The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-06-23


Thlstasne desiky 6xed for 6nAl hearing
befo5S III Ckfk of this Board who, n con.
/, $3.50 sA1asa1
waved Tho hearing Of the same ~ 1smt 80
~ krna II Us<b - BVir8 4ed egNeee
va Srk dRtoS bel 4 I'D hyb4A-Db91oSAe
Bead iiads thar the Commi appointed
had fled his rspost ia favor OF the prayer 81
petitioners and II appearing that pehponef
mad complied With oil the requirements Of
b. tOs The l. Board that ii and every s,rdes and
.jl.y upon the town plat Of rid town Of
Walanvs. be and the same are hereby vscs-
ted and further ordered that petitioners pa5
the costs herein.
Mr.. HOLMAN presented the following PR
snbIe and resolution, which were unSes-
naet1 ehHnRlxvitfgxG rrsszssKtaA
WHTaEAs. The financial condition OF the
county Is such that It is deemed the impera-
tive duty of this Board TO take steps 70 ~
suscisate the credit Of the countyi therefore,
be it
Resolred and ordered that there shaii %
Count{ AN6aq 6s4e3 to- kn y The
Lee Qby4 M4e4 Ss3as 20 90 ~
sued ineuEAAaE9t - ctysDi 'isa ~
ordinary county warrants returned, and 10
sums Of not less than One Hundred poiiare
zach !; said warrants shall be payable on Of
before two years from the date OF THEFT issue,
shall be payable to "bearer, and shall draw
in,eres, q, the rate of ten per cent. per an>
nun. paYabe annually.
The Chairman and Clerk OF this Board TO
condnc, the issue OF these Funded Warrants,
to keep correct record Of the new warrants
issued, and of the ordinary warrants returned
and Cancelled, and to report their actioh here
in At eyery regular meeting OF this Board.
The matter In regard to the paper AEey4T
n. ske GfsSfV WIDER b L{e fof4H fpr
psndat6h ahea'niNl S:aiesd Esttict g4ffN
|. nknhia A1dpnAiirokA cdupohi. scAt6esdH :
A general debate arose, which WIS par
.:cipated in by oil the members Of The Board,
/; 5y Messfs. MiEer and McCreary, attorneys
for the county. and by Mr. Ssmp!eI
| Messrs. Miller and ncCreary presented
the answer they bad prepared for the board.
! which included series of resolutions for the
consideration Of the Board, byHhich resolu-
! tions 1t isFrovns46 aA IL xste Of the
/ voters Of Lee county At The ensuing genefai
! election, as TO their willingness or untiiline-
/ ness 70 pay in whole the railroad indebted
; ness, or 10 compromise with the bono hold
! ers.
! Mr.. Meu;sn tAss-sessest We following -
WaSsr.s, A wri. Of p.rempsory panda-
| rs has been issued BY the United States
Circui, Court for the Northern District OF II
/ itnoss eomsaeBding the baAra Of soesrsfSgIf
/ d ~ county ID iesysAfax 1brsthd p yAs ~
Of judgment obtained n said court nPon
! certsIp coupons which were originally attach
| ed to Bonds sened for railroad purposes. ssid
| ;aacmen, being dated October aih, 1854
and for the SUN Of Sie207 92. nnd costs
"a xei =, ssh 81. taid .iaaxwem bearing in
| ,rrsst Il Inc rate Or seteh PEI cent per An
nm fr I'm October 9th. 1851; therefore
| R..oIc<d Ihas q tax. of twenty cents be
les,.d upon esch one hundred dollars
valuation OF tbs resi- and personal
n~,,orrty s,.hieet, % faxAaiop IN State
ana county purposes Tor the year 1888, said
TAX, when collected, to be used only for The
mn uoss Of pasing the Judge sns sfeseAAiAs
The ayss xAd ny d being calssd ius uponths
! suhs,i,nie Of Mr. Merriam. the resnlt was as
follows: Yess--Messrs. Maiiby and Merriam,
"a Nays-Messrs. BroAs, Cutler. Clark
IGoadrich. Hea.on, HssFner, Holman, Law
.soa. Oyerton, keesman. S,anwood. Tebhs.
/ Ta,tor, Wright, and Waterman, Is, The
,uhs tieuss vas, thes efpss, loss. aA3s
| After another urotrac.ei debate. Mr. Mer-
1 liam presented TIE following resolution, which
va. sdapled .vizt, 80 ,zsqsss 5 xssx
Ipssofred That X u Aexpeaient 70 aubmi,
Hse question Of the payr,en. of the Railroad
;pdsbteInea Of Lee county 10 tie citizens
/ tLssu66E a IS fsfsAAAS
81. Merriam then presented the following
rs.oiution, viz:
Rssolutd. Yhst;.mfYpsdient to submit The
question Of taprotnise Of The nailrosd Bond
lad ebtedness oil Lee county TO the PEOPLE
4 .he.eef, under the law passsd n .he las. ssa
4 sica of 10 leaisistnral sg 1876
Iron the passage Of this resolution, the
4 ayes aud Dsys being called. ali members vo-
tag avs except Mssxs. Heiimsn and Over
ton, Who explained their vote By sssiing that
their constituents we're unit agains, any
i comrromis., and no vote Vas neeessary "a
j s.c4 srAin THAR views The resolution Of Nh
| u.rr;man was, therefore, adopted
/ Mr.. Wright. Chairman OF the Committee
| on Roads and Bridges, 10, whom the petition
| Of Aessrs. Baker, oain,on. Il al for ala ii
constructing an Iron bridge across skunk
river, presented the report Of said Commute,
| We, the Committee, vculd report ID favol
Of appropr,kting two thousand dcliars, ns
portion to BIZ Paid until said Bridge ID com