Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-07-12

Mr, May moved that the special cCm-
mittee on settlement with county Off
GERS be instructed to file all papers per-
tanning to said settlement with the
Clerk and that the committee be dis
charged.
Carried. F
The committee on taxation and
equalization reported as follows:
The Assessors books of all the town.
ships not being in, we therefore cannot
equalize the assessments between the
several townships.
...,.t i. ID. GILKEY,
| A. VITTAM,
| Committee.
Report accepted.
Mr.. Corwin moved that Judge Shaw
be permitted at this time to present the
report of the directors of the Poor
House.
Motion carried and reported, present.
ed and received.
On motion of Mr.. May the report
was refereed to the committee on coun-
ty. poor with instructions that the COM
mittee ascertain the expense of keeping
the poor during the first Ave months Of
1866 to compare with the expense for
the same months Of 1867.
| Mr.. Corwin moved that committee
of two be appointed TO confer with
Messrs. Couch and Mcfarland, and re-
quest their presence before the board at
10 A. M. tomorrow, to make statement
concerning the construction of Water
loo bridge.
| Carried.
| Messrs. Corwin and Wooster were
appointed said committee.
The committee on accounts of town.
ship officers reported as follows:
| We recommend that the amount In
the last column Of the following sched-
ule be allowed.
(See Schedule.)
WIN. GILcHRIsr,
l.. FRENCH,
l.. p. Holt,
Committee.
Report adopted.
Mr.. Corwin moved that the report of
the committee on county account be
adopted.
| Carried.
Bills No. $40, 593 and 607 of said re-
port being referred to the board, Mr..
Jackson moved that said bills be el-
lowed.
Carried.
Mr.. Gilchrist moved that the clerks
In the offices of Treasurer and Clerk
other than the regular deputy be allow
ed $500 for eight hours work In said
offices.
| Carried.
The committee on roads and bridges
then made q report which was re-
ceived.
Mr.. George moved that the petition
of G. Brubacher and others asking for
the appointment of commissioners for
vacation of street, which was referred
to In the report, be not granted.
Carried.
Mr.. Nichols moved that tho balance
of said report be referred back to the
committee for revision.
| Carried.
Mr.. Corwin moved that claims for
bounty on pocket gophers be audited
by this board when properly sworn TO
before a justice of the peace, that the
said gophers were caught and killed in
| this county. Provided, That the JUS
tice certifies that the scalps are by him
destroyed.
Carried.
Board adjourned to 81 A. NJ. to-mor-
row.
FRIDAY, June 7th.
Board convened pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Roll called, quorum present.
Minutes of yesterday read and ap-
proved.
Mr.. George moved that the resolution
offered by him at the June Session of
the Board, 1866, and found on page 40o
of the minute book, for the relief OF
Mrs. J. III. Brooks be taken from the
table and that the Clerk be authorized
| to draw her q warrant upon the County
fund for the sum of $500, to which she
is justly entitled.
Carried.
Mr.. George moved that Mr.. II. East
man be allowed to state to the Board
his necessity for help from the county
poor fund.
Carried.
| Mr.. Mott moved that the board In
struct the directors Of the poor house
to extend temporary aid to Mr.. East
man and also to similar cases through
out the county.
Carried.
The consideration of the resolution
of Mr.. Elweil for bridge appropriation
being In order, Mr.. Nichols moved that
the same be referred t0 the committee
on roads and bridges for specifications
and conditions.
Carried.
Mr.. Motifs resolution concerning
bridg appropriation, which was referred
to committee on roads and bridges, was
reported back to the Board by the COM
mittee.
Mr.. George moved that said resolu-
ton be adopted.
Lost.
Mr.. Corwin moved that the resolu-
tion concerning temporary relief to
paupers be reconsidered.
Lost.
Mr.. Corwin moved tho following:
Resolved, That the directors of the
poor house are hereby instructed and
authorized to pay the transportation
expenses Of paupers to distant friends,
ut the expense Of Black Hawk county,
when such friends, by writing, express
their Willingness and thereby OFFER to
become accountable, for the future sup
port Of said paupers.
Adopted.
Mr.. May moved that at the next
time levying taxes the board levy tax
erty Of the county for the support Of
the poor.
The committee appointed TO see
Messrs. Couch and Mcfarland reported
that said gentlemen would be present
at 10 A. M.
Mr. Corwin moved that the Waterloo
bridge subject be postponed twenty
minutes.
Carried,
The committee on swamp lands then
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