North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-11-25

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
| SUPERVISORS.
| November Term, 1868.
Beard Supervisors of Clayton county,
Iowa, met in regular session at the Court
House in Elkader on Monday Nov. 9th,
1868. Board called to order at l2 NJ, by
r G Place, chairman, and roll called by
the clerk, and the following members
answered to their names, to wit:
Geo w Beach, Richard Edmcnds, Philip
Fishel, John CARRIER, j II Bowmn, c +
Hall, ii Humphrey, r L knight, p P
Olmsted, r c Place, Rounds, James
Taper and Michael Uriell, and the fol-
lowing members came in afterwards, to
wit: Gilbert Cooley, Charles Mentzel, M
O'Brien, S L Peck, James Schroeder,
Henry White and William Blake.
Michael Callaghan presented his ap-
pointement as msmber of this beard from
Highland Tp., in place of John Keeling,
who had removed from the township
Said appointment being in due form, the
said Michael Callaghan was duly sworn in
as member of the board.
On motion of Geo w Beach, commit
tee of fvc-as follows: Geo w Beach, r
L knight, James Taper, JAS Schroeder
and j c Rounds, were appointed by the
chair to canvass the votes of the election
and report the same to the board.
On motion the Board adjourned till to-
morrow morning at s O'Clock.
TUESDAY, Nov. 10th, 1868.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Quorum present.
Petit on of Hamilton and Collar for re-
batement of tax, rejected as informal there
being no affidavit attached.
Petition of Adam Farley for rebate
ment of tax on his lot in Farmersburg for
the years 1866 and 1867. Granted.
Petition of Catharine Reiss to refund
taxes. Ordered that the sum of Sl5,72 be
refunded.
Petition of Alison Woodward for the
rebatement of tax, granted.
Petition Of II B Carter for repayment
Of taxes, granted.
On motion, Philip Fishell, Michael
Uriell and G Hall were appointed by
the chair as special committee on the
bonds Of township collectors.
Petition of M O'Brien for rebate of
taxes on church property in McGregor,
not granted.
Committee on roads and highways made
the following report to,wit:
No l52 O L Blker ct al continued for
appraisers report.
No 100 Fred Orr ct ais continued for
commissioner report.
No lis Feeny ct ais continued to Jan.
term 1869, for final hearing. ..
No lS2 JAS Rogers ct ais continued to
Jan. term 1869, for final hearing.
No l92 Richard Mcknight ct al C ntin,
ued to January term 1869 for final hear
ing.
No 1913 Daniel Gavin ct al continued to
January term 1869 for payment of DANA
ges
No l94 Adam Keen ct al dismissed,
clerk to collect costs. .u..
No 1875 II A Bulls ct al established in
accordance with comr's report.
No 1913 + B Wakeman ct al established
in accordance with commissioners report.
No 200 James Kerr ct al established in
accordance with commissioner report.
No l69 S S Hanks ct al committee find
that bond has no stamp. All orders since
commissioners report held void, and Mr.
McGinnis allowedto file claim for damages.
Committee recommend that the road be
corrected in accordance with this order,
and that Martin Richards, iona Coolidge
and G Platt be appointed committee to
| appraise damages.
No POI B Goddard ct al continued to
January term 1869, Guy Kinsley appoint
ed new commissioner.
No 203 L Blair ct al established in az.
cordance with report of com.
No 204 VIM Lewis ct al established in
accordance with commissioner report.
No POS Ii V Mcneil ct al Matthias
Thompson appointed commissioner.
No POT John Palmer ct al John e
Branch, A Ford and j A Hysham appoint
| ed commissioners to assess damages.
No 209 E Core.', E P Hurd, j II
Buck and Samuel Little, committee to
assess damage.
No 2l2 VIM Greve ct al continued to
January term 1869 for commissioner re-
ptrt.
No 2l3 j w FAzier OF al referred to the
Board for action, and dismissed by the
Board.
No 2l4 Owen keenan, ct al NJ E Smith
commissioner.
No ZIG A Ford OF al established in ac-
cordance with the prayer of petitioner.
| No 2l7 and 2lS ID Osterdock ct al contin-
ued for comr's report.
| No 2l9 j p Dickinson ct al bond stamp,
ed, clerk to fix time for final bearing.
No 22l Nj Shanky ct al NJ E Smith
appointed commissioner.
No 222 VIM B Grant continued for
commissioner report.
| M CC2 Tohp Ncssutb ofo I continued Gov
commissioners report.
proof of notice.
No 225 Il B Flenniken ct al dismissed
for tho want Of notice.
No 226 John II Bowman ct al dismissed
for the want of proper notice.
No 227 0 Crosby ct al platt, field
notes and consent of parties filed, and cs'
tabished in accordance with the prayer Of
petitioners.
Nov. llth, 1868.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.-
Quorum present.
The special committee upon election,
report, in substance, as fellows:-
That the Republican electors had ma
'iority in Clayton county of eight hundred
and thirty>two, and the republican candi-
dates for State officers had majority of,
ranging from eight hundred and thirty
six to eight hundred and ffty-two. WB
Allison's majority was six hundred and
ninety-six. b T Hunt received four
thousand four hundred and twenty votes.
The majority for striking the word white
from the constitution in the several arti-
cles referred to as amendments, was three
hundred and seyenty-three, Ii Granger's q