The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-17
Proceedings of the Board Of
Supervisors.

Proceedings Of the Board Of
Supervisors.
THIRD DAY.
March 9th, 1870.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Members all present except r. W.
Boyd.
G. A. Derby, President pro tenn in
the chair.
Minutes Of yesterday read and APP
proved,
In the matter of the petition Of
John Kreckel for refunding taxes paid
on lot No. IS, Ottumwa, which lot is
claimed to be church property. The
petition and accompanying resolution
was, on motion, referred to the commit.
tee on assessments.
On motion, it was resolved by the
Board of Supervisors, that 80 acres Of
land in lot 2, sec. 81, township 70,
range Is, west, being assessed to and
paid on by A. Wilson and also assess
ed to Robertson, Bowen & Hammond
in Center Tp., be abated on said Ro-
bertson, Bowen & Hammond's assess.
ment, and the Auditor Is authorized to
correct the same on the tax books for
1869. On motion said resolution was
adopted
In the matter Of the petition Of John
kreckel, for refunding taxes on lot IS,
Ottumwa. In said matter it was
Resolved, By the Board that in our
opinion lot No. IS, in the city of OF.
tumwa, Iowa, being the property Of St.
Mary's church, it is not subject to tax.
alton, and was not so subject since
ls46; that it was enormously assessed
in 1865 and improperly sold in 1869;
that the Auditor is hereby instructed
| to show an order in favor Of Carpenter
d Godfrey who were the purchasers
Of said lot; for the amount paid by
them as taxes on said lot, together with
the legal rate of interest at--per cent
upon the said Carpenter & Godfrey
surrendering all the right which they
have to said lot by virtue of said pur.
| chase.
On motion resolution was adopted.
Resolved, That the Supervisors Of
Center TIP. be authorized to build
bridge across Blake's Branch on
Dahlonega avenue, leading from OF.
tumwa. Said bridge to be paid for
out Of the next apportionment Of the
bridge fund Of Center TIP. Said order
not to be issued until after the next Sep.
TENDER apportionment.
On motion adopted.
| Resolved, By the Board, that Super.
visors Tisdale, Cloyd and Monroe be,
and they are hereby appointed a special
committee to meet DR. Foster, county
physician elect, and complete the con.
tract and obligations with him as such
physician.
The committee to whom was refer.
red the subject of building bridge
across the Des Moines River at OF.
tumwa, made report, as follows:
Your committee beg leave to report
that they met Mr.. N. Baker, and con.
ferred with him upon said subject, and
after several interviews, said Baker
failed to comply with the requirements
OF your committee; and it appearing
that he has given up said matter, they
would recommend that any other par.
ties, who wish, may come forward with
their petitions for building a bridge
over said river.
report concurred in by the Board.
Whera nfo4, L. r Gray presented
was ON motion referred to 0. b. Tjsdale
w. Cloyd and w. H. Kitterman, (spe.
Gil committee) who report verbally to
the Board. And on motion it is resoly.
ed by the Board that the proposition of
said Gray, Carpenter, Wolf, Baker and
Madsen be accepted and that the COM
mittee now proceed to draw up the nee.
essary obligations &C., in regard to Ii
cening said company, to build and keep
up toll bridge across said river.
The committee then reported at
length, specifications for said bridge,
tolls to be charged &C., whereupon it
was on motion,
Resolved, By the Board OF Sups. that
the license reported by the committee
in the case of the construction of the
Bridge, across the Des MONIES River, at
Ottumwa, be adopted, and that the
same be signed on the part of the Board
Of Supervisors, by the President Of the
Board, and that the said License be
spread upon the Records of this Board.
All of which was on motion adopted,
and committee discharged.
LICENSE FOR TOLL BRIDGE. ACROSS THE
DIES MONIES RIvMR AT OTTAWA.
WHEREAS, John .. Wolf, s. D.
Carpenter, J. g. Baker, g. A. Madison
and L. E. Gray, have made application
to the Board of Supervisors of Wap-
clio County Iowa, for license to build
Toll Bridge across the Des Moines
at Ottumwa and
WHEREAS, 1t appearing to the Board
that due and legal notice has been
given by said parties, that said applica-
ton for said license would be made at
this session of the Board, and it fur
Their appearing to the Board that the
erection Of said Bridge across said
river at the said city Of Ottumwa, is
required by the citizens Of said county
and would be proper and expedient.-
Be it therefor
Resoloed, By the Board of Super.
visors, Of Wapello County Iowa. That
for and in consideration of the sum of
! dollar, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged and the further sum Of
twenty dollars per. annum, to be paid
in January Of each year after said
Bridge shall be ready for travel, to be
paid into the Treasury Of said county,
for the use Of said county, do hereby
grant, to the said John s. Wolf, Sew
more D. Carpenter, ]. G. Baker, G. A.
Madison, L. E. Gray and their associ-
ates, successors assigns, to erect operate
and own Toll Bridge across the Des
Moines River, at the city of Ottumwa,
Iowa, at the foot of either Market,
Green or Jefferson streets, in said city,
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