The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-07-25
Proceedings Of Beard Of Super
visors.
Thursday, Juno goth 1867.

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BOARD met pursuant to adjourn.
ment.
President Hedrick in Chair.
Roll called. All present except
Supervisors Temple, Carver and
! Ncvill.
Minutes Of yesterday read and ap.
proved.
Supervisors Temple and Carver
appeared ard took their seats.
! he account Of Stephen Osborn.
On motion the report of tho Com
mittee was concured in viz, "tho
Committee recommend that this be
referred to the county Attorney"
Tho Report Of VIM. Knight, was
on motion received and placed on
file, and the clerk authorized to issue
an order in favor of said VIM. Knight
in the amount of sS.25.
|. The following report Of committee
on assessment was adopted:
To the Honorable Bo:.rd Of Supervi.
sors Of Wapello County:
Your Committee on assessments,
would beg leave to report that we
have examined the Assessment Books
of the various townships Of this coun.
ty, rs thoroughly as our limited time
would admit Of, and finding them com
plete as far as we could discover.
We would further state that L. NJ.
Cooley Clerk, told your Committee
that be believed that the Assessors
Books were in better condition this
year, than any former year. We
recommend thht the Books be re-
cel7ed by the Board, all of which is
respectfully submitted.
NJ. r. COOLEY,
Chairman.
v The road petition of Amos Garri-
SON ct al. asking for the establish.
ment ofa county road, commencing
near the Ashland crossing, D. v. R.
r., running thence east until it
strikes the line between Dornsyfe
and Sol Heron to tho land formerly
owned by Joseph. II. Flint, thence
east across the land Of fEphraim Cum
Minis, south OF said Cummin's house
TO the northwest corner Of VIM.
Garrisons improved land, thence
east across the land of said Garrison,
thence south on the line between
said Garrison and Samuel Bates to
the northwest corner Of James Jor-
dams, thence south on the line be-
tween the said Garrison, and said
Jordans as tar as may be expedicnt
thence across the land Of James w.
Uagler on the shortest and most
practicable route to tho County limo
at the North east corner Of said Hag-
lers' improved land came up for tina'
hearing.
After an examination in the case,
on motion the prayer Of the petition
was granted and tho road establish-
ed Oh the condition that the petition
ers Of said, road pay all damages
that may accrue from establishment
Of said road. Yeas, Hedrick, Bar
bour, Reinhard Monroe, Cloyd, Ev-
ems and Harlin. Nays, Temple,
Car7e,, Myers, Cooley, Butln and
Wilcox.
The petition Of Ira Wing asking
for damages by reasoc of the location
Of the road, sought to be established
on the north limo of Sec. 80 in town
ship 73, range II, on motion was
referred to the Committee on roads
and highways. l r
The petition Of Henry Covcrtson
asking that all personal taxes for the
year 1866 against him be abated, as
he had on the lst day Of January
1866, no personal property subject
to assessment. On motion the prayer
Of petition was granted.
On motion, Samuel Bolinger was
exhonorated from Poll Tax. +
On motion Supervisor Cooley was
excused from further attendance, af-
ter to-day.
IN the petition Of s. p: McClung
asking that an order from tho Clerk
be issued to him for $6,12 unjustly
paid by him as taxes for the year
1866. On motion the prayer Of the
petition was granted and the Clerk
authorized to issue said orderof Sc. IL
On motion sl2.64 was allowed to
Supervisor N. L. Cooley as per dienl
and mileage for services rendered.
In thcroad petition Of T.J. Thomp
son ct al, on motion the prayer o.
the petition was granted, and VIM
Robertson appointed Commissions
to commence. the, work Of viewing
said proposed rond on the a1st day o
October 1867, and make his repor'
thereon October 18th 1867.
Supervisor Nevil came and tool
his seat in the Board. NJ
The petition Of W. II. Rickett, e
nj .askinr for the establishment of.