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

OF the petition was granted, and tho
ClcrlS was authorized to issue an or.
der in favor Of Carpenter and God
frey. for $3.50.
On motion Board adjourned until
Z o'clock, &. m., Tomorrow.
JOHN WILCOX,
Clerk pro tenn B. S.
Saturday, June %, CT.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. @
President Hedrick in the Chair.
Roll called. All present except Su.
pervisors Temple, Carver, and God
frey.
Minutes of yesterday read and ap-
proved.
The petition of Manning and Cald.
well, asking for abatclnen. Of assess.
ment being returned by The County
Attorney with his opinion thereon,
was on motion pos,posed until the
September session. a lgs,@
Supervisor Temple appeared and
took his seat in the Board.
The report of Supervisor S. A. Mon.
roe, was on motion received and pla.
ced ON file, and tho Clerk authorized
to issue an order for Sc, in favor OF
said Monroe for services rendered.
The petition Of Daniel Fisher was
taken up, and, on motion, indefinitely
postponed.
On motion of Supervisor Barbour,
the following Resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That an appropriation
be made from the county treasury,
and the clerk be instructed TO draw
an order on the treasury in favor Of
E. L. Burton. tor the sum of $3.50, for
the purpose of defraying his expens-
es to Washington City to defend the
county Of Wapello in the Supreme
Court Of the U. S., in case of Moir
VS. Wapello Co. r. r. bonds.
The claim of Hendershott & Bar
ton, as Attorneys in the case of the
State Of Iowa VS. Trogden, was, on
motion, deferred until the September
session of the Board. f
In the petition of John Prosser, ct
al, on motion the petition was grant
ed ir the adoption OF. the following
resolution: 53t s''7fs
| Whereas, One John Prosser has
Ipetitioned the Board of Supervisors
Of Wapella go gIaIt MN a
rerry iicence, also u licencc to build a
macadamizedroad ineennection with
said ferry, now therefore bc it
Resolved, That this Board grant
the said John Prosser the licence as
prayed forby petition; provided, how
ever, that the said petitioner execute
a bond to the county in the sum of
One Thousand Dollars, TO be approx
ed by the Clerk when properly pre-
sented, said bond to be given to in
demnify WapelIo county against any
ard all damages that may hereafter
accrue by granting the above hcence.
On motion OF Supervisor Wilcox
the following Resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of Super
visors Of Wapello County, Iowa,
That the County Recorder be reqair-
ell to procure q suitable book of maps
and surveys, and map and record, or
cause to be mapped and recorded, all
the public roads of the County there
| in, and present his account therefor
to the Board of Supervisors; provi-
ded, only, that the Recorder take no
action in the foregoing before the
September term.
On motion of Supervisor Cloyd
the following resolution was adopted
+ Resolved, By the Board of Super
visors of Wapcllo County, That they
will pay no claims furnished outside
OF Poor House, except such as the
law requires, from the present date
On motion, the clerk was author
lied to issue an order in favor Of VIII.
liam Ayres, at the rate per diem OF
$500 per day, for services as Bailitl
during the May session of tho Dis.
trict Court for the current year.
On motion, G. E. Fulton County
Attorney, was authorized to exam.
inc the books aIaf settle with the
County Treasurer; and the Commit.
tee on Finance directed 20 convene
at the Court House, in Oitumwa, on
the 9th day of July, 1867, and con.
summate the said semi annual settle
ment on behalf OF the Board of Su.
pervisors.
On motion. the following was adop
ted:
To the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Wapello The undersign
ed would represent to yoar Board
that soon afterthe death Of Mr.. Spaul
ding. your late Superintendent, it was
urged that n special session of your
Board should be caiicd to appoint !:
successor to the deceased Superinten
dent. The undersigned, after con
sulting with q number Of citizens in
regard to that matter. went to OF
tumwa, there consulted with q mum
bcr of persons interested in eJuca
tional matters, and especially with
Maj. Temples memberof your Boap
and Mr.. Fulton, your Attorney. The
result Of the consultation was, tha,
owing to the trouble and expense o
4 calling the Board in extra session
it was agreed that James t. III. ok
worth, previously deputy OF th'
late Cu "a, intandcnt vyaS ranuaSta oh ~