Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-03-01
DAVID Il. .APpELGA1E,
Clerk &C.


tbs Proclamation va daley adopted order
90 pnialea and ;sos printed.
/, s.e-os 10 ~ that admitting Tor the sake Of
;ae a...c.t .. 4 ~ isso.u..oa Tas not suf
dcienty specific, j. VIA ROT certainly be doni-
ed ha. this nrocla nation Was MOI 90 j Il
cei .a.l.f ts2.s t..e wac . s;afy. anl ali ,.e
vo.eis Of Teua coun:v nHe.; At the time Of
vosil W.. Was a4Ate,. !. tao G..ober cleo
,:on tsrs wee 053 votes cast .og lie swamp
LARD appropriation ana 4eq;ns: said appropri-
atio Ia sr'es were cast. '.".s 81 owing that
'Ae matter vas pretty generally understood
il tho county The public aim b. lie proceed
:ngs on.y a..us ii Il. .c.i. D. ,..o LoGld Of Su
perssors which action is alcdgei ia Illegal,
tEd ,., III. .,ly because i..c resolution did Lot
say lie d.-. ION is aid IA building Tie Iowa
Central Va .roaa trough The county. This
i seems 10 ~ soyl 1eai Ike splitting hairs
But the ps"clan,a;itn says ,hst very thing and,
mat Is the notice to the people. But another
more important question comes up. Docs tlese
swamp lands belong to the sta,e? This CUES
ton is settled i.Y reatlti Ices GA Of the S,-
preue Court OF this Stale in The case Of Bar
re,t vs. Brooks, aist Io.sa PAGE IA rs follow !:
'fpde" tha &c. Of Congress o: the 25th CT
Semen her 1880, the fee simple title TO the
eNshsa ta,ds pass To the state and lie jcgis-
.-s..ic may eispose Of then.
again i night " usel tia: these swamp
!aa.le Are conveyed 10 The states Tn conditions
and they may BE reclaimed if these conditions
re act complete. with. EIt unfortunately fer
tie applicants in this case i, is also decided
By o.! Supreme tou.. ...a. he u::ct, States
is the oily party which can do this" l, cannot
be enforced on the application Of riiyate cit.
ken s. fhese residents Of Tama Guy .gho
seek &c ;ear up things are shut ont, they are
AID arc actin, in the capacity of "priva:e
ci:z.ns They dout wear the pup I sin
.;nds' On their shoulders.
But mas the county tLo right and power to
use t.ese sT.:ap lands
Fortunately Tor these Tanla City gentlemen
who arc 60 terribly interested in Inc welfare
IF Tun,a comfy the Supreme Court CT cur
state has recently decided this question (, i
r
rs. .r; s.ed nc swamp land, oi 4 : rt4to d
.e several counties in which they 4re ;itud !
.od and has granted n lAof4 ibu power to use
tee sN..,ap Land fund il; he erection OF public
bridges, upon "A vote u the people being frsi
had Ah l there !; il say our ueig!hors il
only means bridges. In The case decided it i:
true tie case was, had Tie county right K
use the swamp land !nnd for TIE erection o
bridges If, however, we look at the law We
6ai III the saLlc chapter 9Th, Session laws Of
1862 it ei,nera ties Railroads running through
che County, giving to tho county the same pow.
Or TO appropriate the swamp land funds for TIT
building If Railroads that it does to appropri
sts It for the building Of bridges. So We think
the swamp land controversy If well settled il
favor of The Iowa Central Railroad Company
aud DIES pite tive Efforts Of q few ia this COUNTY
who oppose this swamp land donation E'oTr be-
cause Of their hostility to lie interests Of To-
lsds :hsr from sHy other :notirc, 'hs Road