The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-02-23
BOARD OF .I?EEyI>GaS.


BOARD OF .I.EEvI>GaS
This hn,Iy wa. in Session THe>dsy ans,
We,lne-d,y of this week. Much '.np>r
tant business wa transacted, as will al pear
from the oficial proceedings which We have
hone- If rresen;in. 10 the readers af the
.AonpGreii next week. We yer. in arten
dance upon the deliberations Of this BODY
long enoush 10 conrincs ns that the interest.
1T this County are sa:e-perfs c'ly safe in
the hands tn which ,hry d I'VE hean entrusted.
The members have, 30 far We are co-ai.
.tst OF their Eciinn, ,lem 'aned them ,elses
Ike honest, upright, careful business nrn.
ihry have Encountered many perpi, king
hut with the al IF icirrninei men. thry
at ONCE TOOK the necessary steps Ia r,rnsy.
such obstacles, snsitn psl the al .ir- II "a.
C"nniv IN The condition required bv Law.
Alter they shall have completely succeeded
IN d,eutans!lng The c.hIu-rd web, malrru.
ient, unqualified and pccnla,ing slIiclals,
the Il ,ard viii haze no,hin, before them
but straight, clean wutk and the County
wIll flourish, and wax sEruu. and weakly,
: those Counties have done which have
been managed hy honest and mprteus
officials.
Ia the hercnean task of ,Irai. .h,cnuc VI.
the affairs Of the Conutv. the l. ard h.,
alrea YIN the short space If TX wrrk.-
made wonderful progress. Ey lis prompt. g.
iirm and decided acGiun, al It's mcetlii. III
Jannars. Hn unworthy uiic al h,- en- ous', d
from II p '>IiInh IN which he has worked ,h,.
C"ury an almost 'rrepraAIr mi ny. Ic.,
". ID. iukNE2, Cnuntv Treasurer, has ic,n
t'Tc' d /" rr-i4"--nud u + na";uu. lncubm-
ht' :hns been lift d from poor old tax
ridden Pattnwat,"mie County.
Tn" Board appointed ia ht, stead, Tn -
l"-TEviN,-a man of rect habit. Of
"n.rd honesty AMI integrity al purpose, IL
-rh'i'm'n and II scttolir: unu whu nos
only k,t"ws "hrn Ihtnc /. Il .ue right. hut
kn"w> bow TO d 'h"t th.pg rlgh anI nut
,n|y Is al th,s true. hut h. J. n IN "a ia !us-
triJn, IN II hi pur.u t., and oue VITO wili
prove IN Ie!nt gable III III: discharge Of The
duties nnw impused upon hin.
Mr.. Tn>TEvIN appointed aS his deputy.
that faithful ub lc ser,an; Of the C,ty,
Tn,s. y. rE :rEnE, T. a.. Csy i:"aAr.!ec-
wA'ch appointment was promptly coi,li III, d
by the B,lr!. What we have ,ai Of Ms.
T,-rtyix, viii apply with 'qial fosc, and
apn '>Iteur-~ to Mr. TEEYN1R, as all VIII
conc DIG, who nave had business VII. tim
- Cay T. co,drr.
With the aid of these two men. We conf,
DENLY believe the Board Of Supervisors wi.
b. rn tIlrd, bv the close # their session IN
jane nexr, t" hrln- or.!rr out out Of w"rs''
than chaos, and T." pr'>"ut I" the pe"pl' at
t." CnIniv 4 buidarc sheei, showing the
actual condition If all lhr affairs al this
! e ,uuiv-thc amount Of money collected.
and ihr disposition mr'ic uf the same- tn
/ i"d'o''"' - VI 'h' S'"''N, ~ 't'""'>N|
exc. a full and comprehensive statement
If this character. has not been made siucr
! FRANK STREET w,ns out If the C"un'y
ia l,e's "fi.e, some sir years ago. ST c"
| then the alf,irs "f the Cnunry have be- II
m ,a-..d, for the most p rt, by incumprl, nt
! o1it,aI>- aud the people Scpt IN worse than
! total igunra,rcr If the manner in which the
ar, r, # the County were teinL manrr' d.
W. are r. need that tn. d'y of "iict"'
/ dHrincss a. pr--"d! We hail lh" new sys-
| te If Crun'y administration. ~ the hrncun
W ttch i. I" tight poor old Pni'awattnm G
ov,r the shanI. and quick.ands Of bank
ruptcy and insolvency,