The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-10-08

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description Of the quality Of the |
ands- 5s go i'l& Ytj
The petition Of G c Blake, ESQ.,,
asking that he be furnished six
quire Docket, for his Office, was pre-
sented, and on motion the prayer of
the petitioner was granted, and the
Clerk directed to procure said Dock
Ct ~
On motion the Board adjourned I'M
til 8 o'clock, .. m, tomorrow,
7. N. COOLEY, Clk., B. S.
N. B Walker, Dept.
FIFTH DAY.
September, II, 1868.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. fat fa JspG 81 .
President Hedriek, in the chair.
Roll called. IAi.al Y 21ttd eal
Present. Barbour, Cloyd, Evans,
Harlan, 1sreal, Lotspiech, Malumby,
Nevill, and Posten. z 80 'od "a
Minutes Of yesterday read ard ap.
proved. H3'sa1fa.{ Eai1 p
The finance committee, to whom
the petition of e Williams, was repor-
ted adversely to the prayer Of petition
er. which report was concured in by
the Board. fn
The road petition of M Spurgin,
ct al, coming on for final hearing on
the report of the commissioner, and
on motion the End day of the next
November session, was fixed for final
hearing Of said petition.
The commissioner having reported
favorably upon the road petition Of
R H Tindall, ct al, it was on motion
ordered by the Board that the End
day Of the next November session,
be fixed for final hearing Of said petit
ton. gaaa,,4 f.ss s..i, su'
Tbecommittee ON assessments hav-
ing reported favorably upon the pets
ton Of J G A Dawson, for the abate.
mont Of taxes, it was on motion
ordered that the prayer Of petitioner
be granted, and the Clerk of this
Board, be directed to draw an order
in favor Of saidJ 9 A Dawson, for
the penalty on said taxes, except ten
per cent on the tax, from the time il
became delinquent until paid.
The committee on assessments, to
whom was referred the petition Of
James Gray, for statement OF assess.
ment for the year 1868, having repor.
ted favorably upon said petition, il
was on motion ordered that the
prayer of petitioner be granted, and
that his assessment be reduced $1,000
and that said credit be taken out Of
said moneys and credits, for said
year. t'a ii
On motion it was ordered that the
petition Of Ketcham, Hertcorn l. Co.,
be 90 granted that the error on the
tax book for the year 1867, be cor
rected from $4,000 to $500, and that
they pay the tax on $500, and inter-
est on the same.
The report ofThomss Eyre, Stew.
ard aud Director of the Poor Farm,
was presented, read, and ordered to
be placed on file.
The report Of Supervisor Barbour,
- . special committee TO procure the
appointment of . Guardian for
Stillwell, pauper Of said County,
was read, and ordered to be placed on
file. III @
Tho petition Of John Kreckle, ask
ing for the abatement Of assessment,
was on motion ordered to lie on the
table until the November session,
1868. M,
On motion the claim of Peter
Utecht, was ordered to lie on the
table until perfected.
On motion the claim of w MEGA
han, was ordered to lie on the ia
BILE.
The road petition of John Prosser,
coming, on for bearing upon the re-
port Of the commissioner, and on
motion it was ordered that the End
day of the November session be fixed
for final hearing Of said petition.
On motion the claim of Cherrie &
Tindall was ordered to lie on the ia
BILE until perfected.
On motion the following opinion
Of Judge H Tannehill, was ordered to
be entered upon the Record, to-wit,
II. P. Graves, J
aL vs agreed statement
Wapello County Of facts.
The Plaintiff claims of the County
Of Wapello, s131,o0 on account Of
fees due to him, as Justice of the
Peace in said County for services as
said Justice in criminal cases. The
facts stated in his account as to SER
vices rendered, and papers issued are
admitted. The only question of diff
ference TO be passed upon by the
Court, grow out Of the amount due
plaintiff, upon the account for servi-
ces rendered. The following are the
questions Of difference, and upon
these, the opinion Of the Court is de-
sired.
l. What is the fee to which Plain.
tiff would be legally entitled upon
the filing Of the information. f..
A. Fifty cents.