The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-06-29
Proceedings of the Board of County
Supervisors---Adjourned Meeting.
[ Reported for the Daily Courier by j. E
Gillaspie, Deputy Clerk.l

THURSDAY, June 22, 1865.
Minutes of yesterday read and approved.
The petition of Henry Kitterman pre-
sented asking the Board to refund to him
,5S as money enormously paid on taxes
occasioned by his land being wrongfully
assessed. Petition granted.
The petition of C. C. Warden presented.
asking for abatement In assessment. Re-
ferred to committee on assessmerrs.-----
A statement being made to the Board
that one \. Parsons of Washington town.
ship had abandoned his family, without
having made provision for their maintain
ance. The trustees of said township We're
authorized to seize and sell the property of
said Parsons, the proceeds to be used for
the support of his children.
n resolution was passed authorizing the
Clerk 10 paywitness fees on the part of the
State, in State cases, disposed in District
Court, at May and Nov. Terms, 1854.
The committee to whom was referred the
road petition of r. II. Tndell, reported fa-
vorabiee and Anon Shaul was appointed
commissioner. ..r
Road petition of B. Alverson laid over
for irregularity in papers. Hi.n
The road petition of George w. Hanlan
granted. and Mahlou Hoover of Dahlonega
township appointed commissioner.
Petition of Demosthenes Newell preseut-
ed asking an abatement of assessment
Deferred to committee on assessment.
On motion, Board adjourned until to-
morrow at o o'clock a. m.
FRIDAY, June "a, 1865.
Fifth day of the session.
Roll called. Absent-Supervisors l. \
Myers and S. Osborn.
The claim of J. p. Thompson, Assessor
of Richland township. allowed on yester-
day, for Sl2O, was reconsidered and re-
duced TO 500. ...-
A Aresolution was adopted by which claims
presented are to be classified by the Clerk
in the following order: .... ... ......t.
Class lst--The Sheriff and all county
officers. .. ...r. .rg .r..r .
Glass 2d--Justices of the Peace, all town
ship officers, jurors, and witness fees be-
fore Justices court. .
Glass 3d-All claims not included in first
and second classes.
The claim of J. III. Rogers for sos. for
extra work on county map, was allowed
The petitions of j. s. Walker and Dag
gett Il Edgerly, presented for abatement
in assessment, referred TO committee on
Assessments. .. .... ... ..
The Road petition of \ S Benning gran
IL ~ - ~.
appointed Commissioner.
Relief reports of Supervisors Myers of
Agency, and Warder of Competine town.
ship received, accepted, and placed on file.
Committee on School Fund reported
mortgages taken since January lst, 1865,
all correct and good. ...
The president appointed the following as
a standing committee on claims:
Glass lst-Wm Cloyd, n Williams, f It
Neville. ...
Clrss 2d-Thos McGlothlin, II Kerfoot,
S A Monroe. -u .... -..-.. ..... ....
Glass Sd a Myers, III Reinhard, NJ
Warder. .. ..... ....... ...sr....
A resolution passed allowing Sheriff
Derby 800 for his services and money ex-
pended in preparing and executing B 4
McComb. A resolution TO pay him $50
was lost. by the following vote: Yeas
Supervisors VIM Clovd, Thos McGlothlin.
Nays--E G Myers, G + Myers, $ A Mon
roe, II Kerfoot, w Hedrici>, ii Rein
hard. p NJ Warder, f. II Neville, n Will
liams. Geo Temple. Absent, l. A Myers,
S Osborn. r. H.e.....a .s..........
The claim of James Whitmore for Sid, 80
was presented. and s.. so allowed. ...r
The petition of Andrew n. Cook for IL
cense to run ferry across the Des MoineS
riverat Port Richmond was presented, and
licence granted for five years from this
date. .r.s..e.a '... ... aa
The Clerk was directed to abste rs PEI