The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-06-20

WIN. Baker offered tie following wh'sh
was adopted:
Essoired. rha, the Ci.rk Of District
Court be and he is hereby authorizsd 10
settle claims, and draw orders on the
County Treasurer for the keeping OF pau.
pers where contracts have been entered
into, and the accounts are properly mace
out and endorsed by the Township IEus'
tees.
The Committee On Roads, &C., msds
the following report, which was adopted:
To the Hon. board Of S1pervissss Sf
i Ce,iar County, io.ca:
We the Committee on loads, Bridges,
and Ferries, would beg leave 70 report
that under the depressed condition Of the
financial affairs of Cedar County ut tho
present time, we forbid that this Board
make any appropriations for the erection
of bridges at the present time.
j J. WniGur, Chm.
The Committee on Roads, Bridges, aud
Ferries made their report on j. b. Nc
Gilrs resolution for an appropriation to
build bridge over Wapsepsnecon k!vsr
at Williams Ferry in Mass'lon Township.
On motion, the resolution is laid over for
the present.
I j. j. Wright offered the following
which was adopted:
! Resoleed, That in all roud cases, where
roads are established, on condition OF ps'
titioners payiu. costs and damages, wneSe
J the aggregate amount Of damages and
costs do not exceed $50, the time for the
payment Of damages and costa Is hnaseo
to 90 days When the costs aud dana
gcs exceed $50, months time shall b
allowed in which to make payment.
j. T. McGill offered the following:
Rcsolced, That there be and there here
by is appropriated for the use OF the
families of volunteers who are or may
be called to enlist in the service OF tho
State or Of the United States, Of Cedar
County, the Sum Of $4,000, or so much
thereof as may be necessary. And oil
sums thus appropriated shall be determ-
inrd by the Board Of Supervisors.
Ed Wright moved to amend by strik.
inr out all after the word Resolved, and
insert the following:
That each member of the Board OF Su-
peryisors be, and they are hereby appoin.
ted "A committee in their respective town
ships to attend to the wants Of the tam'-
lies OF volunteers either in the State OF
United States service. Said committee
to furnish such articles as said families
may stand in need of, and present their
accounts, properly verified, to the Clerk
Of the Board Of Supervisors, who may
allow the same, aud issue warrants, No
believes them just and in accordance Win
the laws passed by the Extra Session OF
the Eighth General Assembly.
On the amendment the yeas and nsys
were called fer, which resulted ~ fol.
lows:
Yeas Ed Wright, J. J. Wright,
Loomis, Stanton, Wharton, lloughton,
Robinson, Il. Brown, Mason, J. W.
Brown, Shelden, and Baker-l3.
Nays-J. B. McGill. Carried.
|. j. i. McGil offered the following
which was adopted:
WHEREAS, The public good requires
that there s@ou'd be roads, bridges, and
, ferries in the County of Cedar, and %
there is fund, or will be in the course
Of time, therefore, ..
Res0ired, That the Hon. Board Of Su.
, pcryisors do submit to the voice Of the
people Of the County at the next gener'
/, al election, to be holden in October, 1861
: that the swamp land fund be approprist
cd to the building of bridges i'll said
County
; On motion the following is adopted:
HesoItcti, That the Clerk be, and he ID
hereby authorized to draw warrants in
-. favor of the following persons (membera
Of the Board Of Supervisory to the
amount set opposite their respective