Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-07-01
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VIM. Amsberry. Fees In Inquest ! o.
+. NJ. woodward " 90
A. q. Argo M
Constable IS
Amos Teter =" gs GO
J. Fl. Crozier !" ; / 00
j. T. Palmer O0
NJ. s. Rey nolds SO
Robert Hindman So
George Martin I" SO
John Everett SO
Benz. Brees 50
John Dawson, Riding Bailiff,
March Term. 1860, Dill s2l)
allowed IL OO
J. L. Mccormack, Printing
and blanks for county, 81 5O
Sperry IL Barker, printing and
blanks for county ~ ~
county 68 6G
The following claims were rejected,
to wit:
John Gregory, claim for coffin for
George Barcus, amount $40 %, for lack
Of Township Trustees certificate, and
for want of information that the de-
ceased was an INDECENT person.
The bills of q. =. H. Zahn and
Thomas II. Forsyth, for assessing
Lake Prairie and Clay Townships,
were allowed and warrants ordered for
balance Of bills unpaid, upon the re-
turn Of the plat books of said Town
ships, to wit:
q. +. II. Zahn, balance Of bill
for assessing Lake Prairie Town.
ship So w
Thomas II. Forsyth, balance
Of bill for assessing Clay Town
ship 81 81
The Board appointed o. H. S. Ken
nedy county Surveyor, TO fill vacancy
in said office occasioned by the remov-
al OF J. A. Carrothers from the county.
Board adjourned until II o'clock,
p. NJ.
II o'clock, p. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Members all present.
Upon the application Of the petit
toner, Sophronia Reed, asking cor
rectiOns in her assessments for 1863
the Board granted the prayer Of the
petitioner, and ordered the Auditor Il
make the necessary corrections.
Upon the application Of the petit
toner, w. G. Allen, asking for cor
rection in his taxes, and to refund Il
| him tho amount overpaid Oh an er
roneous assessment, and on persona
property assessed to him in the wrOni
Sub District; the Board ordered tina
the Auditor examine the tax books
and make the proper corrections; bu
granted no relief on capital employed
in manufactures.
Upon the application OF the peti'
toner r. w. Berkimer, asking relic
for taxes OH an erroneous assessment
for 1868, the prayer of the petitiOne
was granted by the Board, and tn
Auditor ordered to notify Treasurer o
same.
Upon the application of the peti
toner J. +. Cornish, asking correc
ton i'm his assessment of 1869, tn
prayer of petitioner was granted, ant
Auditor instructed to make the neces
sary correction.
! Upon the application of the peti
toner Files Clifford, asking the COun
ty to refund taxes of 1868 paid by hin
enormously as he thinks, the praye
Of the petitioner was not granted.
+. Is. Ruckman, upon his own APP
plication, was relieved from the ap
pointment given him by the Board t.
contract and superintend the erection
of bridge across slough in the De
Moines bottom ont the Knoxville ant
Red Rock road, and j. y. Yearns
member of this Board from Red Rocl
Township, was appointed to perform
the same duties as were to be performed
by +. Is. Ruckman.
Upon the application of the petit
TONERS G.. IL. Durham and others, ask
ing an appropriation of $l75, to repai
a bridge across English creek in Cla.
Township, the Board made an appro
priation OF 1925, and ID. Il. Durham
member of this Board from said Town
ship, was appointed to have said re
pairs completed, and to issue certifi
cate to the Auditor to that effect; an
the Auditor authorized to issue war
rants therefor not to exceed Sl25, OF
Bridge Fund.
The proposition of II. T.. Carpenter
to purchase Swamp Land scrip No. II
for 100 acres, i'm favor of Marion Coun
not accepted.
Il. V. Shoup was appointed Count
Attorney: Term to expire OH the Is
day of June, 1870. Salary fixed at S2c
per annum.
Upon the application of the petition
ers the City Council of the City G
Knoxville, asking the privilege q
erecting or building a suitable place il
the Court House Square for the pur
pose of keeping ladders, hooks an,
other implements necessary to extin
guish fires, and upon hearing of a re
Board sustained the remOnstrance
h. thu nnttttnnnro 4
build suitable place in said Squar
was not granted.
Upon the application of the petition
err &. l.. Falls, to refund to him tn
sum of three and 100 dollars for take
wrongfully paid by him for 1862, 1856
and 1864, the prayer of the petitione
was not granted, for reason that Their
Is no satisfactory evidence that the tn
has been twice paid on same land.
Upon the application Of the petition
er /. A. Bonsel asking the County t
refund to him the sum of $l4.O4 for as
sessment in wrong School District
1t was ordered by the Board that tn
Auditor make the examination, ant
issue warrant for the amount errone
ously paid.
Upon the application of Rober
Way, asking for correction In taxes
and to have refunded to him take
wrongfully paid, it was ordered by tn
Board that the Auditor examine til
Tax Books in the Treasur's office, AM
issue warrant for the amount Overpaid
If any, and make the corrections OF
the proper Books.
Board adjourned until 81 o'clock to
morrow morning.
J. M. CATHCART,