Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-07-12
NUMBER Is.

Mr.. Corwin moved that committee
of three be now appointed toact In ac-
sordance. with the proposition of Judge
Couch, and report ut 5 Z. MI. to-day.
Upon which motion tho yeas and
nays were taken, as fellows:
YEAs-Messrs. Alline, Corwin, FL
well, French, Gilchrist, Gilkey, Hitch
cock, Holt, Jackson, May, Mott,
Nichols. II.
NAYs-Messrs. George, Sandiland,
Wooster, Webster, Vittam. 5.
ABsENT-Mr. Hutton. l.
Carried.
Mr.. Hitchcock moved that the COM
mittee be elected by ballot, and one mt
time.
Carried.
Mr.. Gilkcy moved that plurality
vote elect.
Carried.
On the first ballot Mr.. sandlland was
elected.
On the I'd ballot Mr.. George was
elected.
Mr.. George asked to be excused from
acting on said committee.
Mr.. May moved to excuse him.
Carried.
On the Sd ballot Mr.. AllIno was
elected.
Mr.. Sandiland asked to be excused
from acting on said committee.
MIR. French moved to excuse him.
Lost.
On the 4th ballot Mr.. Wooster was
elected.
The committee was then declared to
be Messrs. Sandiland, Alline and
Wooster.
Board adjourned to II p. M.
AFTERNOON.
Board called to order by the clerk.
On motion, Mr.. May was appointed
chairman pr0-tem. during the absence
of Mr.. Alline on committee.
Roll called; quorum present.
The committee on the construction
OF the Dry Run Bridge reported rs fol-
lows:
We have received from the county
for building said bridge, $500 and from
material, the amount of $40O, and your
committee would report that we have
expended the above amount In the
erection of said bridge, and that IL In
completed to our acceptance, and that
we have the vouchers for the amount
received from the county all of which
is respectfully submitted.
CALEB MAY,
A. A. ALLINE,
N. HITCHCOCK,
Committee.
Report adopted.
The special committee appointed to
confer with Mr.. Bunnell, In regard to
his settlement, made further report an
follows:
We have seen Mr.. Bunnell again.
He said he was willing to leave It to us
the committee.) to say what Is just be-
tween man and man, and he would
try to abide by 1t but he did not think
that no ought to pay any interest. He
had the money now on deposit To meet
the principal. He had not bought
county warrants to exceed one hundred
dollars, to meet said demands, and did
not intend to buy any against the coun-,
ty for that purpose, Ii the Board did
not charge him any interest.
Your committee would recommend
that the interest charged in his account
for the year 1896, be deducted.
CALEB MAY,
!. 3. CoRwIN,
Committee.
Report adopted.
Mr.. Corwin moved that committee
be appointed to inform Mr.. Bunnell Of
the action Of the Beard.
Carried.
Mr.. Corwin was appointed said con- !.
mittce.
| Mr.. Corwin offered the following res
olutions, which were adopted:
WHEREAS, the expenditures of the
County for stationery, &C., for the us1
OF various offices and courts of the
county, at the present rate of discount
ON warrants. are much greater than the
difference between tho discount rate
and cash; therefore,
ResOLued. That the Clerk Of thIs
Board be authorized to draw warrants
for all purchases of stationery, includ-
ing books, which are necessary for tho
offices and Courts of said county, to
which warrants ke shall attach his cer-
tifcate that said purchases were made
for stationery &C., which warrants
when presented to the Treasurer shall
be paid In cash.
Resolved, That the Treasurer be In
structed to retain at all times i'm his
hands, the sum of five hundred dollnrs
to be paid out on warrants above dcs-
cribed.
Resotvcd, That from this time no
books or stationery shall be purchased
by the Clerk except at cash prices, for
which warrants as above described
shall be issued.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
made revised report rs follows:
For the sake of brevity, we have
classified the roads which have been
submitted to our consideration, an6 we
would recommend as follows:
CLASS 1sT.
ROADS REQUIRING COMMISSIONERS To
Lay OUT AND LOCATE.
No. Of Road. Name Of Road. Name Of Commissioners
~. ~. Symons. y. Jefferson yssas'h.