The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-06-16
ard Of Supervisors Of Wa
pello County. r
ss.a ig JUNE 7th, 1870.

i
President O. D.. .sdale in th,
chair. All the members p esent, ex
cept Supervisor Boyd. l''ii2
Minutes OF yesterday woro read
corrected and approved. 9
Tho petition. of Isaac Nelson fol
administrator of Haiglin's estate, fol
abatement of assessments, read and
referred to the committee. on assess
ments. ~ 1E ea1 iE1 n
The petition of J. T. Reynolds e
al, wasread aid referred to com n t.
tee on highways bridges. f
On motion of G. A. Derby that
/ the rules be suspended, and the mat
torof the bridge company be heard
whpreupon i. 3. Grey and J. s
Wolff, was heard in relation to grad
ing and filling on tho 6 nth side O
the river. A,sag <93 sas - {
On motion Of Supervisor Reynold:
that a committee of three be appoint
ed by the chair to view the grounds
and report to this board.
The chair appointed Supervisors
Reynolds, Cloyd and Derby.
The petition of d. w. Tower was
read and referred to committee or
county buildings.
On motion of Supervisor Cloyd
that the road petitioned for by II. B
Sissoai aud ot}.s 8, be taken up
which motion was unanimous.
On motion ofSapervisor Rein hard
the road petit;oaed for by Il. B. Sis.
son and others, be established in &C
cordance with the report Of, commits
| sioners, pensioners paying oil costs
by the first day OF the Septe nbe,
| session of this board. MoCion car
| ried. asua g S.
The petition of Y. II. Williams fol
abatement of assessment was reaC
and referred to oe Al .tee on assess
ments. gyrsg qo .ae- si
The petition of Manning u Ladd
for ab; nent was rea,l, a. err
cd to ID ,.mittee on. -sm aus.
Petit .5n OF S. A. Swiggett was
read ard referred. to CO mittoe Oh
county buildings. Stg
In the mattec of the road petition
ed for by j. NJ. Peck and othe"s, til
being tho day SCI for final hearin
on motion it was taken up. A. !.
Hamilton, attorney for defendants
presented to the board the petition
Of George Reynolds, j. Il. Reynolds
and S. X. C'ramor, commissioners
who wcre appointed to assess dam
ases, and asked tne board of super
IL sors to set aside their report, on
m tion Of Supervisor Derby, that the
lr of the comn,i 3ione-s be set
aside, and that the same be reappoint
| cd.
Supervisor Reinhard moved te
amend tue motion, that the commits
| sioners be required to report to thi
| board, on Friday, tho 10th, at
o'clock pm, and the iditor iEstruc
ted to notify the CO.. n ,oners i'm
mediately, which motion was unapi
mously adopted.
| Board adjourned until one o'clock
pm.
Board of Supervisors met at oat
o'clock, pm, President Q. D. Tisdalt
in the chair; all the members present
A number of third-class claim
were presented, and referred to TIL
proper committee.
The petition of Eugene Fawcet
for abatement Of assessment, wa
presented, a. d r Hsr- ed TO the c. n
mitteo on assessm $.
| The petition of Eugene Fawcet
for the abatement Of taxes was pre-
sented, and referred to committee ol
assessments.
| The petition of A. P. Montoni
for abatement of taxes, was reterre'
to the committee on ass sments.
| The report of the cbn'Ii, or
the petition of B. F. Pratt & Brother
recommend that an abatement G
| S4oO be made ON the assessment Q
petitioners, on motion that the pray
er of petitioners be granted; motto
carried.
| Report OF the committee on tn
petition of Mrs. E. Marsh, for abate
ment of penalty on taxes, recon
mend the abatement ofS5, as prayeo
for by petitioners.
/ On motion of Supervisor Reir
hard that tho " ition be referre
back to the committee, Supervise
Boyd moved that the petition bo re
Ijectcd; motion lost.
On motion Of Supervisor Nevill
that the report Of the committee b
concurred in, motion carried.
| Report Of the committee on th
petition Of Hester A. Acton, recon
mend that the assessment ofpersons
property assessed to SAID petitionel
be stricken from her assessment, an
that the auditor hereby o-de-e
to transfer said personal propcrt
from petitioner, and place j, 60 th
name Of G. Allen, on the x took
on d OF of Supe sor Boyd, ia
report Of committee be concurred il
carried. VIZ
Report of committee on tho pet
ton of Isaac Nelson, administsa.c
of the estate of Hayloss, rccommeE
that tho abatement of S35 as ask