The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-12-24
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BOARD or SUPERVISE ORs
M NOVEMBER TERI, 1888.
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THIRD DAY. .gsnabua'
ls aaia sssad 83 Nov. IL, 1868.
Board met persuant to adjourn
ment. bsaa as5,s YEA Il ileas
President Hedriok being absent
Supr. Lotspeich was on motion ap
pointed President protein.
Roll call, members all present ok
cept Suprs Hedrick, Rienhard and
Carver. fh s4.W
Minutes Of yesterday read and ap
proved. to- is
The following resolution waA OF
motion, adopted. l3
Resolved, That the Sheriff il here,
by directed to 60 to the Hospital fol
Insane and remove any person ol
persons who are inmates, and arr
chargeable to this county, who, il
the opinion Of the superintendent q
said Hospital are in condition to BE-
removed to the county Poor Farm.
The following preamble and reso-
luton was, on motion, adopted.
WHEREAs, It has been represented
to this Board that one Mary Thack-
or, an inmate Of tho County Poor
House has son residing in Green
Township, Wapello County, Iowa,
who is abundantly able to support
her. Therefore be it resolved, That
the County attorney be-, and is here
by directed to investigate the facts
in the case, andR by him deemed
advisable to take legal steps to COM
pei said son to support his mother,
and also tc take steps to collect from
said son the amount paid by Wapel-
10 County for the support of said
pauper. s29s ~
In the matter of the road pet. Of
Mr. Koous, et.al. on motion Peter
Knox, A w Bell and A Brooks were
appointed commissioners to assess
damages, claimed in said case, said
commissioners to meet at the Office
ofAbner Beagle, Esq, on the 23d day
Of Nov. 1868 to be qualified and be-
gin the work, and make report Of
their ioings therein to this Board on
the 9th day Of January 1869, and il
is further ordered that further action
by this Board be deferred until said
report. shall have been reed.
The report Of Supr. Barbour upon
Bridge Fund was on motion, received
and placed on file and the Clerk di'
rected to draw an order in favor Of
said Supr. for the sum Of $3.50, the
balance due him for the superintend
ing the construction Of bridges in
Competine Tow nship.
In the matter of the road pet. Of
W Il Cripps, ct. al. On motion
Ammon Shaul was appointed COM
missioner to view and reprot upon
theutility Of establishing said road
to commence said work on the It'll
day Of Dec. 1863, and make report o,
his doings therein to this Board or
the I'd day Of the January session
1869.
On motion the report of Thomas
Eyre was received and ordered
placed on file.
The following resolution was, or
motion adopted.
Resolved, That the Clerk is here
by instructed and authorized to at
| tach warrnt to the tax lists for ths
year 1868 and the official seal Of tn,
Board of Supervisors, requiring tn,
Treasurer to collect the taxes thereir
levied and also taxesnot collected fol
previous years. Na..
In the matter OF the road pet. o
Mr.. Bunch ct. al. On motion it wa
ordered that said petition lie on tn.
table until perfected.
The report Of Supr. Hedrick OIL
Bridge Fund was, on motion reed
and placed on file and the Clerk di
rected to draw an order in his favo
for 1880, for services rendered ii
Superintending the construction o
bridges in Dahlonega Township.
The petition Of VIM McCormicl
ct. al. asking the Board to set asid
the levies of School House Tax il
Highland Township for the yea
1868, was, on motion, ordered to Ii
on tho table.
/ The claim Of 8. L. Burnham wa
read and on motion, postponed unit
the January session 1869.
The road petition Of L. ]. Michae
came on for final hearing, and tn
Board being sufficiently advised i
tho premises, it was, on motion, OF
dered that said road Be, and the sam
is hereby established in accordauc
with report Of s com. conditione,
that petitioners pay the damages a
assessed by commissioners in sal
case, to-wit: TO Woodson Wallac,
torty-two dollars, Bridget Dorathy
thirty dollars, A. g. Crane, sixtee
dollars, said damages to be paid o
or before the 1st Monday in Jun,
1869. Y
i The Poll Books from all the TowI
] ships having been reed, on motion
Board proceeded to complete tn
J canvass opened on the first day {
the session. For result, referenc
may be had to General Electio
Book" in the Clerks office.
4 On motion the Board adjourne
until 8 o'clock a. m. tomorrow.
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