The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-12-17
Nov.1O.
SECOND DAY.

Board met At 9 o'clock a. m.
President Hedrick in the chair.
Roll Of members called, all pres.
emit.
Minutes Of yesterdays proceedings
read and approved.
On motion of Supr. Lotspeich, the
further canvass of tho vote was post
poned until 1o'clock p. m. tomor-
row.
The road Pct Of r. Fl. Tindall, ct
al. was, on motion, indefinitely post
poned.
The road pct. Of G r lancet, ot.al.
was, on motion dismissed, upon the
application of petitioners.
The pet. of G W Thomas, ct-al.
asking that tho streets and alleys in
TT. Isabel and Franklin be vacated,
except Market and High streets in
said villages, was on motion, grant
ed.
In the matter of the road pet. OF
L. +. Newell, ct. al. and D. Newell,
ct. al. T.. O. Millisack was appointed
commissioner to view aud report up
on tho utility OF establishing said
proposed road, to commence said
work on the 18th day Of Nov. 1868,
and make report of his doings
thereon, to this Board on the 18th
day of Nov. 1868.
In the matter Of the pet. Of VIM.
and Robert Edgarfor an abatement
of taxes and assessment, was, on mo.
ton referred to Com. on Assess
ments.
The road pct. OF Jas Ralslon ct. al.
came on for hearing, and the Board
being fully advised in the premises,
and being fully satisfied that peti-
TONERS are the owners of the land
over which said road is sought to be
established. And petitioners having
released all claims for damages by
reason Of the opening Of said pros
posed road, tits therefore ordered by
the Board that said road be, aud the
same is hereby established as in the
petition prayed for, to-wit: common
cling at the Southeast corner of the
Southwest quarter Of section ten (10)
in Township No. seventy-one (7D
North of range No fifteen( 49, west,
thence Northwest on a line to the
North west corner of said section
ten (1O) Township and Rang afore-
said, said road to be thirty three (33)
feet in width.
On motion Shper's Hcdrick, Rein
hard and Carver, were excused from
attendance upon the Board until o.
clock tomorrow.
In the matter of the road pet. of
j. M. Fish ct. al. on motion the fol,
lowing named gentlemen were APP
pointed commissioners to assess
damages: BENZ. Randell, FL. p
Graves, II. G. Ellsworth, and are re-
quired to meet at the office of the
Clerk of this Board on the 21st day
of Nov. next to qualify, and COM
mence said work on the Gath day of
Nov. 1868, and make report OF their
doings therein, to this Board, on or
before the first day of the January
session 1869, and it Is further ordered
that the final hearing of said petition
be postponed until the I'd day of the
January session 1869.
The following resolution was, on
motion, adopted:
Resolved. That the Clerk of this
Board be directed to issue notice to
the Judges and Clerks of election in
the Townships of Richland, Green,
and Dahlonega to forthwith return
the Poll Books of their respective
Townships, and that said notices be
directed TO the members of this
Board from said Townships.
the road pet. Of B. Lamed ct. al.
was on motion set for final hearing
on the 9Th day Of the January scs-
sion 1869.
In the matter Of the road pct. of
G. w. Wise, OF. al. on motion the re-
port of the commissioners was con-
Cured in by the Board, and said pet.
rejected.
The road pet. of Lewis Schroeder,
ct. al. coming on for final hearing,
and the Board being fully advised in
the premises, it was on motion or
dered that the prayers Of petitioners
be granted, and that said road DO,
and the same is hereby established
in accordance with the report of
commissioners, conditioned that Pc
titioners pay the costs therein, and
the damages assessed by the COM
missioners on the 9Th day of Oct,
1868, to-wlt; To jerry Wilson, one
hundred dollars. To Hugh Lolita,
fifty dollars, and that said damages
and costs be paid before the 18th day
of January 1869.
In tho matter of the road pet. OF
A. Benson et.al. on motion James
Hook was appointed commissioner TO
view and report upon the utility OF
establishing said proposed road, to
qualify and commence said work on
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