The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-02-20

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So saonsy received for poli tax pcs
II all l.....,.....................,....... 5000
Now Mr. Editor | do not pretend 10
Say, that nine hunidred dollars was col.
.,ected- in the year 1889 from the above
sources; but this much ! do say, ! that if
our city officers had done their duty it
might have been collected. s5.z
o4cBy. examining the report, it will beseen
that the sum of eight hundred and forty
dollars and eighty seven cents, is all that
has been received into the Treasury for
the years 1888. $500, 49,
If recoilect right in The year 1898, the
city issued three hundred dollars Of city
Scrip, eight dollars Of which has been de-
stroyed by authority Of the council, and
The balance stands charged to the city
Treasury !, and comes il, in the accounts
against the city Treasury under the head
of &c. &c. Now deduct the amount Of
Scrip issued by the city. from 1.-THE eight
hundred and forty dollars and eighty sew
zen cents and you will reduce the actual
receipts Of the city to Eve hundred and
forty dollars and eighty. seven cents
which is not half what ought to have been
collected in the year 1899. When l take
into considera,ionthe fact, thatin the year
1888 ain advalorem tax was levied and in
part collected, I very naturally conclude
that not much has been done in the year
1892, .,,,.a.,i.3,,s sim
l. Il wish full and complete report to be
made out;.ianl ifit should appear that our
late city officers have neglected their duty,
I would say to them 60 thy way and sin
no more-but 10 the new set of officers,
/ say BEWARE!+!! ..,i,. +,
~; x CITIZEN.
t. N. B.1yI dolnot wish to be understood
bas saying anything derogatory to the char
2acter of the chairman of the committee on
finance; for I know that he has made
just such a report as he was ordered to
make by the Council. ~ y.ngI 1T
$50 'fFoR THE HAwK.EyE AND PATRIOT. Y Z.
|s7aan''m HENRY COUNTY. a's re-
Mr. Editor-As people in distant states
are DESTROYS to hear from every part of
this Territory, ! have thought that TO-
biographical sketch. Of Henry county
might not be undressing to some of
your distant readers. / also propose to
give a brief historical sketch ofthe coun-
", and also Of the town Of Mount Pleas
ant.
This county presents the finest body Of
farming, land perhaps in the Territory.
The prairie and timber being near equal.
ly divided; and, in general,it presents a
surface sufficiently level for all the opera
tons Of farming, and sufficiently rolling
to insure the Industrious and enterprising
sagricultprist dry and fertile fields. In
short, LIDO not believe there is to the
amount Of two sections of land in the
whole county that is untillable. There
are also in the county some valuable coal
banks the, coal, is used by our. black
Smiths. and seems to be of an excellent
quality, and will, doubtless, when the
mines, come to be extensively worked,
form the principalIfuel Of the inhabitants.
Skunk river runs through the western and
southern part Of the county. This river
presents some Of the best mill seats in the
Territory, several Of which are now be-
ing improved. Cedar creek and Big
creekIare also good mill streams. Sur
plus produce may be taken from the coun.
try by Skunk river in what is usually
termed fat-bottomed or Orlean boats !; as
boats Of that kind Of the largest class may
usually be aoated out Of this river. Our
land IS all fertile, and produces all the
kinds Of grain commonly produced in the
middle and western states Land is
cheap and easily procured ; and perhaps
no place in the west offers greater in
ducements to the industrious agricultur-
ist than Henry county. This county
was organised three years ago. The
population at present is estimated at be-
tween three and four thousand.
n Mount Pleasant, the county seat, was
laid out about four years ago, and is now
supposedsto contain about 500 inhabit
ants. There is an excellent brick court
house erected, and Jail, which is sup
posed 70 be strong, for having in general,
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