The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-06-23
Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors Of
Cedar County.
TIpToN, June 9th, 1864.

ffOCpEAiIES Vi NUo
Cedar County.
T1pToN, June 9th, 1864,
The Board of Supervisors of Cedar
county convened at the County Clerks
Office on Monday, June 6, 1864.
The President called the Board to or
der, and on the Clerk calling the roll, the
following members answered to their
names:
C. p. Sheldon, Center township; Ma
thaniel Dewell, Dayton; r. II. Hollines.
worth, Cover; D. Mclaughlin, Iowa. W.
Mrson, Linn; j b. Huff, Massilop: B.
j. Rodgers, Red Oak; Jas. Leech, Pho
necr; Thomas stearer, Springfield.
The President appointed Jas. Leech a
member of the committee on Expenses
and Taxation, in place of Mr Parks, and
Mr.. Hollipgsworth on the committee on
Public Buildings, 10 place of MIR. Parks.
Mr.. VIM. Henderson, member of the
Board from Springdale, appeared and was
qualified .,
On motion, the Board adjourned until
! o'clock p. NJ.
Atl o'clock p m the Board met pur.
suant to adjournment. Same members
present as in the a. m and r Cover, A.
Carper aud Z. E Edwards, in addition.
On motion, it was resolved that the
President appoint committee on Equal
ization. The Pres't appointed Messrs.
McClain, Mason and Dcwell said commit
tee.
VIM. II. Tuthll presented the follow
ing report, which was adopted:
70 tie Bard Of Supervisors Of the Co.
Of Tedar, State Of lara:
| would respectfully report that of the
matters placed in my hands for collection,
| have, since the last session of the Board
caused to be made the following amounts:
OF the claim against S. A. Bissell,
E>q for rent, | procured from him an
assignment of Judgment in his favor,
which judgment | collected, amounting
to S45, and paid the net proceeds to the
County Treasurer on the 2Oth April last {.
2. One week afterwards, having learn
ed that Dr. BisselI and his family were
about rem wing from the premises, |
rented the same to We're 4. Bvlcher. Esq +,
fer term commencing the lst day Of
May, 1864, at the rate of $50 per annum,
and received as one quarters rent in ad-
vance the sum of $3.50, the net pro-
ceeds of which I paid in to the County
Treasurer on the same day.
B. Upon the judgment in the District
Court rem Tered in favor Of the School
Fund against Thomas F. Tracy aud Mar
tha S. Tracy, execution being issued; the
whole amount of principal and interest
was made by Sherfl's sale of the proper
ty of Martha s. Tracy, which brought
1888 OS, and after paying the costs of
Court and Of the sale, left the full am t
Of s2l8,9S, which was duly paid over to
the County Treasurer.
l. Ia tie case Of tho School Fund
against Noah Green ct AL the mortgaged
premises were bid off for the School Fund
at The sum Of $500.
) In the case of the School Fund
against John f. Cole ct al, the 40 acre
lot mortgaged was bid off for the School
Fund for tho sum Of 500.
6 In the case of the School Fu"u
against Henry d. Brown ct al, having
some doubts whether the security was
sufficient to satisfy the demand, | made
an arrangement with Brown to stop the
sale and give him further time, upon the
payment by him of $50, which amount
was by him paid into the County Treas
ury
!. In the matter of the claim Of tho
School Fund against the estate OF Rob
NJ. Long, dee d., for the sum Of 800 and
interest, secured by mortgage on the
homestead, the interest not having been
paid for over two years, notice was given
to Somuel Long, jr., that unless the claim
was paid it would be foreclosed, upon
whrch the said Samuel Long, j., paid
the amount of principal and interest
sl2I,33, and the same has been duly re
ceived by the County Treasurer.
Mr.. Samue! Long, jr., requesting, that
inasmuch as he paid the same out OF his
own funds, 10 order that the family of his
brother mi eht retain their homestead, ths
Board of Supervisors would order thai
the mortgage upon said property be as
signed 10 MN 10 secure MIN lot the all
SO advanced by him.
All which is respectfully submitted.
VIM II TUTHILL, Atty.
Upton, june 6, 1864.
Mr.. Edwards offered the following res
olution, which was on motion adopted:
Resolyed, That the Chairman of tn
Board Of Supervisors be directed and EN-
powered to assign to Daniel Il. Comstocl
the certificate of purchase of the Sherii
dated April 81, 1864, Of 40 acres of LAM
bid off by said Chairman, in the case 0
G, Z. lnsman, Treas'r, VS.. John /. Col
and others, upon the said Dan'l II. Com
stock (who is one of the defendants,
paying over the sum of one hundred an
fifty dollars; and the Atty of the count
is authorized to give further time to th
said Comstock to pay the balance of sal
judgment.
Mr.. Edwards offered the following re;
olation, which was adopted:
Resolred, That the note and mortgag
heretofore given by Robert M. Long
the School Fund, the mortgage being W