Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-09-14
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERV ISORS,
OF FLOYD COUNTY.
September Session, 1865.
Monday, September 4ih.

....... Monday, September 4th.
The Board met at two o'clock p. N.
Present-Messrs Baker. Billings, Nc
Even, Brownell. Flint. Gleason, Reed
Townsend, Wadey and A. L. Collins,
Chairman and j. V. W. Montague,
Clerk. .. . ..
The minutes of the last days pro-
ceedings Of the June session of the
Board were read and approved
A petition of Z. G. Bowdoin and
ia other legal voters of Floyd couu-
ty, asking for an appropriation Of not
more than $4,000 for the erection Of q
bridge across the Shell Rock river, at
Rockford, was presented. and on mo-
tion the same was referred to . spe.
ciaI committee of three. -. ....-
The Chairman appointed Mcssrs.
Baker, Brownell and Flint as such
committee.
An account Of A. S. Westfall for
transcribing Indexes. "A."" B" aud
&C" Of Deeds. Floyd county Records.
was presented, and, on motion, was
referred to the committee on accounts.
A file of accounts was presented
aud, on motion, the same was laid
over until the next session Of the
Board.
The certificate Of the Auditor of
State Of equalization Of assessment of
Floyd county, and levy Of State tax /;
also certificates Of tax levied by the
several District Townships were pre-.
sented, and, on motion, were referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
On motion, the same committe was
instructed to report the rate Of county
school and other taxes to be levied.
Mr.. Collins offered the following
resolution. which, on motion, WAS
unanimously adopted
Resolred, That the resolution now OF
record. Offering . bounty for gopher
scalps be and the same is hereby re.
pesled.
Mr.. Brownell offered the following
resolution which was lost :
ResOlred, That oil business except
that in relation to the levy of taxes lie
postponed until the October session oI
the Board.
Road petitions No. 1876 and l37
were presented and. on motion. was
referred to the committee on Roads.
The judiciary committee to whom
was referred the matter Of the levy ol
taxes. submitted the following report
which. on motion, was unanimously y
adopted:
We, the committee, to whom wa,
RI rferred the matter of levying Of tax
es for the ensuing year. would submit
the following report:
That there be levied on each ant
every dollars valuation Of the taxabi.
property of the county. both real anc
personal. as fixed 10y the State censu,
board, the following taxes for the yea
1865:
| For county revenue. four mills.
/ For support OF schools, one mill.
/ For relief fund. two mills.
i For payment Of Judgment one mill
| Aud that the taxes in the severa
district townships. and sub districts
be levied as certified by the TOWNSHIP
sccretaries, and that we have exsmin
ed the certificates, returned by tb
several townships aud ind the sam
correct. viz:
| St. Charles District Township
twelve (l9) mills.
! Floyd District Township, Eve Is
mills.
/ Floyd Sub-Distric No. 3. 6ftael
(l5) mills.
Floyd Sub-District No. 4, two q
! mills.
Floyd Sub-District No. 8. two e
mills.
Floyd Sub-District No. .. two q
mills.
Floyd Sub District No. II. two q
mills.
Floyd Independent District. sixtee
l6) mills.
Rock Grove District Township. Sc,
en- (7) mills.
Rock Grove Sub. District No. ], te
(l0) mills.
Rock Grove Sub District No. 3, te
(l0) mills.
Rock Grove Sub. District No. 4, te
nO\ milla