Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-06-19
bers all present. Minutes read and
approved.
! On nation of Mr. Humnhr,v ~ ,y,C

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On motion of Mr.. Humphrey it was
} Resoired, That the Treasurer and
Clerk be instructed to expcnd an am
cunt not to exceed twenty dollars, in
removing the rubbish and clearing
the grounds in front and around the
Court House, and that they cause the
same to be done before the July term
Of the District Conrt.
On motion of Mr.. Chapman it was
Resotred, That this Board invite pro-
posals from the physicians of Floyd
County, Iowa, to attend on sick pau.
pers.
Mr.. Billings offered the following
Resoired. That the West half of
Section eighteen (ls) Township
Nincty-six (96) north of Range fifteen
| (l5) West be detached from the town
ship of Floyd and attached to the
township of Niles, and that the South
three-quartcrs (a) of Section Thirty
one (3lD Township Ninety-six (96)
North of Range Fifteen (i5) West
be detached from the township of St.
Charles and attached to the town
ship of Niles and that the North
half (R) Of Sections one (l) two (2)
three (3) four (4) and five (5) Town
ship Nincty-five (95) North of Range
fifteen (l5) West be detached from
the township of Niles and attached to
the township of st. Charles.
On the question, shall the resolution
be adopted, the ayes and nays being
ordered, result as follows aye Bill
lings, Chapman, Graham, Humphrey,
Mathews, Reed, Rex, and Townsend.
Nays none.
MIR. Chapman offered the following
which is adopted:
Resolred, That .he Clerk of this
Board employ some competent per-
son to make maps of the several
townships of the county, at price
not to exceed one dollar each.
On motion of Mr.. Humphrey it was
ResOlred, That the Treasurer of the
County and Clerk of this Board be
and they are hereby authorized to
procure such bookcases, shelves, and
pigeon.holcs put up in the vault of
the Court House as are necessary for
the sale-keeping of the books and pa
pers belonging to the County, and
that the County Judge be authorized
to procure desk for his Office.
The Petition of Mr. Parker for re-
issuing tax receipts was presented by
the Judiciary Committee, who report
that they recommend that the prayer
of the petition be refused, which re-
port was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Mathews it was
Rssolred, That the application of
Samuel Clay, for an order on the Treas.
urer to refund taxes claimed to have
been wrongfully paid be refused.
Mr.. Mathews offers the following
which is adopted:
Resolved, That Abner Root, Clerk Of
this board, and l.. L. Huntley Treasur-
er of the county of Floyd, Iowa, be
and they are hereby authorized and
empowered to sell at public vcnduc at
the door of the Court House in this
county, the following described Real
Estate, belonging to said county of
Floyd, to wit : Lots l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, I,
8, 9, 10, IL, l2, Is, l6, II, Is, 10 and
20. all in Block 27, in Kelly Il Co.'S
addition to ST. Charles City, upon Civ
ing four weeks notice of such sale by
publishing such notice four weeks
successively in the Charles City Re-
publican lntelligcncer, and such other
notice as they may deem proper. Such
notice to contain description of the
property to be offered for sale, and
terms of such sale. Said Real Estate
to be offered in parcels. Said Clerk
and Treasurer to sell said Real Estate
as aforesaid or so much thereof as
they may deem for the best interests
of the county. They to have the dis
cretionary power to sell only such
portions of said Real Estate as they
may deem beneficial to the best inter
est Of the county, and upon terms and
for q price which they may deem for
, tue best interests of said county, here
by authorizing said Clerk and Treas
. urer to postpone said sale from time
, to time. But such postponement shall
, be publicly annouced when and where
: said sale should have taken place and
they are hereby authorized to receive
in payment for any lots so sold, coun-
ty warrants of Floyd county.
On motion of Mr.. Humphrey it was
Resolved, That the Recorder is here
) by ordered, that before paying any
{ accounts for obtaining a certified re
, port from tho records of the District
, Court of the United States for the Dis
f trict of Iowa, that said account bl
submitted for the action of this board
; The committee (appointed at tn,
5 January Session of the board) OF
Railroad matters present majority
/. and minority report, as follows
e To the Board Of Supervisors of F2oyt
County, Iowa:
!: We the undersigned, a committe,
appointed by your honorable Board t.
look after the intcrestsDf the count,
G in the matter of the County Bonds
issued to the Cedar Falls e. Minnesot;
Railroad Company, would respectful.
report, that we attended the meeting
of the Railroad Company in May last
az SSuut i aiiS, - SpSS"i hhSStbs
i called may Sd, and the annual NEE,
ing of May 5th,-,and that the Raj
road Company would only surrende
tn County Bonds in their possession
e in exchange for the Bonds the count
e held against the company for tn
u faithful application of the proceeds Q
e said County Bonds. This a majorit
e Of your committee did not then fet
willing to do, believing that we coul
5 do as well as that at some future time
D. and might do better. We did pr,
$ pose to them that the county woul
g lose half Of the bonds that had bee
e disposed of, the company the othe
3 half, aud mutually surrender tn
bonds held by each party This tn
d company refused to do. Your con
y mittce then being empowered to az
as should seem best to them, cast tn
votes Of the county. at the aunu;
a. election of Railroad officers, and &C