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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1909
Page
5
Proceedings of the January 1909 adjourned session set 1908 assessor wages for townships Afton Amhorat Ceder Diamond Liberty Grand Meadow Marcus Pitcher Pilot Rock Rhoridan Silver Spring Tilden Willow Aurelia and Cherokee Incorporations. Other actions include bonds for officials, audits, adjournments, tax refunds, and petty payments with details of names towns and amounts.
Proceedings note members present. Bond for J W Stevens county recorder approved. Authority to pay $500 for deputy auditor salary for 1900. Vote split on yen and nay. Additional $500 for clerk hire in treasurer's office for 1909, payable in four quarter installments. Appointed committees Poor Farm Court House. Authorization to issue warrants for salaries and various officers and services.
The county board approves budget items for bounty books, fuel, salaries of court and grand jury bailiffs, insane hospital and commissioners fees, county farm steward salary, seed and stock purchases, relief and transport for transient poor, bridge fund material, and soldiers fund disbursements. It authorizes monthly county fund warrants to the sheriff and settlement reporting, adopts disinfection rates for Cherokee county in 1909, instructs the county attorney to collect school fund loan interest, rejects Dr E W Sproule’s medical claim, and schedules an April 1909 road petition review with per diem and mileage data for board members. Minutes read and adjournment ordered to later next week.
County records show Institute funds and expenses for 1908, including enrollment, examinations, registrations, and state appropriations. The statistics cover school visits, teacher salaries, enrollment aged 5 to 21, daily attendance, tuition per month, and lists of officials and payments to jurors, auditors, and staff.
Schedule of claims paid by the county auditor from January 6 to January 31 1909 under general and special resolutions of the board of supervisors. Items include county fund payments to G M Gillette Ray Adsit Geo Wilson FR Wilson and others. bridge fund entries for labor and materials with several named workers and supplies. total shown as 1929 32.
Board met by call of chairman on January 28 1909 with all members present. Auditors were appointed to inspect the period June 1 1908 to January 1 1909 and audit fees from December 21 1907 to December 25 1908. Auditor's report showed fees received 172.20 and paid 171.20. Annual reports for permanent school fund 1908 and treasurer’s receipts and disbursements for 1909 were approved. Meeting adjourned to 8:30 AM tomorrow.
The Cherokee County Iowa board met and adjourned after a recess to inspect county inmates. A petition to appoint M Mumert as justice of the peace and Chris Knutzen as constable in Pitcher township was granted. Sheriff fees for the year ending Jan 4 1909 were presented and filed. Bills against the county were examined and allowed. J W Raber tax abatement for 1907 granted. John Lawrey ex-sheriff settled accounts. Per diems and mileage were approved for board members. Schedule of warrants issued and claims audited through Jan 28 1909 listed payments to Wilkinson & Son, John Lawrey, John Nelson, J R Neil, and others. insane fund and various county funds detailed. Annual road fund reports for Afton township and related disbursements recorded.
The document presents the 1908 financial activity for Amherst Township, Cherokee County, detailing receipts and disbursements. It lists balances on hand, tax collections including 1907 and delinquent taxes, school funds, road and bridge funds, various warrants paid, and year-end balance. It notes the report’s verification and office availability.
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