Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-03-16

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&c which has hasn 4
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Outstanding mcnst for mukk
an !. Z. Dstshas, aav salksO0
Making s4Ass
! as ss' 4''4 Z ~ Ass, 78l
Wkisk leaves ssnainsng u
Swamp Lands II ySOs 90
AZ shs rsqasst % soaaaog the CoEnaais-
lee, 80 axansasd sAa GwAsap Lard decd
"a By Judgs Iamaa, Il sEhes. A. WaIkeF,
daring lS56457, and cad tbs asaopns APP
pears 10 ba 900 asreas ii whisA thaFeI
appears By sAe beokas d bars bsaa pre-
empsea I. $40 aeRea. Asnoans appAssss-
ly NOT pEe-smptsa ESQ aessss
Judge Jaaea rspoFtpa sha anouns rs-
oairsd from Walksss - pegmeas Tor
iamAs o. 90 o.
Tasss Is discrepancy Of 10 acres !;
sc, 100, whieh wiaA bare 10 be iassssig g.
I'D On ths records af Deeds.
TAs book Of original swam Land pre-
captions 10 not nov in the oaaes. Ihe
oas aow there, is in nAny EsspeSsas Ia
sprracs and anrsliskIs, &nd from IL We
hare arrived Al the above saassmsRt.
We and thai on The 7th day ct Jnns,
lIss7, Judge shermAu made ~ o.
der in bis Minnie Book Thas the
Swamp and Ovsr-aswsd lauds in tbs
county be rsOlaimsd by auisabls drains
and lsvees, and that the Drainage Com.
missioner take 10 bis aid sompstsnt
Civil EnginssE, aad all necessary aasls-
sanes, and proessd forthwith shsreia,"
Ana on ths Sd of Januagy, 1859, this
order, seThas Drainage Commissioners
preeesa toEs-baild the BridgeoseF Boy
ss Riyar, On shs Cennsy Road near Iii
ram Bostwiek's, tho same 10 be paid foE
ost of the Swsmp Land Fanda.a
| With these kwo exceptions, ws fad no
entry In tho CounGy Jadge's books a.
papers On sIs in his oakes relative 10 Ihs
rsclAiming VI thu swamp Lands, Tia
| C9anty Jadgs appeags 10 have sarEandsr.
ad the entire sonkreI and management ID
the reelaiming DC drainage Of ths Swamp
Lands into the hands Of Drainage Com-
missioner, WAC h8s al the Ccntgsetsl
Bonds, Youaharss Az IN sslstisR thsgs-
| to, in his possession
Judge Sherman iaformsd ~ that tbs
Drainage Commissiopag bad as yas zen
dared no regular account o. the szs,au.
: ditarss, and that the Osaseg arawn b,
them upon the swamp Land Fuad k&vD
been so drawn ~ the request OF sait
Oommissionsr, made sometimes in wgi
ting and sometimes verbally.
Altar completing cur examination ana
minutes in the Ceunsy Jadges efsGe, wi
called upon d. 3. jackson the Drsinag
Commissioner for information relstiv
10 his proceedings. he delivered 30 d
for examinasioas the Contracts 70
Ditehing and Lsvseing, all Of whisl
: seem to DO in proper fOrm, and each az
accompanied With Bond from the Con
tractor Is ths Law requires.
We found the following Contracts Oh
Gle which have been completed and or
dsrs drawn tor ths full payment Of th
D work .... .-...
a. Cochran, Ditch No. 5, $3.50, O.
Joseph Wsrriek, Lsyse No. /, $40 %
] jobs Denton, Ditch No. 4, 800
william MenaEy, Ditch No. 2, EOS 81
James Mithan, Ditch No. 8, 2l2,9
~ Sl,4ll,A
:, The Contract with Mithan appears =
: have hssn over paid $es, 60, which tn
0 Commissioner ssys be will endsavor b
4 have refunded.
: cosrEAcFs EoE coMpLETzD.
! Thomas Davis, Ditch Pal
No. 8, 2,0s2 .. J. at
22eta. $500 10
Taos. Davis, Ditch
, No, GA seSss. lSee.5
Q /, 5,708 at 80 20, Ia
Section 2, $685.
aa 55c. @ 1,f62,23 2,I03,5
AAarklsy and Dean, +.
1as, i so soa : ~ 49, 500
WoRx DONE.
+. J.B. Stutsmau, Ditch ..
- No. Ia & is l0,iA
cub. yds. at s7e. aT5,ls
j, @, Orion, Ditch 49,. -..
Il No. 7, ALL cab. ..- -.
yrds, as S5c. 1,64S,GJ
400 cub. yrds. a.
S0Gs 81 800 1851 a
= ~. O.. Jamss, Ditch saas-5a..
y No, Is, 2sISA 9. J. - .-
: assTr. Tsg SO 1883
q. "A. Blaka, Ditah 3.
= DO. /, 2,5l7 yards $50
: i lie 1910 2sOyo
4 VI. b. Reel, Ditch No, LII ....-.s
10, estimated cost
7 as 24a per yard, 600 LIZ, z
J John +. Baldwin, No.
Z IL, 5000 cab. yrds. ssasa
q $50. asa, 10 %
Same, Lsevse No. z,
S2ssass J. s5e. 1I.5l4, 30 81
4 Total Amt Coats go COS 40
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J Total Alnoana paid $500
Tbs Drainage CommiHsionaf inform
J ad AZ that he had ordered the work 10 ]
suspended IN Ditch No. 3, Thos. d =
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