The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-02-20
BOARD OF sUPERvTsoRs
Tuesday, Jan. IA, 1863.
SEVENTH DAY.

1 TUESDAY, Jan. ~, 1868.
SEVENTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
/ President Hedrick in chair.
| Roll called.
! Absent, Supervisors Ladd and Ran
dali.
Minutes Of yesterday read and ap-
proved.
On motion the petition asking th'
refanding Of taxes paid on bank stocl
was taken up, and continued 10 on,
o'clock p. m. tomorrow.
On motion the bids for Steward
and director of Poor Farm, and Ply
sician for Poor House, and for Pool
House and Centre Township, and al
70 for County Attorney for 1868 wa.
opened, read and disposed of by the
election of Thomas Eyre for Stew
ard aud Director of Poor Farm. to be
contracted with by the County At.
torney in accordance with the bid OF
said Thomas Eyre, now on file, and
the election Of G. Il. Fulton as Coun-
| ty Attorney, as per his hid, as fol
lows
To Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Wapello County, Iowa.
will act as Attorney for the
Board of Supervisors and county in
all civil actions for one year from
January lst 1868, in all the courts in
in this County and State, and will
give opinions to all sub-districts and
sub-district officers upon all subjects
pertaining to their official duties, for
the sum ofon hundred and fifty dol
lars (s15o.OO.)
(Signed,) G. f. FULroN.
On motion Physician for Centre
Township was dispensed with.
On motion the election Of Physi-
clan for Poor Farm was postponed
until tomorrow morning at 1Oo'clock
p. m.
On motion the taxes assessed
against Mary Hogan was abated for
1867.
On motion Edward Everett was
elected Janitor by acclamation.
On motion the petition Of Benedict
Fritz was granted, and the clerk aa-
thorized to issue warrant to said
Fritz in the sum Of $5.17 for taxes er-
roneously paid by him.
On motion the Board adjourned
until 8 o'clock q. m. tomorrow.
JOHN WILCOX,
CLASH u. 9. pro TEN.
Wednesday Jan. Is 1868.
EIGHTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
President Hedrick in the chair
Roll of members called.
Absent-Supervisor Ladd.
Minutes Of yesterday read and APP
proved.
In the road petition Of Job p. Jay
ct al It appearing that the road pc
t'tioned for, passes exclusively over
the premises of petitioners the road
was located and established as fol-
lows: Commencing about the middle
of the n I Of the 8 sec 20 tp n
range 10 !; thence to the W corner
Of said quarter; thence north 80 rods
thence west to the old road, the road
to pass on or overthe following prem
ises, viz nea offs Q sec 20 tp Il
range Is, thence on a line due north
80 rods between Peck and West,
thence west between Peck and John
ston to the old road. Said road to be
40 feet wide.
The road petition Of w. H. Dunlap
ct al, was granted and the read estab-
lished as follows, viz: Commencing
on the road leading from Blakesburg
to Eddyville, 10 rods north Of the n
W cor. Of " / of W / Of sec Z tp. Is
range 15 west thence on a direct
line between Wapello and Monroe
counties; thence NV tointersect said
Blakesburg and Eddyville road. Said
road to be sc feet wide.
The roadpetition Of James McGrath
ct. al, was granted in the appoint
ment of Samuel Spangler Commiss-
ioner, to commence viewing said pro-
posed road the first Monday in March
1868. and report upon said proposed
road on the 10th day of June
1868.
The road petition OF w. j. Stevens
ct al, was granted and the road es-
tablished as follows, viz: Commen-
cling at the mile corner between
secs Is and 26, in Pleasant tp., and
lmIle east to the mile cor. Of sec.
25; thence north Of mile and in
tersect the road leading from Agency
City to Fairfield. Said road to be 33
feet wide.
The road petition Of J. HI. Jordan
vs. Garrison ct. al. was on motion or
dered to lie on the table.
On motion the Board adjourned
until ] o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
o'clock p. M.
Board met pursuant TO adjourn
ment.
The several petitions for the Bridge
Fund viz: Samuel Shower, ct. al,
A. CASTOR, ct. al. and G. w. Bowling
ct 81. was contin led to the ensuing
June session,