Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-02-14
FRIDAY, Jan. 10th.

Roll called, quorum present. Isa
| Minutes of Thursday read and APP
proved as corrected. ssG
The motion of Mr.. Mott concerning
the Cedar Falls western road being In
order. Mr.. Cobb moved tliat III. b. Al
len, Esq. be permitted to address the
Board on the subject MI #nti a
Carried. 2staEa aa& @4s.8
Mr.. Mott wished TO withdraw the mo
| tioil pending. HH &asa
Mr.. Champlin moved that such per-
mission be granted. a i3f-a#
Carried. III 9EHHl .
The original motion withdrawn.
Mr.. Mott moved that that portion of
the report of the committee on roads
and bridges referring TO the Cedar
Falls western road, be reconsidered.
| Carried. ~ gal
Mr.. Rowpd moved that the subject
which was reconsidered be referred back
to the committee on roads and bridges,
with instructions to the committee to
report a day for the commissioner or
said road to proceed again to view the
same. k#VSa0fl = ssHR p H8s
| Carried. M a nH 8H&t
Mr.. Holt moved the adoption of a
resolution concerning change in the
road law. Ma @73 @t ~ t8f
Mr.. McCord moved that the resolu-
tion be deferred till n p. m. #Er $50
Carried. # - aEHs..T f#
Mr.. Sandilands moved that A. a. Al:
line be retained by the Board to employ
counsel for the tounty In a suit against
Mr.. Bunnell h9 81.
Lost. aH
Mr. Mott moved that Fl. b. Allen,
Esq, be permitted to present to the
Board petition from III. q. Overman,
and to explain the same.
Carried. uB
Nj. Hitchcock moved that the peti:
tiOn of Mr.. Overman I've granted.
Mr.. Mott moved that the petition be
laid over I'LL tile June session and re-
ferred to Trambull & Ordway.
Lost. #'3 t.fa
Mr.. Champlin moved that the petit
tion I've laid over till the June session
and that the Clerk instruct the Sheriff
to- return the execution issued against
Mr.. Overman. .1ata af'f -
Mr.. t'obb called for division of the
question. 40 ##t sG. oE
Whereupon the arst and second prop
ositions of the motion were acted on
separately. ..@ -aa a
Carried. $3.50 f%atH @
Mr.. Cobb moved that committee be
appointed by the chair to engage coun-
sci To attend to suits brought against
the county. <ats @ta
Carried. .
Mr.. Cobb moved that the report OF
the committee on the construction of
the Waterloo bridge he adopted.
Mr.. Cobb moved that Judge Couch be
permitted to address the Board eoneer-
ming the approach TO the bridge on the
east side of the river. Ha
Carried. H 3a
Mr.. Mott moved that said report be
referred to the special committee APP
pointed ON Monday, with instructions
To the committee To report on the same
at II p. IN. to-day.
Carried.
Mr.. Humphreys moved the adoption
of the following resolution. Sd
Resolved that q. +. Ward, s. ID.
Goughenour and Morrison Seargeant I
be committee 70 let the contract for
building the bridge across Black Hawk
creek ON the Hall road near Hudson.
Said committee shall advertise for
| pr1posals for building said bridge and
let the contract to the lowest respon-
sihle bidder; taking bond and security
for the faithful performance Of said
contract. The bridge shall be built
on piles Of hard wood well driven
/ into the ground, aiid to be not less than
-four tiers ut piles. The tiers to he set
not more than l6 feet apart. except In
the center when the space shall be
sufficient to let the ice pass through.
| The committee TO inspect tile work as
IL progresses. And when the csmmit-
I tee certify to the clerk OF the Board
that the bridge 10 finished and accept
ed, the clerk shall draw warrant fdr
the amount certified by the committee
to be paid for said bridge, not to exceed
seven hundred dollars, the sum appro-
priated by the board.
Adopted.
The committee on roads and bridges
reported as follows.
Your committee being instructed to
correct their report on the Cedar Falls
western road would do so by recon-
mending that the bond In that case be
approved and that the LIST Tuesday ih
February be the time fixed for the COM
missioner A. A. Alline To proceed,to the
examination of said road.
u: Jackson.
n. s. Boiles.
Fe Committee.
The committee On erfbneous assess-
ments &c reported as follows:
We have had under consideration
the following petitions and would
recommend their disposal as follows.
That the petitions OF w. w. Engle,
John A. Fabrick, A. A. Wilks, j. X.
Pratt, III. T.. Overman, j. Gay and Il.
Vaughn be granted. That the petitions
of j. Colman, .S. s. Cope. M. Keith,
and M. Carroll be not grahted.
That the petitions OF j. p. Evans
ard w. 3. Harrison be not granted
as they are not the business of the
Board. That the petition Of A. II.
Whitney be referred TO the Board and
that the petition Of j.. II. Wood be
granted in part the tax of 1889 to be re-
initted, hut not the tax of 1865
All OF which IL respectfully submit
ted.
Jas. Sandiiands.
A. T.. Webster.
@ j. II. Corwin.
Committee.
Adopted.
| MI. Mott moved that the petition 0f
A. II. Whitley be granted.
Lost. t3
Henry Beatty presented claim of
damages agaihst the county for d
horse THAT was killed.
Mr.. Corwifi moved THAT said claim be
referred To q special committee of two
with instructions to report Oh the same
ut the June session.
Carried.
Messra. Champlin and Cobb appoint
ed.
The chairman announced as COM
mittec OH construction OF the Wapsip.
inicon bridge Messrs. Hempseed, san
dilands and Holt and as appraisers Of
swamp land. Messrs. Champlin, Aliific
and Sandilands.
M. Corwin moved that the swamp
land appraisers be allowed $l.5O per
day fs5f their services in addition 10 the
$500 per day specified by law.
Mr.. Cobb moved as All amendment that
the appraisers be allowed that sum for
every day Of acfiial service. Iarnxided