Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-02-08
SEDOND DAY.

Auesuiy. JaHuiiy .. -
AT s! o'clock "A. NJ. the Board was
called to order by the Chairman.
The roll being called, eight members
were found present. The roll being
again called, eleven members were
found present. ...'. .. .....
The minutes of Monday were then
read and approved. -
Nrrious bills were presented to the
several committees for Investigation.
Mr.. Vittam moved, that Messrs Bish-
op & Powers be employed to defend the
county, in the case of Jas. Jamison as.
Black Hawk county.
Mr.. Mott moved, to defer the motion
for one hour.
Carried. ..- ..
Mr.. Mott moved, that committee
of one be appointed to confer with the
Prosecuting Attorney and ascertain If
he will attend to such business.
Carried.
The Chairman appointed G. May said
committee.
Mr.. George presented n petition from
q. w. Miller, concerning property sold
! for taxes, and moved that the same be
referred to tho committee for invcstl-
cation.
Carried
Mr.. May reported, :hat the prosccut-
ing Attorney of this District would at
tend to county business in the District
Court.
Report accepted and adopted.
Mr.. George moved, that the members
of the Board from townships that have
not reported lists of jurors, be required
to prepare such lists forthwith.
Carried.
Certain petitions were then read, and
referred to the appropriate committees.
AT eleven O'Clock, the motion con-
cerning the Supervisor from Big Creek
township coming up for action, Afr.
George moved, as an amendment to tho
motion of Monday, that the person
having the largest number of votes be
required to produce proper credentials
from the Trustees of Big Creek town
ship.
Amendment carried, and the motion
rs amended was then carried.
Ar. Aay moved, that two o'clock p.
NJ. be fixed as the time to hear the re.
port of the committee appointed to set
tie with the ex-Treasurer.
Carried.
On motion, the Board adjourned till
u o'clock r. NJ.
... AFTERNOON SESSION.
At one and one half o'clock p. NJ, tho
Board was called to order by tho Chair
man. ..... .... .
Mr.. Gilchrist moved, that the Board
adjourn to the court room.
Carried.
Mr.. Gilkey moved, that a committee
of one be appointed to see if the court
room was in order. .
Carried.
The chairman appointed VIM. Gill
christ said committee. ..aa
Mr. Gilchrist reported, that the court
room could be had in ten minutes.
Ir. Vittam moved, that the Board
proceed to the court room.
Carried.
The committee appointed to settle
with the ex-Treasurer presented their
report. 81
Afr. Nay moved, that the report be
laid over till one o'clock p. NJ. Of
Wednesday. tass.- E-
Carried.
The special committee appointed at
the June Session, to make repairs about
the Jail, reported that tho committee
was unable to make the repairs re-
quired. .t..a .s..
Mr. Geolge moved, that the report be
adopted.
Mfr. May moved, to lay the report on
the table.
Carried. IS
Mr. Gilkey moved, that committee
Of three be appointed to devise ways
and means to increase the value OF
County Warrants.
Carried.
The chairman appointed J. d. Gil.
key, T. II. Elwell, and G. Nay said
committee. 5.u
The special committee TO purchase
a Poor House made report, AZ follows
7othe Honorable Board Of Supervisors
Of Black HdOk County:
Your special committee appointed at
the September Session, for the purpose
of purchasing q suitable place foz the
paupers of Black Hawk county.
thereby to avoid the cuormor.s ex pense
accruing yearly for their support
in the manner it had to- be done With
out Poor House, beg leave to report ~
follows:
After having spent some time, and
taken all things into considera ton, we
purchased the private residence of Mr..
Gilchrist, near the court house, for
three thousand five hundred dollars
($3 500. We do not deem 1T necessary
to give minute description of said
property, from the fact that 1t is near the
court house, and the Board can and no
doubt will give the place careful ex-
animation, which we desire defore you
pass an opinion in regard to the matter
notwithstanding itwas left discretion
airy with US, and all we would be under
the necessity of doing would be, sim
ply to make a report Of what we had
done, on hearing that there were per-
sons who have endeavored il possible to
create disturbance in the action Of