The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-10-25

and saAd committee Af0 hereby Au-
thorixed to contract for the building Of
said bridge and superintend its construc-
ton, and pledge the county for fifty per
cent. only of the amount necessary to
build said bridge, aud that not to exceed
$4,000, and that in installments every
sixty days from tho commencement d
the work and while progressing, on the
estimates ~ the aforesaid committee on
the works actually done, out Of the
swamp land fund Of Cedar county.
Resolucd, That the Clerk Of this Board
be, and he is hereby authorized, to fix
the time for commissioners Of roads and
appraisers of damages on same, to pro-
ceed 70 view the same /; and hs is also
authorised, whenever commissioner
OF roads shall file his report in favor Of
the establishment Of : road. 10 set the
time for final hearing Of the same, in
accordance with the statute In such
cases made and provided.
' II. COVER, Chairman.
Mr.. Bassett offered the following:
"a Resolved, That the report Of the COM
mittee on roads and bridges be amend
ed a. follows, to wit:
l. That the Wapsepinecon bridge, at
.Massilon, be toll bridge. ..l.
2. That the bridge committee, referr-
ed to In said report, be authorized to
pledge the county for fifty per cent only
Of the amount necessary to build said
bridge, and that not to exceed 500,
in accordance with the original resolu-
ton of the Board. .....na ..s
: Adopted, by the ayes and nays being
called, AZ follows: Ayes-Messrs. Shell
don, Paden, Bailey, Bassett, Atkins,
Wise, Ferguson, and Chase-s. Nays
Messrs. Cover, Potter, Rice, Edwards,
Shearer, and Lcith--6.
On motion Of Mr. Bassett, Mr. Chase
was granted leave Of absence for the re-
mainder of this term.
On motion, Board adjourned till
O'Clock p. m. ...
lo'clock p. m.-Board met pursuant
to adjournment and was called to order
by the Chairman. Present Messrs.
Sheldon, Cover, Paden, Atkins, Wise,
Potter, Rice, Edwards and Shearer, be-
ing a quorum.
Mr. Shearer presented the following,
which was adopted:
Whereas, at the September term, 1866,
Of this Board, a resolution was passed
appropriating $500 out of the bridge
fund to aid in the erection of bridge OH
Sugar Creek, near John b. Kelley's;
and whereas, Mt former session Of this
Board said bridge fund was ordered to
be distributed among the several town
ships, and 1t appearing that a part of the
townships had drawn their portion of
said fund previous to said appropriation
of $500, and the remaining townships
being entitled to their portion of said
fund, in accordance with the apportion-
ment heretofore made, therefore,
Resolved, That the Treasurer be au-
thorized to replace said $500 from the
swamp land fund, and that the bridge
fund for the years 1854 and 1865, collect
ed up to the lst day of November, 1866,
be distributed to the several townships
and the town of Upton, in proportion
to the amount paid by said town and
townships, and that all Of said taxes of
1854 and 1865 remaining unpaid on the
lst November, 1856, and the bridge fund
tax of 1855, be hereafter general fund,
and to be paid out only on the order Of
the Board Of Supervisors, and that the
Treasurer be instructed to replace to the
swamp land fund said $500 as soon as
sufficient amount of bridge fund shall be
collected FOR said purpose.
Mr. Paden moved reconsideration Of
tie resolution offered by Mr.. Bassett,
amending the report of the committee
on Roads and Bridges, which motion
was carried.
On motion, the report was adopted.
On motion, Messrs. III. B. Potter and
Thomas Shearer were appointed, on the
part of the Board of Supervisors, a
building committee for the Wapsipini-
con bridge, ut Massilon.
The committee on Public Buildings
presented q report in favor Of appropria-
ton to Build q stable on Jail lot.
On motion to adopt, the question was
lost
Mr. Potter presented the following
resolution, which was lost:
Resolved, That the Clerk be authoriz-
lied to draw on the treasury for fifty
dollars for Mrs Sarah J Finch, war
widow Of Massilon township.
Mr. Edwards presented his resignation
as follows, which, on motion, was adop-
ted:
To the Hon. Board Of Supervisors:
herewith resign the office of Super
visor of Rochester township. Said re-
signatlon to take place ut the end of the
p .esent session Of said Board.
Oct Is, 1866. f. Il. EDWARDS.
The committee on claims presented
the following report, which was adopt
ed as follows:
Memorandum Of claims presented to the
Board Of Supervisors of Cedar county,
at the October term, 1886:
Name OF On what account Amt Amt