The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04

!, Wherefore, he asks that the drain
age tax against said land be an
nulled. cancelled, set aside and for
naught held, as being tax erro-
neously assessed against PUBIC
property. (Signed)
E. H. KEAToR
The following resolution was unan-
imously adopted by the board:
State of Iowa, County of Lee SIS.
In the matter OF the Green Bay
Ileyee and drainage district No. 2.
Whereas, a commission was ap-
pointed for the apportionment OF the
additional benefits and costs occa-
stoned by the proposed additional
ileyees, bitches and other improve
ments as set forth in the re-amended
report of the engineer as heretofore
approved by the board or supervisors,
and
/ Whereas, said commissioners SO
appointed have reported to the board
OF supervisors specifying each tract
of land or lot by proper description
and the ownership thereof as the
same appears on the transfer books
in the auditors Office OF said county
in lots or tracts of forty (40) acres
or less together with graduated
scale of benefits as provided by law,
and
Whereas, notice was served as re-
CURED by law upon the owner of
each tract or lot of land and also
upon the person or persons in actual
occupancy of such lands which notice
stated the amount of assessment ap-
| portioned to each one upon each lot
or tract of land, highways not being
assessed, and the day and time set
for hearing of same before the board
OF supervisors, to-wit: the 9Th day
| of November, 1919, at 2 O'Clock In
| the afternoon, and
| Whereas, the only objection filed
was that of e. H. Keator. and
| Whereas, the board OF supervisors
has heard said objection and being
fully advised in the premises finds
that strip OF land described as fol-
lows: The north twenty feet IN. 20
tft) of the north half IN. w of the
Fnorwest quarter On. W. A) of sec
Ition eighteen 1S) of township sixty
eight TWP. $50, range two west, con
tanning IL acres assessed at S2l.41,
is not the property Of the said E. II.
Keator, but has been conveyed to
Lee county, Iowa, for highway pur-
poses.
I Therefore be it resolved that no
assessment be made upon said land
Hast above described and that the
iapportionment made of s21-47 made
thereon by the commissioners as
aforesaid, be and is hereby annulled,
and
i Be it further resolved that with
the above exception, the board finds
1.-The superintendent and assessment
las reported by said commissioners Is
flair, just, and equitable and the same
lis hereby approved and confirmed
with the exception above provided. &
4 (Signed) G. e. MAXWELL,
4 Chairman.
I The board also by unanimous vote
lpassed the following resolution:
i State of Iowa, County of Lees.
Il Whereas the board considers the
assessment as approved this 9TH day
Iof November, 1919, too great to be
icollected in single year.
n Therefore be 1t resolved that said
assessment be and is hereby levied
and made payable as follows:
\ In two equal annual instailments
with a sufficient amount OF interest
at 6 percent to meet the interest on
the drainage bonds which are to be
Issued for that portion of the tax
which is not paid in cash, interest at
I6 percent to be charged from this
date, unless tax is paid in cash with
in fifteen Q5) days from November
Is, 1919, in which case no interest to
be charged. Property owners to have
the right to pay total tax at any
time before the bonds are issued.
Property for whose tax bonds are
Issued will be required to pay 6 per-
cent interest from date of levy UP to
date of bond issue in addition to all
amounts necessary to meet annual
interest on bonds. The first install
lment of said tax shall be due and
payable on the first Monday of Janu-
larry 1888, and the second installment
on the first Monday of January, 1888.
No assessments of twenty dollars
$500 or less on single lot or tract
shall be included in such bond issues
and such sums shall be collected at
the March 1920, semtannual payment
of ordinary taxes.
After the above resolutions had
been carried Mr.. H. S. Bradfield OF
LaHarpe, Illinois, arose and said that
he objected to the second bond issue,
to this bond issue and to any further
bond issues, that he attended the
board room this morning but was
told by the chairman of the board
that the hearing was set for o'clock
this afternoon. Mr.. Bert F. Wag-
lgener said that he desired to make
the same statement for himself and
for Gamble & Waggener. Mr.. Wal
ter Watson said he desired to- make
the same statement.
4 The following letter was presented
to the board by Mr.. Chas. F. Brook
of Burlington:
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