The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-01-12
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Y Resolved, 6y shc Hoard cfcEapUDi.
sors 0f Wupctto cOaAtyyls That she
County Auditor is hssoby authorised
and instructed 70 pay,to tho town
ship Assessors, ,of said county, three
fourths Of the amount ot their claims,
providing their books are properly
icotsd spd balanced LANG ascord ding tolav.
Il lie road matter iof james NJ
Smith, and ,othersS Ne petitioners
not having complied With the order
Of the Board, made stthe June Sos
sion, 1870, resolved, that the time be
extended TO the 10th of Jan y. 1871,
for the payment of costs and DANA
ges in said case. Adopted.
Report Of Supervisor Cloyd, Of
Adams, on bridges, was received and
ordered TO b. placed on file, and, on
motion Of Supervisor Reinhard, that
the Auditor draw an order on the
Treasurer for $4,000 Sor. his services.
Carried. z IS
Report Of 3. +. Neville. Of Pleas
ant Township, on Bridges, was read
and placed on file. I On motion Of
Supervisor Nelson, that an order be
drawn on the Treasurer for $40, for
his services. Carried. saia
Bond Of john Gray, Constable,
was presented and approved.
Bond Of William Shadrord, Justice
Of the Peace, approved when sworn
to.
Bond Of Daniel Carr, Justice of the
Peace, approved.
Bond Of w. H.. Campbell, Town
ship Clerk, approved.
! Bond Of G. w. Kirkpatrick, JUS
tice of the Peace, approved.
Bond Of Joseph House approved.
The road matter Of J. NJ. Wilson
and others came up for final action.
On motion Of Supervisor Reinhard
that the prayer Of petitioner be
rejected: Motion carried.
The road matter pctitioned for
by A. J. Spurlock and others, was
taken up, and on motion of Supervl.
sor Reidhard that the prayer of pc.
titioner be granted, providing peti.
tioner pay all costs and damages and
put the road in good travelling con.
| dition on or before tho first day oi
January, 1872. Adopted.
Board adjourned until ] o'clock,
p. M.
Board met pursuant 70 adjourn.
| ment, at / o'clock, r. NJ, President
Garfield In the chair. Members all
present.
In the road matter of Josiah Carr,
ct. al, came up for final action. On
motion, the prayer of petitioner wa
granted, on condition that petitione,
pay all costs and damages on or be.
fore the first day Of March, 1871.
In tho road matter of Edward
Ulrey etal, on motion tho prayer
Of petitioners be granted on con
dition that petitioners pay all
costs and damages on or before th,
first day Of January 1872. Adopted
TheS road matter. Of P. L. & Z. A
Clapp, was taken up and On motor
that the prayer Of petitioner bs
granted, and tho road be established
according to report of commissioner
on condition that petitioners pay al
costs and damages and put the road
in good travelling condition on OF
before tho 1st, day of January 1872
motion carried.
The petition of John Reno to va
cato the road was read, and on mo
tion was laid on tho table.
In the matter Of the road peitionet
for by John Peterson and Others
this being the day set for final ac
tion, on motion of Supervisor Rein
hard that the prayer Of petitioner b
granted, on condition that petition
ers pay all costs and damages an,
put the road in good travelling con
dition on or before the LIST, day Q
January 1872. Motion carried.
The road matter petitiOned to
| by Michael Bettz ct al was taken up
and on motion George +. Myers wa
appointed commissioner to com
mence his work on the 18th day oI
January 1871, and to report to tn
County Auditor on the 2lst day o
January 1871. Motion carried.
In the road matter petitioned 70
by d. Whitcomb OF al, it appear
J ing that petitioners owning tho Ian
over which The road IS asked TO b
located; and on motion tho road j
therefore established.
On motion tho Board adjournc
until 8 o'clock tom orrow morning.
GEO. u. HAcKwoRTn.
Auditor.
i January 5tb, 1871.
] Board mot pursuant to adjourn