New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-01-11
Proceedings Of tho Board Of ofSuper'
yisors of Howard County at New
Court House Monday Jan. 9TH
1861. ..-. .-..

Clerk of the District Court called the
Board to order at O'Clock P. M.
Supervisors present:
ALBION, J. w. Beard. ALTON, J. II.
Boggess. CHESTER, s. Radford.
FoREsr City, not represented. How
ARD, G. w. Ostrander' HowARD
CENTER, T. R. Perry. Iowa RIVER
M. Niles. New OREGON, c.. NJ. Nun
son. PARIS, Thos. Griffin. SARArc-
GA, G. A. Salmon. VERNON SPRINGS,
H. D. N>ble, and James H. B. Harris,
contestants for the Office.
Jamestown, S. w. Seely
Mr.. Beard of Albion. moved to elect
a Chairman of the Board; motion lost
C.M. Msnson of New Oregon moved
to organize temporarily, to ascertain
who were members Of the Board.
Motion to adjourn, by Mr.. Beard,
carried. Adjourned to Tuesday mor
ming January at 9 0 clock, A. NJ.
TUESDAY MORNING JAN. 8 1861; 9
O'CLOCK, A. M,
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
and called to order by the Clerk.
Mr.. Beard moved the election of a
Chairman, which motion was lost.
Motion made by G. M. Munson of
New Oregon that the Board of Super
visors organize temporarily, by appoint
ing G. w. Ostrander Chairman pre-tcm
motion lost. ........ .......
On motion of Mr.. Harris of Vernon
Springs, a motion was made that the
County Judge report to the Board,
whether he had any official notification
of vacancy in the Office of Supervisor
from Vernon Springs; motion lost.
Mr.. Beard moved to proceed to ballot
for Chairman; motion lost.
Motion repeated with same result.
Mr.. MunEon moved to elect Mr..
Niles temporary Chairman.
Mr.. Beard rsoved, as a Substitute, tho
contestants from Vernon Springs be re-
quired to abstain from voting; substi-
tute adopted.
Mr.. Munson's motion renewed; lost.
Mr. Beard moved to elect a Chairman,
Mr. Radford made molten to ad-
journ to two o'clock P. NJ. carried.
Afternoon Session. P. NJ
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. Beard moved that the Boar,l pr>'
ceed to elect chairman. Carried.
Mr. Munson moved thatJ. H. Big
CESS be elected permanent chairman
Lost.
Mr. Munson then offered the followin,
resolution: "Rcsolvcd, That this Boar.l
of Supervisors do organize by elcctins
a Chairman by ballot, and that the PEI
son relieving the highest number Of
votes be declared duy elected: carried.
The Clerk appointed Mr.. Ostrandcr
and Mr.. Radford as teliers.
Proceeded to ballot for Chairman.
1st. ballot resulted: for T. r. Perry, )
J. IT. Bosgess, 5.
I'd. 81. 4th. 9th. an 9th ballots re-
sulting the same.
Mr.. Munson offered the following
resolution, which the CleIk decided out
Of order.
Resoloed.--- That the Board Of Super
visors proceed to organize under the
proceedings instituted on the 7th inst.
substituting G. w. Ostrandcr in place
of Jas. H. B. Harris on the committee
to examine into and report the names of
those entitled to seats in this body, and
that the committee report tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock: motion lost.
J. III. Boggess moved to adjouro till
Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock; car
ricd
On motion Oft p Davies the
lobby attending the Board of Su-
pervisors, comprising a large and
respectable body of the sovereigns
adjourned TO meet the Board at
the Court Honse on Wednesday
morning at 9 O'clock.
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