The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-02-02

Present, >. w. Young, ii. &. Gill, and
G. A. Pound-all the members.
The following listof. claims were acted
upon by the Board:
Graham, goods for pauper, los 1871
Martin Martin Dan,l boarding pauper, 24W 200
laws furnished board, de-, 1850 1885,
Clerk & Trustees Fairfield tip, 800 800
BUILD w atty state ease, ~ 500 ar 100
johnson, w trustee Centert'p, 20 .s& 200
Wherry, Baird & Co.. goods fur
nished .paupers, rfIoI % $50 o. 10
Lowell, II boarding paupcr, eco "~s2 90
Focht, Jonathan, wood for pauper
Reigart. Henry claim for balance !. : - 80.
Pound, Il II money paid for - - 1900
milford 4 Longley, printing for
Mastcrson,, J L boots for n Low - ).
STANLEY , I; vehicles furnished ~ wv
Ioagland, W constable, costs in . =
Trustees Rochester township,
boarding ranpcr, SEQ 500
Pritchard Il Co., team and driver
county, s.'N..'>.-~,'..N. 1000 col 200 co
cry for county, 45o $50
.Wisencr, Amos serving subpoenas
for grand jury.s # 3W 5oo
The annual report of Jas. w. Beatty,
Justice of the Peace, of Dayton town.
ship, was read and approved.
The Treasurer submitted two propo'
sitions received by him for the deposit
Of the county money. The one from
the Davenport National Bank was ac-
cepted, and the Treasurer authorized to
make deposits with the same.
The Board received twenty three
propositions for the sale of land for a
county Poor Farm. Several Of said
farms were examined, but none accept
ed
A proposition from the Auditor OF
Scott county to exchange map Of Scott
county for one of Cedar county, was
considered by the Board and accepted,
and the Auditor authorized to procure n
map of Cedar county and make the ex~
change.
The Board received several PROPOSE
| tons to build bridges. Said proposals
were examined, bat no contracts let. ss#
The following resolutions were adopt
ed by the Board:
Resolved, That an order to balance the
Swamp Land Fund account on the Co.
Treasurer's books, for the sum of seven
hundred dollars, he transferred from the
county fund to the Swamp Land
Fund. .. ...
,. After a careful examination of the
Terwilliger, and also Of the new Hall
safe, now In the Treasurers Office, we
unanimously decide to let the TerwilIi-
ger safe remain i'm its present position
for the use of the County Treasurer; and
to have the Hall safe removed to the
vault Of the Clerks office for the use of
the Clerk of the District Court.
8. Resolved. That the Auditor be au-
thorized to cancel all State and other
| taxes when they have been delinquent
/ five years by placing to the credit of
such tax an amount of unavailable tax
sufficient to balance said account; aud
! the Treasurer be instructed to place all
taxes collected after they have been so
I balanced to the credit of the county
! fund.
| 4. Resolrcd that the Auditor draw
warrants for attendance and mileage of
the Board of Supervisors as follows:
| S w Young, 3 days mile Sl2.10
/ II & Gill; 13 " 1920
& 4 Pound, q ~ go
5. RcSo'ccd, That we adjourn to
meet On Thursday, the 9th Of February,
and that the Auditor be requested to
correspond with the tow nship trustees
of the several townships in order to as
certain the number Of county poor in
each township, and how many of the
number would be likely to be sent to
tie county poor house when provided
T.. NJ. BRINK, Co. Auditor.