Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-01-14


On motion the Board concurrcd in the
recommendation and authorized the Audi.
tor to draw warrant for $3.50 at the close
OF each months services, reports Of the same
to be made at each session of the Board.
The Clerk presented the certified state.
ment of the Clerk of the District Court OF
fees of witnesses and officers OF the Grand
Jury, October term, 1863, and the Auditor
vas instructed to issue warrants to the par
ties and for the amounts named in The
same.
On motion the Bridge Construction Com
mttee for 1869, were instructed to complete
their contracts, and the Auditor was author.
lied to issue warrants on their requisition.
On motion, the Bridge Construction Com
mittee for 1869 were authorized to contrac,
or right Of way to bridge near Wards Cor
ners.
The bonds of Township Clerks were pre-
scented as follows, and on motion approved
viz:
John Bowder, Jefferson Township Hen.
ry Blank, Middefield; O. Dunton, Perry
John Hollett, Washington; Samuel Hoover
Newton B. H. Miller, Hazleton; Alva
Peck, Fremont; Jesse E. Smith, Homer
Norman R. Lewis, Buffalo; G. II. Wilson,
Sumner f. E. Ward, Byron.
The bonds of 7. S. Stone and Dwight
Manson were referred back to the parties.
The Auditor was authorized TO pass upon
bonds Of Township Clerks not before the
Board.
The following bonds of Justices of the
Peace were presented and approved, viz:
Edmund Fuller, Fremont Tp.; Richard
Updike, Perry; f. E. Ward, Byron.
Bends of Constables were presented and
approved, as follows, viz:
Z. r. Balm, Homer Tp.; Alfred P. Bur
rhus, Liberty; Stephen Cornick, Byron
John Edwards, Newton J. X. Kent, Wash
ington; James Mitchell, Perry Gilbert tt
tus, Byron.
The Auditor was authorized to pass upon
bonds of Justices and Constables not before
the Board.
On motion, adjourned tillto-morrow NJ orn-
ing, at 9 o'clock.
JAN. 7TH, 1870.
Board met at 9 o'clock A. NJ, pursuant
to adjournment.
Present, all the members except Mr.. Eli
OFT.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved.
Mr.. S. Sherwood presented ILL of $40.
so for -four and meal for the poor, which
was laid over.
Mr. Russell, from Committee on Equali-
cation Of Assessments, reported, recon-
mending the Assessors be instructed not TO
take into consideration any grove planted
prior to April c, 1868, in exempt:ng groves
from taxation.
Mr.. Lille offered the following resolution,
viz:
ResolUed, That one dollar per day addi-
tiona compensation be allowed the County
Superintendent OF Schools, whenever his du.
ties call him away from home, provided all
the townships in the county, in proportion
to the number of schools taught, share equal
ly his services.
On motion to adopt, the resolution was
amended by making the additional comrea.
sation so cents per day and adding thereto
the following:
"And that the County Superintendent be
requested to report to this Board, at the June
session the condition Of the schools in tire
county, and also the number Of schools Wis.
tied by him in each township, the number
Of times he has visited each school, and the
expenses attending the same during the
year 1863, and that he be requ sted to max,
similar report Of his work for the veal
1870, and present the same to the Board "a
the June session, ISL"
The Board coneurred in the resolution a
amended.
Mr.. Manson, from the Committee on Fl
nance, reported the following allowance 70
per diem and mileage Of members Of til
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