Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-02-07
TUESDAY Jah. Tth.

@@ TUESDAY Jah. Tth.
Board convened pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Roll called, quorum present. a
Minutes OF Monday read and APP
proved.
Mr.. kownd moved that the petition
ers from Sub. Dist. hO q Cedar Falls
petition and that the corfimittee to
whom IL was referred be discharged.
township be allowed to withdraw their
Carried.
Tie Chairman of the committee to
see ID. j. Coleman Eek clerk reported
that said gentleman was present aud
moved that u committee be appointed
to settle with him. 1 .
Carried.
Messrs. Champlin and Homer
appointed.
A petition from j. Buechley concern
ing bounty warrant was referred to the
speclal committee on similar petition
appointed yesterday. d&
Tie committee appointed to let the
contract for building the bridge across
Elk Run near the residence of ID. q.
Ellis in East Waterloo township re-
ported as follows: r ~
Immediately after receiving the APP
pointnent the committee advertised by
publication of a notice in the Waterloo
| Courier for sealed proposals for con-
structing said bridge, and received one
bid, offering to build it on the plan
required i'm the resolution OF the Beard
| for the sum of seven hundred and sew
enty-nine dollars, on condition that
one hundred and seventy-nine dollars
should be paid i'm cash OH the delivery
hn mi kar trra ~ In ~
condition of course the committee was
unable to comply with.
Afterwards they received propo-
sition from Messrs May Il Hughes to
erect the bridge for tile sum OF seven
hundred and fifty dollars, which, al
! though it exceeded the amount appro-
priated by the Board by one hundred
and fifty dollars, they determined to
accept. rsE
An agreement was entered into with
Messrs. May & Hughes, and the
bridge was constructed substantially in
accordance with the contract and was
duly accepted by the committee.
The committee would therefore ask
your honorable body TO accept said
bridge, and Hake the necessary appro-
priatIon to meet the excess over the
amount already appropriated In accor-
dance with the contract; all of which
is respectfully submitted. -.a - 81
aw IL. A. Whitaker.
.. ...-.. w. w. Engle.
Committee.
Report ativpted.
The committee on Roads and Bridges
made the following special report;
| In reference to the change In the
Cedar Fails western Road we would
recommend the appointment of A. A.
Alline as comm issiVner on said road
... j. Jackson. sar.@k
N Hitchcock.
ETE- n. 3. Boiles.
Committee
| Mr.. Mott moved that the report be
adopted and theeommissioner requested
to report at this session of the Board.
Carried,
Mr.. Mott moved the adoption OF the
following resolution
Whereas at the last June session of
the Board an appropriation was made
to bridge Miller's Creek I'm Eagle town
ship and Lorenzo Moore was appoihted
one of the committee to let and accept
the bridge, and neglected to do lis duty,
therefore resolved that Il. G. Hum
pilrey be appointed in bis place.
Carried.
Mr.. Rownd moved that the clerk be
instructed to issue u duplicate county
warrant to B. +. White for warrant no.
45l dated June 1865 when the original
warrant, which Is mutilated, Is return
ed and Cancelled by him.
Carried.
Board adjourned till l p. NJ.
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