The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-22


On motion Of Mr.. Merriam, certain Re1lAl
sskool taxes illegally assessed aaainst Aonie
Wsruick aud GsorrS Curtis, and collsetsdb1
~ Treasures for School District DO. =,
Montrose township, were ordered to be re-
IA Tie matter Of the relocation of the road
leading from Keokuk to Croton and Prims
| ross
This road is relocated according TO the
report and field notes Of ~ Comm,esseaer
r. me mSsssf n he relocation Of The Keo-
hak - EarniaGtea road.
The pssition q Amos Heakie and others,
for re- location Of this road, is laid over un.
til the next regular meeting OF this Board,
for want Of proof OF notice.
n the matter Of the e-location of the road
leading from Fort Madison to Strunk' $
David s,ruak is appointed Commissioner
herein. to c6mmence his examination OF the
premises on the 8eth day of January, 1867.
In the matter of the application of Jonathan
aud II. =. Allen, for q road IN Pleasant
Grove township
| This case 10 continued Rptii next session.
Report Of Commissioners 70 assess damages
fled.
| In the matter Of the application Of R. Schnei-
den for road in Pleasant Ridge town
ship:
This road is established according TO the
report srt. srlH-nutes Of Commissioners Ly-
man Young, on tie
The pelition of II. ]. Avis and Others for
the construction of . bridge &C oss Des
Moines Sugar Creek, on the Montrose and st.
| Francisvile road. WAS referred TO the Com
/ mi,tes on Roads and Bridges, With instruc-
/ tons to report, at next meeting, AplaE for
such bridge, together with IN estimste Of
probable costs.
4 The County Treasurer was instructed to
! construe the order made on June 9th. 1866,
and recorded il Record No. ], page 3Gi,. Of
| this Board, directing him 10 pay Inc fee aae
Messrs. Browning l. Ewing. attorneys for Lee
county in Railroad bond suits, - meaning
cash, and not ordinary County Warrants.
/ An appropriation of $500 was made and
placed Ia the banjs ef Mr.. Ward, Of Jack.
son, for the relief Of the poor OF That tawa.
ship.
The Clerk was instructed to correspond
with the SuperintendAnts Of the Asylum fol
| the Blind and the Asylum for the Insane, with
view TO the removal ofcertain persons from
| the Poor House TO said Asylums.
The sum of one hundred dollars was
appropriated. out Of the relief fund, fol-
lthe relief Of sufferers in Montrose township
| In the matter of the application OF John
| Weber and others. for the relocation Of q
road 10 Franklin township:
! This road is re located according to the re
port Of Commissioner Wileoxen on file.
The late Committee on swamp lands pre-
sented fspor4, ss.h was ordered fled.
The sum Of $50 wns appropriated fos tht
relief Of sufferers in Franklin township: And
also the sum of $50 for the relief Of Jesse
Brown, helpless person in Cedar.
| y. W. Henry was allowed the sum OF S5t
for collecting delinquent taxes.
/ The Committee on take. aId assessmenti
reported the following resolution, Classifying
certain property for the assessment OF 1867,
which resolution Was unanimously adopted
as follows:
Rssslred, That tn following be the CLASH
Acation OF personal property fer the assess
men, Of 1867, to-wit:
| HoRsEs-lst class. $50; ID class. $50
Sd class, $40. All horses and colts not IN.
cluded IN the above. according to their yalus
ton, and in the above ratio.
MuLEs-1st class, $50; ID class, SEQ; Sd
$40,
NEAT CarT4r-0xen per yoke, LIST class
! 500 I'd class, 500; sd class, $40.
Cows-Sl5 each. Four year ODDS at SD
three year oids at sl5 two year ODDS at 5 10
and yeariings u, S..
| SHsEr-At : each
SwISE-Fat, - per hundred gross. Stocs
Hogs at 81 30 per hundred gross
| In assessing stations, Asses and full blood
| ed stock, the assessor is required 10 be gov
erned by his own judgment also, likewise IN
assessing fine carriage and buggy horses.
| ali or1arpt N RI
merchants TO make an average Of their stock
in trade, by finding the value monthly, as
near as may b.. adding the twelve months to
gether, then dividing the whole by twelve. OF
| the number of months engaged in business
the product then will be the amount 10 be as
sessed.
| Resoired, Also, that this Board will hold
all Assessors responsible ON their respective
bonds, and will prosecute them for any,seg
leet Of duty on their part, either by not re
curing parties to make oath to their assess
ment or otherwise.
The Committee on public buildings were
instructed, with the lowest responsible bid
der or bidders. for the erection of q new
frame priyy in the Court Honae yard, in Forl
Madison.
In the matter OF the application of Carroll
4 Farley, to be released from security on
official bond of Justice John Spain, Of
Mortrose township.
la this case Justice Spain is ordered TO file
new bond, with sufficient security. to be APP
proved by the Clerk Of the Board by the leih
day OF January, 1867. and that in default
thereof the Clerk shall declare said Office va
cant, aud shall notify the Township Trustees
of Montrose township Of such vacancy.
The prayer of widow Esroad, of Madison
township, for relief from certain taxes, was
granted aud the Treasurer ordered to canoe
tho interest on her county taxes, provided
tbA she pay the principal by june l. 1861
The Committee on Puhlic Buildings wa,
instructed 10 report by next meeting OF tie
Board such plans specifications and estimates
Of cost for such Improvements in the Cour
House al Fort Madison as will insure q hrs
proof vault or vaults. for the safe keeping o
the records of the different Offices.
Unanimously resolved, that the Clerk b
directed to notify all Justices OF the Peace
who have not reported in accordance with
chapter a. OF the laws of the 9th Genera
Assembly OF the State of Iowa, that in cast
their reports are not made by the first day o
March next. they will be prosecuted in ac
cordance with the Law in such eases made AMI
provided.
Thes Ward of keokuk was appointed jan
iitor OF the Court House in said city, whenth'
Board adjourned until O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
THURSDAY, January 10, 1867.