Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-23
DAVENPORT, IOWA, Thursday JANUARY 23 1868


Pr"N Nefti oi every cescfintior. shall become
. 'iea ~ ssins' said property. snd aeaius; th,
o"hst tetstat imIeIiafely ~ BIZ The
con- c.loa .. said lssls nay Ic .le,aa. I'D
aHi tntNIctG Hithia 'lys from tntt of
said nsstssaieai; AID that the e.airn IN Of
.his hoaFd forward said draft al pferarcd
ny Mr Lsae, tn the representa- iv.s from
tnis county in the State Legislature. md
urge 'hetn, Ia the name OF this B ard. To
enoesvos TO secure lis adoption and .nact
ment by the Legislature
All OF Which is respectfully submitted.
9 5 WATKINS. Chairman.
which sep,r. was accepted and fi,el and
reeoiu ions adopted.
Af Means offered the following rssolu.
ton:
WHEREAS, The road bod leading from
Oavenport 10 LeClaire has been washed
away on the south side Of the wes, portion
Oh The lands belonging to J. A. Birchard. SO
~ % recucc The road bed to the width ..
.h'1ty ieet, which ia not sufficient 10 main
'ain good read. And
WHEREAS, A. Birchaid, at the June
session OF this Board, made a proposition
70 g, allow the road 10 be widened on the N.
w " sids TWO Iods, commencing at the ives,
me OF MS land and thence running parable,
aiong SAID roai, for the distance Of sixty
lous, ana thence on an angle that will
stiRe The rosi line ut q distance Of !crty
rods. Therefore. ''
1'tsotfed, That the above proposition he
accepted and the Clerk Of this Board b
authorizec and instructed % ray The above
sum OF one hundred dollars on rt.fca,e
from the Supervisor OF Pleasant Valley that
Inc above mentioned premises ore thrown
open for the use of the public
Which was adopted.
Mr Matthes cfiere the following fesolu
tion:
hesotrsd, That the oction Of this Board
refusing 70 adep, the report Of the Commit.
tee on bridges and Highways, on petition
OF r. Smell, be r,consderei.
Which was agreed 10
report OF the Committee on Bridges and
Highways. on petition of +. Smell, be lai d on
the table.
Which was agreed TO.
MT. Aplin then moved that The Chair ap-
point committee nt two to examine and
measure the mason work In the bridge built
BY Z. Smell, in Pleasant Valley township.
Which was adopted, and the Chair an.
pointed Mcssrs Aplin and Kruse said con,
mit,ee.
On motion ol Mr.. hurry. adjourned till
. O'Clock to morrow morning.
EIGHTH DAY-roasNoon ssssioN.
January 23i, 1868.
Board met ct . o'clock pursuant to ad-
journment.
Upon calling the roll all the members a.
psared except Mr.. Heron.
Minutes Of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved.
The Olesk laid before the Board The peti
tion Of City Marshal as to disallowsncs Of
claims, referred to Committee on Miscslla.
neous Matter.
Also laid before tho Board his official
bonds - Clerk Of District Court and Clerk
Of Board Of Supervisors. Referred to Com
mittee on Public Officers.
Mr.. Means, from. Committee on Poor and
PeoS Hluse, made the following report
Your committee report that they have
investigated the poor -house matter and have
came to this conclusion: First, to dispense
with the election Of Poor House Directors,
and instead elect by ballot committee OF
three, who shall have charge Of the whole
matter.
On motion Of Mr.. Blunck, laid on the
table till this afternoon.
Mr.. Stearns, from TIE Committee on
Equ .lization, made the following report.
Your Committee to whom vas referred
the petition Of James Hall, WIN. d. Quinn,
J. Goldsbury, W. II. Price 4 Co., +. Red
echer, each asking areduction Of the as.
sessmsnt Of their property for the year A.
D. 1867, have had the same under consid-
GRAFTON for SONS time, and would respect
fully report as We have heretofore done,
on similar petitions from other persons,
that j, is the opinion Of your committee
that the Board Of Supervisors have not the
right or authority TO reduce assessments At
this session, therefore report adverse 70 the
prayers Of petitioners which was adopted.
Mr.. Stoarns, from same committee, also
reported:
Your committee TO whom was referred
the claims OF Jno. II. Day, in the matter Of
Erroneous Tax Sales, have examined the
papers submitted, also the books and rec
ords in Treasursr's office, and believe the
claim Just one; We therefore beg leave to
report in favor nf granting the prayer of
petitioner; which was adopted.
Mr.. Baker, from the Committee on Ac-
counts and Expenditures, TO whom was re-
ferred . resolution. au.horising the Clerl, to
settle with parties holding tax titles On
swamp lands, made the following report:
Your committee recommend that tho
Clerk be authorized to settle and pay to the
parties holding tax titles to swamp lands
and in no case shall the parties be entitled
to more thanprincipal With ten per cent.
interest from payment Of same; which WAS
adopted.
Mr.. Baker, from the Committee on Ac-
counts and Expenditures, made a report as
to the report Of the Directors Of the Poor,
which had been submitted to them.
On motion Of Mr.. Applsgsts the report
was laid on the table till this afternoon.
Mr.. Applegate reported 40 to the school
lot, held BY the County in LeClairs which
vas received and ordered placed on file.
On mntinn OF Mr.. Maithea. Adjourned TIL