The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-06-29

At ten cents per yard, would cost $500
expect my present hands on it viii
complete it in six days.
| Mr.. Edwards offered the following
which was adopted: .
Resolv.d, That the Clerk of this Board
be requested to make an order on ou,
Swamp Land Fund to Robert Cover 70,
5000, services in embanking the over
flowed land on tho Upton and Iowa City
road, west of Cedar River.
The Committee on School Loan re.
ported al! loans made by the clerk since
the last session to be in accordance with
the law in the case.
The bill Of VIM. P. Hills, for profess
ional services to the Harold family, from
Dec. I, 1864, to Jan. Is, 1865, amount
ing to 500, was allowed.
A petition asking that Caroline Price,
now living in Massillon township, wife of
deceased soldier who enlisted in Powe-
shiek county, and who has not received
relief from any county or State, nor boun.
ty or pension, be placed on relief list,
was accepted.
Mrs. Cahoon was allowed $50, provid.
ed she leave the county, and that the
clerk draw an order to Sheldon for the
amount.
VIM. Fl. Tuthill, Esq, reported that
in accordance with the instructions Of
the Board, at the last session, he opened
. correspondence with the Register Of
the State Land Office at Des Moines, and
also with the Land Office at Fort Dodge,
for the purpose of procuring the Swamp
land Scrip to which this county is enti
tied, and succeeded in completing the
arrangement by which Alonzo Shaw, Esq
(who had been appointed by the Board
Locating Agent for the county, was duly
commissioned by the Governor, and re.
ceived from the State Land Office the
Swamp Land Scrip belonging to this
county for tho location of 6,466 56.1OO
acres of land. And that he had collected
for the School Fund, since the last meet
ing Of the Board, and paid in to the
Treasurer Of the county, the following
amounts: From Ayres, 1882; From d.
H. Comstock, s1O5,63. Total, s437, ,65.
And asks that On order be drawn on the
Treasurer for his commission on the
same, $2l,SS. Accepted.
The clerk was directed to make an or.
der for the above amount, s21, 1,8s, due
VIM. H. Tuthill, Esq, for commission.
/ Board adjourned to 2 o'clock p m.
Tuesdsy, june Go IN. Board met.
Quorum present. q"
Mr.. Cover offered the following, which
was adopted: .r~~ -~~s
Resolved, That G. P. 1Dgmsn be the
agent for Cedar county to get the Swamp
Land money belonging to Cedar county.
now in the State Treasury.
A resolution WAS offered that, the A.
sornsy Of tho Board having presented a
proposition from James H. Cover to
compromise certain claim held by this
county against him, the subject be referr.
ed to . committee consisting of Shearer,
Bailey and Henderson.
Mr.. Shearer offered the following pre-
amble and resolution, which were adopted:
WHEREAS, The war is about closing
up and our brave soldiers returning
home, thereby reducing our expenses in
the relief fund; And Whereas, in conse
quence of said war pauperism may
increase in said county; And Whereas,
lands are raising in value, it is therefore
expedient that there should be some &C.
ton taken by this Board to secure lands
whereon to erect Poor House; therefore,
Resolved, That there be q committee
of three appointed to ascertain where such
a farm could bo bought, as near central
as possible, the price and location, taking
into consideration the advantages Of
roads. timber, stone and water, and re-
port At our next session the result of their
Investigations.
The President appointed the following
persons as said committee, Shearer, Ed
wards and Cover.
The Committee on Public Property
made the following report, which on mo
tion, was adopted:
To the Hon Board of Supervisors:
Your Committee on Public Property
has examined the Jail and Jail house and
find the same to be in tolerable good con
dition, except fastening to N, upper cell
and Is lights of glass broken in tho win
dows; also find, on inquiry, that the in
sane man confined therein, in need Of
shirts, socks and hat, and would sugges
that the Clerk of District Court superin
tend tho above repairs and getting cloth
ing for insane person; and would recon-
mend that tho clothing consist of two
hickory shirtsy two pairs Of wollen sock:
and one straw hat. Also, on examining
the Court House, find the conducting
spout on the east end Of said house to be
out of repair, and in consequence of said
spout being out of repair there is danger
Of damage being done to said wall; alsc
would suggest that there be fastenings
put to windows in court room similar te
those 10 rooms below, and would recon-
mend that Clerk of District Court be
authorized to have the above named
spouting repaired and fastenings put to
windows as soon as practicable; and would
suggest that the said clerk be authorized
to issue orders on Co. Treasurer for the
cost of the foregoing repairs and clothing