Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-06-10
Tuesday, June 7th.

Board convened pursuant to al.
Ijournment, Quorum present.
The minutes of the proceedings on
Monday were read and approved.
Several petitions for bridge appro-
priations were presented and re.
ferred.
Petition of J. Ridpath for fruit
tree exemption referred to committee
Oh TaxatiOnaud equalization.
Several petitions in regard to erro-
neous assessments were presented
and referred.
A remonstrance to the petition OF
A. Chaplin, ct ais. in regard to the
Chaplin road was presented.
Mr.. Jack Son, moved that the petit
ton and remonstrance be now con-
sidered by the Board. Carried.
Mr.. McCOrd moved that the prayer
of the petitioners be granted and the
county pay the costs and damages Oh
said Chaplin road. Lost.
Yea.-Mr. Abbott.
Nays.-Nressrs Casteel, Cobb. Cor
win, Finch, Fish, Hardy, Hayzlett,
Humphrey, Jackson, May, McCord,
Miller, Norris, Robinson, Rownd,
Sergeant.-l6.
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A petition was presented from Bar
clay Township in regard to schoo!
house tax. Not granted.
Numerous resolutions for bridge
appropriations were referred to com
mittee.
The following report OF special
committee was presented and adopt
ed:
The undersigned, the special com
mitt-e appointed TO examine the east
end of the bridge across the Cedar
river, and also to ascertain upon
whom rests the liability to repair the
same. beg leave to report as follows.
We find that the east end of said
bridge is in an unsafe and dangerous
condition and requires immediate re-
pairs.
We are also of the opinion that the
liability rests upon the county. under
the recent act of the Legislature
that the Cedar Mill Co, in erecting
their buildings and repairing escape
race, have not widened the natural
channel of the river so as to increase
| the length OF said bridge rs it was
built in 1859, and as it remains ut the
present time.
o. Il. Hardy,
| l.. \. Cobb, Committee.
G., w. HayZlett,
The consideration of the petition
for change in township boundary he
| tween Waterloo and Cedar Falls
| townships being in order, Mr.. Cobb
presented a remOnstrance to said pc
| titinn.
Mr.. Rownd moved that the prayer
of the petitioner. be granted. Lost.
Ieas-Messrs. Finch, Jackson
May. Norris. Robinson, Rownd-6.
| Nays-Messrs. Abbott, Casteel,
Cobb, Corwin, Fish, Hardy, Hay
zIett, Humphrey, McCord, Miller and
Sergeamt-ll.
bsent-Messrs. Close and Jaquith
2.
Adjourned till !! o'clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
| Board convened pursuant to ad
journment, Quorum present.
A communication was received
from A. NJ. Beman Co. Superinteud,
ant, which which was referred to d
special committee, consisting OF
Messrs. Hardy, McCord and Hay
zlett.
Petition of John Campbell referred
| to committee on county accounts.
A petition from John Kerr. asking
that the county pay the costs in all
action concerning the title to Lot 2
Blocks ii city of Cedar Falls, said
costs amounting to $27.45.
Petition granted.
Mr.. Cobb moved that the Auditor be
and is hereby authorized to redeem
from Tax Sale, Lot Block IA, Lot
6 and 7 Block 20, Lot ! Block Al and
Waterloo, East side Cedar river.
there being School Fund mortgage
on said Lots. Carried.
The communication from NJ. II.
Moore being in order the same was
laid over until O'clock L. NJ. to-
| mOrrO~.
Several petitions and resolutions
were referred TO the appropriate COM
mittees.
! The committee on county build
ings and property recommended tie
appropriation of a sufficient amount
to- build side walks, Us asked for, by
the ely council, in front of the
Court House and Poor House, aud
! that there he committee appointed
To superintend or let the contract for
| the same. The committee also find
1t necessary To have an outside stair.
way built to allow the male inmates
of the Poor House, to pass out back
from the Hospital and State Rooms
without going through the rooms oc-
cupied by the female inmates, the
committee therefore recommend that
the Board appropriate an additional
amount sufficient to build said stair
way.
Report adopted.
Messrs. Hardy and Henderson
were appointed committee On side
walks.
Board then adjo;ned till 81 O'Clock