Tama County Box 2 Folder 1 | UNI Museum @ Rod Library

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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	2017-16-101	Form	A preprinted “Assessment Roll for 1919” that was used to record property value and calculate property tax, filled out for C.T. Mitchell and cosigned by O.J. Hayward. C.T. Mitchell owns no land, but he does own swine, cattle, horses, and at least one ‘engine’ for a total property value of $9036.00
2	2017-16-46A	Envelope	Plain brown envelope. The words “Contract + Bond between William Scharfenberg and Frank Lockard Pres. of School board,” are written in black ink.
3	2017-16-46B	Contract	A contract between William Scharfenberg and Frank Lockard, President of Geneseo Independent School District No. 6. The contract is for William Scharftenberg to build a schoolhouse on a specific plot of land for $2575.00. The contract was signed October 8, 1914. Contract is two pages long.
4	2017-16-46C	Bond	A bond signed by William Scharfenberg, and co-signed by Mason Stoakes and Frank Hoeppner, guaranteeing the construction of a schoolhouse per the contract signed with Geneseo Independent School District No. 6. Bond signed and stamped by Arthur Thomas, Notary Public in Tama County, Iowa.
5	2017-16-77	Contract	A contract between Josef Seda and Frank Lockard, President of Geneseo Independent School District No. 6. The contract is for Josef Seda to build a schoolhouse on a specific plot of land for $2430.00. The contract was signed April 1, 1914. Contract is two pages long. Related to 2017-16-83: The bond is for this contract.
6	2017-16-82	Poster	A notice for “Public Auction of Schoolhouse and Other School Property,” typed, with C.T. Mitchell signing as secretary. The poster has holes spaced around the edges where it was fastened to a surface. The text of the notice is as follows: “NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN By the Board of Directors of the Independent School District No. Six of Geneseo Township, Tama County, Iowa, that in pursuance of the direction of the voters of the said school district expressed in the annual meeting of said school district held on March 13, 1916, the said Board of Directors have ordered the old school house and other property belonging to the said corporation and situated at the southwest corner of Section Eight (8) in Geneseo Township, Tama County, Iowa, to be sold at public auction at two o’clock P. M. on the 30th day of March, 1916, to the highest bidders for cash, said sale to be held at the front door of said old schoolhouse building to be sold, and you are hereby notified that the said sale will be held as ordered. BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SAID SCHOOL CORPORATION,” “DATED March 20, 1916.” Connection to 2017-16-80A-C: 80A-C are ballots for the school meeting vote mentioned in this notice
7	2017-16-83	Bond	A bond signed by Joesef Seda and cosigned by W. McCormack, guaranteeing the construction of a schoolhouse for Geneseo Independent School District No. 6 per signed contract. Related to 2017-16-77: The contract that is tied to this bond.
8	2017-16-84	Letter	A draft “Notice of Special Meeting” that is typewritten with blanks to fill with date and time. The notice is for a special meeting of Geneseo Independent School District No. 6 school board and electors to be held on March 31, 1913 for a period of two hours. The typewritten proposition has been crossed out in pencil and a different one written below that reads: “Shall the Board of Directors of the School district guarantee school building Bonds of the district not in excess of $2500 to erect & equip a school house and to purchase site thereof” Connection to 2017-16-15B: 15B covers the issuance of bonds related to this proposition Connection to 2017-16-55: 55 seems to be a typewritten draft that incorporates the penciled in proposition in this draft.