Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-12
FRoOD DEDlNa9
10y 1HR-
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
FIFTH DAY.

| Minutes OF last meeting read and approved.
| A commu nication Of d. T. Newcomb, invit-
ing the Board Of Supervisors to visit the road
asksd 10 be located, ON motion Of Mr.. Ross.
vas received and laid en- the table
The claim of w g. Glassmso was referred
10 Com mittee on POOR and poor hcuse.
Mr. Ross, from Committee on Finance. re-.
ported the following bills ~ approved: II
Abel James Thoripgton, J II. Price. H. IL
Andersen. John n. Lyter. James Horsn. San
ders Bro. Report adopted, and bills ordered
paid.
Il. 7. Putnam, Chairman ii the Committee
90 Equslisatior. reported in favor Of B. r.
Jsfriss, having the assessment Of 1850 on his
property made the same ~ 10 1852 Report
adopted.
| Mr. Fluka, from Committee on Poor and
Poor House, reported in favor Of paying the
| following claims: Edridgs 4 Williams, L. c.
Burwell. j. Heissr. J. ii. Ssllen. l. =. Costes
James Bold. n. Mathes. A. Brown. A. Green
d Co.
Mr.. Fluks, from the Committee on Poor and
Poor House. made the following report:
TO the Hon. Board of Supervisor Of Scott
County, loud:
Tho Committee on Poor and Poor Huuee
have vis'ted the County Farm and examined
the buildings. stock and things generally.
The farm contains 100 acrss, all of which is
under cultivation. The fences are some vi hat
out of ordar. 1t will require 255 rods Of fence
| to fence in all the land.
| There is Is acres sowed in grass but does
not produce much hay or pasture There was
about 80 acres plowed last fall on "a acres Of
| which are corn.stalks. There Was about 1900
bushels of wheat raised on the farm last year.
| Of which 700 or 800 bushels are yet on the
| farm. There was about 1900 bushels Of corn
NEST OF which remains yet. 100 bushels oats
| (most Of it yet hed). TOO bushels potatoes, 400
| bushels barley, $500 lbs Of pork, 800 lbs Of
beef
| The county have two horses and a very
good supply Ct tools and implements to work
| the land. Five cows and six shosts.
We would recommend the purchase Of one
| brood more Two or three mich cows thirty
| or forty hoss. Also one sett Of double har
ness and harrow.
There are - panpers in the house at tt g
present time Most all are suffering OF diseases
physical or mental.
The building occupied by the steward and
paupers We found very cesn, and well
arranged for the comfort OF the occupants
There is ample room % accommodate oil, and
srhaps as many more as are now in the house
Much credit il due to the present steward-
Mr.. Nutting-- for the manner in which he has
couducted the affairs of the County Poor House
and Farm.
We also recommend that good supply Of
small fruit and shade trees be set out next
spring around the building, and that they be
protected by . good fence All OF which is
respectful ly submitted.
fsignedj Tx FLuxr, Chm Com.
Mr. Neal from the Committee on Report and
Public Officers. reported back paper suppOs-
ed to be the report Of T. Follett, Township
Clerk Of Liberty.
Mr.. Frost from the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, made a report recon
inending that fence be built round the jsil,
and that increased security be afforded for
the jais. The report of tue committee was ac-
cepte !. after being modified SO ss to authorize
q new roof also TO be built.
The reports Of the Treasurer and County
Judge on Permanent School Fund, were refer
red to Committee on School Fund
b. p Putnam offered q resolution refusing
application of d. I. Nswcomb to vacsts road
in Blue Grass Township.
Ayes and nays called for by Mr.. Ross. Ayes
Fiuke, Ellis, Frost, Lyon. Aowrey. Putnam,
Rolls. Ross
Nays-Carpenter, Esrhart. Neal Pinneo.
Sha w. Soyder-6. Resolution adopted.
Mr.. Neal from the Committee on public Off
GERS, report ed in favcr Of Francis Darnell,
Clerk Of Winfield township. Report adopted.
and Mr. Dsrnell came forward and was sw orn
IN.
Mr.. Ross offered resolution, that al county
officers receiving pay by the day. file state
ment in detail Revolution referred to Com
mttee, consisting Of Msssrs. Esrhsrt, Ross and
Neal
Mr. Neal offered az follows:
Rssolvsd, That the report Of Committee on
Public Buildines ard Grounds. adopted on
tuesday. so far as relates to repairing the reof
and chimneys of the Jail. be recorded.
| Adopted.
Clerk presented the claims of Jas, Heron.
D. L. Lyon and N. J. Rholfs; also the bonds Of
g. W. Parker. Justice Of the Peace. Buffalo
and Benz Gray. Constable. Aliens Grove
Referred to Committee on reports Of public
officers.
Philip Baker was app 3inted Commissioner in
place of Ja-. H-rron, on application for road
| 10 Clsona.
90 motion Of Mr.. Ross, adjourned till 2
O'Clock.
Board called to order by the President
Roll called; quorum present.
Mr.. Earhsrt, from special Committee to
| whom was referred the resolution Of Mr. Ross,
offered the following:
Rssoi,ed That after the present session of
the Board Of Supervisors, all township and
county of6cers who by law are paid by the
day for services upon presenting elaine against
the county. shall 10 their accounts. under oath,
specify the date and number of days they were
engaged. and that they were necessa rily 90
employed in the discharge of said duties.
Bonds Of Geo. w. Baker and Benz Gray,
presented and adopted.
Committee on claims reported back the claim
Of James Heron, for want of proper attesta.
tion
On motion Board adjourned to meet on
Tussd..t ,svt, at 10 o'clock An
TRssi ,sq.-A man named John Nc
Farlin vac brought before Justice McKown
ysstert"v, on . charge of cutting down a tree
On the land of John L. Davies. back from
AavilaLds Warehouse. He Vas fined g. and
costs. Itappeared thst he bad leave to cut .
tree on Mr. LeClairss land. and by mistake
got upon Mr. Davies property.
The sidewalks are in very slippery
condition, As general thing, causing many an
upright, moral citizen 10 change his position,
and utter words found in no we'll regulated
family library. We don't know that there is
any help for it except to use extra caution OF
take the middle Of the streets.
THERE is considerable anxiety to know
what the city fathers sre going 10 do about