The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-09-16
Proceedings OF the Board of Super,
8, yisors, Septemtsrl term, ,lseA

d. yisors, ,SeptoMh9r term, 1894
- 'ArD1foa's OrricE, Monday, sept 6, 1869.
Board Of Supervisors OF Cedar county,
Iowa, met and Was Called to order by
the Chairman. Present: Smith, Gra-
ham, VanNess, fsigby, Baker, Down
ing, M>ffett, Sl,earer and Ferguson.
The appointment bfC Finch by the
Trustees, Of Massilaa township te fill ,he
vacancy caused by the resignation of II
B Potter was presented and accepted,
and he being ,preaent was sworn in aud
entered upon the llafies Of the eiiiee. :. =
The chairman presented the following
revised list Of standing tcommittee,:7r
Roads. Bridges and Ferries-John
Baker, Thomss Leedh and Abel Gift
ford. -. III ~ 81 rft. =
Expenses and 7argsisa--T Shearer,
w II vxnNess and J, Jennings.
Uains-Geo Smith, w II Sharp and
c Finch. ..,,. Mn g. cd g.. ,l.., IT
Public Buiidings and Propcrty-M
F Rigby, G - Motiett and Thomas
Leech. .-.
tSchoo, funds and Shoot ,unds-G J
Moffett, JAS Downing and Jehn Ba-
ker. E.,
Printing and Snttionery--C paden, r
f Campbell and JAS Downing.
Treasury and T'casarcx's accounts
w H Sharp, NJ. u. Eigby and w II
VanNess e v Ca't n ]l'~Dh
Equalisation-J, NJ Graham, NJ f
Rigby and Thos Leech.
Townships, and To'cnship Organi-a-
tions-John Baker, G Paden and II L
Campbell. -'.' '
. Miscellaneous Eusincss IL Van
Ness, g Finch and John Baker. =
Mr. Smith offered the following petit
tion, and upon motion Of Mr. Smith, the
prayer Of the petitioner was granted
TO the honorable Board qj Supervisors
OF Cedar Go. Iowa:
: Your petitioner being elected Il JUS
tice of the Peace, and having failed to
obtain Il copy OF the Code Of Iowa, would
respectfully petition your honorable
body to appropriate one for the use of
the office. PL STRYKER.
Mr. Smith offered the following reso-
luton, which upon motion was adopt
ed ;"
Resolved, That in cases where the
purchasers at Tax sales have paid the
subsequent taxes on property so .pur-
chased by them, and such subsequent
taxes had previously been paid to the
township Collectors by tile parties to
whom said property was assessed, the
Treasure. uuti,o'Izeu ~ lelunu tiit
amount so paid by the tax purchaser,
upon a sufficient showing that said tax
had been previously paid to the town
ship Collectors.
!. Upon motion Of Mr. VanNess the sub
ject Of the fire proof vault wa. made the
subject of special consideration for to-
morrow morning.
Upon motion Of Mr. Rigby, the Board
adjourned to meet Sept. !, at 8 o'clock
A NJ.
Sept. :, 1869. clock, A. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present: Smith, Graham, Downing
Baker, Shearer, Lecch and Ferguson.
Minutes Of yesterday read and APP
proved.
a petition was presented, asking the
Board to make an appropriation for the
purpose OF procuring copies Of the Judg
ments and DEGREES rendered in the
United States District Court for tht
! District Of Iowa.
Upon motion of Mr. Smith, the prayer
Of the petitioners was granted.
The subject OF the vault was thei
made the order of business.
Mr. Smith moved that the committe,
on Public buildings be requested to re
port at this session upon the plan sug
gested by Mr. Godden.-Carried
Upon motion Of Mr. Shearer, th'
Board adjourned to meet at l o'clock
Pm. .......
Sept. 7, 1869, | O clock, r. M.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
,ment. ......
A quorum present.
Mr. Graham made the following repor
which was accepted:
To the Honorable Board OF Supervisors OF c,
dar county, Iowa:
l beg leave to submit the following
report as builder of a bridge acros
Cover creek in Cass township, 70
which l received SIS from the genera
bridge fund of this county: | employ
ed r. Lippencott to construct sal
bri!ge. Upon its completion paid th'
said Lippencott $40 and took his receip
which is on file with the clerk of til
Board.
The committee OH School funds an,
School lands offered the following re
port which was adopted:
To the Board Of Supervisors Of Cedar county
| Iowa: .ak
Your committee to whom was entrust
ed the examination of the matters of tn
petitions of Charles Hammond, hereb
respectfully report that we find Oh tn
information of our attorneys that on tn
eth day Of August, 1869, the e4 of the
W I Of section thirty.four, TOWNSHIP