Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-06-19
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FLOYD COUNTY
June Session, 1862.
Office Of the Board of Supervisors.

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June Session, 1862.
Office of the Board of Supervisors,
st. Charles City, Monday, June ID, 1862 (
Board met at two o'clock, p. NJ
Present, Chester Butterficld, Chair
man; Mcssrs. Billings, of Niles
Chapman, Of Ulster Graham, of Riv
erton f; Humphrey, Of St. Charles
Mathews. of Rockford Reed, of Rock
Grove Rex. of Union +; Townsend, OF
Cedar--a full board,
The minutes of Friday, January
10th, and also the minutes Of County
Warrants issued by the Clerk since
that time, were read and approved.
On motion of Mr. Graham it was
Resolved, That the committee ap.
pointed at the January Session to look
after the County Bonds in the hands
of the C. F. & NJ. r. r. Company be
requested to make report of their
doings on Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Humphrey asked to be excused
from acting as chairman of the com.
mittee on accounts, and on motion, he
was excused, and Mr.. Chapman ap.
pointed in his stead. On motion OF
Mr. Mathews it was
Resolved, That the Clerk of this
Board be authorized to settle with the
several township clerks for money
that has come into their hands by vir-
tue of their Office.
Sundry accounts and petitions were
presented by the several Supervisors
and others, and referred to the appro.
pirate committees.
On motion, adjourned.
Tuesday, June 3d.
Board met at Q o'clock, A. NJ, men,
bers all present. Minutes of yester.
day were read and approved. The
committee on Official Bonds report
the following Bonds as executed in
due form of law with good and suffi-
cient sureties, and on motion, the same
were approved. viz:
Bond of r. A. Foster, as Constable
of Cedar Township.
Bond of S. S. Knap as Constable of
Rockford.
Bond of john Edmunds as Consta-
bic of Ulster.
On motion Of Mr.. Humphrey, it was
Resotrsd, That in the matter of the
suit of Nelson & Co. VS.. Floyd Coun-
ty, r. n. Mathews, Esq, be requested
to take the case in charge with au-
thority to employ counsel should he
deem it necessary.
On motion Of Mr.. Mathews, it was
Resolred, That the Clerk of this
Board be and he is hereby instructed to
file with Enoch Buck, Administrators
of the estate Of G. +. Haley, deceased,
a claim against the said estate for all
accounts which have been audited and
paid by this Board for attendance
and care of said G. L. Haley deceas.
ed or his heirs, or for materials fur.
nishcd for same, and that the Clerk
certify said claim as required by law
in similar cases.
Mr. Mathews offered the following
which was adopted
Resoired, That the County Trcasu.
rer be authorized to refund money OF
any taxes wrongfully paid, and charge
the same to the several funds to which
said taxes so received have beer
credited, but in case of any doubt a.
to the propricty of rcfunding the same
he shall submit such claims to the &C
ton of this Board
The committee on accounts repor
the account of Z. Brownell fo
$l7,75 and recommend that $l2,25 b,
allowed. On the question, shall $l2, 2
be allowed on said account, the aye
and nays being ordered, result as fol
lows aye, Graham, Humphrey, Math
ews, Reed and Townsend. Nay, Bill
lings, Chapman, and Rex.
The trustees of Rock Grove Town
ship report that they have appraise'
the School Land as directed by thi
Board as follows: The North hal
and the Southwest quarter of Sectio
Is, Township 96, Range II. at tw
dollars per acre, and on motion q
Mr.. Graham, it was
Resolved, That the Clerk Of thi
Board be instructed to sell such land
for cash at two dollars per acre.
The committe on School Fund re
port that loans have been made of tn
permanent School Fund Of Floy
County. since January lst, as follows
Jan. 24th, 1862, $4,000 to Willial
T Adams.
May 10th, 1862. $4,000 to Lafayett
Knowlton.
May 10Th, 1862. $4,000 to Weslc
Brownell.
May goth, 1852, $500 to willia'
Sprague.
May goth. 1862, $500 to Cheste
Butterfield.
\ And on motion Of Mr.. Graham, sal
loans were approved by the Board.
On motion of Mr.. Mathews, ii
Board went into committee of II
whole to hear the report Of the Ra
Road Committee, appointed at IL
January Session. Mr.. Reed in Il
chair.
Committee rise and ask to be dischar,
ed, and the Board resumes its sessio
On motion of Mr.. Mathews it W.
Resolved, That committee of thrt
g be appointed to draft one or mo-
4 propositions on Rail Road matte
# and submit the same to the Board.
' The chair appointed Messrs. Mat
n ews, Reed, and Rex as such comm
n tee. On motion, ajourncd.
N "Wednesday Jnne 4