Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-16
wEnKLY JoURNAL.

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iibsr.i deduction made on larger adse ss
= s>Ali traasisst advsrtisomsnts must be pal
for advance.
A statement Of the Condition Q
the swamp Land Fund OF Mus
.o catiAe County u ttHE saE
Nix. Ep1roR :-In response to your enquiry
published in the Daily and Weekly Jcuraa
of the Sth and 9th insts., "Where is tn
Swamp Land Fund Of Muscatine county !?
permit me to make the following statement
You remark that "Those most intereste
know but little about the matter, and canno
get the desired information from any pu6N
report made by the County Judge or Treas
urer." This assertion is incorrect, uSles
..those most interested" are unable to rea'
the Journal print, for. in my annual report
published in the Auseatins Daily aEd Feeh!
Journal and the Iowa Democratic Enquirer
July, 1858, Zone of those papers it is presumed
YOU ready made full and complete pa6ta'
exhibit of the condition of the swamp lant
fund Of this county-something neither OF my
predecessors had ever done. This eXhi5l
showed the amount received to the date OF nay
report, the amount paid out, and the amount
rFthe hands Of the Treasurer. = IA
In my second annual report, published in
the same papers, July, 1859, made another
full and complete public exhibit OF the condi.
ton Of the swamp land fund. This exhibit
also showed the balance in the hands of the
Treasurer.
But now, as you insist upon still further
report, you shall have it, with all the particu-
lars, even back to the starting point re
When assumed the duties of the office OF
County Judge, found the swamp land fund
in debt S3l5. Certificates had been issued
for all the swamp lands in the county. |
commenced executing deeds to persons hold
ing those certificates. Up to the present time,
there has been received by the Treasurer
$3.50, and all the deeds have not yet been
issued. - +.. .a.15 4 s.a
AT. Banks, Treasurer, received, during
his term of office, from the sale of swamp
lands, $528.42, which he passed to W. e..
Robb, his successor. Mr.. Robb received from
the sale of lands $73 SO, and from the county
fund borrowed for swamp land purposes
S3l5, making total in the hands of Robb
$91693. -..-a-.F.
Now, let us see what has become of this
money. During the term of Judge Meason,
certain parties contested the right of Musca-
tine to large portion of the swamp lands Of
the county. The case was heard at Desmoines.
J. Scott Richman and Henry O'Connor, Esqs,
were engaged by the Judge to defend the suit.
They were each to receive one thousand dol
lars for their services. Witnesses were sent
fom this county, who were to receive three
dollars per day, and expenses paid. The case
was u'e3 III sne M'c, \ssu1y, 1oo.!l "nu
nehce ~. = ns9 ~ ~, 49, w pe h;s s
aio iol "is o., ,.eHs, uI ~ .t:s .:s
term VI oMce ~. ny y. eesuo 'ne sos.s y. '"'1
con'es'eu case' & iol .ae Wy su s'nds "So - ~
MK.~..-,, m. I'D hovavor to witnesses
the;r ern.n.es snd feea of officers at Des.
mo,nss, $500: An1 70 tne .uolnies ~. ~ ~
making the sum sotal Paio OUT oy nlm SyI0.ss.
Upon coming into once, found oil these
claims unsettleS, and commenced paving them
Of .ftar he;n. sat;sf,ea of their correctness.
.I .--. .-.a.sAJ - J - !.
as fast as they were presented, ana money
received. setueq Win the witnesses as per
ths,n % Ss75 so considered the nrice to he
court thouoh thew were satisfied. and SO was
49,, t,,at ] .hor nouIJ have recoynred the 30 GOO
~ .isor S',od ~ co,,ntv I sett,ad with tho
attornies- by allowing them in full OF all
soIo 40 which Maid. T also Maid the county
- co1s shor.o,.,ad h,, LIDO Moosor All ~
the S3l5 borrowed Dy Judge Meason. All OF
NV term of Office. :l go. +
The amount Maid on debts contracted during
49,. .,,o -;o.r. hoyo boan IN off;c.e is &2ao go
This amount has been paid for transcript
and registry of the swamp lands, for swamp
g land snrvevs and renairs on the island leyee
t:. n"u' r,.1t,, . - 49, f'I,o1,,;,,o oond;t;on.
catlne county IN the Ioiio"inS cohoitioh:
EXPENDITURES. 7s
Am'tpaid by Judge Meason to Attorn neys,
WitneaSes, Fees, &c., in the contested sore o.
case s;d q; GaU,a ha ,na :, At,,vs and Witnesses
M in the he's same M mi matter. as per W contract Of
Judge Measop, y, - ,asaLs 1,ls5.3 8:
Amt paid by me, borrowed OF County by / o.
Msason; i 81. ,.,,. ,o,.r,o.ed dn,, ,a, ~, 'i''O
nn tsrm p of sf6ce' '' $50. g.
sl -
Total Expenditures, "a sa s2.757.s
RECEIPTS. -seJ
Amin rsce;ved bv AT. Banks, Treas.
urer, $52s.4
Amt rec-ived by W. g. .RssS, Treasurer, 1858
g Amt borrowed Of county DySudse Mea- OK
.,;,.a, son, ,v1 " 1,,c,s Tr.,sprs,.. 1900 500
"a" -'S''''' y '6T-s9f --
Total amt receipts, a ! z S.. 26s :
Am'tto be accounted for by John ". .Lu- -o0 8
cas-, ,e2aei. . so'oo9o
y. .,o,a v,, ,oon 81 t,it.o co .
- to % July s, 1889. sf'iSd ~ 's"o"| So, ,4s4. 9
Amt loaned to R. R. Fuhd, siao =. CHS