Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-01-22
JANUARY SESSION, 81.

The Board Of Supervisors OF buchanan
County Iowa met ia regular Session 1T tie
Court House III tnlepenence, on the .th day
Of January, 1857. Members present. Messrs.
Brin,na,i, Caldwell. Davis, Dickey. Ham.
mond and Kent. The following persons
accredited as having been duly elected a,
the late general election as members of this
BoaN, appeared and took the Oath Of Office
aud We're admitted as members thereof, to wit
s. S. Alien, ] II Campbell, James Fleming.
John Johnson. John Merrill, S. D. 0rcutt.
s. II. Smith and A. Manson.
On Motion, Mr.. Kent was selected as
temporary Chairman.
The Board then proceeded TO the election
of chairman for the ensuing year. As the
result of which ]. II. Campbell received six
votes, and n. Dickey received four votes
Whereupon Mr.. Campbell was declared duly
elected.
The Board then adjourned till two o'clock
I'm.
Two o'clock p. NJ.
The Board mel pursuant to adjournment
fail Board present.
The Chairman announces the Standing
Committees for The ensuring year, as follows
TO wit:
On Miscellaneous Claims-Orcutt, johnson
and Manson.
On Pauper Claims Dickey, Brutnal
ani Davis.
On Justices transcripts Allen, Dickey
and Fleming.
On Fiuance-Johnson. Orcutt and Smith
On Roads--Dickey, HaAmond and Pot
~ On County Property and Repairs-Allen,
Caldwell and Merrill.
On School Fand-Hammond, Nelson and
Kent.
On Township and County Oficers' accounts
Smith, Merrill and Manson.
On Illegal Taxes-Johnson, Kent and
Caldwell
On Bridges-Brintnall, orcu,, and Potter.
The Clerk presents Sundry petitions fer
appropriation for Bridges. Which were
referred to the Committee or Bridges.
The Clerk presents Slndry petitions for
the abatement of Taxes. Which were re-
fsrred to the Committee on Illegal taxes.
The Clerk presents the petition Of the
Soldiers Monument Association, asking for
tor aid in the erection of a Monument to the
Memory Of deceased Soldiers Of Buchanan
County. Which was referred 10 Special
Committee Of three, consisting Of Messrs.
Dlckey, orcuts and johnson.
Mr.. Dickey offers the following resolutions
Resolred. That the sum Of two thousand
three hundred dollars, lS2,300l be and the
same is hereby appropriated ont OF the
Bridge fund for the purpose Of the payment
in part for the construction Of the Bridge on
Main Street in the City Of Independence,
10 be applied in accordance with q reso>
la,ion of this Board passed q. their October
session. ls66 to be paid TO the Subscribers
applying therefor. Referred 10 Committee
on Bridges
The Clerk pscen:s a petition from tie
Buchanan County Agricultural Society,
asking for aid in the purchase and fitting
up Of Fair Grounds for the use Of said
Society. Referred 10 Committee on County
property and repairs.
Mr.. Manson offered the following preanl-
bic and resolution:
Uhcreas. II. B. Hatch, late o. Liberty
Township. was delinquen. IN part in certain
,axs of ls5s, 1859, ls6l and ls62, and the
Adminisiririx ainfms was ignoreut of the /
fact ,ha, any such taxes were due to the /
County. and.
Whereas, Such delinquent parts Of his
tax have never beer published as they should /
have been, thereby giving notice Of the I
same. and that the amount Of the saane has I
NOW reached about four Tires that OF the /
original tax, aud the Administrators now
asks this Board of Supervisors 70 relieve the |
Estate Of some part Of the enormous tax /
accumulated thereon. Iherfore, be it
Resolrel, That this Board direct lie /
Treasurer ot Buchanan County to aecs RI |
the amount Of tlS tax and Ten per cent /
interest thereon fran he time tie same le> /
came due and upon the payment Of the |
same to discharge the same from the tax
Books.
Mr.. Orcutt moved to amend by excepting
from the provisions OF said resolution TIE |
State tax, which was adopted. The reso-
luton Of Mr.. Mansa-. IS amended was then |
ndop,e1
Mr. D. n. Wells appeared before the
Board and asked for abatement Of de-
iinquent tax for the years SEQ and ls6l.
Which was refused BY the the Board.
The Clerk presents the application Of
San uel Sutiieool for the abatement Of a tax
on personal properly which be claims to
have been wronrfully assessed to him for
the year 1857. Referred TO Committee on
Illegal taxes.
The Clerk presents Suudry claims against
the County. which were referred 10 the
appropriate Committees.
The Board then adjourned till TO morrow
morning at Nine o'clock, A. N.
January eTH, 1867, 2 O'Clock A. N.
The Board met pursuant ~ adjournment.
Same members present as Yesterday.
The minutes Of Yesterdays meeting were
read and approved.
Mr.. Allen Of committee on Justices
Transcripts. reports, recommending the al
iowance of the following claims, all Of
which were for fees ia State cases: