Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-15

mission Of poor into the poor house '
received. 3se 7s tess e.
Nessrs. Crane, Ferry and Zsiglsr w
appointed to attend to the insane.
The Clerk was authorised to issue boun
). warrants to persons bringing wolf scalps
t certificates.
An additional sum Of $7s5 was allow
to defray the expenses of the January ter
: of court. and $500 for the May term.
The CLERK was authorized to draw 81
from the County Treasury in payment I
the tax list when completed.
4 It was resolved that the next letting {
the poor house take place at tho Januar
meeting 1862, to take effect on the frs
Monday Of March following.
1t was resolved that q bridge fund b
raised, and the committee on bridges b
instructed to report on the petitions befor
them at the next meeting.
Adjourned till 9 o'clock A. M. tomorrow
MusoArINE, Tuesday, March II, 1861.
Bids were received from five different
gentlemen for the keeping of tho County
Poor House; Also four bids for the County
Physicians situation.
The communication from the Justices Of
Bloomington township asking for an increase
of fees in criminal cases was referred to the
committee on claims.
The committee on poor and poor house
reported in favor of fencing a certain por-
ton of the poor house farm, and repairing
the fence next to the road. Report received
and the improvements ordered to be made.
The committee on revenue reported that
no moneys, collected as fines, had been paid
into the County Treasury by the present
Mayor Of the city of Muscatine. The report
was received and the committee instructed
to ascertain the amount of fines paid into
the Treasury by Justices Of the Peace for the
school fund.
The committee appointed to ascertain the
expense Of transporting the insane Of the
county to the State Asylum, reported said
cost would amount to about $l25. Report
received and the committee instructed to in
quire ifthere was no cheaper route than by
the river.
MIR. Dougherty, committee, for the tenn
porary relief of the poor, reported that he
mad paid out $44,s5 for that purpose. Re-
port received.
1t was ordered that the Foster road be
the width to be 60 feet.
Haller's road was deemed to be private
'ffair and the petition was rejected.
1t was resolved that the Clerk be allowed |
,ighty dollars q month for his services, un-
June next.
A communication was received from tho
County Treasurer relative to certain coupons,
which was referred to committee on Rail-
'oads.
A communication was received from S. NJ.
McKibben relative to an order lost by him,
which was referred to committee on claims.
Three appraisers were appointed to- assess
he damages arising from a relocation of
he LefingweE road.
The renewal of Lorenzo Parsons note and
he transfer of Peter Heath's note to James
Stone by the Clerk was approved.
1t was resolved that the second day of
very session be set for the hearing of road
business.
The application of G. W. Kincaid, for
he payment Of the interest due for the con-
truction of the levee, was laid on the table
ill the third day of the next session.
The committee to whom was referred the
bids for the keeping of the county Poor
House and bids for the situation of County
Physician, recommended the letting of the
Poor House to Jacob Randallman and the ap-
oointment of Doctors Hershe and johnson
Is county Physicians. Report received.
The committee which was appointed to
why the Treasurer refused to hon |
,r the drafts of the Levee Commissioner,
reported that said drafts had never been
refused.
The County Treasurer was requested to
furnish statement of the delinquent fund
due the county.
A motion to declare the contract in rela-
lion to swamp land between this county and
Henry Altman null and void was laid on
the table.
The following bills were allowed