Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-01-19

mence to view said road, and to file
and approve the bond, said commits
sioner to file his report at the june
session of the Board. -
On motion, adjourned.
Board met at two o'clock Pm. Mem.
bers all present. ..... ... .r.a
! The classification of real.and person
al property for use Of Township AS
SCISSORS was on motion referred to
a special committee consisting of
Messrs. Flint, Baker, and Gleason. Al.
Mr. Gleason offered the following
resolution, which on motion, was
adopted If f..s.. .....rs ~
Resoired. That the Clerk of this
Board, in settling with the clerks of
the several townships in this county,
shall allow,said clerks five per cent on
all road money received by them by
virtue of their Offices, excepting mon
ey received from their predecessors.
The matter of furnishing a room for
the Office of County Recorder was on
motion, referred to special COM
mittee consisting of Gleason, Brown
ell and Chapman.
Mr. Brownell offered the following
resolution, which on motion was
adopted s+
Resotred, That the Clerk of this
Board be required to notify all town
ship clerks that have not settled their
accounts as clerks, to appear immedi-
ately and settle as required by law.
Mr.. Gleason offered the following
resolution, which on motion was
adopted: ...-.
Resoired, That the committee on FL
nance be instructed to call on the
County Treasurer and Clerk and set
tie with them, comparing their books
and vogchers as required by law, and
report the result of said settlement to
this Board. n e, -. 80
Mr. Chapman offered the following
resolution fuss
Resolved, That the County Treasur-
CIR Se eNo~soa the sum sc five hnudred
dollars as salary for the year 1865, and
the sum of six hundred dollars for
clerk hire. ...s. g.. ......
Mr. Baker moved to amend by in
serting six hundred dollars as salary
in place of five hundred, which motion
prevailed, and on motion the resolu-
tion was adopted as amended. -'
Mr.. Gleason offered the following
resolution
Resotssd, That the Clerk of this
Board be allowed the sum of six hun
dred dollars per annum for his seryi-
ces.
Mr.. Collins moved to amend by strik-
ing out six hundred dollars and insert
ing seven hundred before the word
dollars, which motion prevailed, and on
motion the resolution was adopted as
amended. '..a,
The Sheriff reported the appoint
ment of S. o. Page as Deputy Sheriff,
and on motion of Mr.. Flint the ap-
pointment was approved by the Board.
Mr.. Collins offered the following
resolution So.
Resoled, That the Chairman and
Clerk Of the Board be, and they are
hereby authorized and empowered, to
make, execute and deliver to the dis
trict township of st. Charles, a good
and sufficient deed to the southeastern
ly halfof block No. twenty-seven (27),
IN Kelly and Company's addition to
SE Charles, in Floyd county, Iowa, for
the consideration of one dollar !; said
land to be used by said district town
ship as a site on which to erect a
building for educational purposes, said
building TO be worth not less than
eight thousand dollars, to be com
menced and well advanced towards
completion within one year. .,en
On the question, shall the resolu-
ton be adopted, the yeas and nays
were ordered, and We're as follows
Those voting yea were, Baker, Bill
lings, Brownell, Chapman, Flint, Glea.
son, Reed, Townsend and Wadey, (9)
So the resolution was unanimously
adopted. x -......r .Hs .s
j. w. Burroughs presented peti
ton of himself and nine others for a
bounty on Rabbits, which on motion
was referred to a special committee
consisting of Messrs. Flint, Wadey
and Townsend '.t . 7
Mr.. Chapman offered the following
resolution
Resolra, That the resolution now o.
record, paying bounties on striped 60
pliers be repealed, and that an addi
ton of two dollars be made to the
bounty on Wolves, making five dol
lars bounty on Wolves.
Mr.. Gleason moved to amend the
resolution by striking out that portion
relating to bounties on Gophers,
On the question, shall the resolu
ton be so amended, the yeas and nays
were ordered and were as follows
Those voting yea were, Billings
Flint, Gleason and Townsend-4.
Those voting nay were, Baker
Brownell, Chapman, Reed, and Wade,
IS. So the amendment was lost.
On the question, shall the resolu
/ ton be adopted, the yeas and nays
were ordered and We're as follow
Those voting yea were, Chapman
'nT ThagW saksT nay were, Baker, Bill
lings, Flint, Gleason, Reed, TowDsen,
and Wadey-7. So the resolutio
was lost.
On motion, the Board ajourned.
a wednesday, - Jan. 4.
D Board met at Nine O'Clock A. N.
Members all present. The minute
!: of yesterdays proceedings read an
: approved. =
d The Judiciary Committe to whol
; was referred the accounts l.. G. Hi.
d cox, G. Hiscox and L. Whitney for fec
lin criminal causes in Justices cour
Z reported recommending that said a.
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