road. 144.00
Bickford, Ray, thing road 1910
Acre, H. W., state examiner. lll.oo
Barth, L. p, publishing board
proceedings ......-...-..-..-.....-..--- o7.o<
Barth, L. p, publishing OIL
cial notice .......-.-..-.-.----..-.-.--- 1V.Vo
Barth, L. p, blanks and sta
GOnery "o'>
Bel, J. c., livery service 9Th
grade examination .--.-.-.--..-.-- s.S>
Bents, E. H., strawberry
plants county farm o.o'
Barnes, John, repairing road 1z.V'
Bronner, Frank, hauling tile ~
Button, P. G., board Of review 90
Barker, A. E., board Of review 's'
Brown, F. A. & Son, bridge
material ..-..-----.---.-------.-.-.----- 4o.1
Brown, F. A. & Son, coal and
supplies jamestown S4''
Blynn, Eugene, dragging