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

under tn" law Of 18th General Assembly
exempting orchards and fruit rom
taxation. Recommend he be exempt on
Ave acres. m-t
Petition Of Martha Davis, asking
abatement on property in town Of Tip
ton. Recommend 81 he abated. 7" q
All Of which Is respectfully submitted. :.
w. Fl. SHARP, Chm.
The committee on roads and bridges
submitted tho following report, which
VAS adopted:
To the Hon. board II Supervisors:
Your Committee On roaas and bridges
would report As follows, to.wit:
Recommend the petition for amount
in Building bridge over Sugar Creek be
laid over until June meeting of the
board
Recommend that the proposition cY
Amos Barnard.to replank Hams Bridge.
to be laid over 10 the June term.
Recommend that Sb0 be appropriated
in constructing a bridge across Rock
Creek, i'll Inland township.
Recommend that 500 be appropriated
in constructing n bridge across Rock
Creek at Myers Ford; provided like
sum is raised and appropriated by SUBJ
scrip,ion. And would also recommend
that the action ofth Auditor in the toll
| lowing road cases be approved, to- wit.
NJ. 2so, useud consent rad. No.
293, Mill Creek road No aol, VIM,
! ~ a n
Wit road; No. nj, Pects Bro road; No.
26o, Henry Scott road; No. 30, vacation
Marion and Muscatine road. And would
ais" recommend that the report of Abel
| Clifford, In reference to expenditures Of
bridge fund, be accepted, and he be al
lowed three dollars for expenses. All
OF which is respectfully submitted.
Mr. \anNess offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Rcsotrcd, That the committee on Ex-
penses and Taxation be instructed to
examine and report whether or not the
reiunding of certain taxes OH lot 1, sec.
II, range 8, Iowa township, vas obtain
Ell through misrepresentation.
Mr. Knott moved to reconsider the
motion paSssd ut the morning session,
allowing Mr. Burroughs Sl09, ,55 for the
building ofa barn and COW shed ut the
Jail, and that the same be referred to the
committee on public buildings. Carried.
MIR Blatler moveo to reconsider the
resolution rejected at the morning ses-
sion referring to bounty on gophers.
| Carried.
MIR Van Ness moved to amend the
resolution by saying that n bounty Of
iire cents be paid Oh rat tails. Amend.
| ment lost.
The yeas and nays being called for on
| the original resolution, the vote resulted
as follows: Yeas, Smith, Baller, Camp
bell Wharton, W"oley, Downing,
Knott, Town.end, Atkinson aud Mof-
iett-lo. Nays, NanNess, Rigby,
Nesbitt sharp, Jennings, Ferguson and
Finch. ResoIution adopted
| W"oley offered the following pream-
ble and resolution which wac adol ted:
| WHEREAS, Cedar county is now paying
for the support of near forty paupers,'
! and with great Inconvenience to its
| people; therefore,
RcsOtrcd, That this Board cause the
question of buying Il poor farm to be
submitted to the voters of said county
ut the next general election.
WooIey offered the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted:
Resotrcd, That the Clerk Of this Board
beinstructed to procure Il sufficient num-
Der of printed copies Of the Rules by
, which this Board is governed, and for
ward by mail one copy to each member
of this Board.
On motion of Smith, the Board ad-
journed to meet January 9Th, 1870, at 81
O'Clock a NJ.
January 9Th, 1s-D-s& An.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present all but Rigby
Minutes of yesterday read and approv-
ed
Townsend offered the following reso--
luton, which was adopted:
Resoi,cd, That the County Auditor
be authorized to purchase all books and
stationery required for the official busi-
hess OF the county.
Van Ness offered the following resolu-
tion, which was adopted:
ResOistd, That the Auditor be request
ell io procure Il correct statement of the
amount and character of the indebted
ness OF Cedar county and report the
same at the June session ofthis Board.
Knott offered the following resolu-
ton, which was not adopted:
RcsOic.d, That the trustees of the re-
spective townships in said county should
be authorized to draw orders from the
said Auditor ut amy time when Il major
Ity of said trustees shall deem it neces-
safy TO deiray the expenses OF the differ
eht paupers now depending on said
county tor support, and are not confined
toa certain amount per month by your
honor, by presenting AN order to said
auditor signed 10y majority of said
trustees.
Knott offered the following resolution,
which, upon motion of NAnNes was
laid Oh the table:
Resolred, That the Auditor be autho-
rized, when IL wolf scalp is presented
and sworn to be killed in said county,
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