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

Proceedings Of the Board Of Supervisors.
MONDAY, June 5th, 1865.
Board met a II O'Clock q. m. Ono
rum present.
VIM. MoClain having moved from th.
county rendered his resignation a. Mem.
Der Of the Board. Accepted.
A petition was presented, byJ Leith,
from the citizens and voters Of Inland
township, requesting tho appointment Of
E. L. Bassstt, to dll vacancy occasioned d
BY the resignation Of VIM. McClain,
whereupon the Board appointed him.
A petition was presented by Mr..
Shearer, from citizens Of Louden and vi.
cinity, asking relief for Robert Kelso,
and on motion the following resolution
Was adopted:
Resolved, That the Trustees Of Spring.
field Township enquire if the relatives Of
Robert Kelso are not under legal obliga-
tions to support and maintain said Kelso,
under Sec. 1855 Of the Revised Statute.
Board adjourned to l o'clock p. m.
June 9Th, l o'clock p. m. Board met;
quorum present. e>,.. F.
On motion Of r. Cover tho following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the Clerk of this Board
grant Ferry License to John Snider, as
ferrymsn At Govern Ferry, in Cedar
county, for ten dollars per annum, by his
giving the legal notice and fling . suita.
bic bond.
The soting Sheriff presented a letter
to the Board, stating that he needed four
bailiffs at the juno term Of tho District
Court, and that he could 6nd no one who
would serve for less than two dollars per
day, and asked what compensation he
should offer, and also requested that it be
ordered they receive their pay es soon ss
Court adjourns. Whereupon Mr.. Cover
offered tho following motion, which was
adopted: - .,.....
On the above application I would move
the Sheriff Of Cedar county immediately
post notice st the Court House door,
of four bailiffs wanted at this term of
Court, At $3.50 per day, and report to
the Supervisors 1t 9 .. m. ifthey are OBJ
t'ioed, and Chair appoint committee to
notify Sheriff.
A petition was presented requesting
that Benjamin Wilhelm be appointed
Constable for Center township; 10 place
Of J. E. Knott, who Was elected but
failed to qualify; whsreupon the Board 30
appointed him.
The petitions asking the appointment
of Sheriff were accepted, and on motion
Of Mr.. Huff, were ordered to be laid on
tho table until to morrow.
A petition was presented and accepted,
from citizens Of Springdsle and adjacent
townships, asking appropriation for build.
ing . bridge across middle branch Wap-
sinonoc Greek. Referred TO committee
on roads.
On motion Of Mr.. Shsares tho follow.
ing resolution was adopted:
Resolued, That the children Of Geo.
W. Wise be allowed the sum of two dol.
lars each per month, fol back pay Of
eight months. ..f..u --.
Board adjourned to tomorrow, At 0 o.
clock q. m.
Tuesday, Jun. 9th, 1865. Board met
pursuant to adjournment. Roll called.
Quorum present. Minutes Of previous
day read, approved and accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Bsssott, . special
committee consisting Of Bassett, Bysrs
and Henderson was appointed by the
Chair to enquire into the matters speci-
fed in the following petition:
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors Of Cedar
Where's, On the second Tuesday in
March, 1864, at the annual meeting 10
Dist. No. 6 in the Dist. township Inland,
the electors of said Dist. voted . tax of
$500 to build school house 10 said Dist. +,
which was approved at the Board of Di.
rectors by said Board, and filed by the
secretary of said Board, and returned by
him to the Clerk Of said county, but the
treasurer tells Us the money has not been
collected; now said Dist. feels sgrisved,
We therefore submit to your honorable
body for your consideration.
THOMAS OSBORN,
Sub-DiEector OF Dist No. 6.
On motion of Mr.. Shearer that Geo.
W. Smith be appointed Sheriff to fill va.
eancy occasioned by the death Of J. L.
Bradshaw, the yeas and nays being called
the vote resulted as follows: Yeas
Sheldon, Cover, Garrison, Byers, Bailey,
Aikens, Edwards, Wise, HUFF, Shearer,
Mason-11. Nays-Bassstt, Rice, Fer.
guson, Leith, Hsnderson-5.
VIM. Dilts was appointed Constable
for Cass township, to ell vacancy occa.
stoned by the failure of E. Wilkinson to
qualify.
A petition for appropriation to build a
bridge across Cedar River was laid on
the table.
The following report Of r. Cover, Of
the embankment authorized to be made
across the overaowsd bottom lands west
of Cedar River on the Upton and Iowa
City road, was accepted:
The course of said embankment is near
east and west, and eighty rods long, sx-
tending from tho bluffs on the river to
the second bottom At the west end. l,
lies south of the north limo of section
thirty three about sixteen rods, and north
| an adioinino the road. and nearly paral