The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-07-18
On motion the following resolu-
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On motion the following resolu-
ion was lost: - ~
Resolved, That q COMMITTEES of
three be appointed to make an est
mate of the amount of funds that will
come into the County Treasury on
account Of the levy for bridge pur-I
poses for the ensuing year, and di-
vide the same as justice and equity
demands in the several townships,
taking into consideration the amount
that each township havo already
received for that purpose, and that
the Supervisors of the different
townships make use Of said fund in
their respective Townships rs the.
wants of said townships require, and
report their expenditures Of said fund
to this Board, aud that said commit.
tee make report Immediately after
said levy 10 made.
On motion the Board authorised
the payment Of the fees to D. w.
George $11.O0 and $1,000 to Elias
Cossat, for services as witnesses be.
for. the Grand Jury and District
Court Of Wapello County in the case
Of the State Of Iowa vs. Trogden.
On motion Of Supervisor Wilcox,
the following resolution was offered
and was referred TO the committee
on printing ai. Ga
Resolved by the Board Of Supervi-
sors Of Wapello county, Iowa, that
the public printing ofthe county for
the current year, be awarded to the
Ottnmwa COURIER and the Eddy
vile Independent. \
In the petition of D. Finley ct. al.
for an appropriation Of Bridge funds
to build = bridge across Village creek
On motion $4,000 was aprropri
atcd for the building-of q new bridge
on said Creek on the Ottumwa and
Drakesville road, and Supervise,
Reinhard charged with its supervision
and construction.
On motion, the petition of DAME
Fisher was ordered to lie on the ia
BILE until Friday Of this week, which
is sct for hearing by the Board.
On motion the report of the Coun
ty Judge Of the contingent relief fhhe
paupers, was received and placed OF
file.
On motion of Supervisor Carver
the following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That an appropriation
Of $4,000 from the Treasurer of Thu
County be placed in the hads o
Mayor James Hawley, who shall b,
charged with tho care Of said appro
priation and use the Same to employ
some person to have the Canad.
Thistles growing on the publ.
square Of this city destroyed ane
That ho bc TcYufrod to .naka repor
TO this board Of his doings therein.
On motion the Board adjourned
until 8 o'clock q. M, to- morrow.
JOHN WILCOX,
"a Clerk pro tenn Il. s.
Wednesday, June 10, 81.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
President Hcdrick in the chair.
Roll called. All present excep
Supervisor Neville and Cooley.
Minutes Of yesterday read ant
approved.
|. On motion of Supervisor Temple
the following resolution acted upor
yesterday was Eecorsidered.
Resolved, That a Committe o.
three be appointed to make an esti-
mate of the amount of funds tina,
will come into the County Treasury
or account of the levy to be made
for Bridge purposes for the ensuing
year and divide the same as justice
and equity demandsin the severaltowr
ships taking into consideration. the
amount each township have already
received for the purpose, and that
the Supervisors Of the different town
ships make use Of said fund in their
respective townships as the wants oil
said townships require, and repor;
their expenditures Of said fund tc
this Board, and that said committee
make report Immediately after said
levy is made.
The yeas and nays being called tbs
Resolution was lost. s yeas and
nays. Yeas, Carver, Barbour, Evons
Wilcox, Myers andGodley.
Nays, Hedrick, Temple, Reinhard
Monroe, Butin, and Harlan.
On motion, the following reports
Of Committee on printing was recon.
mitted.
To the Honorable Board Of Super.
visors Of Wapello County, Iowa:
Your Committee or Printing to
whom was referred o resolution ON
the Public Printing, would respect,
fully report that they would recon
mend that the printing of the pro-
ceedings Of all the minutes of this
Board be given on contract to the
two lowest bidders, in accordance
with the provisions in chapter liz,
Sec. I'd, Laws of the Eleventh Gen.
eral Assembly 1866, and said bids be
until IL o'clock Tuesday the