Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-17
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS


Board me- Pursuant TO adjournment.
ss Roll called. Minutes OF the Last meetin
read and approved
III Nr. Nea! from the Committee ON Public on
GERS. ssplnd edssrss y the Approval Of 81
bond Of v. II 1hompxcn. The bond Of ~
Palmer fcour,J they report. there being no ev
dence shat the required oath has bssn taken.
Mr. fctnam iion the Committee on Equal
xAtion. reported in favor OF r~u.i.ting The II
OFFS c Gamble for 1860. on personal propert
sppiAlred ~ Sl0,ot9. kspert adopted.
81 The following:
WHEREAS. II will be necessary during th
con.ng recess Of the Board Of Supervisors, /
pay The interest on the county bonds taIIin
due on The lst. II Feb and the Let Of April, 4
furnish fneh h3of n 8 enuSty Isbvsiena lbr th
IIioor. and e. pay FIR the services of the assist
anla II tile county officers, therefore be Is
Resotrtd That the ChArDHn and Clerk o
this toaEd during the recess OF the board, Il
Icases requiring immediate attention, shall b,
authorized to exercise all he pOwevs Of th,
Boar relative thereto, provided, however
that tasy shsJi port Z. vir doings 70 tie BoAst
at their next season. for heir action thereon
The Chairman Of The special Committee re
ported that safe suitable for tie safe keepine
of the records OF he county. had bee boughl
tor $50 30. Report adopted and bin ordered
paid
| Special order tanen Up. B,idge over Budd
Creek N Prffteton, ON motion Of Mr. PinBeo
the Gum # 5000 was allowed. and the report
as amended was adopted
| I.e claims OF ssu,I. shaw and T. C. Teagar
denlAstte referred TO Finance Con,mittsa.
| Mr. Ros. from the Finance Committee, re-
ported favorable upon the following clsims -
AT II T.
Weniz, G. u. P.nnso. and JAS Jack. Kepor,
adopted and bill ordered paid.
| On motion of MIR. Frost the claim Of C.
Baker was siiewed Nv tss hoard. 90 soadlion
that 1t lie properly verified.
Mr. Fluke flom The Committee on School
funG. reported the names OF persons tho hav 9
borrowed money from the School Fund, and
have failed t. pay the interest tn ereon the to-
tai amount Of which delinquent 10 t3l66,76
The Coisialttee al-o reported the names OF
the. { persone who have paid tie l. terest due
on heir loans up to The lst oi Jan, 1861.
The Coinmtlee state that, upon examination,
they iound Tie nccoun - and not in the hands
OF a.. County Treasurer to correspond with
The report OF the County Judge il number and
amount.
Your committee would recommend that no
tice be gwen by the Clerk Of this Board to all
d,ts"q~entS cn the school "a, requiring them
I" ray the amount Of interest due by the lst
OF + Aruary, 1861 +; and on failure 20 10 do.
theiv notes tie piac j in tn. hs nl.a Of the psop-
otiiser for collection Your committee fur
ther recommend that The President and Clerk
OF TIM Board Be appointed committee. whose
daty II shall be 10 examine, or causs to be ex
AHMED I'll the securities ven to the schoor
und. and where tie same are found to he 10.
sutfcient or do no, come ~. to the require
meets Of the law. that they take the Necessary
stees 10 h,vetlern secured "a the lave re
qn'rs. port " as read and adopted
Mr Patnam presente protect If . maiorI-
+ OF the Cemmiilee on Puh!ic Offices, against
the aotrovai OF the toni 81 Lewis Pierce. j.
F., Of Princeton township, there being, in the
oIin IN OF the protestants, irregularities in
81 gn n. the bond which viliates its validity.
X. c. v j and filed
yr Neal offered a res luton resembling the
res ton adopted on Tuesday, requiring ali
moneys in the hands OF the County Treasurer.
ior the purpose of building bridges. to be paid
to The different Township Clerks --be changed,
aad lhai 1t rsmsin IL TIE County Treasurer
hAndses a bridge fund subject to he order Of
the Board for that purpose.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Earhart. the report Of the
Committee on Bri iges and Highways on the
appropriation Vt 81 10. cut Of toe road fund, be
made in addition to their present bridge fund,
Adopted
On motion Of Mr.. Putnam the Board then
adj rned until ] O'Clock =. NJ.
AfTnNooN SESSION.
Meeting called TO order by the President.
Roll called. all the members present.
Petition of Frederick Coats, with reference
to erroneous assessment presented
bir. Ross moved TO receive and 10y ON the
table Carried.
chims Of VIM. Lnrorte, Mr.. Langlishner,
d u Palmer and o. J. Irons pres entsd add
referred Ogdered paid
Bold of d. = Palmer approved.
Committee on Public Bniidiugs and Grounds
TO shorl was relarred petition ef II. Leonard.
report adversely aud petition laid on the table.
Slr. Say der offered the following:
hesoiped. That I X. Fluke, H. G. Neal and
Q Stewar, Els be appointed Directors Of the
Poor Housefor ths ensuing year..
Adopted
Mr.. >haw offered the following:
WHEREAS, vacancy exists in the Office Of
township Clerk OF Buffalo township. There
fore be il
Aesotred, BY the Board th~AJohn R. Jones
be. and he Is hereby sppointsd to fill ssid Va.
cancy.
Adopted
Petition Of II r. Claussen presented aud
referred Committee reported favorAbly.
Mr.. Neal offered the folIowirg:
Res sjsed That the Davenport Oaaetle be the
official paper Of this Board .or publishing the
financial ami other matters of the countv
which this Boa'd d is requires by Law to publi.h.
provided \ be done q, the published rates
Adeptsd. s .r ~.
Claims Il Samuel shaw, J. c. T.ae.rden.
). T.. Odds. j. ID Palmer r, were ordered Dsid.
Mr.. Fiuks offered resolution 10 The effect
thas the elsims of q. w. Psrneo Tor -peupevs
be allowed claim pf Sl2, which vac sdopted.
Claims. OF members Of Board for services
and mileage presented and ordered usid-
Mr. Nsslcfleesl the following:
Eeso we'd. That after the present session Of
the boagd. tte.thtra tss ot each tssue. shell
be set apa,t for the hearing Of road easse.
AfssnssfH H s. ths Application sia / Of J.xrH.u.
1t al. for opening road. pre4snttd and refer.
red. a 80
Ion motion an additional allowspee Of a
cents was voted to Mr., Lyier. 4
Mr.. Put ram fer eti tfe following -
Resolssd, That The report Of the Committes
sn thsSchoo' Fnnd be pnhllshed in tho olIRcial
pap.r Of the Board in full, giving names.detes.
se4bssssaasd' asStsAsi paid Sod uspsllI l.
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