The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-10-28
Proceedings of the Board of
Supervisors, at the October
Session, 1869.
isouefh DAY.

EooNJh DAle #."I 4
The Board met pursuant to ad.
jouriment.
President Lotspeich in the chair.
Members all present except Super. |
visor Ladd, Boyd and Carver.
Minutes of yesterday read and ap.
proved.
The following resolution was adop- |
ted, to-wit:
Resolued, That Thomas Eyre be
instructed to purchase material for
hoods and shnwls at the expense of
the county for children in the Poor
House, and cause said children to
attend school during the winter term
of the District School.
The road petitioned for by b. s.
Sylvester and others came on for final
hearing. On motion the said road
was established as prayed for, :condi.
toned that petitioner pay all costs and
damages on or before the first day Of
the January 1870 Term,
SUPP, Evans made report of brid-
ges built in Highland Township
The same was on motion approved,
and said Evans allowed tho sum Of
$12 so for experimenting said work.
| The following resolution presented
by Supr. Kitterman, to.witi
| "Resolted, That Oh and after No.
'vcmber 1st, 1869, the Board of Su-
"pervisors of this county allow the
"sum of fifty cents per day to the
"Sheriff Of this county for dieting and
"atten dance Of prisoners and no 9th
er or greater compensation for said
services.
| Moved by Supervisor Randel that
said resolution be amended, so as to
read 623 cts per day instead of50 cts.
| The yeas and nays being called for,
the vote was taken on the amend
mont with the following result =
Yeas-Randel, Hyatt, Barbour and
Israel. Nays-Cloyd, Kitterman,
Reinhard, Evans, ,Malumby, Neville
and Harlan. Amendment lost.
| The vote was taken on the resolu
ton. Yeas-Cloyd, Barbour, Kit
tcrman. Reinhard Evans, Malumby
Neville and Harlan-S.
Nays-lsrael, Hyatt, Randel and
Mr.. Prcsident,--4. Resolution adop
ted.
Supervisor Boyd appeared ant
took his scat.
The road petitloned FOR by Jacol
Rooms, OF d., and established 1t tn,
juno Session, 1869. Conditioned.
0 Petitioners pay all costs and dana
h ges, and put said road in good travel
ling condition.
And 1t appearing to the Board tha
tho conditions have been complies
b with;
i On motion the said road was cs
tablished. Absolute.
). The matter of tho road petitionc
;. for by +. NJ. Monroe and others. wa
u takon up, and the 18th day of the Jar
h uary session 1870 fixed for turtle
> action.
= The claim of Amos Harris was Il
ken from the table, and referred t
: the county attorney.
Q The matter of the road peti;ione
20 for by I. Devin and others, comm
n on for final hearing, Jeremiah O'Co,
"a nor and others demonstrating sppea
u ed by their atty, E. T.. Burton, an
~ the petitioners by NJ. j. William
Y, their atty. After hearing the ey
of dence adduced, the said matter W,
II submitted to the BOARD whercupc
~ the same was postponed until t
y morrow.
q In the natter of the road petitio
r. cd for by w. Fl. Reynolds and OF
es ers.
es The County Auditor having pr
X ceoded as prescribed by law in Il
= vacation and re-locrtion of the sam
ne On motion, it was ordered bv Il
of Board, that the action of said Au,
= tor in the premises, is hereby co
M firmed and ratified.
On motion the Board adjourn
- until 8 O'Clock, q. m. tomorrow.
nc J. s. PORTER, Clerk.