Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-01-19
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PROCEEDINGS
OF TIE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
OF FLOYD COUNTY,
January Session, 1865.

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o.. ........ Monday, January I'd.
The Board met at two o'clock p NJ,
and was called to order by j. V. w.
Montague, Clerk The following men,
bers answered to their names
John q. Baker of Rockford I. Bill
lings of Niles w. Brownell of Cedar /;
j. Chapman of Ulster; A. l.. Collins of
st. Charles A. Flint of Floyd A.
Gleason of Scott F; Benz. Reed of Rock
Grove j. c. Townsend of Cedar, and
ii. Wady Of Union, 10; fullBoard.
The following named gentlemen,
members, took the oath of office as SUI
pervisors, viz Messrs. Baker, Collins,
Townsend and Wady. .....
On motion, the Board proceeded to
take an informal ballot for Chairman
for the ensuing year with the follow
ing result
, A. l.. Collins received eight votes,
and w. Brownell received two votes.
On motion formal ballot was ta-
Ken for Chairman with the following
result .r .........
A. l.. Collins received six (6) votes,
and Wesley Brownell received four
az votes. Mr.. Collins was declared
duly elected and took his seat as Chair
man of the Board. s t.s-sf .....t 4.
On motion Of Mr.. Gleason, a COM
mittee Of three was appointed to re-
port standing committees for the ensu-
ing year. The Chairman to be Chair
man Of the committee. Messrs. Glea-
son and Brownell were appointed as
the other members of the committee.
Mr.. Chapman moved that the stand.
ing committees be the same as for
1854. UsaE
Mr.. Brownell moved to amend that
a committee be appointed on the Re
lief of Soldiers Families, and the mo-
ton was adopted as amended
The special committee to report
standing committees, after consulta
ton, reported the following as the
committees. On motion, the report
was, adopted:
Committee on Judiciary, A. L. Col
lins, A. Gleason, John g. Baker
Committee OH Accounts, w. Brown
ell, j. Chapman. .lB. Reed. ...
Committee on Roads, j. Chapman
I. Billings, ii. Wady. -
Committee on FinAnce, y. Flint, J
G. Townsend, B. Reed. i, y
Committee on County Buildings ant
Property, A. Gleason, w. Brownell
j. Chapman. ..... d.. ..
Committee on Poor, j. G. Baker, A
Flint, j. G. Townsend. - "4' "'a'
Committee on Relief of Soldiers
Families, A, l.. Collins, Il. Billings
II. Wady. III. -....@.S 4....
On motion, the Rules adopted 70
the government Of the Board last yea
were adopted. 1af ="
On motion, the Board proceeded +
canvass the votes cast at the Novem
ber election, for county officers, wit
the following result
There were seven hundred and nine
, Pty-seven t797) ballots cast for tn
Office of Clerk of the District Court Q
Floyd county, of which j. Wv. Nor
tague received six hundred and fifty
nine (65Y) votes. u, W.. Harrima
! received one hundred and twenty-si
i u26) votes. 4. Ankney received Sc,
. en ~ votes. v. w. Montague n
ceived four t4) votes. G. Kelly r.
ceived one (l) vote. j. v. w. Mont;
! que was therefore declared duly cleo
! ed to the Office Of Clerk Of the Distris
/ Court Of Floyd county. for the term (
! two years from the first Monday I
7 January, A. D. 1865. at
E There were seven hundred and eigl
: ty-seven (787) ballots cast for th
q Office of County Recorder, of whic
8 Gustavus b. Eastman received fiy
i hundred and twenty (5200 votesJ {
c Eastman receiued twenty-four "a
d votes. Charles Kelly received tw
d hundred and one (20l) votes. L. !
ef Huntley received forty-three (4S) } vote
Sydney Stowe received ons (ll vo'