The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-08-06

OryIcE or BOARD OF SUPsRvI-)
soRs, HowAHD Go Iowa.
July 30th, 1869.
O'CLOCK, P. n.
: Board called 70 order by Mr..
Perry.
Prescnt--Niohols, Searles, Combs
Howe, Patterson, 1uttle, Perry,
Slee, .Emmons, Lyden, Mcreness,
Sullivan.
Mr.. Slee moved to appoint . COM
mittee on credentials, which was
carried, and Messrs Slee, Sullivan
& Tuttle wero appointed such COM
mittee. 4
REPORT or coMnIrfsb.
& Your committee have examined
the credentials of Messrs Lydon and
Emmons and find them to bo enti-
tied to seats on the Board as Super
Msors from their respective towns.
On motion the report was adopted.
Mr.. Slec. offered the following
resolution which was on motion ad-
opted.
.ReSOlyeR, that all communica-
tions to this Board must be made
in writing.
Mr.. Slice offered tho following
preamble and resolutions
WHe,'eUs, by action of the
Board Of Supervisors Of Howard
county certain swamp lands belong
ing to said county were donated to
the Nc Gregor W.R. r. Co. to aid in
constructing and building said rail-
way and said swamp lands having
been conveyed by deed to the Mil
waukee & St. Paul Railroad Co.
as successors to the McGrcgor
Western Il. r. Co. and
WHe,,eas, . suit having been
commenced BY ThomassP. Davies a
resident Of said county against the
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway Co.
as the successors to the McGregor
Western Railway Co. for the revo-
cation and avoidance of said deed
or deeds of conveyance of said sw amp
lands, said suit having bsen With
drawn by said Davies plaintiff there
in, and
NHes'e1s, upon the withdrawal
cf said suit by said Davies, Lcvi
Bulls ESQ.,, intcrycned in the name
of and in behalf Of Howard county
to prevent the Withdrawal OF said
suit and to prevent its being struek
from the Court calendar. Therefore,
ResOlyel, BY the Board Of Su-
pcrvisors Of Howard county that the
said Levi Blllis and all persons
acting BY his aid Or procurement
as attorney for the said county are
hereby discharged and dismissed,
that their power to represent the
county in the further prosecution Of
said suit i hereby revoked and re-
scinded; SD that the said action 10
withdrawn and directed to be erased
and stricken from tha court scalen-
das Of the District court of Howard
county. and that the Clerk of this
board give to the clerk of tho Dis.
trict court and to the Judge Of that
court presiditg st its next,term Of.
fetal notification Of tho action Of
this Board and Of the withdrawal Of
said suit.
ResOlxed, That the Olerk Of
this board b and 10 hereby directed
to give Levi B1lls Esq.. o6sisl 90
+tice Of tho withdfaval Of said ac-
tion against said Railway company
and of his dismissal % tho attorney
Of the county therein, and that
this Bosrd will not recognize any
claim for services rendered in the
prosecution Of said action thereat.
ter. BE it further
Rey0lved, That - : sonditicn q
With and to accompany the with.
drawal Of the said action for said.
lands pending against said Railway
company. i be and is hereby re-
quirod to deliver into the hands Of
tho Recorder Of Howard county all
subscriptions made by residents Of
Howard county and vicinity to aid
ia the construction Of ssid railway
into said Howard county = the end
that the person, SO subscribing may
erase their names and cancel the
same. i And further that the said
Railway Co. be and is hereby re-
quired to locate and establish sta
ton with suitable side track and
appendagos for the business Of the
vicinity in tho township Of Ches-
ter in said county and % near mid
way % practicable between Lime
Springs and Leroy in season for
shipping tho wheat crop Of 1869.
And farther that the said r. r. Go.
pay oil the costs and attorneys foes
chargable upon the county IN tho
prosecution of this action to tho
withdrawal thcreof. Further
Res0lyed, That the clerk Of
this Board bo instructed not to with
draw the suit referred to above nm
til said r. r. Go. shall have fnl-
filed and fully complied with al the
conditions herein expressed.
Mr.. Patterson moved to adjourn
until the irregular session.
Motion lost. l,s+
On motion adjournad until 6
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