Charles City intelligencer., 1866-01-18

made with Mrs. Higgins to take car
OF said pauper for three months for tn,
sum OF fifty-eight dollars. And tha
the Clerk be authorized to issue war
rants to Mrs. Higgins monthly in pay
ment of said contract. Also, that tn,
sum of ten dollars be appropriated {,
purchase necessary clothing for sait
pauper, and that the Clerk issue a war
rant for that amount.
On motion the Board adjourned.
! AFTERNOON.
Board met at two o'clock p. NJ
Members present as in the morning
| Mr.. Humphrey presented a petition
OF IL. Wilbur, county treasurer, askin.
for an increase of salary and clerk hire
and moved that it be referred to spe
cial committee on salaries, consisting
of the Chairman and Messrs. Gleason
and Hall. 1t was so referred
Mr.. Baker presented q petition from
the county treasurer asking the Boart
to designate place for the safe keep
ing of the public money, which on mo
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ty buildings and property.
Mr.. Humphrey from the Finance
Committee, offered the following reso-
luton which, on motion, was adopted
Whereas, Under the Act approved
March 2Sth, 1864, for the relief of sol
diers' families, tax of two mills on the
| dollar was levied and
Whereas, There being no special pro
vision for the support of the county
poor therefore, be it
Resotred, That all county warrants
for the support of the poor, be drawn
upon the relief fund.
A petition from citizens of st.
Charles and Floyd townships was pre-
sented, asking that section twenty
three (23) and twenty-four (24) town
ship ninety-six coy range sixteen U6,
be detached from Floyd township and
attached to St. Charles township, and
on motion, the same was referred 10
the committee on roads.
On motion the Board adjourned.
THURSDAY JAN. 4th.
The Board met at nine o'clock A. NJ
Members present as yesterday, the min.
utes of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved.
Mr.. Humphrey offered the following
resolution which, on motion, was adop,
ted:
Whereas, The county is at great ex-
pense in transporting and maintaining
prisoners in foreign county jails and
Whereas, The county is possessed of
lots, which can now be sold at fair
valuation, nearly or quite sufficient tc
build Jail therefore, be it
Resoiced, That committee be ap
pointed to sell said lots for cash, either
at public or private sale, as may seem
best, the proceeds of such sales to be
devoted exclusively to the erection OF
Jail. And be it further
Resoired, That the Clerk be, and he
is hereby authorized whenever such
sales may be made TO execute proper
conveyances therefor. And be it fur.
ther
Resolred, That upon the sale of said
lots, the Clerk be and he is hereby di
rected to call a special session of the
Board to designate suitable locality
for said Jail, and take such measures
for its erection, as they may deem ne
cessary. On motion, Messrs Humphrey,
Baker, and Butterfeld were appointed
a committee to carry the foregoing
resolutions into effect.
Mr.. Baker offered the following reso
luton which, on motion, was adopted
Resolrd, That a special committee
be appointed to fix the salary of the
Clerk of this Board, and also that OF
Sheriff, consisting of Messrs. Hum.
phrey, Wady, and Billings.
The special committee on salaries
offered the following resolution which,
on motion, was adopted
Resolred, That the salary of the
county treasurer for the ensuing year
shall be fixed at six hundred dollars,
provided that the amount thus allowed
shall not when added to the per cent
allowed by law for collections exceed
in the aggregate the sum of twelve
hundred dollars. Also that the treas
urer be allowed the sum of five hun
dred dollars for Clerk hire.
The judiciary committee reported
the following official bonds as being
in due form, and with good and suffi
cient sureties, and on motion the sam,
were approved by the Board, viz: 4
Crowell, coroner S. L. Knapp, consta
BILE Rockford township. The commit
tee on accounts reported that the ac.
counts of l.. Whitney for fees as JUS
tice of the peace in criminal causes
| were too indefinite in one case, and in
two cases the justice had no jurisdic
tion, and recommended that said ac
counts be rejected On motion, the re-
port of the committee was adopted
The same committee also reported
| the account Of ID. M. Ferguson, fol
sheriff's fees for thirty-one dollars and
forty cents, in school fund suits, and
recommended that it be allowed from
school fund interest account. On mo
tion the same was allowed, and the
Clerk directed to issue an order for tho
amount.
The same committee also reported
the following accounts, and recommcn
ded that the same be allowed as fol
lows, and on motion the same were al
lowed, and the Clerk ordered to issue
warrants for the amounts, viz
l. Huntley, per cent collections s247 la STAT
\ l. Kinsey. sup. court fees, TOO TO
| Mathews Son, clo,hing furnished pris.
| oner by constable, 4I,50 eos
The committee on roads, to whom
was referred the petition of Henry
Smith and others, asking for change 0
boundaries of st. Charles and Floy,
townships, reported recommending
that the matter be laid over until tn
June session of the Board, which II
port, on motion, was adopted.
i The committee on relief of soldier.
families submitted the following, whic
on motion was adopted: