Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-09-05
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
FOURTH DAY

The Beard met. All present.
| Minutes of last meeting were read and ap-
proved.
/ The regular order Of busin ess wss postponed
in order to consider question that had aris.
en- relative to the bounty for old regiment re-
crui,e, some who are not residents Of the coun
| ~ having been credited TO the county.
Mr. Els (Mr Fiuke in the chair, Uttered the
! following:
Resoirel, That the resolutions adopted BY
the Board. on Tuesday last, in relation to pay.
ing bounty to volunteers to Hli up the old
regiments wac Intended for, and applying on
| " to resident Volunteer from Scott county'
Messrs. Lyon, Ross, Ellis, Coleman, Frost,
Fiuke and Evrhart discussed the resolution.
By request Mr. Price addressed the Board
for the adoption the resolution and against
| payiD any bounty to volunteers in CID regi
men,s who do not live in Scott county.
| After the discussion. the vote was taken on
the resoluti,n o hy yeas and nays and it was
carried unanimously.
The regular order CT business was then ta-
ken up.
Mr. Shaw, from the committee on bridges
and highways reported on the Anon road
| case, Liberty township and the Inguessi road
| CO e. and Princeton township, recommending
| the appointment of commissioners Report
| was adopted.
" jane Hall was appointed commissioner
in the Anon case, and the frs. Mondsy OF
| October,a at 10 O'clock A. NJ. AS the lime Tor the
| performance Of his duties.
Air Andrew J. Hyde was appointed COM
! miss cner in the inguessi case, and the time
| fix 4 for the 9Th of October 7th at 10 o'clock
| A NJ
| TIE consideration Of the bill Of John Lam
| bert, SO township trustee, which was laid over
hon M fou
clerk read the III nutes Of the proceedings of
| the Trustees meeting TO see whether they had
earned their money. After examination, the
| the thanks of the Board were rendered Mr..
Smsrt for his ATTENDANCE a:d the infcra. alton
be furnished.
The pending motion being to ray Mr.. Lam.
bert $40 so, the full amount Of his bin. Mr.
Ross moved to amend by allo wing $21, 90.
Messre Frost and Ross discussed the motion
when. without taking the question, the Board
s4;ourned till the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The quest on Of paJing the bill Of John
Lambert Of 1850 for services as township
trustee " a. taken up.
MIR. Dyon moved to amene the amendment
By inserting $50 ia the place OF p, which
was los. by tie vote. The first amendment
also lost.
Mr. Els moved that s2s be inserted in the
place Of SAG 90.
Mr. Earhart moved to amend Mr.. Ellis
amendment by inserting $25 instead of $2S.
which was lost. Mr.. Ellis motion prevailing,
the original motion was so adopted.
On motion Mr.. Robes n, trustee, on his bill
Of SAB, was allowed sac. 80.
Owing to iuformsiity the bill OF Mr.. Doolv,
the other trustee, Was laid over until Friday
morning.
Mr.. shaw. from Committee on Bridges and
Highways.reported back the matter fthe res
urvoy Of the Rockingham and Aliens Grove
road cases. and on motion the clerk vas di-
rected to give twenty days notice of action in
the came. in the official paper Of the county.
Petition Of citizens Of LeClaire relating to
bridge over Silver Creek was laid over until
Friday.
Mr. Carpenter, from the Committee on
Equalization, reported back the petition Of
james Burnsides for the acticn Of the Board
and on motion the Clerk was ordered to issue
an order reimbursing Mr.. Burnsides. on pre-
sentation Of the certificate of the County
Treasurer that an error had occurred in max
in e out the tax receipt
Mr.. Els, from Q select committee. reported
the action Of the CO nnittse in tie matter of
repairing the Jail. Report adopted
On motion the bill for papering a room ct
Mr.. Ross offered the following:
Resolved That our Senators and Represent.
atives OF the Legislature Of Iowa are requested
to advocate the passage Of law appointing
commissioners to take the votes Of the legal
voters Of the different regiment. of Iowa Vol
untears. for state and county officers in the %
,--ssdsv of October. 1862. at the respective
ni.. y Of rendezvous either in this State or out
Of it.
Mr. Ell, moved to lay the resolution on the
table. on the ground Of the want Of 'juriisdie-
ton" Motion lost. Resolution also lost
On motion the following resolution vas
adopted
Resolved That the Clerk Dc authorized 20
tar ,i.t for laeI - . :. 'ee not exceeding 81.
On motion Board adiour. 'ed to meet at :
clock on Friday morning.
Tor insnronOo rf;oo of v. r. ROeS