Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-02-07

lcommittee, tngethef with persons
familiar with the wants OF The sections
surrounding the, two crossings which
were recommended to be bridged In the
report referred To us we would recon-
mend an appropriation oftwo thousand
dbllars to assist In building a pile
bridge at the Keller Ford. Said bridge
to cost mt less thap two thousand Ave
hundred dollars. The remaining five
hundred dollars to be paid by subscrip-
tion said bridge to be build exclusively
of burr oak, white oak or pine timber.
We further recommend that n COM
mitteee of three be appointed by the
chairman To let the contract and accept
tile bridge when finished. The Same
TO be colicurred In bs the board.
We also recommend that after said
bridge Is finished and accepted hy this
Bord the clerk be instructed to Issue
warrants for two thousand dollars. In
payment therefor.
In regard to the bridge recommended
Mt McKinleys Ford, we see no good
reason why they should not have \
bridge at that polit. Rut ns they have
not petitioned for one, we do not deem
IL expedient To recommend an apprU-
priation.
All of which is respetflly submitted.
III. j. McCord.
Geo. II. Ward.
L. p. Holt.
COMMITTEES
Mr. Hitchcock moved that the rs-
port be adopted.
Upon motion the yeas and nays ro-
suited IT'S follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Boyles, Champlin,
Cobb, Corwin, Culver, Hempseed.
Hitchcock, Homer, Humphrey, Jack.
son, NJ Cord, Mott, Nichols, Rownd,
Sandilands, Ward, Webster.--17..
ABSENT. .-Messrs. Elwell, Holt.--2.
Adopted.
Mr.. Rownd moved that the Treasurer
be instructed to divide the assessment
on lots No. 3 and 4, block No, 8, In
Overman d Wright's Addition 10
Cedar Falls, In accordance with the
relative value of said lots; And where
as the relative value appears to be in
the proportion OF four to one, that said
! lot three be assessed at one e-fifth Of said
assessment, and said lot four he assessed
at four-flfth of the assessment as II now
stands.
| Carried.
| The Committee on the construction
of the Miller's Creek bridge In Cedar
township, reported rs follows:
In accordance with the resolution
appropriating one thousand dollars for
building said bridge, your coniihittee
advertised for several successive weeks
by posting notices i'm different parts of
the county, and by inserting notice I'm
the Waterloo Courier, for sealed propo-
sails to be opened on the 10th day Of
August, 1867. sa
On the day mentioned your commit
tee assembled for the purpose of OPEN
Ing said proposals but received none.
They received n verbal proposal,
however, to build said bridge for the
sum Of twelve hundred dollars.
Soon afterwards Mr.. g. May, of
Cedar Falls, proposed to build said
bridge for the amount Of the appropri-
alton, Isl ,OO0,l which your committee
determined to accept. Whereupon
they entered into an agreement with
said MAY To build the bridge In accord.
ance with the above mentioned resolu-
tion, which he immediately proceeded
/ To do.
Your committee examined the mato-
rial and work as the same progressed,
and upon being notified of the compile
tion OF said bridge, they met on the
10Th Of Octoher, 1867, and examined
said bridge. The committee found the
same built in u good, substantial aid
workmanlike manner and to their ell
tire satisfaction.
They would therefore recommend
the acceptance Of the bridge by the
Board.
N. Hitchcock,
7. COMMITTEES.
Adopted.
A petition was received from citizens
of Cedar Falls concerning the vacation
of the Cedar Falls Western road.
Mr. Champlin moved that the prayer
of the petitioners be granted.
NJ. Cobb moved that s. Bagg Esq,
be allowed to address tho Board on the
subject. -
Carried.
Board adjourned till II p. IN.