Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-06-07
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Jusx eil,, 1885.

JUnE 9Th, 1885.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Feution of WaRonef'e heirs and B. s. MIL
q, Iof quit-claim 70 1Ax title he3h By Scott
Doanty. Rsferrel 70 Committee on Equali.
Petition Of James Hartzell. for the refund.
,ng OF taxes paid on United States Bond
lT1erIed TO COMMITTEES on Equalization.
rspen in reference to the HAWley road
case presented, and referred to COMMITTEES
on Bridges and Highways.
report Of the Scott County School Super.
ln,Iendent presented and read by the Clerk.
C,ncC the commencement Of the year %,
81. Gorton has visited one hundred and two
ssSnools. occupying, with the other duties Of
ny once, one hundred and fifteen days, los
lne Put eleven days In I'VE months The
Small loss was owing 10 had weather and
roads Two hundred and forty schools have
neen In operation, and all were visited cx.
cept twenty-five The schools are generally
progressing finely. Mr.. Gorton Is Of the
opinion that schools can prosper in very
small degree in the months Of July and Au-
sus.; Report was received and ordered to
Petition Of James Hall for means to re-.
!Mlr cuivert on Road District No. 10, re-
| ways.
Mr.. Gates moved that the assessment of
davenport and Buffalo townships he 70.
ierred back to the Assessors that they may
DC corrected and returned before the 18th Of
june Agreed to.
| Ihe matter of the report Of the Commit.
Tee on Ben Butler Township was brought
before the Board. Vote called-eight in af.
iiImativc and iour In the negative Adopted.
| Report Of the Committee on Miscellaneous
Matters in relation 10 the claims Of Hickory
Grove Township ON the Township of Blue
drass for tuition Of scholars, amounting to
"a dollars and 80 cents, received Commit
tee beg leave to refer the matter back to the
Board
Also their report upon the application Of
James Irwin, for bounty, alleged to be due
for hundred day service Bounty was re-
fused on the plea that Mr.. Irwin having re-
cetycd a commission as surgeon in that SER
vice, and never having been sworn in as a
private soldier, was not entitled to 1t. Re
port Of committee adopted.
Report Of committee on bridges and high
ways presented, IN relation to Hawley roat
case. Board appointed q. w. Stevens a.
commissioner. 10 enter upon his duties OF
the third Saturday Of June at one o'clock.
Committee on bridges and highways re
ported on the Henley road case, whercupol
the Board appointed as appraisers VIM. n
6rier, Andrew Bell, and EnOch Cobell, to de
eide the matter on the last Saturday in June
al 10 A. NJ, in presence Of Freeman Barnes
Justice Of Peace.
Committee appointed to examine bridQ,
across Moore Branch, In Buffalo Township
reported It as worthless and dangerous Mr.
Ross moved that the report be laid on Tho
table. Adopted.
Committee on finance reported they hat
examined q number of bills and allowed
them.
Committee on Equalization presented thei
report which was adopted.
Resolution Of Mr.. Ross, that celebration
be held at Camp Mcclellan on the All
Of July, and dinner be served to the re
turned soldiers Of Scott county, was lai,
upon the table till day after to-morroy
morning. Adjourned
WEDNESDAY, June 7th, 1865.
Board met !; Mr.. Matthes absent.
Minutes Of yesterday read and approved
The Clerk laid before the Board an appli
cation Of citizens Of Buffalo for building
, bridge across the Moore Branch. Referre
to the Committee on Bridges and high
, ways.
The Clerk presented petition Of A. c
; Fulton and ]. Mcconnell, for correction q
assessment, and j. E. Burnside, for tn
county to redeem under tax sale. Referre
to the Committee on Equalization.
The Clerk presented report Of the Cleil
i Of Liberty Township, which was referred I
the Committee on Public Officers.
l John Collins, County Treasurer, handle
in his resignation, which was referred to th
:, Committee on Public Officers.
The balance Of the morning session va
taken up in hearing reports Of varion.. roa
cases.