The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-06-24
FRIDAY, JUNE "A, ,1e7e

p RO CE ED IN GS
OF THE
Board of Supervisors
HOWARD COUNTY,
: AT rns
June Sessions, .a..D. 1870.
OTr1cE or BoARD or SuprRv1sohs, ]
HowARD Go. Iowa. June 6, 1870. !
TWO O'CLOCK P. II.
Board called to order By the chair.
man.
Present Oakley, Searlsl, Combs,
Tuttle, Perry. Slss, Shaw, Lydon,
Burgess, Sullivan.
Absent--Partch and Patterson.
Claim Of Mr.. Bauder for lightning
rod was rejected.
On motion the Auditor was in
structed to redeem the south hf nv
32-9s-13 sold for taxes BY error.
On motion the Treasurer was in
structed to refund tax and interest
on se NV 1912 assessed and sold
fossAsxes while belonging to gossra-
ment.
Motion to furnish Justices of the
Peace with Concklins Iowa Justice
vas lost. > @
Petition Of trustees Of Alton TO
reexamine tho accounts of tho former
town clerk Was referred to committee
on town officers accounts.
On motion petition of r B Hen
derson for soldiers bounty 800. " as
granted, whenever said Henderson
shall furnish sufficient evidence Of
being accredited to Howard count =.
receiving no bounty and being honor
ably discharged. ....s--
Mr. Slee moved that 20 much of
the tax Of Mr. Siddall ~ accrues on
land occupied by the r r on 80 e.
O0-l / be rebated. was lost.
The following resolution Was on
motion adopted.
Resolved. That when VIM Phillips
the commissioner who originally view
ed and laid ont road No. IS shall ap.
pear before the Board Of Supervisors
or county Auditor and make oath that
said road was laid out By him accord
ing to recent survey made BY the
county Surveyor where said road pas
ses through sections I and Is lOO-12
plat and field notes Of which are
hereto attached, then the county
Surveyor shall be directed to correct
the plat and make il conform thereto.
On motion Is or 80 much Of it rs
is necessary was appropriated to re-
pair the bridge at Lime Springs and
placed with Searles.
On motion bill Of NJ McGrane for
repairing bridge over Big Wapsie
was allowed $500.
On motion adjourned to 0 .. m.
Tuesday. .- .s
TUESDAY 8 A. N.
Board called to order.
Quorum present.
Minutes Of yesterday read and ap-
proved. .-----.---.-------,---.-----
On motion the interest on tax OF
Alexis White for 1867 was rebated.
On motion P G Ssnborn vas ap-
pointed commissioner to view ana re-
port upon the propriety Of vacating
alley through block 2 Limo Springs
Station.
Mr.. Combs moved to submit tho
question At the next general election
''shall the number Of Supervisors be
increased to fve.''
Sullivan moved to amend by sub
stituting seven for I've.
Motion on the amendment lost.
Motion on original qustion carried.
On motion $40 Was appropriated
to repair the approach to tho HeWett
bridge. Placed with J Greenloaf.
On motion $3.50 was appropriated
to build bridge over Little Wapsie
on road running by Chas Keefe
On motion $l00 was appropriated
to construct bridge near Boggcs'
over Little wapsis provided : like
amount is appropriated for the same
purpose by Chickasaw county
On motion $l25 was appropriated
TO build . bridge over the Beaver
creek in Chester on road running
from Lime Springs to Saratoga
Placed With L Sanborn. Il
On motion adjourned to to 2 o'clock
p. 70. -
TWO o'cLocK r. N. %
Called to order. @
Quorum present.
Petition Of G G Ashley to allow
the exemption be is entitled to by
law for planting hedges was allowed.
The following resolution was on
motion adopted.
Resolved. That in the opinion Of
this Board there 10 no exemption IN
der the Law for the encouragement Of
planting trees. in this county except
under sections l and 2 Of said act.
On motion the petition Of Willard
Converse for exemption for one and
half acres Of forost trees Dlantod in