Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-01-17
RESOLVED, by the Board Of su-

| Dy the report on file IN the Auditor
office is hereby approved, fixed an,
confirmed and there is hereby leviet
and assessed upon the lands ant
highways within said Drainage Dis
trict and benefited by said improve
ment the sum of Twenty-Six Thousand
and Five Hundred and Eight ($26,5OS.
OO) Dollars, said sum being the estimat
ed cost of the reclamation for said Dis
trict upon the ratio and in the pro.
portion as herein fixed and there is
hereby levied and assessed against
each tract of land and highway with
in said Drainage District the sum
set opposite the description of each
tract Of land as set out in said Com
missioner's report, and, be It
RESOLVED, that the special assess
ment upon each tract of land, and
highway as herein levied and assess
ed shall bear interest not to exceed 6
per cent per annun from the adop-
ton Of this resolution until the same
is paid. n
This resolution to be in full force
and effect from and after the date OF
adoption. On motion to adopt said
resolution and roll call the vote was
as follows:
Aye. Conway, Wells, Hale.
Nay, None.
Adopted this 18th day OF December,
1918.
The balance of the day was occu-
pied in examining claims against
Howard County. On motion duly Sec
onded the Board adjourned to 8
o'clock a. m, Dec. 10, 1918.
Second Day.
The Board met pursuant to adj
journment with all members pres
ent.
On motion duly seconded the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, the building on the
North " of Lot of the Replat Of
Lots to ~ and 16 to 20, inc. of the
Irregular Survey of the N. u of the
NE. a of Section 12-97-14, was des-
troyed by fire, therefore be it
RESOLVED, by the Board of Su-
pervisors Of Howard County, Iowa,
that the assessment for 1918 on said
N. II of Lot be and the same is
hereby cancelled.
On motion the following official
bonds were approved.
E. A. Hoopman, County Auditor.
W. L. Barker, County Attorney.
A. H. Keune, Township Clerk, AL
bion Twp.
Albert Ludwig, Constable, Albion
Twp. .#.-
Chas. WEIR, Assessor, Albion Twp.
John Bader, Assessor, Protivin Cor
poration.
Warren Coffee, Assessor, James,
own Twp.
E. A. Hoopman, County Auditor,
reported the appointment of Chr.
Forthun as Deputy County Auditor
md on motion his bond was approx
ID.
On motion duly seconded the Board |
greed to execute the construction
md maintenance contract with the
State Highway Commission for the
Federal Aid Project No. 81 which in
ludes the roads in Howard County,
hat are to be improved by Federal |
Nd.
On motion duly seconded the petit
ion of J. w. Hughes for a refund of
6.23 taxes on Lot 8, Irregular Sur
ey Of the N. Y of the NV. n, Sec.
1914, was rejected.
Afternoon Session.
The Board met with the following
aembers present: J. w. Wells and
ohm F. Hale. Absent, J. w. Conway.
On motion John F. Hale was chos-
n chairman pro tenn.
On motion duly seconded the fol-
owing resolution was adopted:
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the Board of
supervisors of Howard County, Iowa,
nat the Auditor be and he is hereby
Instructed to issue a warrant on the
DOR Fund for $500 monthly, to
homas Gilmore for house rent for
le house on the west 100 feet of Lot
5, Gillette's Addition to Cresco, rent
to I. c. Cleveland, said payments to
egin November 1, 1919.
On motion duly seconded the fol-
,wing claims were disposed of as
blows and the auditor was author
ed to issue warrants on the proper
lnds for claims allowed. |,
-,>~ Amt.
anne Nature of Claim Allowed
lastOle, O., bridge wOrk......$ 1901.
lkire, w. K, court reporter. S6.42
dams, c. F., groceries, c. =. |.
irk, Jamestown .-.--......-.-.--.-.. 30.46
dams, C. E., groceries, Mrs. |.
]. Short, jamestown .---.--..-.- 1884
dams, C. E., groceries, Mrs.
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