The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-07-03
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS.
tCUNIL.I sED. J
W EpSESD in

read and approved.
The undersigned committee made tn,
following report, which, on motion, wa:
adopted:
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors o
Cedar CO., Iopo:
We, the committee on Roads, Bridges
and Ferries, would respectfully report up
on the petition of George b. Gill, Tho'>
Nlnn, and sixty two others, praying this
honorable body to appropriate the sum Of
one hundred dollars from the swamp land
fund, or any other fund applicable to the
purpose, to aid in the erection of ;
bridge across Hickory Grove creek on
road leading from Rochester to Iowa
CITY; your curumfttee have rxamfrc,.
and find no funds in the treasury arising
from swamp lands, or any other funds
applicable, therefore your committee can
not recommend
All of which is respectfully submitted.
NM. Ro8ISso~,
VIM. MASON,
LEVI JENNINGS
Committee.
The undersigned committee made the
following report, which on motion was
adopted and committee discharged:
To the Hon. Board Of Supervisors Of &c.
dar CO., lo,ca:
We the special committee who were
appointed to wait upon VIM. i. Cowan
have performed that duty, and that VIM.
r. Cowan has paid into county treasury
the sum of sixty.six and 4l.1O0 dollars
and made final settlement and filed his
receipt with district clerk.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
WV. ROBINSON,
=, BrowN
+. l.. BAssETr
Committee.
Mr. Robinson offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolued, That if the case of Hardacrc
against the county Of Cedar and others,
now pending in the District Court of
said county, should be decided against
the county, the chairman of this Board
is hereby authorized and directed to
cause the said case to be appealed TO the
Supreme Court, by procuring the ncces.
sary appeal bond to be put in aud other
steps necessary thereto.
Mr.. Buttoricld offered the following,
and on motion of Mr.. Wharton, was laid
on the tabl,:
Rcsolrea, That the Board order the
work now progressing on the privy in
the court house yard, be imm ediatcly
stopped. and that the site for said privy
be changed to the southeast part of the
outh gate and the southeast entrance.
Mr.. Buttcriiold offered the following,
which, on motion, was lost:
Resoitcd, That the resolution offered
md passed at the January term of the
Board Of Supervisors, relating to the
clerks salary, be repealed.
Mr. Brown, Of Pioneer, offered the fol.
owing, which, on motion, was adopted:
Resoloed, That the clerk Of the Board
'f Supervisors be and is hereby author
zed to loan of the school fund, to r. c.
sub director of sub-district
no. seven In Pioneer township, any sum
under five hundred dollars providing
the said McClelland secures the payment
of the same according to the provisions
Of the law made and provided in such
cases. Said money being asked for, fo.
the purpose Of building a school house
in said sub district.
Mr.. Robinson offered the following res.
olut'on, which on motion was adopted:
at the June term, 1861, there
was resolution authorizing the May
or of Upton, or his successor in office,
to take charge of the court house
square,
Rcsolyea, Therefore, that the said res
,lution be aud is hereby rescnded.
Resolyed, Farther, that S. p. Daniels
We and is hereby empowered and author
zed to take charge of the public square.
Mr. Brown, Of Pioneer, offered the
blowing, which on motion was adopted:
BE it
Resolcca, That the clerk of the Board
f Supervisors be and is hereby authoriz,
d to issue warrants to the amount Of
en dollars to William =. Dallas and ten
ollars to Robert Dallas, for damages al,
owed by the County Judge at the No
ember term 1856, for road running over
nd across lands of said VIM. Z. and Ro-
ert Dallas-said Judge having or der
d the same to be paid by the county, as
ppears from the Road Calendar. The
anne of the road being the Red Oak and
Zones county line road.
On motion, the rules were suspended
o allow the undersigned committee to
eport:
70 the Hon. Board Of Supervisors Of
Cedar CO., Iowa:
Your special committee on the petition
ctting forth the condition and neccssi-
les of Nathaniel Scott and family, have
attended to that duty and beg leave to
report.
Your committee recommend that there
be appropriated the sum of twenty five
dollars for the payment Of the taxes now
luc against said n. Scott. and the sur
plus Of said twenty-five dollars to be ap-
plied to the benefit Of said Scott and fam
ily; and that W. Rollins take charge Of
aid funds for the aforesaid purpose, and
that the clerk issue county warrant there
fer.
WILLARD ROLLINS,
WM. HENDERSON,
J. j. WEIGHT
Committee.
On motion, adopted.
Mr.. Wright, of Cover, offered the fol-
lowing, which on motion was adopted.
Resolycd, That there be and is hereby
appropriated out of the county fund the
sum Of one hundred dollars as a contin-
gent fund, for the support OF the la,b
and the clerk be and be is hereby autnor
.ad 70 issua warrants upon said fund