Weekly New Oregon plain dealer. (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1866-1867, 1866-09-14
Abstract orihe Proceedings Of
The Board Of Supervisors
Of Howard County
Iowa.
September 81 1866.
. Sn,t 11th 1866

Iowa.
September 81 1866.
Clerks Office Sept. 11th, 1866.
Be it remembered that the Board
of Supervisors of Howard County
Iowa, assembled at their room in the
court house ON the 4th day. of Sep
tcmber 1866, in pursuance to the
statute.
On the appearance of quorum
the board were called to order by
the chairman. There being no
business before the board, on motion
adjourned until 8, A. M. tomorrow.
.~' Tuesday 9. A. M.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment and was called to order by the
ceairman, quorum present.
Mr. Stone from committee ou set
tlcment with parties having in trust
bridge appropriations presented a
settlement with G. G. Hewett and
moved it's acceptance and that the
clerk issues to him a warrant for the
balance due of $15, 56 which pre-
vailed. On motion the board ad-
journed until one o'clock p NJ.
l O'Clock Z. N.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, and were called to order by
the chairman.
Roll called, Quorum present.
Mr.. Field from Committee OH
Poor Farm, reported that the pro-
posals received would not in their
Judgment answer the purposes of
the county, that they could not
purchase farm with necessary inn
provements. But would RECON-
mend if the county saw fit, to pur-
chase piece of unimproved land
and make the necessary improve
ments thereon.
On motion the report was adj
opted.
The Report Of Mr.. Howe From
Committee on County expenses was
referred back to the committee for
amendment.
Mr.. Thuber from committee
on Up. officers accounts presented
the following claims which were al
lowed.
G W Fields Up. elk. scrvs. $500
G O StJohn " Assessor 4,5O
Lorenzo Hall Constable 4,3o
Il p Dunn p" 1,60
Mr.. Stone presented the account
of G Ii Wood on Road and Bridge
appropriations in his hands prior
to date, which was accepted and
the clerk instructed to issue him
warrant for the balance of his ac-
count of $25, 80 1-2.
On motion Of Mr. Stone an appro-
priation cf two hundred dollars was
made to be placed in the hands Of
G II Wood for repairing the road
between Howard Center and Rice
Vile.
MIR Goodrich from committee on
relief fund, reported that there is
now no relief fund N hand, that
about eight hundred dollars of the
relief fund heretofore levied remains
uncancelled anl would recommend
that in pursuance of the session
laws Of the l1th general assembly
that a tax Of one mill on the dollar
on the taxable property Of the coun-
ty be levied for the years 1866 and
1867. ''
Bill of sheriff for repayment Of
warrant laid on the table.
Report Of committee on county
expenses presented by Mr.. Howe
was adopted and claims allowed as
follows.
Clmd. Aid.
IIalsted, Jsts. fees criminal cases 2 90 2 90
J II W,dnan bounty on wolves 90 90 90 90
Albert Pierce co 90
Chas. Manchester halng for We rnon Springs Bridge
% 90
P c kirkpatrick witness Grand Jury 20 Is
Goodrich & Mead Legal services in criminal cases
40 90 10 90
E. W. Allen Justices - 4 05 90
Terrence Reynolds Boarding paupers 13 IA Is ii
NJ Van Leuven Justices feer crimal cases
8 90 8 90
c. a Paddock Constable u" 10 40 10 40
Mead 4 Brown printing tax list &c. 440 40 354 40
notices in s,nsr,eas school cases o. 7s
Bridge notices,
D. 0. Preston legal services criminal cases
90 5 90
Mary cramer boarding paupers Sc 90 SO 90
L IIalsted Trustees services 2 90 90
Levi Pierce bounty on wolf 3 90 90
Also that the clerk be instructed
to deduct twenty five per cent on
the bill of Mead & Brown for the
publication of school fund notices.
Bill of H Z Reed for work done in
treasurer's Office $4S allowed.
On motion the bill of G F Breck-
enridge was laid on the table.
On motion the bill of Mills & Go.
for books and stationary $5O7 was
allowed:
Bill of Mcclure Cowan for taxes
paid on W 1-2 sc 80 9S 13 belonging
to Howard county, the clerk was
instructed to issue warrant for the
amount $35, 80 provided Cowan will
cancel the sale, otherwise to redeem
for county.
The swamp land contract of G H
Wood was referred to the committee
on legal questions to report tomor-
row.
Mr.. Russell presented a petition
from the citizens of Saratoga TIP.