Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-01-24
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS.
: JANUARY SESSION, 1895.


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The members of the Board Of Superyis ors
met at the Court House, Independence, Jan.
aary 9th, 1868, at l. o'clock A. NJ, arc
we're called to order by Edward Brewer,
Clerk Of the District Court and Ex>ofiicio
Clerk Of the Board Of Supervisors.
The following members answered to their
names: John Merrill, John johnson and
l.. II. Smith
The following members elected at tie late
general election appeared and were sworn
in as members Of the Board, viz: J. ID.
Russell, OF Buffalo township; John Calvin,
Of Newton Ira p. Warren, of Perry J. NJ.
Ginther, OF Sumner p. G. Davis, Of West.
burg, and l.. W. Hart, Of Washington, ap.
pointed by the Trustees to fill a vacancy
occasioned by the resignation of j. H. Camp.
bell
There now being quorum pre- sent, John
Johnson was chosen Chairman for the en-,
suing year. The Board then adjourned un.
Ill clock z. NJ.
THREE o'clocK p. NJ.
Board met pursuant TO adjournment. The
following members being present: Messrs
Fleming, Allen, Merrill. Smith, johnson,
Russell, Calvin, Warren, Ginther Davis and
Hart
l.. p. Brintnall, Of Byron, Wm. Bunce, Of
Hazleton, Alber, Riseley, Of NJ M,ddlefeld,
and, also, o. c. Kent, who was appointed
by The Trustees Of Fairbank township in
place +. j. Everett, declined, appeared and
we're sworn in as members Of the Board.
The Chairman then amour ccd the follow.
ing Standing Committees:
On Miscellaneous Claims-Hart, Manson,
Russell and Smith.
On Pauper Brintnall, Davis and
Calvin.
On Justices Transcrip,s-Allen, Warren
and Fleming.
On Roads-Warren, Bunce and Rseley.
On Hart, Giniher and kent.
On County Property Merrill Allen and
Smith.
On School Fund--uanson, Merrill and
Kent.
On Township ard County Officers .Ac>
C. un's-Ailer. Cal,ir, ard Bnnce.
On Ile.al Taxes-lIart, Bin,nal and
Davis.
o. Bridges --Hisclcy, Rasscl aud III, mr.
ins
III" Clerk presented let.tions from Daniel
X teh and otlier>. and {. +. Iaw and tLeis,
ioe appropriations for building hridgesibere.
iii named. Referred to Com. on Bridges
The C'erk presented sundry claims against
The county, which were referred to the ap>
prolri.ie coniEs;,tees,
The Clerk presented tic following ,f,icial
bonds. Which we're approved BY the Board :
!. 4 Min. Coariy Treasurer; John A
Davis, Sheriff; W ii Barton. County Judge ;
J " Myers, Surveyor; II II Hunt, Coroner.
JUSTICES or rHs pEAcg.
y Guthrie, Liberty township: C q Wood
raf,. sumner; ID y Wells, Madison; S S
Denller, Fremont; NJ 4 Chamberllu. Byron.
coSsrABLEs.
George W Burr. Washington township
David Greck, jefferson James Mitchell,
Perry Henry II Turner. Liberty; Charles
q Perkins, Middlefeld Charles II Wright,
Fairbank: William Blank, Newton; A L
Burrhus, Liberty.
TOWNSHIP CLERKS.
Henry Blank, Middlcfield township NJ A
Ch ,mberiin, Byron; John Wescott, Hazle-
ton Samu,l Hoover, Newton; I S Stone,
Westblrg: L \ North, Homer Y X Lew>
is, Buffalo Cyrus /, Smith, Farbank: ]
Jack on. JET. .rson; X Preble, Madison ;
Ch ,rles NJ Newton, Perry John l. Sesley,
Cont " 4 Kellogg. Sumner.
The Board liie.i adjourned until O'Clock
morrow.
JAS. .ih-9 O'Clock 4. II.
Beard met pursuant adjournment The
roii being called, The following a. eml,ers am
syrred to their names Mcssrs. Fleming,
Alien, Merrill, Johnson, Brininall, Kent,
Bnnee, Ri-eley. Calvin. Warren and Davis.
The minutes Of Yesterdays proceedings
we're rcad and approved.
The Committee on Panper Claims. re-
ported. recommending that tie following
claims be allowed. See Schedule
NJ Ken, novel TO amend lie rep II so
as to allow the bill OF Brvant 4 HINT S37..
20 in full: and .5n inolion the report, as
amended, was adopted, and the CLERK di
reeied to draw warrants on the County
Treasurer for the amount.
The raa petitions of J G Lifts. J NJ Bus.
we'll, Philip Bfien, Ill ii Booth and Vim
MeCaughey, were. on motion, dis missed at
the petitioners cost.
The road petitions of Il " Bodell and 9th.
,rs, and Gamaliel Walker end others, were
continued until the next June session.
The Clerk presents the report Of the ap.
praisers on the Peter Ellis road. On mo-
ton TIE road was established according to
the report OF the commissioner heretofore
fled on condition that the petitioners pay
the damages awarded by the appraisers
within ninety DAYS.. uherenpon Petera Ellis
deposited with the Clerk fifty dollars, the
amount Of damages awarded.
On motion the Board adjourned.
One O'clock L. N.
The Board ct pursuant to adjournment,
members all present.
The report Of the appraisers en- the John
Smith road being presented, the Board did
not concur therein, aud on motion 5 N Eds
die, } B Magi!l and Ephrain Jones, were
appointed appraisers to meet at the Office OF
W $ Potwin, Esq, March I'd, 1865, at 10
o'clock 4. NJ.
On the William Bourgaize road the Board
appointed Lewis Richmond, Wm Quick and
5 IL Smith, rs appraisers Of damages, to
meet at the office OF W Doud, March ID,
ls6s, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
On the Il W Benedict road the Board
adopted the report Of the commissioner, AID
es,ai lished the road as therein recommends
ed, on condition that the petitioners pay the
damages awarded by the appraisers within
sixty days.
The Clerk presented the following reports
Of road commissioners which were dopted
BY the Board, and the same disposed Of as
recommended in said reports
George Sellers, commissioner on Sampson
George road.
George Peek, commissioner on b X Allen
road.
Nelson Bennett, commissioner on NJ Y
Smith road.
IN Myers, commissioner on Michael Ire
bon road.
On motion the vote taken in the forenoon
establishing the Peter Ellis road was recon,
sid.red, and the claim for damages by
Bonsall received and placed on file, and on
motion b Potter. NJ A Glass and Samue
Hoover were appnntei annraiScr, N pael