Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-07-01

Board met pursuant u adjournment.
Members all present.
This being the day set for hearing
the case Of Stephen Castle, relative to
the support Of his mother, and the
Board believing they had no jurisdic-
ton In the case, thereupon the fol-
lowing resolution was presented and
adopted, to wit:
KcsOiUed, That J.. Is. Anterior be
and Is hereby directed to Immediately
institute, by proper proceedings, In
the Circuit Court Of Marion County,
Iowa, a suit against Stephen Castle,
to compel him To support his mother,
Susan Castle, an aged and infirm
person, and thereby relieve said C0un-
ty of 80 doing.
The following claim was allowed,
and warrant ordered for same, to wit:
Cynthia A. Mullen, boarding and
clothing pauper, SAP 90
Upon the petition OF Thomas II.
Forsyth, Assessor Of Clay Township,
asking that relief be granted to A. J.
Childers, on his assessment for 1859,
on $500 90 Of personal property, relief
was granted, md Auditor authorized
10 make the change on Assessors book
Of 1859.
Upon the application OF the petit
toner, VIM. Shepherd, asking n cor
rectiOn In the assessment on Ills land
for 1868, no relief was granted.
Upon the application Of the petit
toner, Maggie Il. Ferguson, asking
~ be relieved from payment of her
taxes for 1853 and 1869, on town prop
erty In Mathews Addition to Knox
vile, the relief for 1868 was granted.
Upon the application Of the petit
toner, Horace @. Williams, OF Liber-
~ Township, asking to be relieved
from the payment Of his road tax, to
wit: $500: Relief granted, and Au-
dit0r instructed to notify Treasurer Of
same.
The Committee on Ronds and Bridg-
Oh, TO whom were referred sundry pc
titions, asking appropriations to build
bridges, reported IA follows In refer
ence 10 the erection Of bridges by the
County:
Whereas, owing to the great In
debtedness Of the Bridge Fund, 1t
would be deemed economy not to In
crease that indebtedness by making
any further appropriations mt the
present,
Therefore Rcsolpcd, by tho Board OF
Supervisors Of Marion County, That
no appropriations be made for the
erection OF bridges In said County
during the year 1860. Report adopted,
Tho following petition was present
ed by IS. w. Woodruff. to wit:
TO the Hon. Board Of Supervisors
OF Marion County, Iowa:
Your petitioner respectfully repre-.
scnts that on the first day Of July,
1868, he entered into n contract with
the agent appointed by your Honor.
nble Board, To erect bridge across
White Breast creek Mt or near ROss's
Mill, In Polk Township, and that In
pursuance of said contract, he pro-
ceeded to construct said bridge; that
the same has been completed In the
manner required, and that there IL
now due him thereon the sum OF
&10O8.23, for which amount he respect
fully asks that nm appropriation bt
made and an order drawn therefor on
the proper fund Of said County.
When upon motion tho following
resolution was presented, to wit:
Res0tvcd, That q special committed
be appointed by the chairman for thu
purpose OF examining the bridge, with
authority, II they deem It necessary
10 examine witnesses and mechanics
In order to arrive mt n fair and Just
cOnctublOU ~ Nd WuetneT vi uut SW.
bridge has been built by s. w. Wood
ruff In accordance with tho contract
and In wOrkmanlike manner; anG
report what amount Ia due 4. w
Woodruff, ut this session II at nj
practicable. -
Resolution adopted.
,ss Chair appointed A. w. Rouze, VIM
Fisher and Il. Manor Oh said com
mittee.
Board adjourned until tomorrow
morning ut 81 o'clock.
3 3 49, J. M. CATHCART,
.rss4. "a q .-.-- s-a. III t#EH AZ. Chairman.