Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-08
MORNING SESSION.


sst 81 s., 81. MORNING SESSION. ,rs.,o.:, s,, q
A motion to allow the District Attorney IS
for each criminal case tried by him, was lost.
The proposition Of L. T. McGrew, 70 pur-
chase part Of the Poor farm, was rejected,
owing to the inadequicy Of price offered. II
was resolved, however, to sell part Of the
farm, provided a suitable price can be had.
Fifty dollars were appropriated to build .
bridge over Mud creek, near Wilton; also,
twenty dollars to cover the bridge over Smith
creek, in Cedar township-the money to be
placed in the hands of the resident Superb
sors. .-
A resolution to appropriate 5000 for .
bridge over Sugar creek, on the road from
Davenport to Iowa City, was referred 70 the
Committee on Roads and Bridges. t..
A resolution was passed that all taxes lev
led for school purposes prior to the year 1858
should be returned to the township for col
lection in all cases where the Board is salts.
fed that the taxes could be made out Of per.
sonal property. In accordance with which.
the taxes SO levied on the property Of George
Chase, of Wapsinonoc township, were sent
back to the proper officer for collection.
The Board delegated oil their power over
the Poor Farm, during vacation, to the Com.
mittee on Poor and Poor House.
AFTERNOON SESSION. >'@ W.
Mr.. Farnsworth appeared and was duly
qualified: hgs heilz&T& s45E
Mr.. Ellis was allowed $50, in consideration
Of extra services IS District Attorney.
The interest on the personal tax Of Mr.. Jas.
Brown, for 1858, was abated. be- III. szas
The report of the Committee on Revenue,
on the report Of Mayor, Funk, was re. commit
ted.
The Committee on Revenue reported the
accounts Of A. J. Lefingwell correct with the
exception Of $3.50; also, the report of O.
Turnkey, which was correct.
All the bills were taken up and passed, &C.
cording to the recommendation of the Com
mittee, except the bill 81 Mr.. 0oldsbeify,
who was allowed $3.50. ,~y 81 7,:wco
rg An appropriation was made to pay the tax
bill Of VIM. Brownson on the land in the suit
tof the county vs.. Asa Gregg, tie title tos,bs
vested in the President of the Board - a
The compensation Of Deputy Collectors Of
delinquent taxes outside Of the city Of Mus.
catine, was increased from S to 10 per cent I
The bonds Of several township officers were
presented and approved. 80 . SogA5 -. > I.
One hundred dollars wss appropriated to
subscribe for twenty copies of . map of Mus
catine county, about to be published by G.
The school tax Of 4. Lord md o. Riggs
previous 70 1858. were returned s r. The town
ships for collection =, -
A memorial to the Legislature was dfswn
up, pray.sgSsas incsease in the salaries Of
District Attomeys.r ri
The Clerk WAS authorised to entsF into q
contract with ]. Castner 10 keep the county
poor for the next two years It q, 2saper week
each. --daA--
Adjourned- until 8 O'clock Thursday morn
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Iowa lNvasz1oHs.-Th The following hate pat
en&g have bsen issued to Iowa invsntors: a,A
+ Window-sash fastener Charles B. Clark,
Mount Pleasant. N9A &c 7''''l'a7
,Eaporator for Sorghum juice p. S.,stew-
art, Wapello. -oy4-
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