Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-07-19

On mOlon the SheriH wA8Sperm1fteu
to address the board concerning thesex-
pense of taking prisoners to the peni-
Mr.. George moved that eng repoft ef
property bs adopted. CO 4
Mr.yittam moved that sheriff Brown
be apFDinted icoumittee to carry out
the recommendation ofsaid report.As
CarfIed4 ~ ~
Mr. sElvellleffsred tlse following hae-
famble aud resolution which We're adop-
" WItERRAs, The Law rssuires the
county Treasurer to appoint ssp4cial
deputies for the purpose of col3echng
the tax ON personal propesty, delin-
Equent on the stof February of each
year, and allows hut five per cent. on
the amount collected rs said deputy
fees. The Treasurer fnds- II imppssi-
BILE to secure the services Of competent
persons to act as depntias with such
sequence lthe law becomes p nullity and
the county loses alarge amount Of tax
each Yearly persohs leaving tue cqun-
tyss Therefore, ~ IL
Rcsolr6d, That this board, authorize
the Treasurer to pay tenfper cent. in
addition to the five per cent. nowzau-
thurized by law, out of the county part
ofsthe taxso collected, and that there-
cefpt of the collector shaf'be a SUM
cient voucher for the Treasurer for said
ten per cent. additional, so paid.
The subject of an appropriation for q
bridge in Lester township being In or
der T'y
Mr.. vittam moved thai further ac-
tion be postponed till the next regular
session.
Mr.. EtSsll moved that the item of
the report Of the committee on roads
and bridges relating to appropriation
for bridge at Laporte City be now
taken up. II X hN uDf IIhH us n
Carried.
Mr.. Vittam moved that this item of
the report be adopted - -
AsyT Cerwbk SnIyvedI the fonowtnE
amendment to said item:
That when the westerly abutment is
finished as before stated and described,
then 3400 be reoeiNexf In Swarrants, and
on the completion of the easterly one
and bridge as before described to the
acceptance of this board, then 5000 in
warrants be received from the bounty,
payable as other bridge warrants.
The abutments to be laid in water ce-
ment of a good quality. znx
Upon this amendment the yeas and
nays were taken as follows:
YEAs-Messrs, Corwin, Elwell, George
Gilchrist, Gilkey; Hitchcock, Holt,
Jackson, May, Mott, Nichols, Webster
and Vittam-13.
NAYS--O. g9INiu gs0g 1lly ia LItY
ABsENT--Messrs. Alline, French,
Hutton, Sandiland, Wooster-5.
Amendment,carried. bsz y J.s... I - ~
said report as amended, the yeas and
nays resulted as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Corwin, Elwell,
George, Gilchrist, Gilkey, Hitchcock,
Holt, Jackson, May, Mott, Nichols,
Webster, Vittam-l3.
ABsENT-Nressrs. Aliine, French,
Hutton, Sandiland, Wooster--5.
Mr.. Hitchcock presented petition
asking an appropriation for bridge
across Miller's Creek i'm Cedar Town
ship Which was referred to committee
on roads aud bridges.
Mr.. Gilkey moved that the part of
the report of committee OH roads. and
bridges relating to the petition of s. IL.
Rownd ct. al, be reconsidered.
Carried.
Mr. Giikey moved to amends said por-
ton of report bs inserting the name of
ID. w. Jordan instead of q. w. Miller.
as Commissioners. taE
Carried. So
Said item of the report as amended
was then adopted. "
Mr.. Mott Offered resolution for
hrs .rfu fpr % m.
ship which, on motion of Mr., Mwell,
was referred to committee on roads and
bridges. ~
The hour of 10 A. NJ. having arrived
Mrs 0orwin moved that the report of
special committee concerning Water
loo bridge be postponed one hour.
Mr.. Cdrwin moved that the resolu-
tious CONCERNING books and stationery
which were adopted yesterday be re-
considered. "
Carried. = "a
The motion to adopt said resolution
was then taken.
The committee on county. account
made additional report as follows
Having had the following bills under
consideration, we recommends their al-
lowance az shown below.
& (See Schedule.
The numberof gophers on which the
bounty. yf ten cents per scalp has been
allowedL17l6
Number of wolses on which S5
bounty has been alloxeda2s. !
II. s. WoosrER,
a Committees.
Bills 644,and 645 being referred ia the
board, Mr.. Gilkey moved that action
upon said bills be deferred till IL p. NJ.
to-day.
Carried. ~
Mr.. George moved that Mr.. Culver
be allowed $3.50 perday for services as
commissioner and surveyor Ofsroads in
Washington township.
Mr.. COrwin moved that actlon upon
said,account be deferred till final astion
concerning said roads.
Carried.
=. Mr.. Holt moved that G. May be al
lowed SO 90 for. services OH Cedar Fails
bfidfS and Eiat the Clerk be5nstructsli
10 draw warrants for the same from the
bridge fund.
Carried. s-,tg.,s
The committee on roads and bridges
made additional report as follows:
We have made some alterations In
tha Ipttition a. MI 8Hftuaf404k land
would recommend its adoption as all
tered and we would, reeommend the
adoption of Mr.. MOTIFS resolution which
was referred to US. Said petition and
RESOLUTION being as foll0ws: 81
2 PETITION OF N. HfTcRcock.
Your petitioner would respectfully
ask that there be appropriated the sum
of ($l ,000) one Thousand dollars, inclu-