Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-24
PROCEEDINGS
The Board Of Supervisors:
FIFTH DAY.

rLIu DAys
Court HOUSE, WApELLo Co..
OTTuMwA, September IL, 1S74.}
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Members oil present.
President Nelson in the Chair.
Minutes of yesterday were read and
and approved.
The c. B & @ r. r., per Stiles h
Burton, attorneys, present petition
asking the Board to release from tax.
alton certain lands therein Get forth,
representing that they have already
been estimated by the State Executive
Council.
On motion Of Mr. Michael the petit
ton was continued to October (ls74)
session.
Us. Bush presents petition pray.
ing IN abatement Of assessment, rep
resenting the same to be erroneous.
On motion of Mr.. Michael the petit
ton was continued till Oct. {1S74) SEES
sion.
John Fancher's petition for abate-
ment Of taxes, on account of hedge,
which was presented at January (l874)
session, was taken up, and on motion
rejected. Y
On motion 81 Mr.. Michael the fol.
lowing resolution was adopted, to-
wit:
Whereas, In the opinion Of the
Board, IL 10 deemed advisable to pro.
cure grounds, upon which, In the fu.
tnre. 70 ereet Court House and other
public bun dings, and SsA&N3s&
Wbeseas Yhe law provides that
property cannot be purchased outside
the corporate limits of the city in
which the county seat il located, and
WkdreGs, Property II the city Of
IOttnmWa, the county eeAt Of Wapello
lDun(yl Iowa, - constAntly increasing
4 u H9ue, and will ina few years, no
| dosbt, bs held 1t high prices; there.
fore, be it
Resolved, By the Board Of Super.
visors of Wapello county, lows, thaf the
question ofleYying an additional tax
not to exceed s6even thousand ca 600
dolla,s, for the purchase of q site fol
public buildings for said county, il
the city Of Ottumwa. be submitted Il
the voters OF eaid county attho genera
elecejou, 10 b. held On the 18Th day o
October, A. d. 1874. The ballots shal
be either printed or written, and shal
read as follows:
Il For the Purchase Of Grounds fol
Public Buildings"
Against The Purchase of Grounds
for Public Buildings"
VIM. J. McReynolds ct d, present
| petition asting the Board to equaliz,
property assessments in "Pleasan
HIP Indepsndent School district
II Competine township.
II On motion, petition was rejected
for want of Jurisdiction.
John ROUGH presents petition ask
ing the Board to order re-survey o
! 10 part of highway, as set forth ii
: said petition.
| On motion, the petition was grant
II Mr.. Michael moved to reconside
, the vote by which the application o
Peter Utecht to buy and sell intoxi
eating liquors was rejected on SECOND
, day OF present session. Carried.
, Judge H. E. Hendershott then ap
, peared before the Board and urged
the granting Of said application.
Mr.. Michsel moved he application
Of Peter Utecht u buy and cell intox
icating liquors be not granted, ant
called for the ayes and nays, resulting
- follow; a
I, Mr.. Michael, sye; Mr.. McC ollough
nay Mr.. Nelson aye,
j Chair declared the motion carried.
II On motion Of Mr.. Michael the Aud.
itor was authorized to sink we'll fol
public accommodation, in front OF the
Court House.
o. motion the following claim.
were allowed. to-wit: