The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-01-18

| mOtlon was not accepted.
| Tire Petition of p + Dana, asking tn,
Board to reconsider an order made at +.
former Session, i'm relation to the paymen
of damages caused by tbe location of ,
road petitfoned for by Dana ct al, was re
ferred to a Special Committee, consisting
of Messrs. Carver, Hedrick and Stanley.
Reports from the following Justices o
the Peace were received, read and ordered
to be placed on file, viz.
r w Boyd, Columbia Township.
| Daniel Carl, Adams Township.
Charles Barbour, Competine Township
20 Anderson. Columbia Township.
John Daggett, Polk Township.
| ..AlsCthe following Relief Reports:
Supervisor Kerfoot of Richard town
ship reported orders issued by him from
September 5th, 1865 to December 23rd, ls6;
S2s.
Supervisor McGlothlin Of Columbis
township reported orders issued by him
from September 10Th, 1865 to December 4tt
| 1865, S34.
On motion of Supervisor Stanley it wa.
ordered that bids for Printing the minute.
of this beard be received until Thursday
next at 10 O'Clock, p. IN. Bidders to fur
nish their own copy.
The Road petition of F. Herman ct al
came up for final hearing and there being
no opposition to said road and the law
| having been fully complied with in refer.
ence to the same, it was on motion ordered
that said road be, and the same is hereby
established and located as prayed for in
Petitioner pay all the costs occasioned
thereby.
The following resolution Was on motion
adopted:
Resoiped, That whereas the Clerk has
contracted with J. w. Carpenter for ten
cords Of wood. Said contract not being
completed the Clerk is hereby authorized
on the completion fsaid contract to draw
an order for amount to-wit: Fifty dol.
lars.
The Road Petition of Thomas McGloth-
lin ct al, came up for final hearing and
there being no opposition to said road and
the law having been fully complied with
dered that said road be and the same is
hereby established rs prayed for in said
petition, and it is further ordered that
Petitioner pay all the costs occasioned by
the location of said road.
The following road petitions were pres
ented and referred to:
Committee on Highway and Bridges
VIZ: Jacob Jenkins, ct al; VIM. C. McIn-
tire, ct al; Richard Arringdale, Rober,
Johnston ct al and John Overman ct al.
The claims presented were referred to the
proper committaes Claims. -~
An account for twenty-four dollars on
"Webster Dictionary" was presented and
on motion laid over for further considera-
ton.
On motion Board adjourned until to-
morrow at 8 o'clock, \. NJ.
In COOLEY, c ERIK, BIS
BY + GILLESPIE, Deputy.
Wednesday, January 3, 1866.
Third day OF Session.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
President Temple i'm the Chair.
Roll callei.
All present.
Minutes of yesterday read and approx
ed.
On motion Supervisor Williams was ex-
cused for absence during lst and End days
OF this present session.
The road petition of J NJ Love, asking
for the establishment of a county road (be-
gIning near the northeast corner of west
half of northeast quarter of section twen-
ty-fve in Washington township) cause up
for final hearing, and there being no OPP
position to said road and the law having
been fully complied with therein. 1t was
on motion ordered that said road be and
the same is hereby located and established
as prayed Tor except as to width. 1t is
further ordered that said road be establish
ed thirty-three (33) feet in width instead OF
thirty Feet as prayed and that the petition
er pay all the costs occasioned by the loca-
ton of said road.
The road petition esJ NJ Love, asking
for the relocation ofthe State road leading
from Railsback Ferry to Ashland came
up for final hearing, and there being op-
position to said road and a claim for dam
ages on file i'm the Clerks Office. 1t was
on motion (at Petitioners request) ordered
| that said petition lay over for final mere
ing at the next June session of this
| Board.
The RoHd Petition of WmC McIntire
was received and VIM Pedrick appointed
Commissioner to view said road prssyed
for and ordered by the Board to begin said
work on the third Monday in March next
and report his doings therein to the Clerk
of this Board on or before Saturday, March
24th, 1866, and further ordered that the
next June session of this Board be the
| time set for the final hearing of said petit
ton. ...-s. '.....
The Road petition of Richard AIRING.
dale ct al, was received and VIM A Win
sell appointed Commissioner to view said
road prayed for and ordered to begin on
| the third Monday in March next and
make report thereof to the Clerk of this
Board on or before Saturday, March oath
! 1866 and the next June session of this
Boerd set for final hearing of said peti-
tion. .E
The Road petition Of Robert johnson
was presented and accepted and ID II
Michael appointed Commissioner to view
said road PRAYED for and ordered to begin
on the third Monday in March next and
make report of his doings therein to the
Clerk of this Board on or before Saturday
March oath, 1865 and the next June ses.
sion of this Board was set for the final hear.
ing of said petition. .s...... .. ..... &.
The Road petition OF VIM NJ Day ct al
was called up for final hearing and aftel
having had the same under consideration