Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-09-08

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Petition Of sundry citizens Of township -,
range east. asking the Board to organize
the same into separate township, was e
| ferred tn committee on miscellaneous mat
| ters.
Petition OF J. Byram and Others, praying
for bountics, was referred SO same commit
tee.
Report Of County Superintendent from
June lst TO Sspe. 1sa 1865. was read ana or
dercd filed.
The Finance Committee reported in favor
Of paying number Of bills which had been
presented to the Board, as follows:
+. Clark, constable fees. $i1.v
Il. Peters, justice fees 1863-lSG4. ..... @uuU
I II Lindsay oas nir,e for iail 62.53
e q Rloo1 ;nst;ce foes 4750
4 T.;ndsrman Countv Judoe 1915
1iay.,t. 1,omrcrv nr;nt;rv .25S so
G. ~ 1,,in. har~;ng ,,s,ssr 400
Rl,.;ir Jsst.rs I,,st,r., faes $3.50
n I.,L;ns trnstaa 500
JAS. Mcconnell, distributing reliefiund 3oOo OU
w Nutiinv u,pdr;es 1900
Coos Thede, repairs for Jail. 10 oo
I A. Crandall' twp clerk. balance. 1000
Robert Kalston. labor, 10.9S
Joshua Burr, sundrics. cs............... 2l..O
ROYAL +. Mack . 229O
p Kennedy. houlinp wood 150
J. e. TeAgar1eA, constable. -. l.5O
w. Pool, Marshal. .................. $3.50
The committee on bridges and highways
reported in favor of vacating and relocating
road in lie Claire township, as prayed for
by 8 q. Conslit. Report adopted.
Mr.. Wing, from the committee on misccl-
laneous matter, to whom had been referred
the petitions OF John kaough, John +. Con
glct0n and others, in relation 70 soldiers
bounty, reported that that they had had the
matter under advtseMent, and arrived ut the
conclusion that this Board had no authority
to act further in the matter. from the fact
that the resolution authorizing the issue Of
Bounty Warrants was passed by this Board
by less than a legal majority Of its members,
consequently is void in law And further,
that the COMMITTEE who were appointed to
issue said Warrants were gentlemen Of the
highest respectability, and some of them
were legal gentlemen eminent in their pro-
fcssion, and were required not 10 issue any
warrants until the quota Of Scott cOun-
ty was duly assigned by the Provost Marshal,
which has not been done, and the committee
have therefore declined to act in the
matter farther, and your committee are un-
animously Of the opinion that the prayer of
SAID petitioners should not he granted.
Report adopted.
The matter Of creating a new township
out OF township 10, range 3 east, was laid
over till next meeting.
Resolution conveying the "Skinner lot"
to Victor Huot for the sum of $4,000, was
adopted by u unanimous vote
Mr.. Matthes offered rcsolu ion favoring
the erection OF a new Court House and urg
ing that the matter be submitted to the peo-
pie at the approaching election, and voted on
us provided by law. After some Intellectual
attempts to lay on the table and postpone,
the resolution was finally carried by the fol
lowing vote:
Yeas Mcssrs. Farber, Gates, Henley, Lit
tie, Mcconnell, Nutting, Posten, Scott and
Whilcomb-Y.
Nuys-Messrs Davies, Natthes, Murray,
Ross and Wing-j
SO the question as To whether or not a new
Court House is to be erected will be decided
by vote of the people on the 10th day OF
October next.
On motion Of Mr. Whitcomb the addition
al sum of $500 was appropriated towards
defraying a portion Of the expenses Of
erecting the new bridge over Duck Creek, the
total cost Of which is $lOSO
Petition of citizens of Princeton township,
for the erection of bridge to cost $3.50, was
granted, and Mr.. G. NJ. Pinneo appointed to
superintend the building thereof
The committee on bridges and highways
reported in favor of granting the PRAYER OF
petitioner in the Wilhelm Pape road case.
Report adopted.
On motion of Mr. Gates it was resolved
that the new bridge over Duck Creek ont he
Nichols road, be painted, under the super
vision Of Mr.. NJ. c. Farber Agreed to.
Mr.. Henley reported that he had expended
$50 drawn from the bridge fund, in Plea
SAINT Valley township, and produced proper
vouchers
Mr.. Mcconnell, of Princeton, reported
that he had paid for the Soldiers Relief
Fund since Sept. I, 1864, the sum of x2,442
to war widows. being $50 more than hs had
drawn from the Treasury. On motion, the
report was ordered filed and an order drawn
for the balance due him.
MIR. Matthes, from the committee on
grounds and buildings, reported in favor Of
disinissing the present janitor Of the Court
House and appointing Mr.. Henry Timm in
his stead. The latter to commence his lu-
ties on the first day Of October, 1866. Which
was adopted
The claims for the per diem and mileage Of
the members OF the Board for the September
session were presented and ordered paid
The finance committee reported in favor
OF paying the following bills:
Estate Alfred Sanders office rent. .Si5 90
J. l.. Henley, dist. relief fund 49,. 9 90
j. NJ. Dunn, work in Rec. office. so 25
Y. S. Wing, dist. soldiers relief fund. 5 90
J. L. Henley, settling with treasurer. 81 90
M. q. Farber, do do I. 81 90
experimenting bridge. 90 %
Z. $. Wing, settling with treasurer 81 90
On motion the Board adjourned sine die.