Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-06-17


al, asking for two hundred dollars
to bridge Millers creek, between sec,
tons % and 26, Eagle township, We
would grant one hundred and seven
ty>five dollars.
On petition of ID. B. Teeter ct al
4 asking for five hundred dollars d
bridge Spring creek, on the Moberly
road, section IL, Spring Creek town.
ship, we would grant four hundred
dollars.
The committee would also recon-
mend that the following resolutions
be adopted: ........-....'-.. ....-.-....--
| Resolved, that there be an addi
tional appropriation of one hundred
and eight dollars for replanking the
bridge across the Cedar river al
Cedar Falls, and that the Auditor be
authorized TO issue warrant in favor
of the committee for said amount.
Resotred, That two hundred and
fifty dollars be appropriated to build
a bridge across Poyner Creek, on the
road from Raymond to Independ
ence. ... ...
Resolved, That one hundred dol.
lars be appropriated to build bridge
across Dry Run, between sections p
and %, in Cedar Falls township, to
be not less than twenty five feet long
ReSotred, That seventy-fve dollars
be appropriated to bu.h an addition
al span % feet long to the bridge
across Elk Run, between section a.
Remington township. and section 8
East waterloo township.
ReSOtged, That tive hundred dol
lars be appropriated to build bridge
across Indian Creek, near the resi-,
dence Of John McStay, in Fox town,
shln. Said bridge to be bent bridge
not less than 40 #. span, and to be
built of bur oak or pine timber.
Resolved, That thirty dollars be ap,
propriated to furnish plank for two
new bridges on the road from Cedar
Falls to the Beaver Creek bridge
one in Cedar Falls township, near
the line, and one on the line oil
Washington and Union townships.
ReSOiUed, That fifty dollars be APP
propriated to build q bridge across
Camp creek, in section 80, Orange
township.
Resolved, That one hundred and
seventy-fiVe dollars be appropriated
for the purpose of building "a bridge
across the stream crossed by the Wa
terloo and Eldora road, in section s.
Lincoln township.
Resoiped. That an appropriation ot
| two hundred dollars bc made to build
a bridge across one branch of Spring
creek, on the Richard road. near the
residence of Jos White, in Fox town.
ship. Said bridge to be bent brid,. G
not less than so feet span, to be built
of bur oak. white sak or pine timber,
Resolved, That one hundred and
twenty. five dollars be appropriated
to repair the bridge crossing Beaver
creek and the bridge crossing the
west fork of the Cedar river al
Finch's Ford. in Union tOwr ship.
RcsoIUed, That fort.' dollars he APP
pr9priated to build a bridge on the
Brown road. in section 26, Cedar
Falls township.
ReSOLUed, That eight hundred and
| fifty dollars be appropriated to build
Il bridge across Elk Run, near the
residence Of David Follett, i'm Poyne
township.
ResolVed, That eight hundred dol.
lars be appropriated to lengthen the
bridge across Elk Run, on the Wa.
terlOo and Independence road, in
! East Waterloo township, provided
| the right Of way be obtained for q
| public road along the creek on the
south. westerly side, four rods wide,
clear Of the creek.
| p. Resoired, That four hundred dol
| lars he appropriated to build bridge
across Back creek, OH the Titus road,
| in Lester township, TO be eighty feet
/ nj tn lis Fraf lao 70
and to be built OK bur oak white oak
or pine lumber.
On the petition Of Gibson Gardner
ct ais. asking for two hundred dol.
lars to bridge slough between sec
tons 80 aud 3l--S7-12, we would
grant one hundred dollars.
On the petition of l.. ID. Rolph ct
ais, asking for one hundred aud fifty
dollars to bridge IA slough and stream
between sections % and "a, Mt. Yer
non township, we would grant fifty
dollars.
The petition of ID. Leve rsee ct ais
asking for seventy-five dollars To
build n bridge between sections Is
and 30, Mt. Vernon township, we
would grant.
! The petition asking twelve hun
dred dollars 10 repair the east end OF
-the Waterloo bridge, and also the pc
tition of ID. e.. Henry ct ais, asking
for four hundred dollars for bridging
and building a road i'm Mt. Vernon
township, we would refer 10 the
Board.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted. Report adopted.
Geas-All except Mr.. Castecl, who
was absent.
Mr.. Hardy moved that the petit
ton, asking an appropriation OF
twelve hundred dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary. to re-
pair the east end of the Waterloo
bridge, and one hundred dollars to
repair one of the piers near the cen
ter Of said bridge be granted. Car
ried.
Yeas-All except Mr.. Rownd, who
voted nay.
Mr.. Rownd moved that the petit.
ton asking four hundred dollars to
build bridge and road in Mt. Vernon
township, be granted.
Ma. May being in the chair, Mr..
Close moved to amend .Ly striking
out "four hundred" ana inserting
zone hundred dollars or so much
thereof as may be necessary 10 build
bridge when the road is filled up"
Amendment carried and motion us
amended carried.
Ycar-l9. ."
The following resolution being The
special order Of business was adopted:
Resolved, that the resolution adopt
cd at the June session, 1868. author
izing the election of township cUllec-
tors, be hereby repealed.
Ycas-AiI except Messrs. Miller.
RoWnd and Sergeant, who voted
nay.
The committee on account of cOun-
| ty poor made report which WIS
adopted, aud which will be published
next week.
The bill Of o. s. Knox, which was
referred 10 the Board, was laid over
until the September session.
The committee on erroneous assess.
ments reported against granting the
petitions n. S. Boyles, JAS. l.. Cooley
ID. Case, Ford & Zeising, Solomon
| Harvey, w. III. Palmer, David Gas
ton, A. Macarthur, Lewis l.. Cook,
J. Ellis and G. n. Miner. and recon-
mended that the petitions of l..
Knapp and VIM. Kelly be granted
and that the valuation of personal
property tn David Saul, in the year
| 1859, be changed from $204l tn 1923
that the valuation on Lots is, 10, So
81, 81 aud 5j, rs set forth in petition
of Jno. Hartman. be changed from
1852 to S25, and that the valuation or
the lands described in the petition o.
| II Ia Ia ir1
Mr.. McCord moved to amend the
report so as to allow the petition o.
s. Harvey. Carried.
Mr.. Hardy moved to amend the re
port 30 as to allow the petition o