Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-06-05
Pro ceeIlings of the Board Of Su.
DcrviSOTs.

| A<~"S w" hoLAP.
| The boundaries between Montpelier ant
Fulton townships were changed, by addin:
sections 81, 80, SO, 81, So, SO, to Fultor
township. 'e
| The report of the committees on wood chop
ping, and on building at the poor house was
placed on file.
A petition from A. J. Hyde, asking for 8
reduction of assessment of Rowe & Hyde fol
1860, on cattle, to 50 so per head, was refer
red to the Committee on Revenue.
The loans of the clerk from the school fund
were approved.
Mr.. Brent presented a statement with re-
gard to the collection of delinquent taxes.
A committee was appointed to take into
consideration the questions presented by Mr..
Brent
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The report of the committee to whom was
referred the petition of Rowe 4 Hyde in
favor of an abatement of $4,000 on their
personality, was not adopted.
A communication from Alex. Clark was re-
ferred to the committee.
The Kaufman road to Lake township, was
established.
The Hitchcock road was established through
section 10, twp. n, range 8 west.
New appraisers were appointed to appraise
the damages to Geo. W. Hunt and H. Rem
brant by the establishment Of the Nicholson
road.
The "Best" road was established on pay
ment of costs.
Schoonovers' road was established on pay
ment of costs.
The report of the Committee on Equaliza-
ton, adversely to the petition of S. c. Pierson
in relation to assessment of money and taxes,
was adopted.
John Dollarhide was appointed constable
of Montpelier township. Christian Aldinger
was appointed constable of Sweetland.
4 petition from the Ladies' Union Aid So
ciety was referred to a committee on poor and
poor house.
A reconsideration of the vote on Mr..
Hydes' tax was had, and the assessment
abated $500.
An appropriation Of $500 was made for
the Temporary Poor Fund.
Mr.. Hoyt was added to the committee on
poor and Poor House.
Twenty dollars was appropriated for the
purchase of plank for the Pine Creek bridge
on the telegraph road. Also $50 for the
bridge on Mosquito Creek, in road district
No. 5, in Moscow township.
The petition of Chambers and others, rela-
ting to the refunding of Railroad tax, was
recommitted to the same committee, with in
sructions to report at the September
meeting.
Adjourned TIL o'clock Wednesday morn
ing.
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 1868.
The bills of Daniel Smeltzer, Clerk of
Orono township, and Geo. Bagley, Clerk of
Wapsinonoc township, were returned, TO be
made out according 10 lazy. .-~
The Clerks report Of the School Fund was
declared correct, and the note of Andrew
Dobbs was accepted.
The committee on Equalization, to whom
was referred the petition Of Alexander Clark,
asking an abatement of taxes on lots in Mus
catine city and Wilton, reported adversely.
Adopted.
A petition from Geo. Satterthwaite and
others, asking the removal Of bridge over
Mosquito Greek in District No. 4, in Moscow,
was referred to the committee on Roads and
Bridges.
The committee on Mr.. Brent's commune
cation in relation to the collection Of delin'
quent taxes, reported adversely. Adopted.
The Clerk was authorized to purchase
gross of boxes for the filing and preservation
of the papers of his Office.
A resolution was adopted, requesting the
County Treasurer to make out on a separate
sheet a statement of all monies refunded by
him on presentation of receipts from former
Treasurer. Also all receipts for taxes that
arc paid that are not credited, giving de-
scription of the property, and to whom
paid.
The a ,tion of the committee in the case Of
the defalcation of H. J. Campbell, was ap-
proved.
j. Carskadden was employed to prosecute
oil claims nf tho county,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A communication from Mr.. Clark, Super
intendent of the Blind Asylum, at Vinton, in
relation TO Vim. T. Schofeld was referred to
committee on poor and poor-house.
A resolution that all monies drawn from
the county fund for road and bridge purposes
since September LIST, 1862, be refunded to the
county fund from the road and bridge fund,
was passed. A resolution appropriating 500
to build bridge across Sugar Creek, was re-
ferred to committee on roads and bridges.
The report of the committee, to whom was
referred the communication of the "Ladies
Union Benevolent Society,"" appropriating
fifty dollars for their. benefit, was not adopted.
The following bills were allowed:
Stockdale & Grady .............. $40 70
Neidig & Son, ......... ........ l 6O
Brinton Darlington, ........... Sc 90
H, H. Hine, Is sc
VIM. Leffingwell, ........... % sc
Luther Geers, -. sc
Journal Office, ............... 80 OF
Costs before Esq. Harker, ........ 10 II
R. Brown, boarding purposes, ..... 30 5(
H. Hine. 80. III II
DR. Ross % 5S