Bird v. Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Harrison District Court. — Hon. O. D. Wheeler, Judge. This suit originated as an appeal from the joint action of the boards of supervisors of Harrison and Pottawattamie counties. Such action complained of on appeal consisted in the establishment of a drainage subdistrict under the provisions of section 1989-a23, Code Supplement. After a hearing on the merits, the district court confirmed the action of the supervisors and dismissed the appeal.
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Appeal from Harrison District Court. — Hon. O. D. Wheeler, Judge. This suit originated as an appeal from the joint action of the boards of supervisors of Harrison and Pottawattamie counties. Such action complained of on appeal consisted in the establishment of a drainage subdistrict under the provisions of section 1989-a23, Code Supplement. After a hearing on the merits, the district court confirmed the action of the supervisors and dismissed the appeal. Prom such order, the complainants below have appealed to this court.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
The grievance of the appellants lies further back than the last order of the boards of supervisors, from which their appeal was taken. They challenge the jurisdiction of the supervisors to make the order complained of. In the consideration of this question, prior proceedings are involved.
Prior to April 16, 1909, the Harrison-Pottawattainie drainage district No. 1 had been duly established and fully constructed by the joint boards of the two counties. Its approximate cost was $272,000, all of which had been assessed against the included lands and collected, except to the amount of about $900.…
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