Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-01-29
Proceedings of tho Board
of Supervisors of
Black IIawlS
Co.. Ioxva.
SESSION, 1863.

FRIDAY, JAN. s.
Board convened pursuant to ad-
journm ent.
Roll called: quorum present.
The minutes of Thursday were
read and approved.
| On motion, Mr.. Cobb was excused
from further service ON committee to
examine County Books &c. and Mr.
Me Cord leinstated ON said commit
| tee.
Mr.. Cobb moved the adoption of
the following resolution, which was
offered by him at the December ses-
sion. .a aa#
WHEREAS, the accumulation of
Record Books i'm the -Recorder's of
flee render the construction of addi-
tional cases in the vault necessary to
contain them, therefore,
Rcsolccd that ID. l.. Champlin be
appointed a committee to procure
such cases as may be needed. and to
sell such tables and cases i'm the vault
as can be dispensed with, aud report
the expenses incurred thereby to the
next session of the board to be duly
audited. .
Adopted
The committee on official Bon DIS
reported, recommending that the
Bond of ELI Owen, Collector, Lester
Township, be approved.
Adopted.
Judge Couch being present by ape.
cial Invitation. addressed the board
In reference to the Waterloo Bridge.
The special committee to arhitrate
the Waterloo Bridge question then
made verbal report.
Mr.. Cobb moved that the consider
alton of The report of committee ON
Taxation and Equalization which
was in order, be deferred for one hall
hour.
Carried. .. ... .~ ...... .r
On motion, the business which was
de,,, ~red for ore half hour, was made
the spec.' al order i;cr ! I! o'clock p. NJ.
DIR. Wasso,, moved The adoption OF
the following resolution: -. L.. a.e-,
WHEREAS, Judge Couch has thi'
d,y proposed to this Boa."d that he
will ,'ettle all matters of O. Terence
between him aud Black Hawk C>nnn-
ty with reference to building th>
bridge across the Cedar River, and.
whereas, lie proposes to take as full
compensation for all his claims
against the couhty, one Thousand
dollars and the balance Of individual
subscriptions made for the purpose
of aiding In the erection of said
bridge. yet remaining unpaid, there
fore, ... F.
ResolUed, that the Clerk OF this
Board he authorized to issue an order
OH the Bridge fund in favor of Judge
Couch for one thousand dollars, and
place IL in tie hands of the Chairman
of this Board, who shall proceed to
turn over the subscriptions referred
/ to above, to Judge Couch, without
recourse upon the county, together
with the one thousand dollar order,
and take from Judge Couch receipt
in full of all the demands against the
County of Black Hawk up to this
date. e.
MIR. Sergeant moved that the reso.
luton be made the special order for
= o'clock p. NJ. ~tss '..
Carried. -ra..
Mr.. McCord moved that special
committee of three be appointed to
confer with Judge Couch and ascer.
tain the best terms of settlement.
Carried.
Messrs. McCord, Gilkey and Web.
ster were appointed said committee.
Mr.. Cobb moved that the resolu'
ton offered by DIR. Wasscn at the
September session, relative to
bridge appropriation at La Porte
City lie taken up and amended by
striking out the names Messrs Hayz
lett aud Babcock as commission
ers, and inserting Messrs. Champlin
Jackson and Wasson.
Carried. .z.. rt
Mr.. Humphreys moved the adop'
ton of the following resolution:
WHEREAS, many of the bridges IN
the county get out Of repair during
the winter season, and make Ii dan
gerous TO life and limb to pass oyel
the same, and said bridges remain IL
said condition for want Of funds tC
repair the same, therefore,
Resolved, that when IL comes ts
the knowledge of any member o
this Board that a certain bridge In
his township Is cut OF repair, he shal
certify that certain value of materi
al Is necessary to repair said bridge
and upon the presentation OF sale
certificate by the Road Supervisor o
the road district in which said bridg'
Is situated, to the county Auditor
the Auditor shall issue . warrant
upon the bridge fund for tile sum 81
certified, to purchase said materials
provided the amount does not excees
the sum Of fifteen dollars, and provi
ded, further, that said money shall b
charged to the Road fund of tn,
Township in which said Road Dis
trict Is situated.
Lost.
Yeas-Messrs. Cobb, Humphreys
Norris, Wasson,-4.
Nays-Messrs. Abbott, Boyles
Champlin, Close, Corwin, Homer
Jackson, Mott, Robinson, Sergeant
Shepard,-1l.
Absent-Messrs. Gilkey, Mccord
Rnwnd, Webster,-4.
The committee OH School Fund, re
i n ELL Z