Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-01-24

G L Yaw anl others--Thomas Kinney
| commissioner.
RIP Nelson and o,llers---J W Myers, com
missioner.
d S Marcy and otbers--John Newell
commissioner.
Thomas Lumsdcn and lillian
| Cummings, commissioner.
On motion the Board adjourned until
O'Clock Tomorrow morning.
WEDNEsDAY, . O'Clock A. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Menbers oil present.
The minutes Of yesterdays proceeding
were read and approved.
The Clerk presented the petition Of W /
Mallory for a duplicate warrant in place 0
county warrant No. Gs5, dated Oct. ID, '67
for $3.50, which lie claims to have lost Re
ferred to Finance Committee.
The Committee on School Fund, reported
recommending the approval Of the loans 0
school fund made by the Clerk during ,h'
year 1867. Adopted.
The Clerk presented his report Of ices Ia
ken as Clerk Of the District Court for The
year 1867, amounting to $G26,G5, which wa
accepted Dy the Board.
The Committee on Miscellaneous Claims
reported, recommending that the following
claims he allowed. (See Schedule.
On motion the report was amended SO a.
to allow the bills Of u l. Smith and I Ma
rinus in full.
Mr.. Davis moved to amend the report &c
as to allow the bills Of township clerks ir
full, except the bill of Don f Bissell and
the report, as amended, was adopted by the
Board, and the Clerk directed to draw war
rants on the County Treasurer accordingly.
Mr.. Manson reported that the 500 ap>
propria,ed BY this Board at its October ses
siou, 1867, to aid in grading at the Quasque'
ton bridge has been expended by contract,
fulfilled BY Il " Adams; which report was
.cepted by the Board, and the Clerk di>
rected to draw n warrant on the bridge fund
in favor Of said X w Adams for one hundred
dollars.
Tie Committee on Justices Transcripts
reported, recon mending that the following
claims be allowed, and that the claim Of I
M Hunt be not allowed. See Schedule.
Report adopted by the Board and the Clerk
directed to draw warrants on the County
Treasurer therefor.
On motion the Board designated tie "Bu>
chanan County Bulletin and the " lnde>
pandence Conservative" as the papers in
which the State laws and the proceedings Of
this Board shall be published for the year
1868.
Nr. Bsintnall offered the following:
Rcsolred, That the compensation of The
Clerk Of the Board of Supervisors Of this
county for the year 1868 be Sl,50O, and he
shall furnish at his own expense all necessa-
ry deputies.
Mr.. Hart moved to amend by inserting
So, 900 instead OF 81 500. Lost.
The vote then being taken on the oris il al
resolution, it did not pass.
Mr.. Hart offered the following:
Resoiecd, BY the Board of Supervisors,
that all resolutions Of this Board heretofore
passed granting pay to assistant clerks, be.
and are hereby repealed. Adopted.
Mr. Har, offered the following: f
Resolced. Bv this Board that the Clerk OF
the same be allowed as compensation for the
year s6S, the sum Of $4,000 in addition to
fees Of the District Court.
Mr. Briutnall moved to amend by insert
ins 81 500 instead Of $1,000. Lost.
$3.50 instead Of g., 900. Lost.
II was then moved to amend by inserting
| 81 600 instead OF 81, 900. Adopted. ~
Mr. Hart moved to postpone further action
on this subject until io-morrow morning
Lost.
The vote was then taken on the rcsolu,
ton, as amended, and the Board n fused t.
adopt the same.
The Committee IN Roads, reported, rec
ommending that the petition of 5 S Taylor
and others be dismissed Of the cost of peti.
TONERS. Adopted.
| The Committee on construction of bridges
reported as follows:
"Since our report in October last the ex
tension of the Quasque,on bridge and tht
Fairbank bridge have been completed and
accepted. The Maquoketa bridge was cou'
| tracled for with l. r Ward, TO be completed
by December lst, 1867, as reported in Out
previous report, and the committee have hat
no notice Gifts completion.
| The Harter's Run bridge has been com
pleted but not examined by the committee
and they would refer the matter to the Boar,
a, d ask to be excused from further actor
| thereon.
The Cobb's Run bridge has been comrle
te aad accepted.
The amounts appropriated for grading q
the Brandon. Fairbank, Harter's Ran and
Cobb's Run bridges, has been expended and
the grading at said bridges mostly done.
The bridge at Oueryile has not been coz,
plated. 1 he obligation of L I Young and
John Oakes TO complete the same Is here
with submitted.
The Li,tleton bridge has been completed
and examined, but hot accepted, owing to y
defect in the abu,nent on the west side. The
contractor, A II Hyde, agrees 70 construct
a new abuimcnt III the SPRING
On motion the Board accepted the report
aud the committee were discharged.
On motion the bill of \ IL Hydeior build
ing fence around Court House lot. was re-
ferred to ] II Campbell and S D orcnti, The
special committee heretofore appointed or
the construction thereof, and the Clerk was
authorized to draw warrant on the County
Treasurer. in favor of said A II Hyde, fol
the amount reported due him by said com
| mittee,
The report Of he committee r. lative TO The
/ Har,er's Run bridge being under COZ sidera'
ton, it was on mott IN, ordered Dy the Board
that the bridge be accepted aud the con-
tractor aud his surctics released.
On motion the Board adjourned until to
morrow morning a, O'Clock 4. n.
JAN. ?lh-9 o'clock A. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Members all present.
The minutes Of yesterdays proceeding
were read and approved.
The Clerk presented petition signed b,
ID S Lee and others, asking that the Boar
offer reward for the arrest OF Nicholas
Tanning.
Mr.. Riseleymoved that the Board offer .
reward af $500.
| Mr.. Kent moved to amend the motion b,
making the amount 500. Lost.
The vote being then taken on the origin
motion, il was lost.
On motion the Clerk was directed to e v
warrants on the County Treasurer for wit
nasses before the Grand Jury for the Oeto
Der term, -, for such amounts as arr
found due according to the report of u
Clerk Of the Grand Jury.
The Standing Committee on Bridges sub
mitted the following report;
"Your committee would report that il
many cases where appropriations ars aske'
for bridges, that thew are entirely unac
! qusin,ed with the locations and cannot there
fore recommend appropriations for said pur
poses, but would recommend that count.
committee oe three be appointed by th
Board and we would further recommend