The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-06-23

Psossa adials ser est1e 1eaEd fa,.. Of Super Pc
t the June Meeting, 1870.
TIProN, June 9, 1870.
,oT The Beard Of supervisors Of Cedar
county, Iowa, met and were called to
order by the chairman, J. P. Ferguson.
Present.: J.. +. Blatler. n. F. Rigby,
r. E Campbell, w H Sharp, Thos.
Knott, J Atkinson, J Jennings, J p
Ferguson, and G J Motfitt. Upon mo.
ton Of w H Sharp, Board adjourned
to meet At one o'clock, f!M.
One O'Clock, p. NJ.
The Board net pursuant to adjourn
ment. Called to order by the chairman
and . quorum foand present. hs
The following list Of standing COM
mittees was announced by the chair
man: =.
l. Roads, Bridges aud Ferries-M F
Rlgty, Thus Knott and L Blatler.
2. Expenses and Taxation-Allen
Nesbitt, Chauncey Finch and James
Wharton. .s
3. Claims-Geo w Smith, w H
Sharp and Townsend.
4. Public Buildings and Property
w H vanNess, Jas. Wharton and Thos.
Townsend. y
S. School Funds and School Lands
g J Monatt, J AtkinsopAnd R E Camp
bell.
8. Printing and Stationery-Chsun-
cy Finch, George Woolley and James
Jennings.
Z. Treasury ana Treasurer's reports
w H Sharp, r E CampbeA and W H
VanNess.
8. Equalization-R Il Campbell, G J
Moffitt aud Atkinson. III
9. Townships aud Township organi-
zation-C Finch, Thos Knott and Jas
Wharton. aa4a+ aaa'.a .-s Ill .~
10. Miscellaneous-R E Campbell, G
Woolley aud L F Bhtler. s.
IL. Financs-A Nesbitt, + Townsend
and Atkinson. 9-'
Petitions presented and referred to
respective committees. .Communica-
tious read from Auditor and Treasurer.
Upon motion Of c Finch, the Board
adjourned to meet June Z, 1870, at 9
O'Clock, p. NJ.
g.. June Z, 1870, Q O'Clock, A. NJ. :.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Called to order by tho chairman. Roll
called; quorum present. Minutes read
and approved. Petitions presented and
referred to respective committees.
Cou,mit.ea report that nnn,ns should
be put In the wells in court house
grounds. On motion Of w III Sharp,
report was adopted and committee Or
dered to draw a warrant to defray the
expenses Of putting iR.s said pumps.
Mr.. Atkinson, chairman of the COM
mittee toinvestigate the case of Mrs.
Brooks, now in the Lunatic Asylum,
presented the following, which was
adopted: .s. .s...... gs> .~nan
The committee to whom was referred
the case Of Mrs. Brooks, beg leave to
report that said Mrs. Brooks Is still
lunatic, and unsafe to be at large.
Mr.. VanNess made the following re-
port, the consideration of which was laid
over until Wednesday p. m.: Il
Iwould respectfully report that in
accordance with the orders of the board,
I drew the $11O from the treasury for
the purpy6sphcYs6pcting a bridge
across Sugar Creek ,east Of the residence
t2f II .BYnfsF 7nt tbs Ifrtiss Rsttion-
lit SAf4 bryce haAAk 13iKxfail-
ed to observe the conditions upon which
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tbSve re.
turned the money tp the county treasu.
~ nhhd df41coKmeSd thatf che RESOLUTION
aaakias thA appropriation be rescinded
And the pstition dismisIed.
,ieMs tkinson, ptesented the following
ressassion, 1vhieh was I'D over until
"Wednesday pma at ono o'clock, and
20 be eths special business of the
lhours.ny@a mi IA @5
. Resolreel, That for the purpose of
making prelimlnary. surveys with a
View Of iesta blIshing a route for the
ifowa 8. w n r. TO run through Cedar
county, there Il hereby appropriated out
Of The Swamp Dand Fund the sum of
seven hundred, dollars, Or 50, much
tEesao ~ ...s...y fe- .te survey of
lines within said county BY way of
Nicholson greek valley and Covers
Ferry s'te, AMesh AMesshapicsyhIe,s Stanwood,
Clarence, Loudsn. OK other point on the
,N.fW. R. r. within Cedar county; or
by way Of Upton and Inland, or other
route, to Ciipton. Iowa. The Auditor
fshail draw warrants Il for said appropria-
ptiona on ands1lAs Of the President or
EsgiAeer. q sdid company, showing
that the amount thereof has been ex-