The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-04-11
SECOND DAY.

TUESDAY, April z.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present Henry Garfield, President,
and Henry Reinhard.
Absent-Sup. T. J. Nelson.
Minutes of proceedings Of last day
Of January Session, 1872; also. pro-
ceedings Of yesterday, were read and
approved.
A petition was received from Benz
jamin Randell, setting forth that he is
the father ola patient in the Insane
Hospital. at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and
has to pay Wapello county the amount
charged to said county by said Hospi
tai for the maintenance of his nnfor-
tunate child; he therefore prays the
Board to deduct the amount of taxes
which he yearly pays for the support Of
said Institution FROM the amount Of the
county claim. The petition was granted,
and the Auditor instructed to make
such deduction from the year 1870,
henceforth.
It appearing that VIM. Giltner, Of
Dahlonega Township has paid $43.26
excess of taxation by reason of an err
ror In assessment. the Auditor was in
strlcted to refund to said Giltner the
sum o. $3l 81 being the sounty and
State tax received fn the overcharge !;
and the School Board of Dahlonega
township ordered to refund to Mr.. Gilt.
ner the sum of $ll.30, being the amt
paid over for school purposes to said
township.
The road matter of 5. 4. Pollock. cit
al. was taken up and it appeared that
the full sum Of two hundred and five
dollars and fifty cents (the amount of
damages awarded to John Reno, by
the Circuit Court, ON account of the es-
adjustment Of saidroad) has been paid
to the Auditor, and
Wheseas, NJ. ii. Giltner, Alexander
Wright, N. M. Ives, John Fair, John
Mcdowell, VIM. Giltner and #. Wright
have fled an indemnity bond in the
sum of five hundred dollars, for the
payment of all damages and costs that
may hereafter accrue from the estab-
lishment of said road, therefore
''Ordered by the Board Of Supervi-
sors of Wapcllo County, That the Road
petitioned for by S. +. Pollock, ct. al.
be Internationally established as pray
ed for by petitioners, and recommend
ed by the Commissioner: and that the
Clerk Of this Board be required to no.
i.tify John Reno that the said sum of
Two Hundred and five dollars and fif-
| ty cents is now in his hands, subject to
said Reho's order: and that the said
road be ordered to be opened accord
ing to law
A petition was received from j. M.
McElroy, setting forth that lot No. 8,
McElroy's addition 10 Ottumwa, had
been doubly assessed aRlsoid for taxes
for 1870; aud the Board being satisfied
that the sale wae oironeoiis, fifc petit
ton was granted, and the Auditor an
Treasurer instructed TO refund 10 the
party who bought thsamount paid by
said purchasing party,
The resignation oe Matthew Henry.
Justice Of the Peace of CoHpetine
Township u. B. Cummings, Constable
of Washington Township, and VIM.
II. Fl. Asbury. Deputy Sheriff, were ac-
cepted.
| Satisfactory evidence being exhibit-
ed of the disability Off. J. Mi! Hics !,
the Board ordered that he y, exempt
q from road and poll tax.
The reports of Ezekial Rush and j.
c. McGiNag, Justices Of the Peace,
were eA .1iinedsand received.
On motio1l. the Steward Of ,ue / ,or
Farm is hereby authorized to- white
wash throughout and repair the plas-
tering in the Poor House. and to Mae
ter the two up stairs east rooms, aud
the Auditor instructed to issue orders
in payment forsnch work, upon the
presentation Of bills certified by the
Steward and sworn.to by claimants1N
Adjourned TO O'Clock, A. NJ, -
morrow. WIN. Fl. CALDWELL,
| Co. Auditor.