Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-06-21
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ana WIN. Miller, be granted aud that the
petitions OF IL. Smith and L. Reynolds be
refused. la which report the Board con.
Cured.
The Clerk presented the report Of tht
commissioner heretofore appointed to view
q road peiitioned tor by Samuel Smith ant
others, also claim for damages in case tb.
Dad should be established; whereupon III
Hoard appointed o Little, A Riseley ant
Nathan Miller, appraisers thereof, to NEE
1t the office Of n hickey, Esq. on the 22t
inst, and proceed to assess the damages tina
would be sustained by the claimants in case
thc road should be established, and repor
their doings thereon TO this Board at thei
next meeting.
The Clerk presented the report of The com
. sioner heretofore appointed TO view /:
peti,ioned for by W H. Moore and 9th
ei also the report Of the appraisers ap,
poi9ed to assess the damages sustained i,
the claimants; which was accepted by th,
Board, and the road established as recon
mended in the report Of the commissioner
provided that the petitioners cause TO b,
paid the damages awarded BY the appraiser.
within three months from this date.
The Clerk presented the report of the com
miss0er heretofore appointed to view !
road fetitioned for by S Taylor; also q
claim for damages in case the road should
be established; wherenpon the Board ap
pointed I $ Stone, George Hovey and P G
Davis. as appraisers thereon, to meet at tbs
Office Of o Dunton, Esq, on the 22d inst
and proceed to assess the damages thai
would be sustained BY the claimant in case
the road should be established, and repor,
their doings thereon to this Board at ,heir
next meeting.
In the matter q the road petitions Of Ce.
plus Hayes and others, and Joel o Allen
and others, on motion it was ordered that the
same be dismissed.
thematter Of road petition Of G
Woodruff the case i. continued for want Of
notice.
In the matter of the road pe,itioned for by
J G Lifts, the commissioner heretofore sp.
pointed having failed to act, the Board resp
points c n Jakway to view the same on the
2lst inst. and report to the clerk on the 2sth
inst.
In the matter Of a rosi petioned for by A
Fuller and others, the commissioner hereto.
fore appointed having tailed to file his report.
the Board appointed J d Laird to view the
same on the 2lst inst; and report to the Clerk
on the 29th inst.
The Clerk presented the reports Of the
commissioners on various road petitions
heretofore presented, which we're adopted bv
the Board aud the matters disposed Of as
recommended in said reports, TO wit:
Charles Melrose, Commissioner on petition
of n Griswold and others.
o S Ames. Commissioner on petition of ]
NJ BRYAN and others,
G s Davis, Commissioner on petition off
Brooks and others.
Jas. lornsides, Commissioner on petition
OF " McPike and others.
NJ Coz, Commissioner on petition Of y
Westcott and others.
John Newell, Commissioner on petition OF
B G Taylor and others.
Ira Warren, Commissioner on petition
Of " z Harding and others.
Samuel Carter, Commissioner on petition
Of J C ozias and others.
The Clerk presented the following road
petitions and it appearing that the prelimin-
aries required BY law have been complied
with, the Board appointed Commissioners
thereon and directed them TO view the same
on the 2lst inst. ard report their doings
thereon TO the Clerk on the 29th inst, to wit:
J NJ Ruswel and oskers-Ira Warren,
c mmissioner.
Matthias Hook and o,hess-I \ Myers,
Commissioner.
James Fleming and o;hers-E Brint-
nail Commissioner.
The Clerk presented the Deed Of cession
for right Of was for road by l. R Ward
for q read across the West branch Of the
Maquoketa or land belonging to said Ward
in Madison Township, which..was accepted By
the Board and the road established as asked
for.
The Board then adjourned until tomorrow
morning
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 1867, O'Clock A. NJ.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment,
members all present except Mr.. Potter. The
minutes of yesterday pr ,ceedings were read
and approved.
The Clerk presented the petition asking
The Beard to reconsider the vote upon which
the report Of the Commissioner on a road
petitiened for b. Samuel Braden and others.
was adopted at the last session of this Board,
which on motion was laid on the table.
Mr.. 0rcusi, Chairman of the Committee
on Miscellaneous Claims. reported recon-
mending the allowance of claims as given in
table.
IL which report the Board concuned.
The Clerk presented the petition Of Fl.
c. Kimbsll, asking for the abatement o,
taxes. Which was referred to Messrs. Man.
son and Merrill. to repor. at the next session
On motion, Mr.. Campbell was appointed
as committee to confer with some Attorney
in relation TO the suit against the county 70,
Soldiers Bounty, and if thought advisable
70 employ counsel in the defense Of the same
The Committee On Construction q
Bridges, reported as follows;
Your Committee on Construction O
Bridges, appointed at the January session
1867, respectful report that we have loca
ted and contracted for the construction o
the following described bridges, to the here
matter named parties, at the following prices
lst. A bridge at Littleton; stone abut
ments, l6 feet long, feet at bottom, 4 fee
1t top. with 20 feet wings on upper side
and le feet high, to be laid in water lin,
MS high as the common stage of water, ant
above that to be laid in quick lime mortar
Superstructure to be same as R. r. bridg,
at Independence, except that the foo
blocks are TO be of good white oak timber
to be 20 feet high between beams; the foo
plan to be like the model now In the Cour
House, foor, oak, pine or elm plank,
inches thick, bolts IA inch round iron. II
A. Fl. Hyde, for the sum of four thousand
Eve hundred dollars. to be completed on OF
before the LIST day of October, 1867.
I'd. A bridge at Fairbank, across the Lit
sle Wapsie, according to the plan and speci
hcations herewith submitted. To A. II
Hyde, for $4,000
Sd. Also bridge at Brandon, according
TO plan and specifications herewith submit
ted. To A. Fl. Hyde, for $650.0O
4th. Also bridge across the Wapsipini.
con, on Sec. 8, in Perry Township, To A
H. Hyde. for 100000; $500 90 of which
is to be raised by the citizens Of the vicinity
the said bridge 10 be according to the plan
and specifications accompanying this report
9Th. A bridge at Coytown, contrac,
awarded to parties for 800. Contract no.
signed by parties. +.