Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-10-02

THURSDAY, Sept. 10th.
Board convened pursuant to ad-
journment.
Roll called. Quorum present.
The minutes Of Wednesday were
read and approved. ...
The report Of the committee on
County buildings aud property, was
then considered and adopted.
Yeas-Messrs. Boyles, Champlin,
Cobb, Corwi1. Culver, Hitchcock.
Holt, Homer, Humphreys, McCord,
Mott, Rownd, Sandilands, Webster,
Wasson--l5. -
Nay-Mr. ward-1. ....... .
Messrs. Hempseed, Jack
son, Nichols-3.
Mr.. McCord moved that a commit
tee Of two be appointed I'm accordance
with said report, and that ID. 4.
ChampIin and w. +. Brown, DO said
committee. " E"
Carried.
Mr. Corwin moved that tho Shsr-
iff's house be located In the east COR
ncr Of the Court House yard.
Carried.
Mr.. Hitchcock moved that the
warrants issued for the erection of
said building, draw ten per cent. in
terest.
Carried.
Mr.. Corwin moxed that the resolu-
ton adopted yesterday, permitting
Messrs. Leavitt a. Lusch To purchase
swamp Land at the appraised value,
be recOnsidered.
Carried. 4 ..s .....t...
The motion to adopt the resolution
was then lost.
Mr.. Rownd moved that the Swamp
Land lying without the county be-
withdrawn from market.
Mr.. Wasson moved that the ques-
tion be deferred till IL o'clock to-day.
+ Carried.
Mr.. Hitchcock moved that ID. L.
Champlin aud o. X. Hardy, be ap-
pointed special committee To ex-
anime county books and settle with
county officers, and be requested to
report to this Board the condition of
the same ut the January ;. ssion. 1869.
The examination to extend Rs far
back as January lst, 1857.
Carried.
The committee on School Fund re-
ported as follows: ..... .
We have examined the notes,
mortgages and abstracts on the fol-
lowing loans, aud recommend their
approval by the Board.
Catura A. Hastings, .s.. $3.50, 90
Mary A. Jones, 500, 90
L. p. HoIT.
G. =. NICHOLS,
III. L. HOMER,
Committee.
Adopted.
Mr.. Hitchcock moved that Messrs.
Leavitt & Lusch, be relieved of the
agency, for the sale Of tho Swamp
Land.
Carried. .E... ....-.
Mr.. Cobb moved that the report of
ces and constables, be referred to the
committee for revision.
Carried. .
Mr.. Rownd moved that the pro.
ceedings of the Board IN reference to
q change In the Cedar Rapids and
Cedar Falls State Road, petitioned
by w. b. Cobb ct. al. be sent up To
the District Court I'm compliance
with an order Of said court.
Carried.
Mr.. Cobb moved that committee
Of one, on attendance and mileage be
appointed.
Carried, and Mr.. Hitchcock ap.
pointed.
Mr.. Rownd moved the adoption OF
the following resolution:
Resolved, That two hundred dol
lOrs be appropriated out Of the Bridge
Fund, to build q bridge across Dry
Run, on the Brown road near the farm
of A. 3. Smith In Cedar Falls Town
ship, and that the clerk issue war
rants for that amount, or 90 much o.
may be needed to build said bridge,
when the committee to he appointed
shall certify that good and suffici-
ent bridge Is completed at the above
named place.
Adopted.
Yeas--l7
Absent--2,
The committee on accounts Of JUS
tices and Constables reported, recon-
mcnding that the amounts In the
last column be allowed ~ follows:
(See Schedule.
DAMON MorT.
j. WATSON,
Committee.
Adopted.
Mr.. Champlin moved that the
Board appoint \ commissioner, 10
whom parties desiring appropriations
for bridges shall apply, and that said
commissioner shall proceed to exam
inc and report 10 the Board whether
appropriations are needed at the
places asked, and IL needed. that lac
report the length and probable cost
Of said bridges.
Mr.. Humphreys moved to amend
SO as to make the Supervisor Of each
township commissioner.
Mr.. McCord moved to lay the reso-
luton OH the table.
Carried.