The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-07-18

Proceedings Of Beard Of Super
visors. -
Monday June 30, 1867.
s. - rIRsr DAY.
Regular session.
Board met at 1890 p. M, and orr
ganixed.s .sS
President Hedrick in the chair.
Roll called. All present, with cx-
ception ofSupervisor E. T. Neville Of
Pleasant township.
On motion the reading Of the min 4
utes of the last meeting was postpon-
cd until the next meeting Of the
Board.
Tho request Of Mr. E. Z. ,Nevill
Super, isor from Pleasant Township,
to be excused tor absence at this meet
ing, was presented by Supervisor
Temple, and on motion granted.
On motion the claims reported by
Daniel. Carl Commissioner appointed
to view the road petitioned for by
Joshua B. Jones ct. al., were allowed
and the Clerk authorized and direc
ted to draw orders upon the Treas
urer, in favor Of. the parties for the
amount due.
nsmotion the Clerk read the pc
titions presen led 1. t.. tho Board for
the appointment of,.a County Super.
intendant of Common Schools, to
fill the vacancy occasioned by tho
the death Of Superintendent Spaul-
ding, after which the Board proceed
ed TO ballot for the candidates petit
toned for. 5 aa3 #.
On; first ballot DR.. A. G. Olney Z,
for S. L. Bhrnham 4, and for A. w.
Haines q. @, '
DR.. A1C. Olney having received q
majority ofall the votes cast was de-
clared duly appointed. Superinten-
dent Olney was on motion required
to give bond in amount equal to that
given by the former Superinten-
dent. tJl.ti is
On motion the Board adjourned
until Monday June 18th, 1867.
L. NJ. COOLEY, Clerk B. s..
E. s. Sheffield, Deputy. ]
1 Monday, June 17th' '67.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
mental 2 p. IN. 81 ! .t' 81 s
President Hedrick in chair.
Roll called. All present except
Supervisor 4. T Neville of Pleasant
Township. 2 ~ aE
The Clerk and deputy Clerk B. s..
being engaged in the District Court
Of Wapello county. On motion su-
pervisor Wilcox was duly elected
Clerk pro TEN with an additional
compensation Of So per day in addi-
ton to his salary as member of the
Board Of Supervisors Of Wapello
county. 1fli
Minutes Of the last and preceding
meeting read and approved.
/ Petition of. NJ. Buchanan asking
for abatement Of assessment, referred
to committee on assessment.
Petition Of Geo. Gillespie, asking
that $4:67 paid by Ed. Mori.ty on
improper sais BY the County Of the
n W J Of Lot 300 in Ottumwa, sold
for taxes as non resident in 1862, and
asking that the clerk be authorised
to issue an orderto pa = back to said
Ed. Moriarty $4.67 wrongfully paid
by him INTO the county Treasury.
On motion of Supervisor Temple
the prayer Of the petition was grant
ed.
Petition Of James NJ. Hull ct al,
asking for the blishmcnt of q pub.
lie road sixty feet wide, commenc-
ing at the bridge across Avery creek
on the original township line between
Richland and Columbia townships,
and running in North west direc-
ton fifty 'rSds, ending on third street
in Chilicothe, was on motion estab-
lished BY the granting Of petition.
Petition Of fcter Golf et. al, for the
appropriation of 10000 out of the
Bridge fund, for the erection Of two
Bridges over the branches Of Rock
Creekon the public highway leading
from tho Agency and Libertyville
road, north to the State road. "
On motion the petition was gran
ted. .gl 4les
On motion of Supervisor CIoyd, all
papers now on file were referred to
the appropriate committees.
On motion all papors laid over
from last session were referred to
committee on first class claims.
On motion the claim Off. w. Pike
was ordered to lie on the table. .a
On motion tho following resolution
was adopted a
Resolved, That the prayer Of Pc
tltloners OF Washington township for