The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-11

wear, Sdiu CikoC USluk Ou u AVh VSoEO
and note given for school fund bor-
rowcd by said parties in 1857, on
motion recommendation OF connie
tee concurred in, aud county attor-
ney authorized to continue said
cause to the August term, 1869 of
said court.
In tho matter Of the petition OF
Paul Arnold for abatement of taxes
paid by him on = w I Of Sec "a TIP.
"a; r IL by mistake for the years
1865 and 1896, committee on assess-
ment referred back the petition and
recommended that petitioner be re.
funded the sum of seven CD dollars.
On motion the recommendation OF
| committee concurred in by the
i Board.
Committees on School Lands end
Funds report that upon examination
of Treasurcrs report they find Ger
tain land in this county mortgaged
to the School Fund have been sold
for delinquent taxes; and recutnrnerd
that tho proper officers with the as
sistanco Of the county Atty, obtain
and keep complete list of all the
Lands mortgaged to secure school
Fund Of said county, and that the
| said CO. Attorney is hereby author
lied and instructed to attend such
land sales and bid in such lands for
the county, and said Atty. is author
lied to act in the premises 80 as to
secure the best interests of this coun'
ty. On motion report Of coIhntittee
adopted and placed on file
! Committee on Printing made re-
i port that the Clerk of this Board be
ordered to contract with the publish
ers Of the Ottumwa COURIER, anc
Copperhead tor the publication o
the proceedings Of the Board Of Su-
pervisors for the present year, at the
rates prescribed by law; and that the
Clerk be requested to furnish said
Publishers copy of such proceed
ings as soon as possible. On motion
the same was adopted,
| Pet. of VIM. Anderson for abate
ment of taxes on S w part of The
n Ell Of SW 1 of Sec 3, Tp72. R Il
in the sum of sl,9o reported back by
committee on assessments with rec
ommendation that said sum be re
funded to petitioner. .On motion re
port of com. coneurred in by thu
Board.
| The following resolution was, OF
motion, adopted,
Resolved that tho Clerk be author
lied to draw an order in favor of Ed
ward Everett for the sum of two
dollars per day as janitor at the Jan
uary Term of the District Court 1856!
ALSO the Circuit Court to be helc
in March of the same year, upon thu
said Everett being qualified to hi
account.
| Pet. of VIM. McCarty tor abate
ment of taxes having been submitted
to co. Atty, and the same returned
to the Board with the opinion tina
there is no legal obligation on thu
part of this Board to refund thu
amounts claimed by petitioner, OF
motion, said petition was laid on thu
table.
| J. w. Hedrick ex-member of thi
Board submitted his report of Bridg'
Fund received and expended by hin
to-wit:
Amount on hand last report $4,000
Expended in Building aud
repairing bridges $1,000
Balance, 5000
On motion said report was accept
ed and ordered to be placed on file
and the clerk ordered to draw an or
der in favor of said J. w. Hed.ick
for the sum of S. compensation 70
experimenting work.
Road pet of VIM Garrison and 9th
ers reported back by committee Of
Highways and Bridges with recon
mendation that the prayer of pct
TONERS be granted, and said road es
tablished 33 feet wide whenever sal,
| petitioner furnish the clerk of thi
Board with proper Plat of sal
road SO as to enable said clerk T.
make due record of the same. o.
motion recommendation of Commit
tee concurred in, provided that pc
titioner pay all CO. is and expense
against the 1st Of June next.
| On motion the following resolution
was adopted.
Resolved thatJ w Hcdrick, guar
dian of. the estate of Elizabetl
Stillwell be and is hereby authorize
to pay over to the credit of the Poo
House Fund, and take receipt of tn
Treasurer for same, after dcductin
any private claims that may be al
lowed and all expenses, all money
that may come into into his hands a
guardian Of said estate.
Official bond of M. b. Walker
Deputy Clerk Of District Court wa
presented and on motion approve,
by the Board.
! On motion the following resolu
tion was adopted by the Board.
| Resolved, That we the Board O
Supervisors of Wapello county, ten
der our warmest sympathy to Cha
Barbour, member from Cornpetin
TIP. in the great bereavement occa
stoned by the death of his estimabl
wife.
On motion Board adjourned unit
to morrow morning at o O'Clock.
| J. S. PORTER,
! Clerk, B. 5.
Saturday, Jan. 16, 1860.
| TENTH DAY.
i Board of Supervisors met persu
ant to adjournment at 9 O'clock a. n
\ President Lotspeich in the chair.
| Roll called.
| Members all present except Supr
Ladd & Boyd.
\ Minutes Of yesterday read and az
proved.
Supr Cloyd, of Adams TIP. mad
report of monies drawn out of tn
Treasury and expended as follows.
For sending Mrs. Houk and daugt
ter to Indiana 1917
Amt charged for services 8 so
! Total expended 1927
Amount drawn from Treas.
i ury. SIS 0
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