Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-04-17

the County Surveyors KecOra.
Carried. ssAa ~
Gn motion, Board adjourned til
0 o'clock tomorrow morning.
WIZ. H. Caldwell,
Co. Auditor
OrTUMwA, April ~.
FOURTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Members all present.
President Garfield In the Chair.
Minutes Of yesterdays proceeding
were read and approved.
Il. E. Williams presents petitloI
praying an abatement Of assessment
On motion Of Mr.. Nelson, the petition
was laid on the table for want Of prop
or evidence. y
J. W. Caldwell, commissioner ap.
pointed to view and II deemed expe'
dient to locate certain roads petitioned
for by Robert Johnaon, having re-
turned and died his report on the 7th
Inst, recommending as follow, to-wit
"That 1t 10 expedient and necessary
for the accommodation OF the public
that the roads should be located q
follows:
Commencing at the S W corner Of
section Is, township u, range IA
thence due North on section line one
and one-half miles to North West
corner of s W quarter, section 10
same township and range, thence
East one-half mile to Ottumwa road
near center Of said section 10. l found
all the government corners as above
indicated, and recommend the road
to be located accordingly. I also make
the following recommendations,
though not petitioned for, but by
consent of the owners of the land on
either side of the road, to-wit: Com.
mencing at the N w corner of S W
quarter, section 10, township II, range
IA, runniDg.thence West until it inter.
sects the Ottumwa and Ormanville
road. All of said roads to be 80 feet
in width.
Mr.. Michael moved that the 7th
day of June, 1873, 8 o'clock a. m, be
set for the final hearing on the road
petition of Robert Johnston, ct. os.,
before the Board of Supervisors -
Carried.
J. 7. Roberts, by his agent S. II.
Worcester, presents a petition for
abatement of assessment on lot No.
Roberts subdivision of Gilmore 8
sub. to Ottumwa, from s44O to 500,
and to refund him the taxes paid on
excess for the years 1871 and 1872.
Mr.. Michael moved 70 ~b~4e on
Roberts petition the amount of 5000,
and to refund to said Roberts the taxes
which have been collected on said
amount of $500, and called for the
ayes and nays, which resulted rs fol.
lows: a4.
Michael aye; Nelson nay Garfield
nay.
The chair declared the motion lost,
Mrs. Lucy B. Stoddard, by hel
agent VIM. McNett presents petition
for abatement of assessment on "Mon.
eys and Credits from 1000 TO 1900.
On motion Of Mr.. Michael, the peti.
tion was granted.
Esquire NJ. NJ. Lane, Of Dahlonegs
township, presents his report, which
on motion Of Mr.. Nelson, was receiv,
ed and placed on file.
John S. Walkor, by his agent u. II
Stiles, presents q petition praying tht
Board to refund to him certain taxel
which have been paid on lots Is and
part Of 10, Ottumwe.
On motion of Mr.. Nelson, tho peti
ton Of j. s. Walker was laid ON thu
table. -
Mr.. Michael moved 10 reconsider
the vote by which The petition Of Mrs
s. j. Copeland was laid on the table
Carried. 9
Mr.. Michael moved to grant the pc
tition of Mrs. s. j. Copeland, (prayini
for an abatement of assessment o
$1,000 moneys and Csedits.") Car
ried.
James H. Cartwright presents
petition praying the Board to abate tn
sum of $l,4O0 Moneys and Credits
now assessed to him to S4OO.
On Motion of Mr.. Nelson, the peti
ton was granted. I,
Vim. L. Orr, Mayor of Ottumws
and ex,oflicio Justice Of the Peace
files his report, which on motion Q
Mr.. Nelson was received and place.
on file. !.
On motion, Board adjourned till
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
w. H. CALDWELL,
Co. Auditor.