Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-09-17


reports recommending the levy Of the follow
ing;
County. mills.
State, 2 mills.
School, mill.
Jail, 3 mills
Poor farm, mill.
Bridge. ~ mile:
Corporation Of Independence. mills.
And >cho.l district 70 certified by the sey-
eral Township Districts. in which report the
Board concur.
The matter Of Soldiers Bounty being now
under consideration, on motion 1t was re
solyed that action thereon he further postpon-
ed till the decision Of the Supreme Court on
the questions Or matters involved, be obtains
ed.
Mr.. Stoddard moved that the order for the
disposition Of Poor farm fund be recinded
and that after reserving sufficient to pay the
warrants on eaid fund now outstanding, the
sum Of s, 900 be transferred to the county
fund and the balance to the Bridge fund,
which motion WINS carried.
MIR. Butterfield offers the following rasolu-
ton. Whereas the Bridge on Dry Run in
Liberty Township has been carried away by
water in G. nsequence Of an insufficient cll.
vert on said stream erected by the said road
company, whereas the Bridge committee or
dered the road supervisor in the district to
replace said bridge and he having done so at
q cost OF $3a Therefore res olved that the
Auditor be authorized to present bill OF the
Same to said company for payment and that
he he further author lied to take such steps as
shall be necessary to secure said bridge from
Icing oyerflowed which was adopted.
Mr.. Russell offered the following resolution:
Resolved that the County Auditor be IN
structe1 to attach his warrant as clerk OF the
Board of Supervisors to the tax lets requiring
the Treasurer to collect the taxes according to
law as contemplated in Section 74o Code OF
1850, which was adopted.
Mr.. Russell offers the following resolution:
Resolved that the uditor be instructed to
insert hereafter in each financial report thu
amount of the outstanding warrants Of the
several funds Of the County. Also that the
Auditor he requested to report to the Board O
Supervisors Of the January meeting, lSIO.
the Amount Of all fees received by him by viz
tue of his office during the year 1869, and
from what sources received. which IVES adopt
cd.
On motion the Treasurer is to mark abated
oil takes on Landsa ard Lots sold for tn xes nc d
on which deeds have been made. levied for
years prior to that for which such sale were
made.
The Board then adjourn to . O'Clock TO-
morrow morning.
"WEDNESDAY, Sept, sth, 1862
9oclock, A. N.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment. al;
the members pres mt except NJ. Stout, the
minutes Of yesterdays proceedings were read
approved.
Mr.. Manson OF the committee on miscellane'
Gus claims reports recommending the allow>
ance of the following accounts
in which report the Board concur and order
the issuance Of County warrants for the pay
nent thereof.
Mr.. Buttcrfield Of the committee on Justice
transcripts reports recommending the allow
ance Of the following accounts
in which report the Board concur DC.
The special committee on Jail m alters re,
ports recommending the construction Of jail
and jailers house, also the rendering Oscertri in
rooms in the Court House fire proof as pei
plan submitted in which report the Board
concur.
MIR. Russell offers the f lowing resolution
Resolved that we instruct the COMMITTEES
TO procure ground plane and elevations for
the Jail and j,ilors house, and details and
specifications for the Jail. Also plans and
.pecifcations for fire proof rooms in tn" Cour,
House, and estimates for Jail aud fire proofs
Also ttat the committee advertise AID re.
ceiye proposals for constructing said Jail and
fra proof rooms in Court House, which Wa
adopted by the Board.
The eonmittee on finance report recon.
me ending the allowance Of the following elaine
for per diem and milage Of the members o.
this Board at this session, and that tho Aud
tor he authorized to draw warrants on tht
County Treasurer therefor, To wit; in vhict
report the Board concur.
Tie Bonrd then adjourned Sine De.