The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-09-16
Proceedings of the Board of
supervisors of Wapello Co..
Iowa, at their September
Session, 1869.


Iowa, at their September
Session, 1869.
SEPTEMBER 9Th, 1869.
THIRD DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The President in the Chair.
Absent, Suprs. Boyd, Kitterman
and Randel.
The minutes of yesterday were
read and approved.
The following resolution offered
by Supr. Barbour was read, and on
motion the same was adopted, to-
wit:
Resolued, That Thomas Eyre,
Steward and Director of the poor
Farm be and he is hereby instruct
ed to procure and cause to be put up
two lightning rods on the Poor
House and charge the cost to the
county.
Supervisor Kittorman appeared
and took his seat.
The claim of Amos Hams was ta.
ken up, the committee having re-
ported in favor Of laying the same
On the table. On motion the report
OF the committee was concurrcd in
BY the Board.
Moved by Supr. Barbour that the
motion to lay the claim of Amos
Hams on the table be re-considered,
motion carried. On motion the fur
Their consideration of said claim was
postponed until the Oct. session of
the Board, LIST day Of said session.
The petition OF r. II. Warden for
abatement of assessment. The COM
mittee made report recommending
that tho valuation be reduced to
$4,000.
On motion the same was concur
red in.
The pet. of w. s. Carter for abate-
ment Of assessment on the following
lands, to-wit: Part of s w + Sec I
TIP y r ID, and the S e /, Sec7, Tp
u r -. The committee on assess
ments, reported in favor Of an abate.
ment to $4,000 per acre.
On motion the report of commit
tee was concurred in.
Supr. Randel appeared ard took
his seat.
The application Of Il. T. Veach,
for abatement OF penalty to amount
Of 81, The committee referred
the same back to the Board, and on
motion said claim was laid on the
table.
The committee On I'd class claims
reported in favor of laying the claim
of d. B. Abrahams on the tabls.
On motion the said claim was re-.
ferred back to same committee.
The matter Of the road petitioned
for by Thos. J. Devin and others
came on for final hearing. Margaret
Weaver having fled claim for dam
ages, it was on motion ordered that
John Finley, s. r. Snyder, and Benz.
Jeffrles were appointed Commission
ers to assess the damages, that they
meet at the Office of III. p. Graves,
J. P. in Ottumwa, on the 18th day of
Sept. 1869 at tho hour of 10 o'clock
q. m. to qualify and begin work, and
that they make report to this Board
on the first day of the Oct. Term 90.
and the 3dday of the Term fixed for
final bearing.
The committee to assess damages
in the matter of the road petitioned
for by J. NJ. Fish ct. al. having filed
their report, and the Sd day Of this
session fixed as The day for final
hearing, it was on motion ordered
that said road be established In &C
ccrdance with the report of the COM
missioners, provided that petition
ors pay all damages, and the costs
herein on or before the first day of
the January session 1870.
The claim of DIR. s. r. Mitchell for
$1,000 laid on tho table at the Juno
1869 session of this Board was on
motion taken from tho table and the
same allowed in full.
Supervisor Lotspeich made report
Of Bridge Fund expended on Little
Cedar creek, also the repair of an
other bridge on same stream.
Funds drawn from Treasury for
said purpose so.
Also order drawn in favor of W.
McGahen from Bridge Fund $3.50.
Claim for services $1,000.
On motion said report was approx
ed and the said claim allowed.
Carpenter and Godfrey's PROPOSE
ton to furnish the county with wood
was read, and on motion same refer
red to the Auditor.
The petition requesting the Board
to submit to the qualified electors of
Wapello County at the next general
election, the question of levying a
tax for the purpose of constructing a
free bridge across the Des Moines
river at Ottumwa.
On motion the same was referred
to a special committee, consisting of
Suprs. Barbour, Hyatt and Reinhard.
Gro BE Continued