The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-17
Proceedings Of the Board Of
Supervisors.


Proceedings Of the Board Of
Supervisors.
FIRST DAY.
March 7th, 1870.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
President risdalc in the chair.
Roll called.
Members all present.
G. w. Dickens, appointed by the
Trustees of COMPETING Township, to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation Of Q. Barbour, Supervisor of
said township, appeared, was sworn
in and took his seat.
Minutes of last days proceeding
read, corrected and approved.
Resolvea, That the seal heretofore
used by the County Judge, be and
the same is hereby adopted as the
seal for the use of the County Audi
tor and Board Of Supervisors of
Wapello County, Iowa.
The resolution was adopted,
Resolved, By the Board that it is
not the design of this Board to at
tend to any business at the present
session, except for the purpose of
granting a Charter to some Gompa-
ny to build a Bridge across the Des
Moines River at Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa.
On motion the above resolution
was lost and not carried.
The official bonds of Enoch M.
Silvers, as Constable and B. S. Syl-
vester, as Justice of the Peace in
Competlne Township, were on mo-
ton approved.
Resoloed, That the Treasurer of
Wapello County, be and is hereby
authorized to correct an error in the
assessment of Joseph Dixon's prop
erty in Pleasant Township, as set
forth in certificate from J. Philips
Assessor of said Township.
Resolved, That the County Super
intendent Of Common Schools be
authorized to provide for his Office a
black board, to be used in the exam
ination of teachers, said black board
not to cost exceeding $500.
On motion the above resolutions
were both adopted.
The report of A. Beagle, j. p. was
received and ordered to be placed on
| file.
The Bridge report of e. Il. Nevill,
OF Pleasant tp., was filed and ON mo.
ton said Neville is hereby allowed
the sum of $3.50, for attending to
building bridges and disbursing
funds.
The petitions Of J. Marshall, W.
Davis, G. W. Springer, W. R. Moor,
b. Slemmons and F. l.. McNair, for
abatement ef taxes, was referred to
the committee on assessment.
Resolved, BY this Board Of Super
visors Of Wapello County, Iowa, that
r. W. Boyd, Supervisor of Columbia
township, be authorized to contract
for the building of bridge across
Grays Creek, and one across Fudges
Creek in ColuDia township, and that
in case the Bridge Fund heretofore
appropriated to, and not expended
in said Township, should be INSULT.
cient to pay for building both of said
bridges, this said Supervisor is hereby
authorized to anticipate the levy and
apportio ament to be made in 1870 for
that purpose to the amount of s135.OO
On motion said resolution was
adopted.
In the matter of the road petit
toned for by J. NJ. Peck, ct al. The
second day of the next juno term Of
the Board is fixed upon as the day for
final hearing in said case.
In tho matter of the road petition
ed for by Allen Marley ct. al. The
report of the Commissioner being
deemed defective, it is ordered that
said com missioner be requested to file
new report in said case.
On motion Board adjourned to
meet at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning
GEO. D. HAcKwoRTH.
Clerk B. S.