Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-10-10
Proceedings of the
Board Of Supervisors
Sept. Il, ISL.

tON county, Iowa. met at the cOufl
house III Webster City, Iowa, i'll regular
session. OH the above date. n:
Members present, o. J. Johnson
chairman, j. NJ. Shaffer and IL l.. Ep
Eard.
Minutes Of Aug. Is and n, and Sept
r. and ). 1921. were read and OH motion
made and carried, approved.
This being the time fixed by lawsfol
lcvying Of taxes OH taxable property il
the county. the board proceeded to take
up the same. The county auditor and
board Of supervisors having had re
straiMing orders served upon them b.!
certain railroads to prevent them from
lcvying taxes on the valuation asccrti
fed by the state executive council ;nt
there being letter on file from til,
state auditor suggesting that the board
delay the leyying of taxes at this timt
until they receive definite information
from the state auditors office, action
was deferred until Sept 20, 1921.
Acting under provision of Sec. 45S o
1913 code sup. a tax Of One Dollar OF
leach male and spayed female and Three
Dollars on each female dog listed b.
the assessor was levied for the veal
1921.
Acting under provision of Sec. 80.
of S. 5. 1915 II poll tax Of 80 cents OF
each male resident over twenty on,
years of age was ordered spread on Tho
1921 tax lists.
Statement Of assessor of Webster
Twp, concerning error IN assessment OF
NV n SW n Sec. 1851 -26 being ON file
the county auditor is authorized to can
Gel last half of 1920 taxes in amount OF
S23O7 and refund 5000 of first half ot
1920 taxes.
On motion, made and carried, tht
county auditor is authorized to canoe
1920 personal taxes Of Chas. II. Po>tol
in amount of 1921 account Of beins
Spanish American war veteran.
J. 4. Davenport having filed certiIi
cate of disability the county auditor is
instructed to cancel poll tax for 1871
| in amount Of $500.
On motion. made and carried. thu
county auditor is authorized to c;snre
1920 taxes Oh Lots 4 and 10, Biz. III
Wilson, Funk & Co. Add. to Webster
City, amount of S4O.13. Olive ). Ostr;'n
der account of old soldiers widow.
c.. Il. Peterson not being willing Il
act as Registrar of Marion Twp, OF
notion made and carried \. X. Samuel
son of Stratford was appointed to I'll
the vacancy.
The following resolution was present
cd and on motion, made and carried
adopted.
RESOLUTION.
TIC provide for the issuance OF .4,ooo.o'
Whereas. The County of Hamilton
III the State of Iowa, is a body corpo
rate, duly organized and existing under
and by virtue of the laws and Censtl
tuition of the State of Iowa: and san
county has a population exceeding iii
teen tilousand) and there is not locate,
within said county. any city OF the sec
o.id class with Il population OF h''
tLousand or over which is traverscd by
a stream two handred feet or more II
width from shore-line 10 shore-line, oi
nuy city of the iirst-class or any specia
city; and
Whereas, Said County now has oui
standing against it, an Indebtedness IL
the amount of ovcrA---------- Iwch'!
Four Thousand -Doilarf
1871 COO. all evidenced pA
valid warrants, each issued in purs't
aucc of Section Al OF the Code oi Iowa
ali Of which Indebtedness. thus cyl
denced, was, Oh the First day ol Sep
tcmber, 1921. and now is, outstanding
payable and due: and
Whereas, All of said indebtedness
was contracted, incurred and allowed
and each Of said warrants was eXecltce
and issued. by order of the board OF
Supervisors Of said county for purposes
authorized by law, and in form. tIlll'
and manner. required by law: aHo
none Of said indebtedness has incurred
and meme of said warrants were issued
in violation of Sections lo9a ct SEQ.
.i223 at seq. 100, Ii0. ll3. 4iG ct seq.
or 22111 of the Code of Iowa ana Cod'
Supplements or any law an"ndatorS
thereof, or SALES.--FUTURE therefor or sup
Elemental or additional thereto. or u
violation of amy law forbiddnig, re-
stricting, or regulating the contracting
or the mourning Of Indebtedness or the
issuance Of warrants. or i'll violation o!
any law whatsoever: and
Whereas. None Of said indebtedness
was incurred. and none of SAID war
rants were issued for the purpose OF
ANY real estate or for the purchase OF
construction of any building; and
Whereas. An appropriation was duly