Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-01-19
which on motion, was

resolution, which on motion, was
adopted
Resolved, That the Clerk be author
lied to advertise in the 1ntelligencer
for sealed proposals, giving at least
six weeks notice for building a privy,
to be located in the rear of the Court
House, of the following dimensions ::
The vault to be feet by ten feet, ten
feet deep, or to the rock good and
sufficient wall to be laid on the same,
of sufficient height to receive the
grade to be laid in good cement NOR
tar, the building to be eight feet by
ten feet, and eight and one-half feet
high from the top of the stills to the
top of the plates, and sided with good
pine siding, ceiled on the inside with
good seasoned lumber, and to be divi-
ded into four apartments, with suita-
bic seat against the partition, with
two or more seats in each apartment,
each room to have good four-panel
door one and one-half inches thick,
well hung, and a good lock with a
night-latch to the same said building
to have a ventilator from the vault
through the centre of the roof, of
respectable shape said building to
have suitable cornice, the whole job
to be done in good plain workman
ship manner, painted with two coats
Of paint composed Of linseed oil and
white lead, and be it further
Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby
authorized to accept the lowest re-
sponsible bid he may receive for build
ing the same, and close q contract
with the bidder, and when the build
ing is completed, he shall accept of
the same, and is hereby authorized to
issue warrants for the amount, said
building not to cost more than two
hundred and fifty dollars.
Mr.. Collins offered the following
resolution, which on motion, was
adopted
Resolred, That the County Judge be,
and he is hereby authorized to pro-
cure suitable index, and that he
cause to be indexed the Probate Rec
ord of Floyd county.
Mr.. Collins offered the following res
olution, which on motion, was adopt
ed:
Resolred, That the Treasurer of
Floyd county be, and he is hereby au-
thorized and directed to abate the in
terest on the taxes due on the follow
ing real estate, to wit: The N. Il. !
and N. E. / S. E. / Sec. II 7. IS X. Is
and SO feet of Lot 8 Block % in st.
Charles.
Mr.. Flint offered the following reso-
luton
Resoired, That of the twelve men of
Compass B, It'll Iowa Infantry, and
any otherswho have received no local
bounty, can be credited on the quota of
Floyd county, under the present call
for troops, they shall be entitled to the
$500 bounty now offered by Floyd
county.
MIR. Billings moved to amend the
resolution as follows TO strike out the
sum of $500 and insert 800.
On the question, Shall the resolu.
ton be SO amended, the yeas and nays
were ordered and were as follows
Those voting yea were, Baker, Bill
lings, Gleason and Reed.
Those voting nay were, Brownell,
Chapman, Flint, Townsend and Wa
dey-5. ........
So the amendment was lost.
On the question, Shall the resolu
ton be adopted? the yeas and nays
were ordered and were as follows
Those voting yea were, Brownell
Chapman, Flint, Gleason, Townsend
and Wadey and Mr.. Chairman.
Those voting nay were Baker, Bill
lings and Reeds.
So the resolution was adopted:
Mr.. Baker offered the following res.
olution, which on motion, was adopted
Resotred, That X. N. Mathews be
employed by this Board to attend to
a suit now pending in the District
Court between Floyd county and
Charles II. Roberts, and that he be
authorized to employ assistance, or
counsel, if he deems it necessary in the
above cause. ......-. ....
Mr.. Collins. offered the following
preamble and resolution, which on mo-
ton, was adopted:
WHEREAS, Certain bonds and coupons,
paid by Floyd county, are held by
parties residing in the State of Mas
sachusetts and q -
WHEREAS, The said bonds and coupons
are payable in the city of New
York and
WHEREAS, 1t is believed that arrange
ments may be made with the hold
ers of the bonds and coupons to take
the face of the bonds without interest !;
therefore be it
Restred, That L. L. HRntley, Treas
urcr Of Floyd county, be, and he is
hereby authorized to make the best
settlement Of the matter he can for the
interest Of Floyd county, and in case
be succeeds in getting off all the in
terest, the county shall pay all his
necessary expenses, and in case he
fails to settle for less than the whole
amount due, then, and in that case the
said Huntley shall receive the amount
of bis Railroad fare for his services.
On motion the Board adjourned.
Afternoon Session.
I Board met at o'clock p. n. Mem
bers all present.
On motion, the name of Mrs. A. Car
man, of Floyd Township, was added
to the list Of Soldiers Families, to
draw relief from January LIST, 1866.
On motion, Mrs. Alma Bennett was
ordered to be stricken from the list of
Cedar Township from January LIST,
1865.
Mr.. Townsend offered the folio W
resolution
Resolved That the resolution now