Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-06-29

read of Messrs. Call 4 Durant--Land
Agents of Algona, Kossuth Co., Iowa,
concerning idemnity lands in that
concerning indemnity lands in that
County belonging to the County of
Black Hawk. ...t.
Mr.. c. May moved that the matter be
left In the hands of tho Clerk.
Motion lost. ri ...... .s...... a.
Mr.. Hitchcock moved that the action
taken on Bills No. 80 and l42 be recon-
sidercd. ..-.. ID. .... s. ~. g.
Motion carried.
Mr.. d. Mott moved that bill No. 90 be
allowed. -... ....... 81.
Motion carried.
Mr.. C. May moved that bill No. 142
be allowed. .... a...@
Motion carried. ..
Item No. Is of Report Of committee
on taxation and equalization having
been continued till this morning was
read and Mr.. c. May moved that the
matter DO continued till IL o'clock A. NJ.
of to-day. ....r.sl. ....-... .....
| Motion carried.
The committee on accounts of town.
ship officers presented their report rec
ommsnding the allowance of bills (see
schedule). ...
On motion of N. Hitchcock the report
was received.
Bill No. 1i9 being referred to the
Board, Mr.. Sandiland moved that the
same be now taken up and acted upon.
Mr.. II. NJ. Bailey moved that the
sum of forty dollars only be allowed ON
said bill.
Mr.. 1. II. Corwin moved that the bill
be laid over till the next session of the
Board.
Motion carried.
Mr.. II. M. Bailey moved not to allow
J. +. Jeffers' account (bill No. 62), as
sessor of Mt. Vernon tip. until the same is
certified to by the clerk of said town
ship as being correct and rightfully as
sessed.
Motion carried. ..'.,.... .
Mr.. Sandilnnd moved that the vote
on bill 1l9 be rcconsidcred. ."
Motion carried.
Mr.. George moved that bill 1l9 be al
lowed. .'..
Motion carried. a...a 3D. ...
The committee on roads and bridges
made another report as follows:
Your committee on roads and bridges
would respectfully recommend that the
sum of 5000 be appropriated toward
building II new bridge across the Cedar
River ut Cedar Falls, at or near the
place where the old bridge now stands !;
said bridge to be constructed as follows I:
The abutments and piers to be built of
stone and laid in cement, and the SUI
perstructure to be built Of pine with oak
or elm planking. Said bridge to be
completed within five month from the
18th day of June, 1866. The building
of said bridge to be let by and under the
supervision of q committee Of three to
be appointed by tho Board Of Supervi-
sors, providing the citizens of Cedar
Falls will bind themselves to pay all
said bridge will cost over and above the
amount appropriated by the county,
and that the Clerk be authorized to is
sue warrants for said amount on the
order of said committee.
WHEREAS, Henry Brooks and VIM.
Hammond having presented paper
giving the right of way for road, your
committee recommend that a road be
established as follows: .-... a
Commencing where the Grant road
crosses the railroad, thence west to the
Waterloo and Spring Creek road be-
tween sections 80 and 81, township 50,
range II. ...
On the Armstrong road we recon-
that Moses Dane be appointed commits
sioner. ...
On tho petition of the citizens of Les
ter township, we would recommend
that the sum Of two thousand dollars
be appropriated for the erection of IL
bridge across the Wapsipinicon River
as asked for by the petitioners.
ALI of which is respectfully submit
ted.
II. N N. hiEY, BhiLEY,, o"n'
~ J.JACKSON.
Mr.. ID. Mott moved that the report be
adopted.
Mr.. J. Jackson called for q division
of the question,
Mr.. Bailey moved that the item in
the report concerning Cedar Falls
bridge be adopted. ~
Mr.. Hitchcock called for the yeas and
nays. EAsf aa1g mEg nsH
Mr.. Rolph moved that report Of the
committee be changed so as to read
three thousand dollars, where 1t. now
reads five thousand dollars. 't>
Amendment lost.
Mr.. I. r. Corwin offered the follow
ing amendment viz: 80. a@f&
To insert after the word "them-
selves''in in the origial report the words
"by giving sufficient bonds to be APP
proved by the Clerk of this Board."
Amendment carried.
The yeas and nays being called on
the motion to adopt the first item Of the
report, the result was:
Yeas-Messrs. George, May, Gilchrist,
Rolph, Jackson, Corwin, Nichols, Al
line, Abbey, Hutton, Sandiland, Can
field, Champlin, Goings, Mott, Hitch
cock, Bailey, Vittam.
Carried unanimously.
The hour Of eleven O'Clock having ar
rived, the matter Of the 18th item Of the
report of the committee on taxation and
equalization coming up for action,
Mr.. Alline moved that said item be
adopted.
Motion carried.
The second item of the report of the
committee on roads and bridges being
read,
Hitchcock moved that the report On
this item be adopted.