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

1000 lbs pork, 10000
Products of Farm. $3.50 80
Expenses, minus fence
and tools, $7S6 Is
Stewards Salary, 45O 10 $l236 Is
Balance for supporting Poor So 70
All of which is respectfully submitted
| A: MAssos| Directors
.. p. BnINrNALL( Poor Farm
| ]. A. STopDARD}
The Bclrd concurred in the report.
On motion, Messrs. A Manson, Stod-
dard and E Brintnall were elected Direct
efs ofPoor Farm for the curront year.
| Mr. Butterfeld, the commissioner appoint
ed to relocat tie the Quasqueton and 1ndePen-
dence road, reported that in company with
Messrs C Williams and J Perkins he had
examined different routes for such road, and
recommended that it be located and establish
ed upon the route indicated in the field
notes accompanying his report
The Board concurred in the report and
| its recommend ations.
On motion Messrs Russell, Blakeley and
| Butterfeld were elected Bridge Construct
ing Committee for the current year, and the
committee was authorized to consult with
and employ the services of Messrs Z p
Brint nall and II F Sill
On motion adjourned.
JAN. 5rH 1872 O'CLOCK p. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjournment. All
the members present except Mr.. Elliott.
The matter Of the Jail being called up,
the question was token on building the jail
alone and was lost.
The Board then voted to adopt the rec.
| ommendaion of the committee for the con-
struction of both Jail and Jaler's House.
McsSrs. S. W. Rich, Z. ?. Brintnall and
II. f. Sill were on motion appointed Com
mittee on Jail.
On motion the Committee on Jail was in
structed to contract for the completion Of
the Jail and Jailer's House by the first Of
December, 1870, and the fixing of bonds
was left to their discretion.
On motion l.. W. Hart was continued as
attorney for the County in the case of de-
tective Yates, and instructed TO file his bill
for services at each session of this Board.
On motion it was ordered that the Jail
and Jaier's House be located as near the
northeast corner Of the Court House lots as
possible.
The Committee on Jail was on motion
authorized to receive proposals for the sale
Of the school house lot on the northeast
corner Of the Court House block, and report
at June session Of this Board.
Mr.. Stoddard offered the following re;o.
luton:
Resolred That all petitions for bridges
now on file, and also presented at the pres
ent session of the Board of Supervisors OF
Buchanan County, and also all hereafter
presented 10 this Board, be referred to the
Bridge Committee, and all those by them
| deemed of sufficient importance, shall upon
recommendation by them, be referred to the
Bridge Construction Committee to examine
sites and recommend to construct or other
wise, with plans, specifications and estma-
ted cost, at the mex, session OF the Board OF
| Supervisors following said viewing.
A motion was offered for its adoption,
pending which the Board adjourned.
JAN. 9TH, 1870.
Board met pursuant to adjournment, at 9
o'clock A. NJ.
Present, all the members except Mr.. ELL
| lott.
Minutes Of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved.
The motion to adopt Mr.. Stoddard's reso-
luton being under consideration, Mr.. CAL
| vim offered the following resolution as a SUBJ
sttute, which was on motion adopted, viz ::
Resolred, That all bridge petitions here
tofore presented and not finally acted upon,
and also those that cannot be found, be act
ed upon by the Bridge Construction Com
mittee as though they now appeared ON the
files in the Auditors Office; and further,
that said committee be authorized to locate,
advertise for sealed proposals, and receive
bids for the construction of any and all
bridges by them deemed necessary, and sub
nit plans, specifications and bids to the
Board subject to their approval at the June
session.
The Clerk presented petition from JAS
Mulick asking for the sum of one hundred
dollars bounty, in consideration of his COM
pliance with the terms of resolution of the
Board Offering such bounty, passed Dec.
l4th, 1868.
On motion, continued till the June sess-
ion.
The Committee on Illegal Taxes report
ed, recommending the allowance of $3.50 to
James B. Donnan for the redemption of W
h ne NV sw Sec. II, TIP. SO, Il s, illegally
sold Oh double assessment.
On motion the Board concurred in the
recommendation.
The Committee on School Fund reported
as follows:
TO the Board Of Supervisors Of Buchan-
an County Your Com. on the School
Fund would report that they have examin-
ed the permanent school fund loan book,
and find the total amount at interest to be
| $2I,S25.l2.
Your committee would further report that
| they have examined the notes for the loans
! for the rast year, and find the securities am
ply sufficient, and would recommend that
such loans be approved.
| Your committee would also recommend
the adoption OF the following resolution
| Resolrcd, That in all cases where distress
would be made by the enforcing Of the pay
ment of the school fund notes when due, the
Auditor be authorized to extend the time OF
payment of such notes according as the in
terests Of the school fund may require.
On motion the Board concurred in the
report and adopted the resolution.
The Auditor was instructed to enforce
paynent of note given by d. X. Lord, july
9Th. 1859.
The Committee on Bridges made the fol-
lowing recommendations, viz:
That the petitions of Nesbitt Elliott and
others, asking for bridge across Buffalo