Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-07-06
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
OF FLOYD eouYrr, \. r.
Special Session. 1865. 4


Special Session, 1865.
Thursday, June 2sth.
The Board of Supervisors met in
Special Session at eight O'Clock, p. NJ,
pursuant to previous notice. Mem
bers present as follows Messrs. Ba-
ker, Brownell, Flint, Billings, Reed,
Wadey and Townsend, and A. l.. Col
Inns, chairman, and J. Y. w. Montague,
clerk. --.--.' -. =
The following petition to the clerk
signed by eight members of the Board
was read as follows
To the clerk of the Board of Super.
visors of Floyd county, Iowa: The
undersigned members Of the Board Of
Supervisors hereby request you to call
special meeting of the Board on.
Thursday, June goth. A. d. 1865, at
one o'clock p. NJ, to take such meas
ures as may be deemed necessary in
regard to the robbery of the safe of
the County Treasurer on the night of
Tuesday, June 9th.
A. l.. Collins. Wesley Brownell
Timothy Billings Henry Wadey.
| Jno. G. Baker. Alden Flint. an
' J. G. Townsend. lBepj. Reed.
Dated, June 2stb, 1865. -z ...7
Mr.. Huntley the Treasurer submit
ted the following statements properly
sworn to in regard to the robbery of
the safe in his Office: ......
To the Board of Supervisors Of Floyd
county, State of Iowa: .9aH' a0'
Gentlemen You are hereby mott
| fed that the safe in my Office was
blown open and robbed on the eve
ming or night of the 9th inst, by
some person or persons to me un-
known, and that there was taken
therefrom in money, stamps, drafts,
and postal currency belonging to
Floyd county Treasury the sum Of
twentytbree hundred eighty.six and
sixty-seven-one hundredths dollars ];
aud in United States $40 bonds be-
longing to me and procured by me
for different parties the sum of nine
teen hundred dollars, with vouchers
and several other papers of value be-
longing to me. .rD . #.@s. Fl
| n,It I.E L. L. Huntley, nH
q Treasurer of Floyd Co. Iowa.
St. Charles, June Goth, 1865. r
State Of Iowa. 60 - ~ .[..L ''
Floyd county. S. IL. L. Huntley,
do solemnly swear that the foregoing
statement or notification is true as |
verify believe. l.. l.. Huntley.
Subscribed and sworn to by L. L.
Huntley before me, June 29th, 1865.
'2Ea'o. j. V. w. Montague, ..
| L. s. So. Clerk Dist. Court.
| [U. S. 5 ct. Rev. Stamp '-.
A. L. Collins being duly sworn
says. that on the 9th day of June,
| A. ID. 1865, he was acting as clerk
in the Treasurcr's Office in Floyd coun-
ty, Iowa that between five and six
O'Clock in the afternoon of that day,
he counted the money in the safe
which stands in the Office of the Treas
urer, and found the amount to be as
follows: ..-....- ....... s..-.f..-
In United States currency, 2,os0, 90
4" State Bank Of Iowa $500
|" Drafts, l# -".ra 1- 54.55
Postal currency, a r9a" 164,57
Z" Revenue Stamps, 1r, Dig 54,55
, nT9s~ Total, 30 1895" eHnn $2,ss6, 81
Two thousand three hundred eighty
, six and sixty-seven-one hundredths dol.
lars that near the hour of six o'clock
in the afternoon Of that day he placed
all of the money as above stated in
the safe which stands in the office Of
said Treasurer, and locked the door of
the safe and the door ofthe office, and
went away, and lid not return to the
Office until near eight O'Clock in the
morning of the next day. On open
ing the Office door in the morning, he
found the door Of the safe blown in
pieces, and all the money as aboye
stated was gone. A. l.. Collins.
! Subscribed and sworn to by A. l..
Collins before me June goth, 1865.
j. V. w. Montague,
| L. s. Clerk Dist. Court, 20
| 5 ct. Rev. Stamp So Floyd Co.
Mr.. Collins offered the following
resolution !: r.rf8 ..' .sa @aal
WHEREAS, On the night of June 2Ith,
1865, the safe of the Treasurer of
Floyd county. Iowa, was broken
open and robbed of 81 200 by parties
to this Board unknown Therefore,
he it #s s". $50 NOES" 'E
Resotred, That reward be offered
as follows for the apprehension and
conviction of the thief or thieves and
the recovery of the money 81 900,
or FIVE hundred dollars for the appre-
hcnsion aud conviction of the thieves,
or five hundred dollars for the recov-
cry of the money. or in that proper
ton for any part of the money. And
be it further
Resoired, That the Clerk publish the
necessary notices aud hand bills to
carry this resolution into effect.
On motion the resolution was unani-
mously adopted. 81
Mr.. Browncll offered the following
resolution, which on motion was adopt
ed: .'-f# H44 iA saN-
Resolred, That the Treasurer be au-.
thorized TO deposit so much of the
funds in his hauds as he may deem
proper in any Bank he may choose.
On motion the Board adjourned 10
I O'clock A. NJ, Friday morning. ~
sdi Friday, June 3Otb, 1865. ii
Board met at O'Clock A. NJ, mem.
bers present az yesterday. The min.
utes of yesterdays proceedings were
read and approved. a''h7as.@aa
On motion Of Mr. BrowRell the clerk
was ordered to publish the proceedings
of the Board at the present Session.
On motion the Board adjourned sine
die. aft AHH A. l.. COLLINS, ID a#
.a- eaE alasl Aah ha Z Chairman. q
| j. V. w. MONTAGUE, Clerk. as.|l