The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-11
Bal. in hands of Treasurer S12O71 8
Jan. 1, 1859. -
Respectfully submitted,
J. II. CARVER,
Chairman.


Finance committee reported back
report of L NJ Cooley, Clerk, d. c.,
on permanent school fund with the
recommendation that the same be
approved and'placed on file. On mo-
ton recommendation of committee
concurred in by the Board.
Petition of John Reed asking that
school fund mortgage be cancelled,
was. on motion, referred to commit
tee on school finds and lands.
Petition of John S. Walker for
abatement Of tax on personal proper
ty was, on motion, taken up for hear.
ing. After hearing testimony of wit.
ness and statement of petitioner by
his :.;torney J T Hackworth, and the
l'oari being fully advised in the
premises, on motion the prayer of
petitioner was granted.
Supervisor Barbour appeared and
took his seat.
The matter Of the petition of d
Newell for vacation and new location
of road leading from Alpine to Agcn.
cy City, coming on for hearing. On
motion the question of vacating road
taken up.
After hearing testimony of witt
nesses and arguments Of counsel the
said matter was submitted to the
Board, together with the matter Of
location Of the road prayed tor in pc
tition, whereupon the following was
adopted:
Resolved, That in the matter of
the petition of d Newell and others,
the prayer of the petitioners be
granted, road vacated and the new
road established, upon the condition
that petitioner refund damages, pay
all expenses, and make the new road
in good passable condition, against
the first day Of June next.
Petition of S Henry for location
ofroad commencing at the N. W cor
ner of section / in COMPETING tp.-
Thence east to the N E corner of the
same section 25 feet wide was, on
motion, taken up for final hearing,
and there being no objection to the
location of said road, and it appear :
ing that said Henry is the exclusive
owner of the lands over which said
road passes, and that said road be-
ing on the line between Wapello and
Keokuk counties, and the same
width of ground to be furnished by
Keokuk county the Board adopted
the following:
Resolved, That in the matter of o
road petition for by S Henry and
Others. that the prayer Of tie
petitioners be granted on condition
that the Board of Supervisors of
Keokuk county establish road of
the same number of feet on the
North side Of said line, and that Pc
titioners pay all costs, on or before
the first day Of juno next.
On motion Supervisor Barbour
was granted leave Of absence until
tomorrow.
Petition of L f Newell and 9th.
ers came on for final hearing, and
there being no objections to said PEI
tition, the following resolution was,
on motion, adopted, to-wit:
Resolved, That the prayer of tho
petitioners be granted and tho road
established as prayed for by L +
Newell, but not 80 as to interfere
with any claim for damages that NJ.
Denfre may sustain on his claim now
filed in said case, and that petitioner
pay all expenses that may have ac-
crued in the establishment of said
road as condition thereto, and all
costs, against the first day of Juno
1869.
In the matter of Steward and Di.
rector of Poor Farm the committee
to whom same was referred made
report as follows:
The com. on Poor f. to whomwas
referred tho resolution hereto attach
ed have had the same under consider
alton and beg leave to submit the
following resolutions as substitute
for tho Same and recommend their
adoption by tho Board.
LIST. Resolved, That the bids made
to this Board on yesterday for Stew
ard and Director of Poor Farm be
and the same are hereby rejected.
I'd. Resolved, That this Board
contract with 4homas Eyre to
take charge Of said farm as Steward
and Director for the term OF 2 years
from the 9th day Of March 1869, at
the rate Of Is cts. per day for each
pauper. Said Eyre to sow II acres
OF fall wheat on said farm in the fall
of 1870, and leave the same as coun-
ty property. The contract in all
other respects TO be the same as in
the contract now in force with said
Eyre; and that the county Atty. be