Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-03
board OF aUPERvBsOlss.
sxcoSp pAY-ArrERNooS SESSION.

DOAnO OF sUPERvBsOHs.
SECOND DAY-APTERNooy SESSION.
Board met at O'Clock, pursuant te al
journment.
Upon calling the roll all the members ap-
posred.
1t. Aplin moved tie suspensios Of the
rules. which wes agreed to.
Whereupon n. Baker offered the follow
ine resolution
Resc'ued, That at the meeting Of the Board
OF Supervisors, which commences on the
1st Monday OF June in each year, the Board
shall appoint an Attorney as counsel tor
this Board for the ensuing year II shall
| be the duty Of such counsel or Attorney TO
act as counsel for this Board OF Supervis
ors, and for the County officers in all mat
ters pertaining to the County, and in which
the County is interested. TO prosecute all
suits in which the B ,ard ot Supervisors is
a party, plaintiff, or defendant, and also 10
prosecute all criminals before the exsmipg
Magistrate where the crime charged is rot
less than fclony-sucb attorney shall be
paid for such services the sum OF 500 per
annum, 70 be paid at the end Of each month
as other officers are paid When II shall be
necessary for said Attorney in the discharge
of his duties, he shall attend any court
within the State Of Iowa, beyond the county
Of Scott. then he shall be paid in addition
bis actual expenses, but no extra charge
for any service shall be made or paid.
Mr.. Heron moves to strike out 5000,
and insert $500. which was lost.
The resolution was then adopted.
Nr. Baker then offered tie fol owing res
olution:
Resolced, That this Board now proceed to
appoint An Attorney as contemplated in the
ABOVE resolution. Agreed to.
| Mr.. Means then moved that Gen. J. Il.
Leake be appointed Attorney for the
County for the ensuing year. which was
agreed TO.
The Clerk laid before the Board . petition
OF A. 6ully. Eco, for reduction OF assess
ment on property In LeClaire. On motion
of Mr. Heron II was laid on the table.
The Clerk laid before the Board the res
ignation OF ]. Langheim. Director Of the
Poor. Referred to committee on Poor and
Poor House.
Mr. Means offered resolution - to pro.
viding room for holding the monthly ex-
animation of teachers Referred 10 the
Io ommittrs ON School Fund.
Mr. Newton. from committee on Finance,
made the following report:
Your committee, to whom was referred
the bills OF John 0uljner and others for
supplies furnished on the order of VIM.
Love. Township Trustee, per +. Tichenor,
agent, would respectfully report that. in
their judgment, public officer has no
right to delega , the discharge of the duties
of his Office TO an agent, and that, there.
fore, no order signed by such agent can
properly be recognized ss binding; they
would. however. repois that such articles ss
we're furnished for The proper objects aud
we're actually used, should be paid for at
what they were reasonably worth. In ref
erence to the bill Of VIM. Love, for services
through Z. 1.chenor, agent, your committee
would report that such services cannot
properly be rendered by agent. but believ-
| ing that the services were actually rendered
| in good faith we recommend that the same
| be paid; providing, that the case will not be
considered ss precedent for similar action
by the Board in any future case Of the same
kind. Which was adopted.
Mr.. Applegste, from the committee on
Bridges and Highways, made the following
report:
Your committee to whom the several ~
titi0ns for county roads in the following
cases were referred, to-wit: The papers In
the Carsten road case, township so, range
east; also. the Kellenbergsr road case Of
Davenport township; also. the Hoekin road
case OF Liberty township; also, the
Schnare road case Of Blue Grass town.
ship; also, the Fry road cases Nos. one
mittee recommend that each OF the above
cases be set for final hearing on Wednes-
day, the 9th day Of September, it being the
third day of the September session Of this
Board. Which Was adopted.
NJ. Applegste, from same committee,
made the following reports:
Your committee to whom the petition and
papers in the McAfee Road case, from the
township OF Liberty, was referred, have ex.
amined tnem in form. We recommend the
appointment of j. II. Freeman commissioner
to view AMI report on the necessity OF
granting the prayer, to qualify on the 25th
day Of June and examine the same.
Which was adopted.
Your committee to whom the petition O
Frahm and Pausen. asking for the vacation
OF road in Davenport township, also re-
monstrance agsint vacating said road. was
referred. Your committee have examined
the papers and find that John Butler paid
the assessed damages to both these appl- |
cants for vacation lin the year 1859. Said
Butler still claims the road u be of neces.
sity, both for himself and the public. We
therefore report adversely on said applica
ton.
Which was adopted.
Your committee to whom the petition OF
Jurgen Schmidt, asking for n commissioner
to be appointed to lay road to lay road
in Sheridan township. Your committee
recommend the appointing of John NJ.
Eldridge, Of Davenport, as such commits
sioner; that he qualify, view and report
on the same on the 18th day of June, 1858. |
Which wss adopted.
Your committee to whom the petition of
Adna Gilbert and others, Of LIE Claire town |
ship, asking for the appointment Of . COM |
missioner to examine and report on the
necessity of laying out new road north of
the town Of LIE Claire, on the road between
LIE Claire and Princeton, along the river
bank. Your committee have examined the
papers and recommend James Gamble 90
commissioner to proceed on the 18th day of
June end qualify, and to call to his aid a
Competent surveyor TO mark and plot the
same. Which was adopted
Your committee to whom the petition Of
F. Meyer and Others, of Hickory Grove
tow nship. was referred. asking for the re-
survey of the Rockingham and Wspeipin-
icon Road. Your committee have examined
the papers and recommend Charles Fred |
er:ck, of Hickory Grove, as commissioner,
to proceed on the cath day of June, and call
to his aid the County Surveyor, 70 survey
and plat the same.
Which was adopted.
our committee to whom the petition of
OF Nicholas Moch and Others, 10 the Lost
Grove road case Was referred, have exam
ined the papers and find them in form,
recommend the appointment of W. u.
Barnes ~ commissioner to proceed on the
9th day OF June to view the same.
Which Was sdopted.
Your Committee TO whom the petition of
s. H. Moore and others of Lincoln town.
ship, aeking this Board to cause the
territorial road leading from LeClafre to
Upton in Cedar county to be opened
through sections 22 and Is, township 70,
rsnge east. which has been unlswiully
closed up. Your committee therefore rec
ommend that the County Surveyor 10 here.
by requested TO procure the original field
notes Of said road and proceed to survey
the same, aud properly mark the line of said
road, 70 be done BY the flrst Of July next.
Which Was adopted.
Nj. Means. from the Committee on Poor
and Poor House, made the following re-
pclt:
Your committee, TO whom was referred
the two petitions signed by various citizens
asking for the establishing of . pest house
for the treatment Of al cont 1gious diseases,
&c. beg leave TO renOfe Nflverselv 10 aAid