The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-07-25

redemption Of realty sold for taxes Q
same, for the years 1861 and 1862
which tax receipts for said years ar
appended. The petition asking tha
said money be refunded, on motor
lthc prayer Of the petition was SO fal
granted Us to authorize the Clerk K
issue an order on the County Treas
turer for $1,000 to indemnify sale
Mary A. Pike for said taxes unjustlJ
paid. .f
The petition of J. w. Rnckmar
and II. H. Mcclure asking abate-
ment of Assessment was on motion
referred to County Attorney.
The report Of the committee or
School lands and School Funds, was
ION motion received and placed on
file.
On motion, allproccedings relative
to the public Printing Of the County
was postponed until January 1868.
The petition ofIra Wing, asking
for damages for location of road
sought to be established, was on mo
tion ordered to lie upon the table.
Tho Farmers Club of Richland
township OF al. with tho following
resolution, was upon motion ordered
placed on file and continued to the
October session Of the current year
| Resolved, That the Clerk Of this
Board be authorized to draw an or
der on the Treasurer to the amour,
Of one dollar per dozen for Gopher
scalps rs a bounty, whenever u per
son shall present the same, properly
sworn to as caught after this date, ir
this county, by producing at leas,
one dozen at a time. aa a63e, IA.
The petitions Of John Milman, AL
bert Norwood and John ID. Mingus
asking abatement of assessment, was
on motion ordered to lie upon The
table. s..aa #n. f.5...
ION motion the Board adjourned
until s o'clock a. m. to- morrow.
JOHN WILCOX,
Clerk pro tenn B. s.
Resolved, That. in the matter re-
lating to tho w. H. Riehetsnnd Hen
ry Towns, petition for a County roat
that the report Of the Commissioner
and survey of said road is SO imper
feet that said road cannot be under
standingly located. Now therefore
this Board would request tho com
Friday, June 2lst, 1867.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. .
President Hedrick in the chair.
Roll called. All present except
Supervisor Carver and Cooley.
Minutes Of yesterday read and
approved.
The petition Of Richard Hughe,
asking that three dollars unjustIy
paid by him as taxes for the year
1865 be refunded. On motion The
petition was granted, and the Clerk
authorized to issue an order to the
amount of S3.
The report Of the committee te
whom was entrusted the contract
with, and invoice to the Steward anC
director of the Poor Farm, was or
motion ordered to be placed on tils
with the bond aud accompanying
papers, and the contract, with sale
Steward and Directors together Will
the aforesaid inventory directed to b
placed on record viz:
This agreement made this 5th day
day OF March 1867. between the Boart
of Supervisors of Wapello county
Iowa, and Thomas Eyre, witnesseth
lst. The Board Of Supervisors By
their duly authorized Committe,
(thc undersigned), have rented ant
leased to the said Eyre, the farm
known as the Poor House Farm, o
Wapcllo County Iowa, for the peri
cd Of one year from the 9Th day 8
March 1867. 's' HI
End. The said Eyre agrees to serve
for one year from March 9th 1867
as Steward and Director for saie
farm upon the conditions following
to wit hfi ! a
Sd. The Board Of Supervisors agre,
to furnish to said Eyre for said tim,
of one year, said farm and all the ten
ments thereon, and the FREQ and full
use thereof, and beds md bedding SUI
ficient to accommodate all pauper
Or persons that may be sent to sal,
farm BY the proper authorities, Al
the stoves that may be necessary I,
keep said inmates warm, and tho us
] Of all the personal property now 81
said farm belongingto Wapcllo coun
'lty.s #o
I 4th. The said Board Of Supervi
sors are to cause correct inventor,
Of al the said personal propert,
that NAV be upon said farm to b