The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-09-23


: tion was adopted.
Whereas owing to the va,
amount Of monies coming into I'll
hands Of the Treasurer Of Wapel|
County, and
Whereas believing bond oi fit
thousand dollars is not sufficient
, secure tho County against loss; no,
, therefore be it
81 Resolved, That from and after til
, first day Of January 1870, that th
amount Of the Tressurers bond sha
be fixed at scvcnty-fivc thousan'
dollars until further orders from thi
Board.
The following preamble and resa
lntion presented by Snpr. Carver wal
on motion adopted, to wit:
Whereas about the year 1856 tn,
County Of Wapello did BY her officer,
Issue the bonds of the County in ia
vor Of tho b. 4 NJ. Railroad, upor
certain conditions to the amount O
| $50, 900, and
| Whereas judgement has been oh
tanned against the County for princi
pal and interest upon a part OF said
bonds will evidently have to he paid
now therefore
| Resolved that Maj. C. II. Fulton be
appointed and is hereby authorized
to correspond with the authorities oi
the said b. 4 NJ. RR, Company, with
. view to effect = compre mise and
obtain the assurance Of stock To the
County for the amount of the bonds
issued or any part thereof.
On motion the Board adjourned
until Tomorrow At 8 o'clock o. m.
| J. 8. PORTER, Clerk.
SEPTEMBER, 10 1869.
FIFTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adiouru-
ment.
The president in the chair.
Members of the Board all present
oxcep Sup'rs Ladd and Boyd
The minutes of yesterday wore
read and approved.
The committee to whom was re.
ferred the bridge petition, submitted
tho following report and resolution,
to-wit:
To the Board of Supervisors OF
Wapello County Iowa. The under
signed committee appointed to OF
anime and report on the matter of
submitting proposition 10 the legal
voters Of Wapello County at the
next general election, as petitioned
for BY the citizens of Ottumwa and
vicinity, for the levy of special tax
to build free bridge across the riy.
er, at Ottumwa, would respectfully
recommend the adoption Of the fol.
lowing resolution - their report:
Resolved, That . proposition be
submitted at the next ge0sral cleo
tion to the legsl voters Of Wapello
County to levy . special tax, not to
exceed one mill on the dollar zach
year, and the cost OF the bridge not
to exceed 81, 900, by having printed
or written on their ballots 'sFor .
Bridge tax" or against Bridge
tax"
Respectfully Submitted
/! /: /: s;;:;:'; e.; S;;;;:;;'' Commute.
On motion the foregoing was
adopted.
On motion it was ordered that the
petition above referred to, be put up
on the record together with the No
Of names signed thereto.
Said petition reads as follows:
10 the Board of Supervisors of
Wapello County, Iowa.
Your petitioners, citizens Of Wa
pello County respectfully state that
good substantial bridge is grestly
needed over the Des Moines River
at the city Of Ottumwa. That the
Ferries at Ottumwa are at times Of
high water unable TO run and are at
all times insufficient 10 accommodate
the travelling public; that O,tumwa
and vicinity have for many years
been suffering greatly for the want
Of bridge. That all efforts to Sc
cure u toll bridge have failed, and
that on account OF the largo amount
of taxes paid BY the citizens of o.
tumwa, and that part Of Wapello
county most interested in n bridge,
that We think il the dnty of the
county to appropriate sufficient to
build substantial bridge, and this
your petitioners respectfully ask.
and ask that proposition to build a
free bridge be submitted Ia the vo.
tors OF the County. ut the next gen.
eral election.
The same petition WAS signed by
1873 citizens.
On motion the proposition above
prayed for, was ordered to be publish
ed in to-day : Nttnmwa Daily Cou-
RlER, that it be published in 8. ID pa
per until the next issue Of the Week.
ly Ottumwa CoUkIER, and Copper.
head. Then in said WeekIies. also
the Des Moines Valley Gazette aid
Advertiser published At EddyviIle,
Iowa, until the next election.
The following resolution was
adopted by the Board.
Resolved That 100000 be trans
ferred from the Insane Fund and
So, 900 from the Poor Farm Fund. TO
the County Fund of this County.
The following resolution was ON
motion unanimously adopted, by the
Board, to-wit:
Resolred That the Board OF Su-
pervisors tender their sincere tharks
to tho Mayor and Council Of the
City of Ottumwa for the free use Of
the Council room during this session
Of tho Board.
The following per diem and mil.
age Of the members Of the board was
read and approved.
A. Lotsplech. smiles, ) days. si2 "
| ]. ID. Ladd. 3" ) Il
| John Harlan, l6 s 10 a
Charles Barbour % lfls
VIM. Cloyd, % lie,
+. L.Randel, II 1873.
John HI. Carver ~ 5 i3 u
Henry Reinhard, p s." is s
| VIM. Evans, "a Is 5
John Malnmby, 12 g i3l
II. Hyatt, " q 5 I" 1874
NJ. c. Isreal, u " p" IS o