The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-09-11
COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
oGcial Report Of Proceedings at
the September Meeting.

AUDITORS OFFICE. TIPToN,
September LIST, 1873.
Il Board met pursuant 10 law.
Present-all the members.
The following are the petitions pre-
scented and the action OF the Board
upon the same:
Petition of Trustees OF Linn Town
ship asking to have road tax, said 70
have been, abated.
Prayer Of petitioners granted.
Petition Of Daniel Carpenter asking
to have tar refunded.
Prayer Of petitioner granted.
Petition for aid for Isaac Simonds,
jsilor.
Prayer Of petitioner granted aud $50
appropriated.
| Petition Of d. 9. Green for sbate-
ment of tax.
Interest and penalty absted.
Petition of w. H. Rate asking to
have credit for grove and orchard.
Prayer of petitioner not granted.
Petition of j. w. Bonsall to have
excessive tax abated.
Prayer of petitioner granted.
Petition of Horace Wright for abate-
ment OF tax.
Prayer of petitioner granted.
Petition Of Alsop Latham to have
penalty on tax RENTED.
Prayer of petitioner granted.
Petition OF Trustees Of Iowa town
ship asking appropriation in aid of
Mordecai NJ. Reeder and wife.
Prayer of petitioners granted; five
dollars per month appropriated.
Petition of George McGibbons for
abatement of tax on Government
| bonds.
Prayer of petitioner granted
Petition of VIM. Fraseur for abate-
ment of penalty Oh tax.
Prayer of petitioner granted inter
est and penalty abated.
Petition off O. Sweet for abatement
Of tax.
Prayer Of petitioner granted, and
Auditor authorized TO correct.
Petition of F.. H. CARRIER for correc-
ton of error in tax.
Prayer Of petitioner not granted.
Petition of J. b. Metcaif asking 10
have error in tax corrected-claimiug
assessment in two counties.
Prayer OF petitioner granted and
Auditor authorized to correct error. |
Petition Of Laurie Tatuin, Joseph
Heppenstall, James T. Frame, NJ. J.
Maris, Alex. Pearson, Isaiah Morrison
aud Joseph Shinn asking to have pen
atty on school tax RENTED.
Prayer OF petitioners granted the
Treasurer authorized to receive the
original amount without interest or |
penalty.
Report Of J. Cousins, on bridge in
Red Oak, presented and accepted, and
the Auditor authorized 10 draw a war I
rant In favor Of J Cousins 70. 81. so.
Report Of II. c. Piatt, on bridge .
across Sugar Creek. presented and ac-
cepted.
The appointment OF A. ?. Fleming,
Deputy Clerk OF District Court, was
presented and approved. Said deputy
required to give bond in the penal
sum OF 5000. :
The following are the resolutions U
passed by the Board: r
Resolved, That s. Yates, Attorney !
Tor the county, is hereby Instructed to 4
commence suit against w. w. Wiley
aud his bondsmen for moneys paid /
him and damages on contract TO build n
bridge on Rock Creek, which has c.
'een forfeited by non-performance of Ia
ontract. >
Resolved, That the Auditor draw a III
variant in favor of J. b. Sherbon for !,
ixteen dollars. for plank furnished :,
" him for bridge on Coon Creek, aud pi
nirty dollars balance due him OH p
lear Creek bridge. is
Resntred, That the Auditor draw a I
7arIant in favor Of John Leonard for in
ne sum OF eighteen hundred and nipe- re
three dollars and fifty cents for :;
uilding abutments for the Haines' 81
ridge. OF
Resoiped, That the bid of McNama- 81
q Casad for furnishing stoves be le
ccepted, and the Auditor is Instinct o,
to sell the old stoves and the Aud r
lor draw warrant to pay for the new \,
toves. y
Resotued, That Nelson Orion il
ereby employed to take charge of the +
curt House All grounds until the LIST "
ay OF January, ls14, his time to COM W
hence on thu lst day of September. ri
Or the same compensation received BY =
revious Janitor.
Resolued, That fifty dollars be An
'ropriated to fill the western approach
0 the Sugar Greek bridge built by u
AT Carlin and that Reuben Swartz i
ander be appointed TO superintend n
he same. 6
Resolred. That there be paid boun- I
y OF five dollars for the scalp OF each ,
vo.f killed in Cedar county
Resotred, That it be submitte d to
he vote of the county at the next gen
'rat election whether the number of
ne Board OF Supervisors be increased
10 nve or remain as at present.
Resotued, That the following taxes
be and are hereby levied upon the as
sessed value of the taxable property in
Cedar County, Iowa, to-wit:
Kind ofTa1 Mills
state tax ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
county Tax, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL
County School, ..................
Bridge, .
insane, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
-. 80 cents
io"nship and District. Teach Con. schI
ers tingt hou'e
h Ills Nil MI M nnt
Cass township, .............. q
Center .....,..........,. .,..~... ) Il !