The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-11-04

TequIFcU 10 pace tue TAX DOOkS Ill tl'
hands of the Treasurer for collection, &C
.cording to law. .--
Upon motion Of Mr. Paden, the Boar
adjourned to meet Oct. 49,. 1869, at
o'clock, A. NJ.
AUDITORS OFFICE, october 10, 1869, O'Clock
n. NJ. - ~)
Board met persuant to adjournm ell t..
President in the chair.
Aquorum present.
Minutes Of previous meeting read and
approved.
! Mr. Downing, appointed at the jun
session to examine the swamp lant
belonging to. Cedar county, made thu
following report, which was adopted:
To the Hon. Board Of Supervisors o.
Cedar County,. The undersigned. youI
committee appointed to examine the
lands belonging to Cedar county, would
respectfully report that / have made a.
careful all examination Us could with
out hunting up each separate piece. /
visited franklin Co, lying north of the
Dubuque l. Sioux City Railroad. Cedar
county owns 40 acres of land in said
county, lying from 5 to II miles from
Hamilton, the County scat, the average
distance being about miles. They are
second and third rate lands. From the
best information could get from far
mers and citizens they are worth from
$3.50 to $500 per acre. ABORTION of this
land is wet, being in the north west
part Of the comfy. / next visited
Wright county. Here the county owns
,28 acres. These lands are similar to
the lands in Franklin county. They
are valued, by the farmers, At $3.50 per
acre, aud are farther from the II r and
timber. l found the ne sw was entered
by John Watson, May 9, 1853, aud the
taxes have been paid by him since that
time. 1t Is entered on the books 10 be-
longing to Cedar county. 2,'t ..
Inext visited Webster county. Here
Cedar county owns 206 acres. These
lands lie in the n Etownship. No Or
ganization or settlement in the Tow n
ship. This land is worth at least $500
per acre. Part Of this land has been
sold for taxes, and marked on the Treas
urer's books as sold illegally, and the
purchasers notified to that effect.
Next was Humboldt county, lying
north of Webster county. Dakota is the
county seat, IL miles north Of Fort
Dodge. Cedar county owns in this Co.
40 acres. This land is somewhat scat
tered; lying mostly in the SO part OF
the county, all prairie land, some of it
rather wet, valued at $500 per acre.
Next was kossuth county. Algona
is the county seat. The McGregor r r
is completed to st Charles, 90 miles
from AIgona, and is under contract and
will no doubt be completed to Alyona
next season. Cedar county owns 2,3lS
acres in this county. The land is End
and 81 class land. All prairie land
Rather flat, with ponds and small lakes
Oh part Of the land. This land Is waltz
ed at about $500 per acre. This land
tax list this year.
Next is Pocahontus county. Ralfe is
the county seat. There Is no town ex-
cept Court House and , or 3 small
houses, Cedar county owns here, Jas
acres. These lands are pretty we'll
scattered over the county. Is End class
land. The county is thinly settled, aud
the land is valued at $50 to $500 per
acre. The Dubuque and Sioux City II II
runs through the south west corner of
the county. These lands We're selected
in the land office, and the description
taken from the field notes Of the Gov
eminent survey.
All Of which is respectfully submit
ted,
JOS. DOWNING. .
The Miscellaneous committee sub
mitted the following report:
Your committee to whom was refer
red the petition Of citizens of Cedar
county, asking all appropriation for the
j Soldiers Monument would report
against appropriating any money out of
+ the county Treasury for that purpose.
| The yeas and nays being called for
| upon the adoption of the report, the
i vote resulted as follows:
Yeas, Graham, Campbell, Clifford,
I Downing, Finch, Sharp and Leech. i
Nays, Smith, Paden, Motfttt, Shearer
Jennings and Ferguson.
The committee on expenses and tax
alton submitted the following report
which, upon motion was adopted, with
the exception Of the part which refers
to the petition of Mr. Manahan, it was
referred to the January term.
Your committee on Expenses AMI
Taxation recommend that the petition
OF John Manahan he not granted.
Recommend that the petition Of Johl
Hatley, filed in June 1859, bs referred t
VIM. p. Wolf, our County Attorney
witt, full power to settle the same.
Ako recommend that the land o,
which the orchard and forest trees 0
James Safely is situated to the amour
Of seven acres he exempt from taxa
ton ..-. ....
Recommend that tina ruafition IF II