The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-10-04


WEDsnDAY, Sept. soth, A. D., 1858.
Board met pursuant to adjournment. Pres
lidsnt Goodrich in the Chair. All members
pressnt except Mr.. Merriam.
Tho minutes Of yesterday we're read and
approved.
Rssolsed, That the sum Of twesty dollars Is
ksrsby appropriated for the purpose Of making
sepsirs On the bridge known A. the Henry
Bridge, located on the Charleston and Farming
ton read.
On motion of Mr.. Lawson it was
Resolsed, That the Chairman Of tbs Finance
COMMITTEES be requested to make 3 report In full
Of ths amounts Of money expended BY the Bridge
Committesin building aud repairing bridges; saiti
report to be made .. The nsHt regular ssasion Of
this Board.
In the matter Of the relocation Of the
Charleston and Southwestern road.
This day the Commissioner hereia fled his
report in favor Of the relocation as prayed
for, and the second day Of the January term,
1862 fixed for final hearing.
Mr.. HOLMAN offered the following resolu-
ton, viz:
Resolred, That owing to the act passed at the
LAST densnl Assembly, making ovisisns for the
the enormous expense paid by Lee county for the
support of pnupers, Supervisor Geo. Stanwood be
and il hereby appointed committee of this Board
for the entire County, whose duty it shall be to
take general supervision Of the Poor, and in so
doing shall devote 1t least three days in each
week to Jackson township, and all applications
for relief shall be made directly to Mr.. Stanwood,
whose duty il snail also be to send all persons, ap
plying for and found entitled, to the Poor House,
except in special cases. and that no accounts be
allowed unless endorsed by Mr.. Stanwood as corr
rect.
Mr.. Clark moved that the resolution be
laid over until the next regular term OF this
Board, which motion was lost.
The resolution was then adopted by the
following vote: Ayes-Messrs Anderson,
Brown, Cutler, Goodrich, Haffner, HOLMAN,
Lawson, Overton, Stanwood, Tebbs and
Wriaht-1l. Nays-Messrs. Clark, Heaton,
Mal:by, Taylor and Waterman-b.
On motion Of Mr.. Stanwood Gonsalvo
ClaG&f EsQ., WAS appointed one Of the
Clerks Of Election for the first Precinct Of
Jackson township for the ensuing General
Election, in place of Thomas Burke. Esq.
The consideration Of the pending Railroad
Bond Suits was referred to the Committee on
Railroad Bonds, snd Messrs. Anderson and
Holman added to said COMMITTEES Temporal
rllY 1Or M8J purpose, anu bAlu OOIumittee III
ter due deliberation presented the following
report, viz:
Your committee to whom was referred the con-
sderation Of the railroad bond suits respectfully
report that in the opinion Of your crmmittes the
defense heretofore agreed upon should be contin.
ued in such manner as the Counsel for the county
may think best, and levy or attempt at levy Of
any tax to rny said bonds or coupons, should not
for moment be entertained. The attorneys
should be required to proceed to the District
Court Of the United States at Des Mones, and to
the United States Circuit Court at Chicago, at the
October terms of said Courts, to attend personally
to the several cases pending in said Courts
Mainly basing our answers to any and all writs
and summons from said Courts, upon the fact,
that this Board is psrpetually enjoined by tho
Supreme Court of the State Of Iowa. from lcyying
and collecting any tax for such purposes.
On motion the penalty on the taxes stand
ing delinquent for the year 1862, against lot
8, block II, in the town of Denmark, was re-
linquished, also, the penalty on the dslin-
quent taxes for the year 1858, against the Ell
se4 section 2, township SO. mr. 7 west, and,
also, The penalty on delinquent taxes for
1861 on real estate assessed to E. B. Whor-
ton, Of Jefferson township, for that year.
Ordered that the following claims Be a.
lowed: