Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-01-23
PROCEEDINGS of THE BOARD


PROCEEDINGS of THE BOARD
o. SUPERVISORS OF BLACK HAWK County, Iowa, At TIE
JANUARY SESSION, 1868, coScERS,SG THE soLDixRs RE-
LIEF FUND.
~ -. --.~ January stu.
Mr. Bishop presented and moved the adoption Of the
following:
Resolsed That there be allowed to the wife and paid
out Of the County Treasury for the and
commissioned officers and those whose monthly pay
ceeds $5 per monh) who absent from this Coun
ty in the service Of the nted States and who resided
herein at the time Of their enlistment, and still reside in
this County, tine Of fifty per week for each child
under Of provided she or her husband do
Of the assessed value of SSV provided further that
the wife Of said volunteer shall be allowed the further
Of one dollar per wssE On me OF
the Supervisor Of the Tow nsip in which she may reside
that she is unabla to labor.
Resoiced That the above allowance he made from and
after the first day Of January, 4. D. 1853 .sF ...
Rss0ced That all resolutions and acts Of this Board
inconsistent with the foregoing, be, and the
Mr. bishop offered the following amendment to the res
Ousons offered BY him. concerning the families Of volun-
teers and Of soldiers from this County, 10 wit:
Resolred That resolution No. Is be- and the same is
hereby amended by limiting the number Of children to
The vote being taken by yeas and nays, upon said
amendment, the result ss follows:
AyEs-Messrs. Moore, Bishop, Wolf, Hackes., Gardner
NAIs-Messrs Carpenter, st. John, Clark, Corwin,
Shepard Sergeant, Jordan Hutton, Champn Potts and
Pierce.
Amendment lost
MIR. Gardner moved to amend tie resolution by limiting
the number Of children to be provided for to 1--WE.
Mr. Sergeant moved to amend the resolutions by strik-
ing out the words fifteen dollars per month and insert
twenty dollars per month"
Motion lost.
MIR Bishop moved to amend by striking out the words
" fifteen dollars per nonth" and inserting thirty dollars
per month"
Motion lost.
M Hackett moved to amend by striking ont the words
I" Sl5 per month" and insert III per MONTH"
The queso. being taken upon the resolutions as amen.
died. by yeas and nays the following was the result:
Jordan, Wolf, Potts, Hack..,, Gardn.r Hayden and
Beckwth
NAYs-Carpenter, Clark, Corwin, Hutton, Cha,upln,
and Pierce.
Resolutions adopted amended.
Mr. Pierce offered the following and moved its adoption
and misapprehenson exists in regard to the action Of
this Board in relation 10 the Soldiers Relief Fund in this
County and also anon. the soldiers who In the
Resoloed That recommend that committee Of
three be appointed by the citizens in each Of the
ships of this County (who may desire t) whose duty
shall be to equaze and dishurse the funds of this Count,
which may be hereafter appropriated folders Re;e
Fund. Said committee to be under the direction Of th.
Board.
Resoired That recommend that each soldier Of this
county new in the L. $. service, make allotment OF
Eight Dollars PER month of his pay to the county Treas
for his family and when such allotment is made
the County Urea shall be authorized pay cash
- per month from the fund Of the County, in preference
| to any ether claims
The question being taken upon the adoption of the
foregoing resolutions by and the following
the result
AyEs-Carpenter, Clark Corwin, Hutton, Chamrin,
| and Pierce.
NAvs-Noors, St. John, Bishop, Shepard, Sergeant,
Jordon. Wolf, Potts, Hacket, Gardner, Hayden and
Beckwith
Melton lost.
Mr. Pierce offered the following motion:
That the Proceedings Of this BoRrd In relation to the
Soldiers Relief Fund be published and sent to the SOL
diers Of Blackhawk county. .-.....
Motion carried.
81. John moved that the action taken by this body in
adopting the resolutions offered by Mr.. Bishop
| ing the families Of volunteers, be rescindcd.
The ayes and rays called for and taken with the
| following result
ATEs-Carpenter, 81. Jehn, Clark, Corwn, Hutton,
ChamPln. Hackett and Pierce.
NAYs-soore, Bishop, Shepard, Sergeant, Jordan,
VOL, Gardner, Hayden, and Bsckwith.
Motion lost -..