The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-06-16
PROCEEDINGS OF
the Board of Supervisors Of W apollo
County, lotoa-June session.
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County, lo,oa-June session.
JUNE 10th, 1870.
FIFTH DAY.
Board met at 81 o'clock a. m.
President in the chair.
Members all present except supv.
Boyd.
Minutes Of yesterday, read and
approved.
The claim Of j l. Hackworth, for
$3.50 was presented to the Board,
and on motion, was allowed.
The petition of L M Cooley, was
read and referred to tho committee
on Finance. &
On motion Of Supv. Reinhard that
the Committee on Finance be in.
structed to examine the Insane fund
and report the Same to this Board.
Motion carried.
The following resolution was on
motion adopted:
Resolved, That tho County Audi.
tor correct the assessment Of G. w.
Dickens, COMPETING tp., from sub
dist. No. 6, to sub dist. No. 8.
Resolution adopted.
Report OF Supv. Hyatt, on Bridges
was read, and on motion was ordered
to be placed on file. The Auditor is
hereby authorized to draw an order
on the Treasurer, for $3.50 for his
services. Carried. 4s}fe
Whereas, There is great need Of a
Bridge across Village Creek, on the
road leading from FIoris to Ottumw
and only a small amount of funds on
hands tor that purpose. Be it
therefore,
Resolved, That the County Audi.
tor be authorized to draw an order
on the Bridge Fund for $175.0O--
said order not to DO drawn until ate,
the apportionment OF Bridge Funds
are made at the September meeting
Of the Board. The order to be drawn
in Supervisors name.
On motion the resolution was
adopted.
Report of the Committee on the
petition of the American Merchants
Union Express Company, for abate
ment OF taxes recommend that the
prayer OF petitioners be rejected.
On motion the report of the
Committee was concurred in.
The report of the Committee on
Insane Hospital claim, recommend
tho allowance of said claim. The
Committee also submitted the follow.
ing resolution
Resolved That the County Attor.
ney be required to take the necessa.
~ steps to collect the amount Of
S74.S2 from Oscar Roberts, Of
Columbia township, for the amount
advanced by the county, for Keeping
Oscar Roberts in the Insane Asylum
as shown in the within bill. Reso
luton adopted.
The petition Of Carpenter & God.
frey, asking the refanding of taxes
was presented to the Board, and or
motion was rejected.
The petition of D. w. Tower was
presented, and on motion was re-
committed.
Petition of Dist. Township Of
Aeokuk, was presented to the
Board, and ON motion of Supervisor
Reinhard, the petition was laid upon
tho table.
Report Of the Committee on the
petition of Nelson Strawn for
Abatement. was presented to the
Board, and on motion the report Of
the committee was concurred in,
granting prayer of petitioner.
The report of tho Committee on
the claim of McCulley & Evans, rec
ommend the payment of $500.
On motion, the report of the Com.
mittee was cOncurred in.
Report of the Committee on the
claim Of J. N. Hedrick & Co., recon-
mend the payment of $4,000.
On motion the report of the
Committee was concurred in.
Report of VIM. Evans, Supervisor
OF Highland township on Bridges and
Bridge fund was read, and on motion
was placed on file. The Auditor is
hereby authorized to draw an order
on the Treasurer for $3.50 for his
services.
Report of the committee on the
petition of D W Tower, recommend
that the prayer of petitioner be
Report of the Committee was con.
Cured in.
Report Of tho Committee on the
claim OF Sherman & Bear, for print.
ing laws, &C., recommend that the
whole claim be.rejected.
On motion the report of tho com.
mittee was concnrred in.
Report of the County Auditor on
School Fund, was reported by the
Committee to be correct. and on
motion, was ordered to be placed on
file.
Report Of supv. Cloyd, of Adams
tp., on Bridges, was read, and on
motion ordered TO be placed on file,
and on motion the Auditor was au.
thorized to draw an order on the
Treasurer for $1.00 for services.
Report of the special Committee
on Bridge Company. 70 the Hon.
Board Of Supervisors of Wapello
county:
Your committee to whom was
referred the matter of bridging
the slough on the W side Of the
Des Moines river, and the approaches
thereto, beg leave TO make tho fol.
lowing report.
Whereas, The public interest Of
Wapello county demand that the
slough on the south side of Des
Moines River be bridged, and the
approaches to tho main Bridge across
said river, now being built, be SC
made as to render the same passible
at all times. Therefore DO it
Resolved, By the Board, that
$1,000 be and tho same is hereby
| appropriated out OF the levy to be
made Of the Bridge fund for the yea,
1870, and that the supervision and
laying out Of said amount of $4,000
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