The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-06-20

: Minutes OF tho Board of Supervi
aors, ct Their June Term, 1857.
- e@# JuNx ID, 1857. II O'Clock .. m.
Board met ct the clerks office an
was called to order by the Chairman
Present-Mcssrs Smith, Cover, Paden
Rigby. Bassett, Dance, Rice, Hartman
shearer and Lcith, Chairman, being
quorum.
It appearing to the satisfaction of tn
Board that John w. Bell has been du
ly appointed . methber of said Board
from Cover township, vice John Pear
son, removed from the township, an,
has taken the oath of Office in accor
dance with law, on motion of Mr.. Rice
Mr.. Bell was declared member of tn,
Board. ~
The Chairman appointed Mr.. Bell or
the Committee on Public. Buiiai.ss '...'
vacancies occaaioned by the removal O
Mr.. Pearson. -
On motion Of Mr.. Shearer, Board ad
journed until one O'Clock p. IN.
MONDAY, JUNE ID. 1857, l O'Clock p m
Board met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair.
man. Present-Messrs Smith, Cover
Paden, Bell Bassett, Tatum, Potter
Rice, Dance Hardman, Chase, Sheare,
and Leith, Chairman, being quorum.
Mr. Smith presented a petition from
the ballifis of the District Court, asking
an increase Of pay, which was on his
motion referred to the Committee on
Claims.
Mr. Dance presented = petition from
citizens of Linn township, asking an
appropriation of $3.50 to aid in the cree
ton of bridge over Coon creek, ut the
crossing of the Marion and Moscow road,
on condition that like amount be raised
by private subscriptions; said petition
having subscription thereon of Sl6l
On motion the prayer of the petition
ers was granted, and the Clerk author
lied to draw warrant on the Bridge
Fund for said $50, when like amount
Is raised by private subscription and APP
propriated.
Mr.. Shearer presented petition from
cltizens OF Springfield township, asking
an appropriation for building bridge
over Yankee Run in said township, On
motion tho petition was referred to the
Committee on Roads and Bridges,
Mr.. Leith presented a petition asking
an appropriation for bridge over Sugar
creek, near Elnathan Hams. On mo.
ton OF Mr.. Chase, petition was referred
to the Committee on Roads and Bridges.
Mr. Bell presented a petition, asking
an appropriation for bridges over Mich
olson's creek and Honey creek, in Cow
er township. Referred to committee on
Roads and Bridges.
On motion Of Mr. Smith, it was agreed
that all petitions asking appropriations
for roads and brIfecs, be rafcri.. -,
committee on Roads and Bridges.
Mr. Smith presented certificate from
the clerk. Of Center township, that F $
Davis had paid his road tax twice;
when, on motion of Mr. Cover, Mr. Bas-
sett was appointed committee to whom
the subject was referred.
The committee appointed at former
session, to examine and report OH the
condition of the embankment Oh Cedar
river, opposite Rochester, presented the
following report, which on motion of
Mr. Chase, was accepted:
To the Hon Board of Supervisors:
We, your committee to examine the
road on the river bottom at Rochester,
have made a partial examination, but
are not ready to make Il full report OIL
account of the high water since the
river opened. We are satisfied that
there has part OF the embankmcnt
washed away and bridge materially
damaged. We propose that there be a
further appropriation, for the repair of
said road, OF $50; provided, the same
amount is raised by other parties.
Z. HARDMAN, Chairman.
On motion of Mr. Tatum, Mr. J s
Smith, of Rochester, was appointed to
see that the work Is properly done and
the money properly expended.
Mr. Cover presented petition asking
an appropriation of $50, to repair the
embankment opposite Cedar Bluffs, on
the Upton and Iowa City road. Refer
red to committee on Roads and Bridges.
On motion of Mr. Cover, the Chair
appointed committee, consisting of
Messrs Cover, Chase and Bassctt, to
examine and report on the matter of the
deposit of ashes in the basement of the
court house.
Mr. Smith presented il report in refer
ence to his action as committee, in the
expenditure of funds in sending James
Sheehy, a pauper, to his friends in the
east On motion of Mr. Shearer, the re-
port was accepted.
Mr. Smith presented his report in ref.
erence to his expenditure of money ap-
propriated to bridges in Center town.
ship. On motion of Mr. Chase, report
received and placed on file.
Mr. Tatum offered resolution author.
izing the County Surveyor to place
stones ut the corners of sections and
quarter sections, where the same may
come in public highways. On motion
of Mr. Chase, the resolution was laid on
the table until tomorrow morning.
The special committee appointed at