Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-16

| judicial claims reported as per schedule;
reports concurred in by the board.
On motion adjourned till 8 O'Clock Wed
ncsday morning.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Board met at 8 o'clock A. NJ, pursuant
to adjournment.
Roll call, members all present.
Minutes Of previous session read and
approved.
The petition of w. H. Walker acting
general superintendent of the B. c. r. and
NJ II. II. was presented in which he set
forth that the following real estate viz
Rowley, blocks ~, 13,fr blocks IA, Is,
is and II; Independence, Fargos add
lots 5 and Washington Township, el ci
of sci of the sci of section 80. Hazlcton,
blocks 6, Z, 8 and 8. is owned and held
for the use of operating the road and is
not subject to taxation by the county for
the taxes of 1874 as said real estate IS re-
turned (as shown by said superintendent
afiidaviD to the State Census Board in &C
cordance with the provisions of the acts
of the 14th general assembly.
On motion resolved: The County Treas
urer is authorized to refund the tax of
1874 which has been paid ON said real
estate and the Auditor is directed to issue
warrants on county fund on treasurers
certificate of the several amounts paid,
and further the treasurer is empowered to
abate the unpaid tax of 1874 on said prop
erty.
ResOlred, That the treasurer is au-
thorized to transfer from the bounty to
county fund the several sums as collected
from time to time.
Resolced, That all claims for relief of
the poor by authority of township trus-
tees must be accompanied by trustees Or
ders signed officially, ordering the same,
and all cases requiring continued relief
shall be Immediately reported to the Au-
ditor who shall report the same to the
Chairman of the Poor Farm Committee
and the Auditor is instructed to notify
township trustrccs of the above resolu-
| ton.
The committee on Bounty, Official and
| Illegal tax claims reported as follows
Bounty claims as per schedule in which the
board concurred. Official claims allowed
as per schedule. The claims of Amos
Row, County Superintendent and w. f.
Parker, Deputy Superintendent, were re-
ferred to the Board for consideration, and
on motion the claims were continued for
explanation and itemizing. Adjourned
for Committee work till one O'Clock P.
NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met O'Clock p. NJ, pursuant to
| adjournment members all present.
The Committee reported on Illegal tax
claims as per schedule; report accepted.
The petition of g. B. Warne Secretary
of the Free Public Library of Indepen.
dence" WAS presented, asking permission
to transfer Halls and Whites Geological
REPORTS" of the state of Iowa, from the
Court House to the free Public Library;
permission granted.
The Auditor preseated his report of
road cases to-wit:
No. 81 Dirk Buss; location in Fairbank
township reported at January session
when it WAS ordered that appraisers be
reapDointed. Appraisers appointed Janu-
AIRY 18th, 1873. Appraisers reported jan
uary Goth, 1878, damages awarded Peter
Shannon so April 3, 1919, Dirk Bass
withdrew his petition; paid costs and
case dismissed.
No. 90. Bricc Howell Location in
Como Township petition filed January 16,
1915. Moses Aldrich, Com, reported
favorAbly February 9th, 1875. April 7,h
1879, day named for final hearing Re
nonsirancc filed March 3lst, 1873. Re
lcrfcu 10 the 30 lfu.
No 100. W. b. Wheaton; location in
Byron township: netition filed November
81, 1874. \. p. II. Cullen, Com, re-
ported favorAhly December It'll, 1874 final
having February 9th, 1915. Referred to
the hoard.
No. II. Series of 1873 Location in
Buffalo township. Peter Nanny asks that
the road calendar be corrected so as to
correspond with road notice filed with pa
pers in said case.
The action of the Auditor in dismissing
road case No. "a, was sustained by the
Board
No. 80. Referred to the board; the re-
quest of the petitiones was granted and
road ordered established.
No. 100. Referred to the board was
dismissed
No. ~ Series of 1878 Petitioners re-
quest granted and the Auditor instructed
to correct the road record as requested.
Resolued, That all acts or resolutions of
the Board of Supervisors increasing the
compensation of the County Superinten-
dent be declared repealed. Adopted.
On motion adopted that all bills presented
to the Board of Supervisors shall contain
items and dates with reasonable exactness;
if they do not the Auditor is instructed
not to place them on file
The following resolutions were adopt
ed:
Resolced That the Trustees of the sew.
eral Townships of Buchanan County and
ali other persons are hereby limited to the
sum of $40 for each coffin purchased for
the burial of paupcrs Collins can be pro-
cured at c. Kings, Independence. at pric-
ces ringing from $2I to $40.
Resolred, That the Poor Farm Commit
tee be instructed to investigate all pauper
cases brought to their notice and in all
practicable cases to remove the subjects to
the Poor House.
Resolced, That the Bridge con. mittee are