New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-03-22
afternoon Session, 2. p. N.


Board called to order BY the Chairman.
Mr. Carey from Committee on Highways,
aud Bridges offer ed the following report
TO the Honorable Board of Supervisors of
Howard County Iowa.
Your Committee on Highways and Bridges,
beg leave to report as follows
We would respectfully recommend the ap-
pontment of Joseph Baldwin of Forest City
Township Commissioner to review, and if
thought proper, relocate portion of the
Howard Center and Lime Springs Road as
per petitions of James Thompson and Others
We would further recommend that S. l..
Halstead be appointed Commissioner, to
view, and if thought practicable, locate q
Road according to . petition presented by
G. W. Halstead and others.
And also that c. S. Thurbur of Forest City
be appointed Commissioner to review, and
if thought proper, relocate portion OF the
County Road from Howard Center to Forest
City. according to petition presented oy Geo.
w. Webster and others.
Also that F. H. Jewett of New Oregon be
appointed Commissioner to view ard if
thought practicable, locate q County Road in
township of New Oregon according to Pc
tition of J. S. LAWYER and others.
Also that Henry S. Gill ert be appointed q
Commissioner, and if thought practicable, To-
cate County Road according to petition
presented by w. r. Mead and others, SO
far as the Right of Way has been absolutely
released by the several owners, and that we
hereby authorize our Clerk to establish said
Road, when said Right of Way has been
released provided said commission and sur
yey have been satisfied
Your Committee would further report that
the Bridges of the county to quite an extent
arc unfinished upon important thorcughfares;
large amounts have been expended and are
entirely useless for the want of a sufi cient
sum to complete said work. We would
therefore recommend an appropriation OF
Seventy-Five Dollars be made to the town
Of New Oregon, Seventy-Five to Vernon
Springs, One Hundred to Albion, and One
Hundred to Forest City, ont Of any of the
funds in the County Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, that the present Supervisors of
said towns have control of said funds belong
ing to his town, and that he be required to
let such job or jobs to the lowest bidder
Also that an appropriation on the same con-
ditions of Twenty-Five Dollars to Chester,
Twenty-Five to Vernon Springs for Bridge
near Miners, Fifty Dollars to Paris and Fifty
DOllarS W CdrdtuSd
That the Clerk be authoriz ID to issue war
rants at such times and in such sums as said
Supervisors may direct.
Your Committee ia further informed that a
number OF Roads have been established in
said County Of Howard, which are not re.
corded or plated, and therefore not return.
able to Read Supervisors for work, thereby
subjectlng the people to great inconvenience
and loss.
Your Committee would therefore recon.
mend that your Honorable Body would re.
quest the Clerk to report at the June session
it there are any County or Stete Roads not
plated or recorded, and the general state ol
the Road Record. All of which we most res
pectfully submit. 9l5
: :: !, ! Y ?i;;s S;;$:s. s;;s:;ss.'. Committee.
On melton Of Mr.. Baird, the report was ne
ceivcd. Mr.. Beard moved the report be adoptee
Mr.. Seely meved as an amendment that al
those applying for road, shall pay all the
expenses amendment carried. The repor
was then adopted as amended.
Mr.. StrokheY from eommittce on ShcriHe