The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-16
ny hasd, IL issh day Of June, A.. d.

ny hasd, IL issh day Of june, A. D.,
JAMES McCARpLE.
The appointmentofA A. j, Matthias, ESQ,
rs deputy Recorder was approved.
Communication in regard to bridges was
ferfed to the committee on roads, bridges
and ferries. -
Mr.. Wright moved that warrants be
drawn on the bridge fund, in the sum Of
two thousand dollars, in favor Of John
Baker for building q bridge over Skunk
river four warrants to Be drawn each Of
the denomination Of FIVE hundred dollars,
payable on the 18th day Of March next,
and bearing ten per cen,um interest.
Mr.. Maltby moved the following amend.
ment: Provided that said warrants shall
not be issued until said Baker shall file q
bond, conditioned for the REIMBURSEMENT
of all his legal claim or rights upon said
bridge.
Mr. Maltby moved to postpone further
.action herein till 3 O'Clock p. m. Lost.
Mr.. Clark moved to adjourn. Lost.
T DIR. otanwood moved the previous ques-
stion, which motion was sustained.
| Thereupon the question came up on the
and nays were called for.
The yeas were as follows: Clark of Van
Buren,; Maltby aud Merriam. Overton and
Waterman-5.
The nays we're as follows: Messrs. Brown
Clark Of Pleasant Ridge; Cutler, Goodrich,
Hafner, HOLMAN, Mct oullough. Stanwood
Taylor, Tebbs and Wright-il.
Mt. Kennedy was excused
n ~s,SrS rsn3 - 49, Jo.I. .ol loetF
The yeas and nays being called for on the
original motion Of Mr.. Wright, the result
was as follows
The yeas were as follows: Messrs. Clark
of Pleasant Ridge; Cutler, Goodrich, Half
ner,. HOLMAN, Mccullough. Stanwood,
Taylor, Tebbs and Wright-lo
Of Van Buren; Makby, Merriam, Oyerton
and Waterman.
Messrs. Brown and Kennedy were ex-
cnsed from voting, and the motion declared
carried.
Thereupon the Board adjourned till 2
o'clock this afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. Stanwood made report on the poor,
which said report was received and ordered
printed. and which reads as follows:
To The Hon. Hoard Of Ssperri.ors u Ire County,
STATE Of io,ra:
Gentlemen:--In accordance with reso-
luti0n passed at the meeting Of the Board
in September last, have taken charge OF
the Poor OF this county, since Oct. 1st,
1868. But in consequence Of there being
such demand for relief in the city ofkeo
kuk, have found it necessary to devote all
of ny tune TO that locality From oil the
information can gather since commenced
operations there, and from the experience
| haze had, am satisfied that the present
system Of giving relief to INDECENT persons
in that city, if carried out according to its
letter, will inaugurate an exhausting run
upon the county treasury.
For the information OF the Board have
examined the warrant book to ascertain the
OUTLAWS in the city Of Keokuk alone for the
months Of J anuarv and FEBRUARY in each year
FROM 1852 to 1868, inclusive: 1862, $500 !;
1868, $1,000; 1864, $4,000; 1865, $l563.-
Is; 1866, $l26l.27 1867. $ll47.32; 1868,
$2559.55. You will see by this that it has
successfully grown to be quite an item since
1862, and the increase from 1867 to 1868 is
certainly alarming, and | am informed that
during the months ofJanuary and FEBRUARY
last, the Ladies' Aid Society and the Grand
Army Of the Republic of keokuk contrib
uted obout $4,000 in this direction also
The Till. roi Tie I>oor or the city ofKoo
kuk during the months Of June, July and
August last, for eatablcs alone, when there
seemed to be an abundance of work,
amounted to $lll4.s6, or e3sG33 more
than they have proved to be during the
three months have been there to wit /:
October, November and December.
The increase in the expenses of provid
ing for the Poor Of Keokuk, seemed to
have taken a new start from January last.
1t was bad enough before, but to more than
double itself in the corresponding months
of the year preceding, and with the aid of
two or three charitable institutions contrib
uting some $1,000 or $4,000, and in season
Of unsurpassed health and plenty, certainly
looks as If Keokuk had a redundancy of
poor, or the funds had been cxtravaganty
applied in their behalf.
The expenses of providing for them at
the city of keokuk alone, since the LIST of
October last have been as follows
For Provisions Observation-Disclosures. S725, 81
Roots and Shoes 81