Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-17

priatiOns for small improvements under
5000 expense, should be done from the
general appropriation Of the several Town.
ships now, therefore, in order TO meet the
necessities of the several nases above cited,
We recommend tho appropriation to the
Townships 40 follows:
Davenport Township. ........ ............. $500
Rockingham " ......................2 $50
Winfield ......................l 100
Butler ...................... so
Pleasant Valley =" ..................... $50
Mr.. Matthes moves to amend, striking out
$500 for Davenport township and insert
81 500; which amendment was adopted.
The question now being on the adoption
Of the report. a. amended, upon he pas
sage the yeas and nays were demanded -
follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Bawden, Davies, Freeman,
Langhsim, Matthes, AcNamsrs, Schmidt,
Stearns, Watkins-9.
Nays-Messrs. Applegate. Baker, Birchs
ard, Lasimee, Murry, Pinneo-6.
So tho report is lost, it requiring m.jor>
ity Of the Board TO pass.
Mr.. McNamara then moved that the vote
| Just taken on appropriations Of bridge funda
be reconsidersd; which was agreed TO.
Mr. Applegate then moved to amend
strike out 81 500 for Davsnpor. township
and insert 81 900.
M. Matthes moved 10 smsnd - insert
81, 800 for Davenport township; which
amendment Of M. Natthes vas adopted.
The question now being on the original
report with tbs amendment Of Ar. Aatthss
inserting 81, 800 instead Of u 500; upon the
passage the yeas and nays were again de>
msnded, as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Applcgate, Bawdsn, De.
vies, freeman, Lsrimes, Lsngheim, Matthes,
MeNamara, Murry, Schmidt, Stearns, Wat,
| kins-l2.
Nsys-Messrs. Baker, Orchard, Pinneo
3.
So the report was adopted - amended.
Mr.. Apologize offered the following reso.
olution:
WHEREAS. The road leading from the
town of LeClaire to the town of Princeton,
on the bank Of the Mississippi. at u point
commencing at the northeast corner Of the
town of LeClaire, is in an unsafe condition
and must be rtmedied, it 10 alleged that
the road is not opened on and according to
| the survey laying out said road; therefore,
Resc,ped. That the County Surveyor be
s1d he is hereby required TO proceed to ex.
anime, survey and report to this Board in
| relation to the same on the let day OF the
January session.
| Which was adopted.
Mr. Lsrimer offered the following resolu-
| ton:
WHEREAS, The terrtorialroad, SO called,
leading from LeClsire to Upton and Iowa
| City is closed up through section 18. town
ship 70, range 4 east; that said road has not
been vacated, but that it has been closed up
without any legal authority.
Therefore resolved that the County Sur.
vcyor examine the records; also view ard
survey, If necessary the sails fsad and re-
port to this Board the Is, day Of the ensu-
ing January session.
Which was adopted
Mr.. Baker moved that the vote passed on
the question Of establishing . hospital be
reconsidered.
Which was agreed 10.
Mr.. Langheim moved to lay the matter on
the table till the January session.
Which was lost.
On motion of Mr.. Apologize the matter
was referred back to the Committee for fur
ther investigation, and to report at the Jan.
uary session.
Which was agreed to
Nj Applega,e offered the following reso
luton:
| NH5HEAs, 1 ne expense 10 Tue county ol
supporting the poor outside the Poor
II,use is extraordinary high, and the law
limits the tax levy for the support of the
poor TO one mill on the dollar as the said
tax is entirely inadequate to meet the large
outlay, therefore, be 1t
Resolced, That the Poor Houee Directors
OF said Scott county and the Township
Trustees of the several townships in the
county be- and they are hereby instructed
TO discontinue al temporary relief outside
the Poor House TO all persons who are In
good health, 90 that none but old and infirm
and those unable to be removed to the Poor
House receive such relief.
Mr.. Mastles moved TO lay the resolution
on the table.
Which was lost
The resolution was then adopted
Mr.. Freeman offered the following rcsolu-
| tion:
Resolosd That the thanks Of this Board
be and they are hereby tendured to Hon.
John l.. Davies. chairman of the Board oi
Supervisors, for the courtesy, impartiality
aud ability manifested by him in the dis
charge 0f his duties - our presiding of]ces.
Which was adopted.
The Clerk laid before the Board the
claims Of per diem and mileage of the mem.
/ lNere.