The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-01-20

Report Of the Proceedings Of the
Board Of Supervisors Of Cedar
County, Iowa, January Term,
1870.
Upton, January 3. 1870.
The Board of Supervisors Of Cedar
county, Iowa, met aud was called to
order by the Clerk.
Present: J p Furguson, Geo w
Smith, G Finch, w H Sharp, GJ Mof-
fett, John Baker, w H VauNess, and
NJ + Rigby.
Upon motion, Furguson was elect
ed Chairman pro tenn.
Upon motion Of Geo w Smith, the
chair appointed w H VanNess, Geo w
Smith and G. Moffett committee
on Credentials. The committee made
the following report, which was adopt
ed:
We, the committee OH Credentials.
report the following names of new mem-
bers Of this Board: Inland, James
Wharton, Jr; Iowa. George Woolley;
Rochester, Thomas Knott; Springfield,
J Atkinson; Nassilon, G Finch; Spring
dale, Thomas Townsend; Cover, r E
Campbell; Cass, l. F Blatler, Farming
ton, Allen Nesbitt.
The following new members appeared
and took the oath of office, to-wit:
c Finch, J Wharton, Jr, Thos Town
send, r f Campbell aud Thos Knott.
Upon motion of Mr. VanNess, the
Board proceeded to the election of
Chairman, which resulted in the re-
election of J p Furguson.
Upon motion Of Geo w Smith, the
Board adjourned to meet at two o'clock
Pm.
January Sd, fS7O, o'clock P. NJ.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment aud was called to order by the
Chairman. n quorum present. The
Chairman presented the following list of
standing committees:
Roads, Bridges and Ferries:-M T
Rigby, Thomas Knott and BIatler.
Expenses and 7t.ration:-Sharp, Nes-
bitt and Finch.
Czaims:-Smith, Sharp and VanNess.
Public Buildings and Propcrty:-Van-
ness. Wharton and Townsend.
School Funds and School Lands:-
Moffett, Atkinson and Campbell.
Printing and Stationery:-Downing
Wooley and Jennings.
Treasury and Treasurer's Accounts:-
Sharp, Downing and VanNess.
Equati=ation:-Campbell, Moffett and
Atkinson.
Icu'nshtp and 7ouns'sip organization:
Finch, Downing and Wharton.
Miscellaneous Committee:-Campbell,
Woolley and DIutler.
Finance Ccnln,itee:-Sharp, Nesb,tt
and Townsend.
Mr. VanNess offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the late Auditor be
hereby requested and authorized to
make out the report of Ills office for the
year 1869.
The committee appointed to Superin-
tend the work on the Freeman Ford
Bridge, made the following report,
which upon motion Of Mr. Smith was
laid over until tomorrow:
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors of Ce-
dar county, Iowa:
We, your committee, beg leave to
make the following report OH the pier
built in Sugar Creek at the Freeman
Ford Bridge. We find the pier to be "a
feet long and s feet wide at the bottom,
and said pier is built up s feet high with
cement and feet higher with lime and
cement and the balance UP to the bridge
is laid in iinie and mortar. The top of
the pier is Is feet long and 3! feet wide.
We your committee believe it to Ee
good and honest job,
! ) ;snnings' ;; M,,1sr con,
CT Bowers.
Mr. Clifford offered the following re-
port of money expended Oh Mail Creek
bridge, which was adopted:
Iowa Township, Sept. 10, 1869.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Ce-
dar county, Iowa:
The undersigned respectfully submits
Viz I"'ioWlub iSIoit. u0NC ICCCISCA
from the county $40 to be applied in the
building of a bridge on Mail Creek in
Iowa township, and have expended the
same according to law.
ABEL CLIFFORD.
Mr. Woolley offered the following
which upon motion was referred to the
committee on Roads and Bridges:
To the Board of Supervisors of Cedar county,
Iowa:
The undersigned respectfully submits
the following report: have received
$lOC appropriated by Cedar county at
the June term Of 1869. to be applied on
the county line road between Muscatine
and Cedar county, and have expended
in building bridges, $67.l7 and respect
fully ask the Board to allow me the sum
of So for my services in superin tending