The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-10-08

same to the Court issuing said writ
of Mandamus, as required by said
writ.
! The following preamble and resolu-
ton was on motion adopted:
Whereas, John Wilcox late Super.
visor Of Columbia Township, did on
the Sd day of February, A. d. 1868,
contract with one B. Larned, % build
q bridge across Miller's Greek. by or.
dor Of the Board of Supervisors; That
said Wilcox agreed on the part, and
IA bshaf Of the County, to ,pay said
Icrned the sum of eight hundred
dollars, Tor the erection Of said bridge.
And, Whereas, the said sum of eight
hundred dollars, exceeds the amount
apportioncd by the Board Of Supervi-
sors, togthe amount of three hundred
dollars. Therefore. be it resolved by
the Board of Supervisors, that the
sum of three hundred dollars be, and
the same is hereby appropriated out
Of the Bridge Fund, to be levied for
the current year, and deducted out Of
the apportionment to be made to- Col.
umbla Township.
The following resolution was on
motion adopted
Resolved, That the Clerk of this
Board be authorized and instructed
to continuously procure reports of
unsatisfied DEGREES and judgments
rendered in the United States Courts
for the District Of Iowa, provided
that the same shall notcost the Coun-
ty more than thirty dollars for any
one year. ia9 aa
The following resolution was on
motion adopted
l., Resolved, By the Board Of Super
visors Of Wapello county, that in all
cases where an abatement Of taxes
has been ordered, that the persons il
i whose favor said abatement is made,
pay the said assessment as made, and
that the Clerk shall issue County
order in their favor for the amount
abated by this Bosrd in their behalf
4 Il In tho matter Of the petition Of the
City of Eddyvllle asking the Board
| to refund fine collected and paid into
the County Treasury in case, The
City of Eddyville vs.. T. G.. Temple
ton, was presented and read, and, or
motion, it was ordered that theprayel
of petition be granted, and the Clerl
| directed to draw an order in favor o
the City Of Eddyville, for g., til,
amount go collected, and paid intt
7 the County Treasurer. u
Y The following resolution Yves OF
motion adopted:
! l., Resolued, by this Board, that Ed
ward Everett, be authorized to hav
the seats belonging to the court room
repaired; also thathe be charged will
the closing of the doors of the Cour
House, and that he be required t
keep them closed in the night time
Also that the Clerk of this Board b
authorized, to have a tight fence con
structed from the southwest corne
Of the Court House to the NJ. I
Church, and from the northeast col
ner of the Court House to the jai
? yard, SO as to enclose the Court Hous
, grounds also that the Sheriff be re
quired as well as he can, to secur
the Jail wall by driving iron wedge
around the loose blocks ofstone.
: The following report ofthe Financ
: Committee on the levies for the er
suing year, was recommended, an
! on motion the levies therein recon
4 mended were made, and the repor
adopted, as the action of the Boart
: Tho Committee on Finance be
leave to recommend that the follow
e Ing be the tax levy for the curren
year: nasa
For State purposes, u mills on the dol
For County purposes mills on
= the dollar ao27o ,
For County School purposes, i
81 mill on the dollar 5000
For Insane Hospital purposes !
mill on the dollar 1884 q
For Poor Farm purposes, I mills
on the dollar 37g7 4
For Bridge Fund purposes l mill
. on the dollar 5000 {
For interest on r. r. Bonds / min
on the dollar 1862
Also that the Clerk be authorize
to extend upon tho Tax Books, tn
levy reported by school Secretarie
} Of the Townships and School Die
} tricts. @as q ~ 2g
On motion the following per der
: and milage, was allowed to member
; ofthe Board ofSupervisors for after
! dance at the September session 1866