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

g p Pollock 81 25
James Wi yhtman 8 so
j p Weaver 7Octs
Witness Fees $770
Rport Of John Potter, Justice of the
Peace in Center Township received and or
dered to be placed or file.
The Road Petition of Jacob Jenkins ct nl
was received and Daniel Carl appointed
Commissioner, and ordered to begin on
the Sd Monday in March, and make re-
port thereof to this Board on or before Sat-
urday, March oath 1886, and further order
ed that the next June Session ofthis Board
be the time fixed for the final hearing of
said Petion.
Supervisor Myers of Cass Township re-
ported relief orders issued hy him mp to
January 4th, 1866. tn the amount of S3056.
The Clerks report of Fees collected to
Dec. 3lst 1865 was read, received, and or
dered to be placed on file.
A resolution offered to prohibit dancing
in the Court House was negatived by the
following vote; the yeas and nays being
called:
Yeas; Mr. Joseph Myers. Hedrick STAN
ley, Carver Barbour, Cooley and Monroe,
=. Nays; Messsrs. Temple, Osborn Will
Jams, Neville, q f Myers, Reinhard and
Cloyd,
Motion lost
The Petition Of f Dana, in reference
to payment of road damages was on mo-
tion laid over until the next June Session.
On motion Board adjourned until Co.
clock a. in.
IM Cooley, Clerk B 3.
ByJ f Gillespie, Deputy.
Saturday Jan. 9Th 1866.
Sixth day of Session.
Board met pn~sesr,t to adjournment,
President Temple i'm the Chair. e..
Roll called and all present.
Minutes of yesterday were read and ap-
proved.
The Bond of Joseph Havna, Treasurer,
was presented, accepted and approved by
the Board.
Supervisor Reinhard of Green Town
ship, reported orders issued by him from
June 10th 1863 to January 9th 1866, to the
amount of ss07.
A resolution offered i'm relation to letting
the Poor Farm by Committee Of three to
he elected by the Board was negatived by
the following vote:
Yeas; Messrs. Hedrick, Stanley, Carver,
Barbour, and Cooley, ).
Nays; Messrs. Cloyd, Reinhard. Mon
roe, Myers, Of Cass, Neville. Williams,
Myers of Agency, Osborn and Temple.
4 Hm. knight, Stewart and Director Of
the Poor farfn, made a report as to the
financial condition of said Farm, and also
ofnumber of Paupers on said Farm, which
report was accepted and ordered to be
placed on fle.
The report ofJoseph Havne. Treasurer,
was read and received and ordered to be
placed on file.
The Bond of Thomas Anderson, Consta-
BILE in Washington Township was on mo-
ton approved.
The Resolution and Papers relative to
the Downey case, which were referred
back to Special Committee for their fur
thcr consideration, weFS returned to the
Board again without any report; VIII areup-
on the Board. on motion, adopted the fol-
lowing resolution.
Be it Resolved by the Board of Supervi-
sors Of Wapello County Iowa. That A w
CASTOR, is hereby instructed to takean APP
peal from the Judgment Of the District
Court of Van Buren, County, in the case Of
William Downey VS. Wapello County, and
he be and is hereby authorized to execute
an appeal Bond on the part ofthe coun-
ty in said cause and to procure sfse sigma
lures ofgoot sureities to said Bond and
that the Treasurer be and h" is hereby in
structed not to pay the orders issued by
said William Downey for the payment of
said judgment until further ordered.