The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-06-18

have his school house tax for 1896 re-
funded to him, we find that said tax
was legally assessed to hiEl. and would
recommend that his petition be not
granted.
| We further recommend thnt the peti.
tion Of John Ayers, asking an abate-
ment OF taxes on sheep. be not graEted.
We recommend that - cts be ref,,n-
ded to Samuel Yule for taxes over paid
On the petition Of John ). Carl, ask
ing transfer Of taxes to other lands than
those on which tie taxes were paid, We
recommend that he pay the amount Of
taxes assessed Oh northwest southeast OF
section q, township p 81, range =, for tile
years 1885 aud 1860, exclusive Of inter-
est, and the treasurer Is authoriz to
receipt In full for said taxes Ola receipt
OF said principal.
On the application Of II. Fulwider,
asking to have S555 refunded to him AZ
interest on taxes for 1895, we reeum.
mend that his petition be not granted.
Also, that the petition Of John Birss,
asking abatement OF taxes for the year
1857 I've not granted.
| In the application Of Carlisle Cassidy,
for abatement Of taxes, We lind no de-
scripii0n Of the land on which the abate-
nient IL sought aud therefore cannot
mud Il; therefore recon- mend that tho
petition be not granted.
On petition OF Z. J. Weeks. asking to
be released from paying taxes and pen
atty or town lot IN Upton for 1863, we
recommend that his petition be not
granted.
On petition Of Benjamin Haw,ey,
asking to be released from delinquent
taxes to amount Of $lS.32 on his real es-
tate for the years 1851, 1862 and 1891,
recommended that the prayer Of peti.
toner be not granted.
We further recommend that $6.lS he
refunded to Mrs. Fawcett, Of Farming
ton township, for taxes over paid OH
southeast | Of sectiOi, 25, township 70,
range l, for the year 1867.
LAwRlE TATUM Chairman.
The committee Oh public buildings and
property presented the following report,
which on motion, was adopted:
Your committee Oh public build
ings and property beg leave to re-
port that they have examined the con-
ditioU Of the vaults in the Court House
in which are kept the treasury safe,
records, aud records Of the Clerk Of
inside Of the iron doors to be iusutfi-
cient to secure the safe keeping of said
treasury and Clerk 3 records, aud safe.
Also, that In the basement Of said house
aud directly under the upper vault,
there Is III arch or basement Of said up.
per vault which has doorway open ut
the north end to give access to u burglar
and expose to danger the upper vault.
! Your committee would recommend that
the inside iron doors of the vault be sent
to Chicago, to Maynard Il Brothers, aud
have one of their burglar proof locks on
eack door. and that the doorway Of the
arch and basement of the upper vault be
securely walled up with thin, fiat rock,
laid ip. .g9Qd Inns .p,QrtAr. the wall 70 be
Your committee have also examined the
petition Of George Merrill, Esq, ask
| ing for lease, for five or ten years, of
square. on the corner of Cedar and Fifth
streets, in Upton, Cedar county, Iowa,
after visiting the place, aud considering
the precedent the granting Of such petit
ton would have in the future, would
Your committee would recommend
that Il w Smith and ID Shearer be au-
thorized to employ suitable mechanics
to mature some plan to repair the Cedar
county Jail, aud to make said repair as
soon as possible; aud that the Clerk be
authorized to issue county orders not to
exceed $500. to pay for said repairs, and
also for the other expenses contemplated
Accepted by the Board, aud on mo-
ton of Mr. Tatum, adopted.
A petition was presented from citi-
zens Of Cedar county asking that SIS be
appropriated for the relief Of Mrs Rey-
nOlds. On motion, the prayer of peti-
| TONERS was granted, and Mr. Smith au-
thorized TO receive and disburse said
amount.
Mr. Smith offered the following pream
| bic and resolutions:
| WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Almighty
God In the dispeilsation Of His divine
will to remove from our midst the
President Of thia Board, JOHN LEITH;
! and Whereas, In him We recognized
o true, faithful and Jealous servant OF
the people, an honest and upright
man and good citizen; be it there
1 fore,
Resolved, That it is the sense Of thi.
Board that Cedar county has lost one OF
her best citizens, society one of hel
brightest ornaments, and the public one
Of her truest servants.
| Resolved, That whilst we bow in hum
BILE submission to this dispensa,ion OF
Divine Providence, we do not forget his
many noble traits Of character aud for
mer usefulness in this Board.
Resolved, That our aympathies are
with the family Of the deceased, and in
testimony Of this fact and our high APP
probation Of JOHN LEITH, we order that
Q copy Of the foregoing preamble and
resolutions be sent TO the family Of the
deceased. and that copy be filed with
the Clerk Of this Board, and that ths
same be published In the Upton AD
vERTIsER.
On motion. the above preamble and
resolutions were unanimously adopted
by o rising vote.
Per diem and mileage of the Board OF Super
| visOrs Of Cedar county, at the Jun term, 1858
Townships Names g. 80 :