The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-06-24
JUNE SESSION.
FOURTH DAY,

ioafd met pursuant to adjourn.
meat.
resident in the Chair.
Members all present, except Sup.
Boyd.
The Clerk being absent, J. D. Ladd
was requested to take his place for
the day.
Minutes read, corrected, and 40.
proved.
On motion, archoaring of the claim
OF Geo. Godfrey for tax, $1,000, paid
on lot 3l9 in Ottumwa, updcr a mis-.
apprehension of facts, was allowed.
and the Auditor instructed to issue
his warrant for that amount.
Petition of Reader Fish presented
aud granted, and the Auditor in.
structed to issue his warrant to said
Fish for 30 cts. paid as poll tax for
the year 1868.
Resolution to authorize the Clerk
of the District Court to procure 20
dozen drawers for pigeon holes Of
cases in his office, adopted.
Resolution of J. III. Carver, for
vote on law restraining stock. next
election, was presented, and lost.
Report of committee on roads and
bridges, to whom was referred the
petition for revokiDg Ferry License
at foot of Market street, was acvept-
ed and ordered spread on the min
utcs.
In The case Of the road petition of
}. NJ. Peck and others, committee re.
ported in favor, and John W. He'd
rick appointed by the board Commits
sloner to view said road, to COM
lnonce work the third Monday in
June, 1869, and report to the clerk Of
this board by the first Monday in
Augost next, ard that said clerk take
charge of the further proceedings.
Resolution appointing w. H. Kit
tdrman and John Harlan special CON-
mittee TO confer with Thompson &
Everts, on the subject of maps, adop-
ted.
Road petition Of Rooms and others
came up for final hearing. J. w.
Dixon, esq, appeared for Wood and
Others, who demonstrated against the
establishment of the road as prayed
for. After full discussion, a vote was
taken, and the road established on
condition that petitioners pay the
cost and damages assessed before the
first day Of the January session next
and put the road in good travelling
order.
Petition of W, S. Wing, presented
by Chas. Dudley, esq, was, on mo-
ton, referred to committee on assess
ment.
Resolution to correct the record or
road case of Sylvester and others.
adopted, VIZ:
Having discovered that the records
OF the proceedings of this board On.
the first day of the present session, |
IN the masecf Of the road petitioned-|
for by Sylvester and others, read the
third day of the September session"
as day of final hearing, instead of |
he first day." the third day being |
beyond the time prescribed by law. |
therefore, Resolved, That our clerk |
be instructed to so correct the re-
cords as to make it read first day,"
and request the editor of the CoURI Err |
TO notice the correction.
On motion, the following was !
adpted:
Resolved, That the committee on
roads and ferries be required to make
Investigation into the fact whether
the several companies claiming fer.
ny license in this county have prop
erIy given bond; also, whether they
are paying proper amount into the
Treasury Of tho County for the priv.
llege they enjoy. Particular alton
ton IS directed to the names of A.
n. Cook, of Port Richmond, John
Prossor, Of Port Richmond, and
Thomas Deford, and in fact all 9th.
crs claiming to run ferry by virtue
Of a license from the County, and
report as soon as convenient.
On motion, the board adjourned
III tomorrow morning.