The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-03-14
Proceedings Of March Term Of the
Board Of Supervisors.
special Session.

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Board Of Supervisors.
special session.
LEE COUNTY, IowA,l
MONDAY, March 4, 1857. =
Board met pursuant to adjournment. !
President Goodrich in the Chair. :.
All members present except Messrs. Suii,A
van, Cruze, and ward. ),
The minutes Of the last meeting, as veil as
the Record entfsee made BY the Gsssx
cation, wesesaRproved:
The application OF IL n. Love ana o'nsis,
for radnction of the assessment Of the First
National Bank of Keokuk, was, on motion,
laid over until next June nestipg-
l. The petition of sundry citizens OF West
Point township, for bridge on the road
leading from West Point to keokuk, was re.
ferred 10 the Committee On Roads and
Bridges.
Several petitions and memorials were re-
ferred TO the respective committees.
Cpou the request of the Committee on
Roads and Bridges, said Committee vas
erau&ed time until the ne II June meeting, y
re r,ctt mon the application of de keokuk
& Des Mo;nes valley Plank Road Company,
for extended privileges, and also upon the
application OF Carl Feikert and others, 70
vacste said Plank Road.
In the matter of the re- location OF the Iowa
road from keokuk to St. Francisville.
This day, L. b. Maltby, ESQ.,, Commits
sioner herein, filed his report in favor OF the
re location OF said road, when, on motion OF
the Committe on Roads and Bridges, Tues
day, June 9Th, 1867, was liked for fnal hear
ing. ia
Deputy OF Noble Warwick, Esq, Recorder of
Lee county, was approved.
On motion of Mr.. Merriam, it was re-
solved that the Treasurer be requested 70 re
port 70 this Board the amount of lines
received by him between January LIST, 1865.
and January LIST, 1867, giving the name OF
each officer from whom the same Was re-
ceived.
The Committee on Railroad Bond suits
was instructed TO report to the Board the
amount expended by the county in the de-
Tense of such suits.
Resolred, That the Clerk be directed to
cause the delinquent interest on the school
fund loan account of J. Tracy, on page 90 of
the Clerks School Fund Account Book, and
record the purport Of this resolution upon
said page.
Ordered that the Board adjourn until 81
o CLOCK t0~mOrrOw morning.
TuEspAY, March 6, 1867.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
President Goodrich in the Chair.
All members present.
The petition Of sundry citizens of Wash.
ington township, asking the construction of
a bridge across Mud creek, on the Fort Mad.
ison hdlAugusts road, Was referred to Messrs.
Hyde and Stevenson.
Upon the report of the Committee on tax
es and assessments. the taxes assessed since
A. d. ISL, against the following property,
| viz two blocks west of block II, and be-
| tween the Bluff and the Railroad also the
Rslrosd Depot ground, lying between blocks
| 6, :, and the river, in the city OF heokuk,
we're received. and the Treasurer directed to
cancel thessr
ON motion OF Mr.. HOLMAN it WAS resolved
that i shall be the duty Of each member OF
| this Board to procure from the Secretary OF
his respective township school district, cor
rect plot OF map of the sub district for the
| OF the Clerk of this Board.
| On motion OF Mr.. HOLMAN, the reference
| on yesterday. to the Committee on roads and
bridges. Of the petition Of Vim. Warner and
Others, for bridge in West Point township,
on the West Point and Montrose road, was
received, and the petition referred to Mr..
| Wright, with instructions to examine into the
expediency of such bridge, and if deemed
| by him expedlent, to report plan and estimate
at mex, term.
| The bond of Robert Worster, Justice o.
the Peace. appointed for jackson township
| for the remainder OF the present year. was ap
| proved and the Clerk instructed TO issue him
| q certificate.
The contract with J. c. Blackburn, NJ. D.,
for medical and surgical treatment of the
psupers OF Madison township, and persons in
County Jail was, on motion, continued fol
one year from April lst, 1887. at the former
compensation, viz: one hundred dollars, said
| Blackburn TO furnish his own medicines.
| The several petitions and memorials in re-
| gard TO the appointment of Physician for the
| Poor House and paupers of jackson town
| ship, was referred to the Committee on off
| GERS salaries,
| Mr.. Ward presented hrs account of expen.
| ditures under the appropriation OF $500, made
at last term, which was approved. The mat
| ter Of the deficiency Of ! mill State tax levy
was laid over until nsxt term.
| On motion OF Mr.. Merriam, it sAsresols cd
that in all cases where taxes have been paid
by more than one party, upon the same par
| eel Of real estate, the Treasurer is authorized
to refund, to the proper party, all such ex'
| cess OF taxes.
On motion of Mr.. Merriam, il was resolved
that B. Arntzen be allowed the sum Of $s5 so
being an amount paid by him to redeem
blocks ., II, II, II and %, in Aliens add.
ton to the city of Fort Madison. sold for the
taxes of 1857, which taxes had been paid, al
shown BY the County Treasures receipt
| he petiuoneof sundry citizens of the vi
ciniiy Of Ssnddsky for bridge across Lama
lee creek, was, on motion, referred to the
Committee on Roads and Bridges, with in,
structions to report the probable cost, and
| also to procure plan for the same
| Inc Committee on Roads and Bridges re.
ported adversely to the claim Of Pat Har-
rington of $3.50 for qaarying rock for Sugar
| creek bridge, ON the Montrose aud ST. Fran.
| cisvIlle road, and in favorng of allowing
John kelsey the sum of 81 Is per cubic ward
| for hauling rock TO SAID bridge, to be paid
| upon the certificate of Mr.. Brown, showing
the number Of yards. and deducting from the
amount the SUN Of S25, already paid said
Kelsey to release all claims against the county
| upon each payment.
| On motion this report was adopted.
| The petition of Ellen O Connel, asking as
sistance to employ counsel in the prosecution
| of the case OF said Ellen o Connel vs. Frank
| DoAithkFl ihl bH-tff8Ns was referred u the
| Clerk of the Board. with instructions TO aid
her pecuninrily III the event OF a future pros.
| ecutIon OF said suit.
| In the matter OF the relocation OF the road
| from West Point to Big Mound
| This day David Wright Esq, Commission
er herein. filed his report in favor OF the re.
location as prayed for. when Tuesday, june
! 4, 1867. WAS fixed for final action.
| On motion the Board adjourned until 81
o clock Tomorrow morning
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 1857.
Board met pursuant TO adjournment
President Goodrich in the chair. All III,
members present.
The minutes of yesterday were read anc
approved.
The Clerk was, on motion, authorized Il
sell house and o, No %, in the city of For
Madison, belonging to the school fund. pro
vided, however, that he sell the same at no
less than $500, the apprasement value.
Mr.. Merriam offered resolution to appoin
DR.. J. j. Briee physician Of the Poor House
and Superintendent of the same, at a sslar
OF $3.50, which resolution was, on motion
laid on the table
M. HOLMAN moved that DR.. J. NJ. An
derson be appointed physician of the Poo
House and psupers of Montrose township 70
J the ensuing year, at the salary of $3.50, whe
Mr.. Merriam moved to substitute DR. / /