Weekly New Oregon plain dealer. (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1866-1867, 1867-01-25
ON ce Of County Board Of
supervisors ofEE. ward
County Iowa.


County Iowa.
VERNON SPRINGS .Jany !, 1867.
[Continued, from last week.
Saturday January l2th, 1867.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Roll called. Quorum pre-
sent. Minutes Of yesterday read
and approved.
Swamp land claim of Mrs. H. E.
Eaton was presented and allowed by
the Board. Report of committee
en- School Fund was presented by
supervisor Stone. TO the Board Of
supervisors ofHoyard county Iowa.
| rEHHBf1 that we have examined the
applications and securities for loans
of the permanent school fund for the
wears 1865 and 1866, and find them
sufficient and correct.
Signed. Tses: Il :: ssiss: st;sis,
I. G. Chamberlain.
On motion report was adopted.
On motion Bill ofC. F. Brecken-
ridge for attys. fees in state $500
was allowed.
Supervisor Harris presented re-
port Of committee on highways and
Bridges as follows: Petitions Of
James Grcenleaf and others for re-
location Of road between secs. 10
and 3O-1o0-12 was heard and we
recommended that the same be gran
ted and james Cook be appointed
commissioner to report to the clerk
on the first Monday Of April next
sttso, petition Of Augustus Beadle
and others askirg the appointment
of commissioner IL we" a road
commencing at the,nw corner ct sec.
81 99-11 running thence east II
mile, thence south l-2 mile, thence
east to the east line of Howard Co.
we recommended that the same be
granted and the appointment of Geo.
Morse commissioner to report at the
June session OF this Board, also, the
petition OF q. O. Preston and others
asks the appointment of a commits
sioner to view and locate read COM
mencing in the Village Of Vernon
Springs. running in L e direction to
the Village Of Cresco, we recon-
mend that the same be granted and
the appointment Of George Morse
to view and report to the clerk of
this Board on the first Monday of
March 1867.
Also, petition of. W. Reed and
others asking for an appropriation
of $500 for the purpose Of building
bridge across heupper Iowa river
at Lime Springs, VIC recommend that
the prayer of the petitioners be gran
ted and said appropriation be placed
in the hands Of G. S. Thurber for
disbursement on bis giving proper
securities, we recommend that the
report Of commissioners appointed 10
appraiso damages claimed by 4. 2.
Davies On account Of the location of
Road No 113 be set aside, and that
George Morse, c. NJ. Carver and
&. W. Hcllister be appointed com
missioners to view and report upon
all damages Oh account Of location
of said road and that they meet at
the court house of Vernon Springs
on Friday the 22d of Feb. at 8 a. m.
1867 and qualify according to law.
On motion Of supervisor Searles
an appropriation Of $500 was made
for the purpose of building a bridge
across Staff Creek, Chester Up.
Supervisor Harris presented the
following report. 10 the Board of
supervisors of Howard Co. Iowa.
Your committee to whom was referred
the subject of county officers salaries
for the ensuing year, would respect
fully report that they recommend
that they be allowed the same
amount that they were allowed last
year. Signed.
s. A: Stone, com,
A. II. Harris. 'o''
On motion report was adopted.
TO the Board Ct Supervisors of
Howard County Iowa. Your COM
nittee .e whom Was rofnrrod tho
matter of conveying the swamp lands
Of the county to the R. r. Company,
would respectfully y report that after
mature deliberation your commit tee
would recommend that the Chairman
and Clerk of this Board convey to
the said r. r. Company, by Quit
Claim Deed all the swamp and over
flowed lands to which the county
has now title, upon the following
conditions. First, that tne said r.
r. Company shall simultaneously
convey to the several parties whose
claims have heretofore been allowed
by this board, the lands claimed by
them upon the said parties paying
to said r. 4. Company or tsis coun-
ty as the case may be, at any time
within six months from this date
81. % per acre therefor. Second,
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