Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-06-14

be received from sale of lands and due; Pro-
videa, further, that the said Kincaid shall ac-
cept Of this proposition as final settlement
of his claim
Which was adopted by the Board.
On motion of Mr. Evans, Mr.. Ziegler, as
Poor Director, was instructed to provide
home for the founding now at the house of
Mr.. Geo. Low
Adjourned till O'Clock tomorrow friday
morning
.. FIFTH DAY.
Members all present
Mr.. Price moved to order the Clerk to have
a wire of large size drawn on top of the posts
around Court House yard, and have the cross
ings of the fence fixed in some way to keep
cattle out Of the yard.
The following resolutions, offered by Mr..
Younkin, were adopted:
Resolred, That the committee on Swamp
Lands be instructed to ascertain the amount
of Swamp Land fund belonging to Muscatine
Island, and appOrtion the same, and that the
Treasurer be requested to open an account
separate from the Common Swamp Land fund
of the county, to be known as the ''lsland
Fund"
Resolved, That the Treasurer be instructed
to call in all monies due the Swamp Land
Fund, as fast as the same shall fall due.
Messrs. Dougherty, Price, Crane and Evans
were appointed Il committee to equalize the
tax lists and report to this Board as early as
possible.
Mr. Crane, chairman of the committee to
ascertain the reason why the fines assessed
by the Mayor and Justices of the Peace of
Bloomington township are not paid over to
the proper fund of the county, according to
law, reported that Mayor Meason has received
fines payable by him to the school fund
amounting to S235.S SO, of which amount SITS
has been duly received by the Treasurer since
the last meeting of this Board, the remainder
being retained as an offset against certain
costs and fees said to be coming to him from
the county fund in criminal cases, bill OF
which was submitted by the committee. The
committee found in abe hands of l.. II. Wash
burn. j. p, S45.50o of such monies, all of which
is retained as balance against the county as
above The committee also report that there
are certain lockets to which they have not as
yet had access.
The hill of Jacob Bomgardner and Go pei
cent of the bill of W. F. Davis, rejected yes
terlay, We're allowed.
Mr.. Evans introduced a resolution to allow
the Clerk eighty dollars per month, from june
LIST to Oct LIST, 1861, in addition to fees col
lected, provided the amount does not exceed
the p,o rata allowance provided Ply law. Lai1
on the table.
The bills of Mayor Meason, Justice Wash
burne, and Sheriff Gordon, were referred t,
the Committee on Claims.
Mr. Younkin, Committee on Swamp Lands
reported 596.S5 acres of swamp lands OIL
Muscatinc Island sold by the county, at 81 y;
per acre, amounting to SI4S,3l, out Of whicl
W. H. Miller, State agent, was paid by tn
County Judge $175, leaving a balance in ia
nor of said fund of S573,3l. Report received
The Committee on Equalization reporte'
that they have not succeeded in completing
their work, finding in it many complications
requiring much labor and thought to prepar
Il thorough report The subject was conSid
cred in Committee of the Whole, and the fol
lowing report was adopted by the Board:
Wilton township assessment taken as
standard