The weekly Ottumwa courier., 1865-11-16
On motion, Wednesday morning was
set final hearing the road petitiorfof Geo.
w Harlan ct a. * p - - s. 5 a. t

to assess damages in the matter of road
petition of p r Dana, sctai,' having dis
charged that duty and made their report
thareofto this board. as directed and this
being the day previously set for the fl
nal hearing Of said petition and establish
ment. or rejection ofsaid road, the case
was taken up andthe plaintiffs appearing
bv+Hen. Fl ii Stiles, and defendants Ivy
! Col. S.NN Summers, and aftprthe examina-
| tion of witnesses Ivy both parties the case
was submitted to the board without argu-
mcnt by council. and the board having
heard all the evidence and being fully adj
vised in the premises order that said pet-
! ion he granted and said road he located
and established as prayed for by said Da-
mn et nj. .....,...-.
Provided thatthe damages rs assessed
by srid appraiser together with all cost oc-
casioned by reason. of the location of said
road he paid blythe plaintiff in this case.
The petition of Mrs. Catherine Judson.
was presented asking for an Abatement OF
taxes. Referred to County Attorney. 20.
On motion Board adjourned until to-
mOrrows NJ 90 p'clock,eA. N.
p -...r,...-rb VI COOLEY, Clerk BIS.
. BY J Il GuLESPY, Dept. --,,o1r
- ,-- TUESDAY, November 9Th, 1865.
. Board met pursuant-to adtournment
. President. Teuiple in the chair. ... ..- -.
Minutes, Of, yesterday read and, ap-
proved.
e Roll called. .,.
. All present except Supervisors Osborne
and ITedrick.
NJ J Williams ESQ. who was emploved
bv the board as attorney for the county in
the case Of Jane Downey VS. Wappallo
county. came before the board and asked
that the trial of said cause be postponed
until the january session, 1866, for the
reason that he WAS not. prepared for trial
for want of important testimony not to.bc
tobtained during this session, which re-
Nuest WAS resisted at length bv Messrs
Hendershot d Burton, Ats for Plaintiff
and after considering the matter and hear
ing the arguments of council. it was on
motion ordered that the case he continued
ItIntil the next January session of this
board ...... ,.... ., -,..q.. ..r.-.t ff-
=,
James J. Acton. J. ID. johnson, and James
Acton, was granted and established blythe
board. said road running, through lands
owned by said petitioners and by them
given for that purpose, they also agreeing
to keep said road open as "a public high :
way and there having been 10 opposition
to the loratiOn ofsaid road. - .a, .sgl- ts.
. The claim of J. g. Potter, NJ. d., for the
sum ofSl5,0 90 was presented and oaimo-
tion was not allowed co. ire ssi-.- Nrr vi
p The petition of Curtis Gusnan, BentsE
Cnisman, Albert Stevenson. j.. j. Spiusler.
John Harlan, Geo. f.. Tucker and Loren
10 Mott. presented at a former session ask
ing for the location and establishm ent of a,
road in Polk township, tobe located upon
lands owned by said petitioners was
brought before the board for final action
and there being no opposition made to
said road. ---...---
On motion said petition was granted and
said road located and establishment as
prayed for, and described in said petition.
The road petition of \. S. Benniiig. ct al,
presented at q former session was taken
up for final hearing and the law having in
all respect been complied with in. relation.
thereto, and no opposition having been
made TO the same. ....,.s.... .......
Sn motion said road was established in
accordance with the prayer of said petit
TONERS
The road petition of VIM. Bowen, ct al,
was presented at a former session. was ta-
ken up for final hearing and the law hay
ing been fully complied with. add there
being no opposition made to id petition
On 'rotiQn the said road was located and
established as prayed for in said petition. .
The rood petition of i. III. Tindell, ct al,
came on for final hearing and there being
on file the petition and claim of Richard
Aringdale. claiming damages to the
amount of One Hundred Dollars, and also
the remonstrance and the claim of Prior S..
Farmer, claiming damages to the amount
Of one hundred dollars in case said road be
granted. .. ..r. .... ....... ....
1t WAS on motion ordered that, said case
be continued until the second day of the
next January session, and thatJ. w. Car
- ~ \
appointed appraisers to, assess the DANA
gcs AS to each of the above claims, and that
they meet at the Clerks office on the 18th
day ofthe present month at @. o'clock, A.
NJ, to commence said work, and that they
make report thereof to this board on or be-
fore the first day. ofthe next January ses-
sion. ..............,.- -.,.
On motion Board adjourned until to-
morrow, at 8 Q clock, 4. NJ. .... -... ...r
....-,-... .. l.. N. COOLEY, Clerk, ,
BY J. Z. GILLEspIE, Deputy. ,...t a..
. ...., Wednesday, Nov. Sth, 1865.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.s
p President Temple in the chair. .r- s,-
Roll called. ...-.... .,.a....,.,.,... .~
All present except Supervisor Osborn.
Minutes of yesterday read and approv-
ed. .... ..- .-,,- ........,-.....
\ delegation of citizens came before the
board asking an appropriation of Two
thOusand'dollars for the purpose Of aiding
the st. Louis and Cedar Rapids Railway
company in surveying and locating said
road through Wapello county, and after
hearing their statements, the same was on
motion laid over until tomorrow at
o'clock, \. NJ. .-.. ....... -,
The coad petition of Geo. w Harlan ct al.
was called up for final hearing and the
law having been fully complied with, and
the. appraisers having reported the DANA
ges sustained by the Armstrong estate at
the sum OF One Hundred Dollars, and
that the damage sustained by Joseph Hill
was nolhing, and the board having heard