The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1867-07-05
Pro c eed dings Of the Board OF
supervisors.
JUNE SESSION 1867.


I'VE publish herewith the repor
Of the Committee on Highways an,
Bridges accidentally omitted from
the regular proccedings.]
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors O
Ho,card County, lopa:
Your committee to whom was re-
ferrcd the subject matter of High
ways and Bridges, respectfully re
port asfollows, viz
Your committee have examined
the petition of Patrick McGrane ant
others asking an appropriation O.
two hundred dollars to be expended
on road No. 81, between sec 8 ant
II, township 81 and 9s, range II,
and your committee recommend thai
the prayer Of the petitioners be gran
ted and the appropriation be. plac &c
in the hands of Thomas Sullivan.
Also the petition of s. l.. Hal.
sted and others asking an appropri
alton of one hundred and fifty dol
lars for the repairing and to be ex.
pended on road No. l, commencing
where Elm street crosses said
road in Cresco running west be-
tween secs %, 81, 21 and :2s, and
said appropriation be placed in the
hands of w. Strother. Also in
same petition one hundred dol.
lars to be expended on section q
on the road running from Cresco
to Vernon Springs, all in township
SO, range II, and the amount of one
hundred dollars be placed in the
hands of A. H. Harris for proper
expenditure.
Also the petition of Geo. Eek and
others, asking an appropriation of
two hundred dollars for the purpose
Of building bridge on road no 5
on section II, 9S, 12in Paris town
ship, and said appropriation be
placed in the hands of Geo. Eek for
expenditure.
g Also the petition of c. H. Wood
and others, asking an appropriation
of $500, for the purpose of building
a bridge across the west branch Of
the Turkey river, about two miles
west of Howard Center, RECON-
mend that two hundred dollars be
and the appropriation
Wood for expenditure. 3D..
Also the petition of NJ. NJ. Moon,
and others for an appropriation of
ifteen hundred dollars for the pur-
pose of building bridge across the
Turkey river in New Oregon, and
said appropriation to be subject
the order Of the Chairman of this
Board.
Also H. ". Partch and others
asking an appropriation of one hun
nred dollars for the purpose of re-
pairing roads and bridges in Oak
dale township, your committee rec
ommend said appropriation be al
lowed end said warrants be placed
in the hands Of II. W. Partch, for
Also an appropriation of one hun
dred dollars for the purpose Of COM
pleting the bridge across Crane
Greek on the road leading from
jacksonville to Vernon Springs, in
Paris township. ). Howard county.
Said appropriation be subject to
the order of Thomas Griffin.
Also petition Of j. J. Clemmer
and others asking an appropriation
Of one hundred dollars for the pur-
pose of repairing the road running
north from New Oregon to north
line of Howard Co., your commit
ttec recomme end that Fifty dollars be
appropriated subject to the order of
Cyrus Baldwin.
We have examined the report of
George Morse Commissioner, ap-
pointed to view and locate road No.
125, in Vernon Springs township,
and recommend that Monday the
18th day Of August be set for final
hearing. q -
We have examined the report Of
s. L. Halsted, Commissioner ap-
pointed to locate road No. 112, final
hearing has been had and We recon-
mend said road be recorded.
We have examined the report of
Joseph Cook, Commissioner to view
and relocate portion Of road near
the center Of sections 19 and 30,
township 100, range IL, and recon-
mend the day of final hearing be the
second Monday in August, 1867.
We have examined the report Of
s. l.. Halsted, Commissioner ap-
pointed to discontinue or relocate
or discontinue a portion of road No.
IS. Final hearing having been had,
we recommend said road be discon-
tinued as per report.
We have examined the report of
G. NJ. Carver, George Morse, and
G.. w. Hollister, commissioners ap-
pointed to sppraise the damages
claimed by Thomas p. Davies and
James Siddall, on account of laying
and locating road No. 113 and rec
ommend that said road be establish.
ed or auy portion thereof, in accor'