Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-01-15

4 'Foih the daie Oi the robbery ei t1t Ircas>
urer's et'ico to thu end IL tl,e s.at year,
Mhica was ae,eptc ~ yhe haar
lAe Directors the r0or Ia ii sahmjt>
ted the following rercrs
To the lon, Board oi ; ipafg ,segs e Bu.
caaasU CouptY.
Nots eommmittce, the puat0rs Of the
,CoGaty Poa, Hogse and fsttu. tt~peeiful Is
.prcsea, ,nis. itsit tst anuaa report.
IL Mi be resnemberct hy tHfs RaAri thr'
ut our ee2taa.ag Ne had na,hiag hat ,le
hare hauSe aud lt~d, 0a tie first day oi
I Deeeirter 1857, we placed Nr. aud Mrs
Gsiahsr ~ steward family, procured infnt
tare ss.is.s.sai .sr the paAPcr department,
! including cooking stove, dishes aud all nee.
esssrv uteesiis Tor table aud cooking aud
with SIX ieA beds. at
We have purchased oae pair of mares,
harness and wagon. plows, harrow aud al
necessary small tools fnr The tartn, together
with a sesfraking reaper, seeler, corn bug
" and flaming mill, an u which have
proved 70 be good machines and tools. We
procursd also seed for the land and provis>
ions tor The house, aud at the prices of the
times it required much more funds than
would be required n, the present time
We paid out Tor fall blowing in 1867, nearly
one hundred dollars. We have purchased
also snail stock hogs and cattle for the
farm, which is further noticed in this re.
port.
We have hailt barn near III, house 80
BY 40 feet ever stonc basement. eight feet
high including stables, and the whole is flu
ished IN satisfactory manner, and cost in
cash tnot includirr the excavation for the
basement and some thirteen dollars for haul>
! ing material, done by our Stewardl $9eI I;
| bat 1t should he remembered that cash rais>
ed from the county warrants always implies
a discount Ard the amount on these has
! been more than forty dollars, rs appears III
| the amoun, OF said orders
We have paid the Steward for himself,
family and team four hundred and fifty dol>
| lars, aud the contract tor the same Steward
! at same l. rms : renewed & another year.
| The amounfs drawn in orders and Others
wise paid on, .or furniture, provisions, grc>
ceries, clothing for panpers, for seeds, horse
feed, occasional wages, tools and machinery
amounts to 80, 80, including bills for
harvesting, threshins medicine bill, ard
other panper's bills for the thirteen months
herein reported.
For this We have supported the poor and
oId HahC HaftsVd iVsc tNsutIS WuCIt,
1908 Bushels Of oats, 1850 bushels OF corn,
$50 bushels Of potatoes, 20 bushels Of car.
r. IS, l5l bushels Of onions, bushel of beans.
$50 pounds of pork. tens hay. We have
s COWS, two year old, 8 calves, 10 hogs,
one pair Of mares and all tie furniture al 4
machinery.
We have had in al ten paupers. At the
present time there are but -four.
Your eomniittss would farther report tha,
the estimated cost of last year was three
thousand Ave hundred a liars, for which We
had nothing TO show, save that tie poor
still lived.
Taking $500 as the basis of support we
saved $33s.6i; and five estimate the wheat
at so cts, the oats at 40 cts, onions 81,
beans 81. pork cts. hay 81, We have an
aggregate Of $l693.6l, and this dcss not in.
clude small vegetables raised for the fam
ily. The estimated sum is sufficient to paw
the stewards salary, tuildlhe barn andleave
a balance Of $2l3.sO and this includes
Insurance Oh house. All Of which is re.
spectfally submitted. In which the Boa,d
concurred.
On nmotion, the com mi,tee appointed hereto
fore 10 Investigate ard examine The books
and accounts in the Tres surer's office was dis.
charged and Messrs. Stout, Rich and Calvin
we're appointed committee TO select COM
nai,lee TO examine the books and accounts
in the Treasnrer's Office, from the date OF
the robberv of tha, Office to the end Of last
year, and they were instructed to have the
satie done with as litSle expense as possible
and report 70 the Board a. their next June
SESSION.
Mr.. Ssou, offered the following resola,
tion.
Reso'red, by the Board Of Supervisors Of
Buchanan County, Iowa, that there be a
committee appointed whose duty j, shall be
TO complete feheing the Court House
grounds, plough and manure aud seed the
same with proper grass seed, also make
plat Of the grounds enclosed and sci all the
shade trees on the south eide Of tie C0ur,
House necessary, the whole ccs, Of the same
not to exceed oce hundred dollars. Which
was adopted by the Board, AID siessrs.
Stout, Bance and Manson werearpoiuted as
such committee.
On motion, Messrs. BrintnaN, Bunce and
Rich We appointed comni;,ee on the con-
siraction Of bridges
On motion, A. Manson, f. p Brin,nall
and j. 4 Stcddard we're appointed Direc,
tors Of The Poor Farm f,r the ensuing year.
Mr.. Riseley presented petition for a
bridge rear the four corners Of Buffalo, By
ron, Madison and Fremont townships and
the committee on the construction Of bridges
we're authorized TO have said bridge bail, as
soon as practicable, and to buy the right Of
way therefor If necessary.
Mr.. Riseley moved that the vc,e taken
yesterday fixing the salary Of tho Auditor at
81 800 be reconsidered. Motion carried
On motion. the salary Il the Auditor for
the ensuing year was Sxed a, tsa ,00gl two
thousand dollars in addition to tie fees per
tanning to bis Office.
The board then adj ourned until one o'clock
p. m.
JANUARY 9Th, 1869, O'CLOCK r. NJ.
Tie Board mel pursuant to adjournment,
the same members being present as 10 the
forenoon.
Mr. Calvin offered the following rcsola,
ton
Eesolrsd, That the bridge constructing
committee be authorized TO locate and build
bridge across the Wapsie. south OF the
Court House when the parties interested in
said bridge furnish the funds to build the
same, agreeing to wait for one half ntil
May Isl, le70. and the other half until May
lst, 1871, without interest or discount to the
county. Said amount no, SO exceed $5,050.
Adopted.
Mr. Fowler 10 owed that The com mit,ee on
the construction CT bridges be authorized to
buy the right Of way for o road In order to
save building bridge or bridges near Sey>
mour whi,neys. Carried
On motion, the. bin of D. W. Hammond,