The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-01-16

OH tne poll DOCKS tnat the 1ollOWlnS
members are elected:
Springdale tip, Thomas Leech;
Springfield " Thomas Shearer;
Rochester " John Baker;
Massillon III b Potter;
Cover " II f ECampbell;
Inland Hiram Frank;
Cass " J Nj Graham:
Pennington" Crawford Paden.
JE RICE, Chm.
The following new members appear
ed and took the oath Of office to wit: J
NJ Graham, John Baker, Hiram Frank
Tho's Shearer, c Paden, Ii b Potter, II
+ Campbell and Tho's Leech.
Mr. Smith moved to proceed to the
election ofa President. Carried.
Mr. Padcn moved to have. an informal
BALLOT Carried.
On informal ballot Mr. Leith had 9
votes, Mr. Shearer 6 votes, aud Mr. Rice |
vote
Mr. Leith declared elected President
! - : -.A- moved that committee
Mr. ShearerNe vine ,hc honds Of
be appointed to exa1s The Chair
county officers. Carried:' nlcc and
man appointed Messrs Shearcr,, Il, +, .,,sa,
Tatum said corlmittee %
On motion of Shearer, Board adjourn.
ed for one hour, to give the Chairman
time to appoint standing committees.
MONDAY. Jan. 9Th, lsGs-2l5 o'clock r. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Prcscnt-,,.l the members. The Chair
man appointed the following standing
committees for the present year to- wit:
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS OF CEDAR CO.,
IOWA, FOR 1868.
lst. Roats, Brihgcs, and Ferries
Shearer, Frank and Ferguson.
2d, Expenses aaa 7ueutioa-Tatum,
Rouscr and Dance.
81. CaIns-Smth, Rice and Leech.
4th. Pubtic Bui'tlings uad Property
Dancc, Graham and Smith
5th. School Fonds and School Lands
Potter, Campbell and Paden.
9Th. Printing and Stotione,y-Rigby.
Baker and Frank.
7th. Treasurer aqd Trcuswer's Ac-
coo'ts-Rice. Ferguson and Tatum.
Sth. EYuaii-ation-Paden Leech and
Graham.
9th. 7ou1'ship and 7ounship Orgaat-
sation-Rouser, Rigby and Potter.
The committee appointed to examine
the bonds OF county officers presented
the following report, which, Oh motion
of Dance, was adopted.
We, the undersigned committee on
bonds of county officers. would report
that we consider the bonds sufficient
and in good faith.
THO'S SHEARER, Chm.
Smith presented Il petition rrvup clti-
zens of Cedar county, asking the forma-
ton of Il new township out of the north
east part of Center township. Referred
to committee on township and township
organizations.
Vh motion of Tatum, Board adjourned
until Tomorrow morning, at 81 O'Clock.
TUESDAY, Jan. I, ls6S-S14 o'clock =. NJ
| Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present-Messrs Smith, Ferguson, Pa
den, Rigby, Campbell Tatnm, Dance
Potter, Rice, Leech, Shearer and Leith
being quorum.
Minutes of yesterday read, and o,
motion of Smith, approved.
The rules heretofore in use by thi
Board were read.
On n,otion Of Smith, adopted for tn
present year.
Dance presented the following repol
in reference to Coon Creek bridge, wheu
on motion of Potter, the report wa
adopted:
To the lion. Board Of Supervisors
l have the honor to report the dispos
ton made of the So allowed for til
completion of Coon Creek bridge, i
Linn township, and drawn by me froi
treasury, and applied as follows: Noucl
er No. l. dated Dec. 25, '67, paid \
Richie $40. Voucher No. ,, date
Jan. 3, '6s, paid John Johnston ST, 81
Total, So.
All of which is most respectfully sui
mitted.
JOHN DANCE, Supervisor Linn tip.
A report was presented from NJ
Chase, as follows, which, on motion
Dance, was adopted:
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors OF Ccda
, county:
Being appointed at you Session i
June OF the present year as assistant ol
Il committee to examine the Treasurer
: books and report on delinquent take
E and being, by said resolution Of appoin
ment, required to report at this s5essio,
] would therefore beg leave to make Il
, following report
/. In the month of September, l thin
: l spent some nine days at said wor
and being then obliged to leave ma
: arrangements with the Treasurer to con
up again in Dec, and a;a!sc him TO cor