The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-06-24
ysank. Clifford, nRsglslg,
r. Moffett, Shearer as&Fcr.

HRmp0ell,. Frank, Clifford, nQxlAing
.kptteE slht Mofistt, shearer alet-Ecr'
Tndsr pSG" (hs Rad ,ef petitions, ,:xsiiou.
Nstitions &efl Rstsented, read .a.ld> re.
sfl1ked1o thsbo6Rer committees g
tntier th of claims, a acIsiaa as
presented ~ lc0mmittee OIL Claims
O 1ibm Mr. Braxt TOP coffin, &c, amo4nt'
ing to SIS Thk committee th1uEht i,
fhlKb, and rtfelreA 1t tosthe Bderd fol
stlseir aotiohs WlRn motionof Mr. Van
hes, the pmQl We're instructed to
f1ow n.t sia ass III claim; = nan,n,, s;o.,,
lH SefeSence ma bridge across tha-<e-
dar RIVER, SWhiAl1 upon motion Of Mr.
ISharpI the tollOwlug was adopted:
tERcsoned ATh1e5 this Board appoint a
special comhitte6 consisting of three. to
&xasnine the siSe and practicabiiity of a
bridge across Cedar River at Covers
Ferry, aud report at the next meaning.
ANanNess, DOwn ming and Sharp. were ap.
Il .pci,stett said COMMITTEES. i ( ID
Mr. Rigby made the following report,
which upon motion of Mr. Sharp, was
aresptdS;l rSp tss H6d! H board d Supervisors: I,
Mt N 7 xRiiYgfS1votuld report that / drew w
with a resolution of this Board, for the
appropriation of such fund, which was
expended as follows:
. 70 John Dorcas, for lumber, $50. 81
I" X Bumgardner, for work on
! l'H@ bridge 24.OO
I" Dan Cassel, for Lumber, =. Al
| " NJ f Rigby, for 81 lbs of nails, II 3.OG
/" s c Paine, for work, n, .75
" Robert Lincoln, for making go
l rode nf ditch 1900
! Tota! amount, 1O9. III
Mr. Potter otferai the following report,
which was adopted:
To the, HON. GBoard of Supervisors of
Cedar county: We, the Massilon bridge
committee, would report that in accord
anee with an order Of your Board we
made contract with Neafie and Ankle
ITO build the. Massilon bridge for the
sum of 5000; this contract was made
| on the 5tih day OFF February, 1867, and
pthey proceeded at once to build said
bridge and cosipletedbit 10 that it was
kaccepted by your committee and open :
Ell to the public i'm the NINTH of Nov.
1867. The whole length OF said bridge
: is ! 1853 feet; and thatstlao I mid builders
have been paid in full as per receipt on
I file. III B POTTER, ChM|
Mr. Potter rendered his resignation to
the Beard, stating that he was going to
gleevesthe 6Nnlty and 1t would be inn
possible for him to meet with them
| again, which resignation was accepted;
whereupon MFR Shearer offered the fol.
lowing resolution which was unani-
@ Res5l,.sd Mat thg thanks ok-.his
Board are due Mr. Potter for the fifth
ful performance of his duties rs MEM
ber OF this Board from Massilon tuwn-
ship. w.
Z, - tpoa motion of, Mr. Van Ness, the
doaldi Adjourned to meet June 8, at s
o'clock A NJ. ,o ,soo -
Board met persuant to adjournment.
Present all but Baker and Leech
Minutes of previous day read and ap-
proved.
The committee on expenses and tax
alton made their report, which was
adopted rs follows:
t. ~ tN8 Hon.A Bourd Of SSupc,yisors Of
ddy'cptlsAv. We. your committee on
expenses and taxation beg leave to re-
port that we have carefully examined
the various claims and petitions for
abatement OF taxes &c, and recommend
rs follows, tO-wit:
Petition of VIM Deming asking for
abatment Of taxes levied upon 500,
enHperty ofaAsorphan child. Ws,recoM.
mend that The payer be granted. ~
tFNPetitien of~NV.ff Aldei,, et Ht. ~for an
appropriation of $50 for relief of Mrs l.
Stafford from tax claims. We recon-
! mend that the same be granted.
7 Petition ofJ acob Davis, asking that
, S2.s6>Ue refaAded,e having, been twice
paid for 1859 upon the same property
f, We recommend that the petition be
Petition Of II w McComber, asking
that 81. .3s taxes paid by him Oil Lot ,
Rlodk 4 Town OF Clarence be refunded.
Erroneous.s lkectinmend that the SAME
be refunded.
Petition OF Dennit and Nc Comber for
abatement OF takes of 1865 on u stock of
goods destroyed by fire, about the time
the assessplent was made. Recon-
mend that said taxes be abated. = d."
Petition Of Sol Aldrch, asking that
S59.7 Of his taxes paid for the year 1868
be refunded, the same having been paid
upon personal property erroneously as
sessed against him. We find the claim
to be just and recommend that the said
amount be refunded. -.y
Petition Of John Noice asking for re-
lief, his landfhaving beef, sold for taxes
erIOHeOuSly .ASSSSSeu. we TeCOuileuu
tnat the original amount of taxes for
which said land was sold with 10 per
cent. interest from date of sale be re-
| funded.
! Petition of l. Phelps for relief, his
land having been sold for taxes errone-
ously assessed. We recommend that
| the original amount of taxes for which
said land was sold, with 10 per cent in
terest from date of sale be refunded.
L EPettion OF r NJ Yunkin asking
abatement of certain taxes on property
sold &c, We see no sufficient cause for
/. granting safd petition. '~'f' = = s@ -. "*
O. Petitioif' of R'M fdhkin, asking
for further abatement of taxes. Rec
! ON mmend abatement Of $500 1on his as.
d SesSment.e .ea sEtt e5. } -.EcsD bra
d. Petition, of G + Burkett asking that
taxes on 20 acres of land enormously
assessed to him. and by. him paid for
1868, 1 ba ne funded. RecOmmend that
l$2. 30 hA refunded. t4t h@A l0As VII
Petition of p w Vanderpool, for re-
flefs against taxes of 1885, the same
having beenlevied against the firm OF
VIM. Flanagan d Co., of which firm
), the petitioner was then member
Recommend that the tax be reduced to
/. the original amount, with IL per. cent
n inteEst5 - VI - - - = ~
Petition Of John johnson, asking