Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-01-14
January Session, 1870.

The Board of Supervisors of Black
Hawk county convened at the Court
House in Waterloo, on Monday, JAN
uary Sd, 1870, at IL o'clock A. NJ.
On motion of c. Close, I. II. Cor
win was chosen temporary chairman.
Messrs. Rownd, Champlin and
Close were appointed committee ON
credentials.
The committee on credentials re-
ported that the following persons
were entitled to seats as Supervisors
from the townships set opposite their
several names, to-wit:
Urias Casteel, Bennington.
ID. L. Champlin, East Waterloo.
l.. A. Cobb, Waterloo.
J. l.. Finch, Union. -
Dan'l Fish, Orange.
e. G. Humphrey, Eagle.
Jefferson Jaquith, Mt. Vernon.
FL. J. McCord, Fox.
G. b. Miller, Lincoln.
S. III. Rownd, Cedar Falls.
g. w. Hayzlett, Big Creek, in
place of Jesse WATSON resigned; and
Caleb May, Cedar Falls, in place
of I. ID. Gilkey resigned.
Report adopted.
The persons entitled to seats wore
then sworn In except Mr.. May.
On motion Of Mr.. Abbott, the
Board proceeded to elect chairman
Tor the ensuing year.
Messrs. Rownd and Sergeant were
appointed tellers.
On the first ballot, G. Close re-
ceived eleven votes and l.. A. Cobb
one vote; whereupon Mr.. Close was
declared duly elected chairman OF
the board.
On motion, rule No. II was amend
ed by striking out "Jefferson's Man
ual," and inserting "Cushing's Man
ual." 800
Rule No. 2, was amended by insert
ing "Committee on Prosecutions in
place of COMMITTEE on New Town
ships" and adding Committee on
Printing!
Rule No. 16, was amended by adj
ding the following: land all accounts
to be acted upon by the board at each
session, shall be filed with the Audi
tor on or before noon of the Cd day
of the session.
The standing rules as amended,
were then adopted as the rules of the
board for the ensuing year.
Adjourned to II o'clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
Board convened pursuant to ad.
journment. Quorum present.
The chairman announced the fol-
lowing standing committees:
School Fund-Jaquith, Hayzlett,
Miller.
Roads and Bridges-Jackson, Cobb
and Rownd.
County Accounts-Co rwin, Ser
geant and Finch.
County Buildings and Property
Hayzlett, Champlin, Robinson.
County Poor-Cobb, Rownd, Alb
bolt.
Examination of County Books, &c.
-Rownd, McCord, Champlin.
observation-disclosures, Rownd,
McCbrd.
Taxation and Equalization-May,
Corwin, Casteel.
Accounts of Township Officers
McCord, Humphrey, Jackson.
Erroneous Assessments, &c.
Finch, Cobb, Fish.
Accounts of Justices and Consta-
bles'-Robinson, Humphrey, Abbott.
Examination of Official Bonds
Abbott, Norris, Fish.
Swamp Lands-Sergeant, Miller,
Robinson.
Printing-Corwin Sergeant, ia
quith.
The Committee on Official Bonds
reported in favor of approving the
Bonds of the following Township
Collectors:
VIM. Rolph, Big Creek.
+. A. Hotchkiss, Cedar Falls.
II. Anderson, Washington.
G. Robinson, Lester.
J. III. Mead, Cedar.
l.. b. Cook, Poyner.
ID. ID. Fuller, Bennington.
Ed Basse, Barclay.
w. A. Cottrell, Black Hawk.
Jas. Thompson, Mt. Vernon.
NJ. J. Finch, Union.
G.. X. Smith, Orange.
III. J. Harrison, Waterloo.
G. w. Salisbury, Lincoln, approved
when oath is properly taken.
Report adopted.
Board adjourned to 81 o'clock A.
M. tomorrow,