Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-07-03
CEDAR FALLs, IOWA, FRIDAY, july 8, 1ses.

ship, where the county road, between
section No. three and ten, crosses
said stream; and that the Clerk be
authorised to issue a warrant for said
amount, to the trustees of said town.
ship, when they certify that tile
bridge has been repaired In good
and substantial manner. ..#
Mr.. Humphreys presented the fol-
lowing report, which was referred to
the special committee on roads aud
bridges. ga
The undersigned COMMITTEES. nm.
| pointed by the Board at the last ses-
sion, to let the contract and superin-
tend the erection of the bridge across
Black Hawk creek, at Hudson.
would certify that they let the con.
tract, and that the bridge was built
in a workmanlike manner. and that
they have received the same from the
contractor. They would further cer-
tify that the sum appropriated was
insufficient to complete the said
bridge, and that another span Is
necessary to make said bridge safe
and convenient for travel, and there
fore ask that the sum of five hun-
dred dollars he appropriated for the
completion of said bridge, and that
the remainder be built In the san,e
manner, and under the supervision
OF The same committee, as the mart
now built, and the Clerk issue war
rants for payment, on the same con-
.ale,srg Il 81 ' G Comn,ia's,o W nfp,
Board adjourned till lr. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
Board convened pursuant to adj
journnncnt. .. '..,'--,1..,s -
Roll called quorum present.
The resolution offered by MFR Mott.
I'm the forenoon, being in order. the
same was adopted.
4eas-Messrs. Boyles, Champlin.
Cobb, C0rwin, Culver, Hem pseed'
Hitchcock, Holt, Homer. Humph.
reys, Jackson, McCord, Mott. NicL-
OILS, ltownd, Ward, Webster, Wasson.
Is. ' -
Nnys-Mr. Sandilands. ~.l. ..a i
MIR. Corwin moved that a commit
tee of three be appointed, to present
to the Board the name of one arbi-
traitor, in accordance with the rcso-
luton just adopted. s
Messrs. Corwin, McCord and
Rownd were appointed said commit
tee.' A@IF aat EHf-F .T7T-
Mr.. Rownd moved that the peti-
ton of III. &. Overman, asking TO be
releaaed from certain school fund
Judgment rendered against him
April 10Th, 1864, which petition was
laid over ut the last session of the
Board, be now taken up. an n.u
BY permission, c. p. Brown, ESQ.
addressed the Board In behalf of Mr..
Overnian. a.f aF.se .- b. ......s - |
MT Rownd moved that the prayer
OF the petitioner be granted.
carried lcas, 10; Nays, 90.
Mr. Corwin offered the following |
resdeition, which was refer red to the /
spcciai committee on roads and |
bridges. r.s f.--..'7- -. -
Rosotpcd, That an appropriation
OF nine hundred dollars, be made by
this Board, to be paid out of the
bridge fund, for the purpose of build.
ing a bridge across Elk Run. i'm the
township of Poyner, on the barclay
and Waterloo road, near the resi-.
dence OF Philip Wirth, to be not less
than ono hundred nnd sixty feet I'm
length, and built on bents of mud
sills, posts and caps, OF good. sound |
burr oak or white oak timber. and to
be- well braced, and the mud.sills
well imbeded In the ground and se-
cured with stone, or ON piles of the
same material; the stringers and
pianking to be Of pine or oak timber.
Ihat a cUirmittee OF three be n,,-
pointed by this Board, to let the con-
tract for building said bridge. and
when the Clerk Is notified by said
committee, that such IA bridge has
been built, to their acceptance, he
shaii Issue Warrants In favor of the
person or persons taking the con-
tract; such warrants to be paid out
OF the fund Aforesaid.
Mr.: Corwin moved the adoption
OF the following resolution:
Resolved, That a committee of
three be appointed, i'm behalf of
Black Hawk county, to enter into .
bonds with Judge Couch, binding
him, as well as the county, In the
penal sum of three thousand dollars.
To abide the decision of the arbitra-
ton, of all matters of difference con-
cerning the Waterloo bridge, be-
tween him and the county, and do
such other business'as i'm their judg-
ment may be necessary for the pro-
lection of the interests OF the coun.
ty.. }@-eses.s "a. :
Adopted. sasaa 4rres4 aE Ht
Messrs. Rownd, Cobb and Champ.
I'm We're appointed said committee.
me committee on new townships,
referred to the Board, petition from
ciuhens residing I'm tho western part
Oh Waterloo township, asking to be
annexed to Cedar Falls township.
Mr.. Holt moved that the prayer OF
the petitioners be granted.
Mr. Cobb moved that any ofthe PEI
titioners who were present be per-
mitted to address the room on the
subject.
Carried.
The motion to grant the petition
was then lost.
Yeas. .-Messrs. Boiles, Culver,
Holt, Humphreys, Mccord, Rownd
and Webster.
Nays. .-Messrs. Champlin, Cobb,
Corwin, Hempseed, Hitchcock, Ho-
mer, Jackson, Mott, Nichols, Sandi-
land, Ward, Wasson.-I2.
Mr.. Rownd moved that the petit
TONERS be allowed to withdraw their
petition.
Carried. E
Board adjourned TIL 81 A. M. to-
morrow. 80 nta at sI
"Wednesday June 10th. sa
Board convened pursuant to ad-
journment. ~ 81 H#t u
Roll called quorum present.
The minutes Of Tuesday were read
and approved. SIS
The following report Of the clerk
was read and adopted. 9a a7
To TIE Boord Of Sapcrptsors black
Ha,ck County, Id,0d:
I haye the honor to submit the fol-
lowing report: ~
! n oUNTYswARAANTs. aa
Issued per resolution OF the Board since June l. !