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

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| Adjourned until IL o'clock p. M.
/ AFTERNOON.
Roll called at II o'clock, but no quo
rum present.
Adjourned for one hour.
Roll again called, but no quorum
present. :
Adjourned till s. o'clock A. NJ. to-
TUESDAY, June 4th, 1867.
Board called to order by the chirman.
A. A. sAlline. s@
Roll called; quorum present.
Mr.. Corwin moved the members who
were absent yesterday afternoon receive
no pay for that day.
The report of committee appointed to
settle with County Officers was then
presented and partly read.
Mr.. May moved that the reading of
the balance of said report be deferred
till 8 o'clock p. NJ. to-day.
| Carried. - 81 2sEFNs
The minutes of Monday were then
read, corrected and approved.
a petition for bridge, by the citizens
of Lester township, was presented and
referred to committee on Roads and
Bridges.
| Mr.. Mott offered q resolution con-
corning bridge appropriation for each
town, which was referred to commit
tee on Roads and Bridges.
Mr.. G. ID. Gray tendered his resigna-
ton of the Office of County Superin-
tendent of Common SCHOOLS. -
On motion of Mr.. Vittam, Mr.. Gray's
resignation was accepted.
l. Rpari oHianrnaI fElI II ,snYoolr u
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board was called to order by the
chairman.
Roll called. and quorum present, ..
Mr.. Elwell presented report of special
committee on swamp land.
Received and referred to standing
committee on swamp land.
| The committee elected by the Board
of Supervisors, at the June session,
1866, for the purpose of having charge
bridge across the Cedar river at Cedar
Falls, reported as follows:
| We advertised for bids for the build
ing of said bridge, aud after having re-
ceived bids from several parties I'm
Chicago and other places, we let the
job to "A. Spaulding for $40, 700 (see con-
tract and specifications), but i'm the
construction of said bridge, your COM
mittee found IL necessary to have more
work done than was included in the
contract, which Mr.. Spaulding agreed
with us to do for the sum of $45l, max
| ing i'm all $l1 ,151.OO.
We have received from the county
$5 900, and from the citizens of Cedar
Falls So, 100. There still remains $5l for
the citizens of Cedar Falls to pay,
which they are ready to do.
Your committee have vouchers for
all money paid out. .,F
They have examined said bridge and
find 1t completed to their entire salts
faction and acceptance. NJ.
CALEB MAY,
A. A. ALLINE,
NELSON HITCHCOCK,
Committee.
Report adopted.
Mr.. May moved tina tthe appropriation
OF five thousand dollars for the build
ing OF Cedar Falls bridge, and the ex-
penditures of tho same by the commit
tee, be approved.
Carried. 8 t@
Mr.. Sandiland moved that COM
mittee be appointed to wait upon Judge
Shaw, chairman of committee on con-
struction Of Waterloo bridge.
Carried. ss y l
Mcssrs. Sandiland, Gilchrist and
Mott appointed. ~,
The reading of the report of the
committte on settlement with the
County Officers was then completed.
On motion of Mr.. May, the report
was received as follows:
(See report.)
Mr.. May moved that the committee,
for the settlement with County Officers
be requested to notify A. G. Bunnell
that the Board of Supervisors, now in,
session are ready to settle with hIm,
and request his Immediate attention.
Carried.
Mr.. Sandiland moved that Judge
Shaw Of the committee on Waterloo
bridge be allowed to report at this
time.
Carried. 8
Judge Shaw then reported a. follows
In relation to tile construction of
bridge at Waterloo, tho Undersigned
Board. as member Of the bridge COM
mittee, - q
That in August 1896, contract was
made with @. w. Couch, for the erec-.
ton and construction Of q Bridge across
the Cedar river at Waterloo, for the
sum of 5000 in County Warrants, and
the further sum of between $6,OO0 and
$1,000 on private subscriptions, say
So, 500, and further agreement to make
up $500 more as per contract, of which
80, 747.02 was cash, and the further sum
Of 81, 252.9 9S in warrants.
Amount dissarssd Tor timber, ease,
= :. " piers, 4,875
- plank, 6-7
lumber and Iron etc., ,92J 70
$500 IS
Amount Of Warrants, IL 5000
:. collected on subscription, $50 50
- near ~ possible In shasty caicuia-
ton. paid out over receipts, 1919 rs
s 5000 rs
Mr.. May moved that the time for con-
sideration Of the report on settlement
with county officers, be 0 o'clock to-
morrow.
Carried q . -
Mr.. May moved that the considera-
ton of the report on Waterloo bridge
be at II O'Clock tomorrow.
Carried.
Mr.. Elwell presented . petition of the
citizens of La Port, asking for a bridge
Referred to committee on Roads and
Bridges.