The daily Argus., 1875-03-08
Supervisor Jacobs and his Record.

Supervisor Jacobs and his Record.
THE ARGUS having stated that Supr
Jacobs of Coal Valley did not properly
present any protest against change of
boundary lines between Coal Valley and
Black Hawk until after the question had
been disposed Of, that gentleman called on
rs and said that we were misinformed on
the subject and asked that he be set right
before the people. We assured him that
our confidence in our means of information
was unabated, and that either he did not
get his protest properly before the board,
as THE ARGUS had stated, or else the
clerk had made an incorrect ecord,-he
and the clerk could settle that matter be-
tween themselves. The following is all
the published record on the subject:
Monday Dec. z, 1S74.-Supervisor Jacobs moved
that the petition Of citizens of Coal Valley IN re-
gard to division Oh tne ne o. a, sar WI be
board.
Supervisor Kerr moved as an amendment that the
mittee, Amendment adopted and the chair ap-
pointed Supervisors Morey, Hanna and Smith as
such committee.
Who presented the petition or how it
got before the board the record does not
inform US.
Tuesday, Dec 8, 1s74.-on motion of Supervisor
Jacobs the matter of approving the report OF tue
special committee the division of the territory
Of Coal Valley was deferred until tomorrow morn
ing at o'clock.
We suppose there must have been re-
port from the committee. but the publish
ed record gives US no information as to
when it was presented, who by, or what
was its purport. -,
Wednesday. Dec. 9. 1s74.-The matter OF me al-
vision OF the territory OF Coal valley townssl s,
and annexation to Black Hawk then came up ~
consideration. Supervisor Campbell moved 'na Ia
action be deferred until the next meeting Oh tne
| board. Carried.
So much for the last December term
Now for the late session.
Wednesday, March 8. 1s75-The matter OF the pc
tition of citizens of Coal Valley township, i9I sn
annexation Of portion o. theif erf1Srs d suOerxso ~
Kerr moved that the prayer OF the petltiohers u
granted. -. a. .
The yeas and nays were then called on the origi
nal motion as offered by Supervisor Kerr, and re
suited as follows:
| Yeas-Supervisors Daley, Trent, Grenell, Krel
Dart, Kerr, Todd, Parmenter, Smith and Marston.-
| 10.
| Nays Supervisors Feaster, Hanna, Huntool
Campbell Jacobs and Wright-6.
| Absent-Sup'r Wray.
| Not Voting-Chairman Morey.
| Notion carried.
l ak inf
town divided, but does not show any prt
test as having been presented or mentione
in any way.
The next day the record is as follows:
Thursday. March 4th, 1s75.-Supervisor Jaco
moved that the protest signed by 1t5 citizens pro
= erty holders and taxpayers Of the township
. Coal Valley, against the annexation OF part
their town to the township OF Black Hawk, De l
eorporated in the proceedings of this board Carrie
II From the record it is very plain tn
! THE ARGUS was correct.-but Supervis
. Jacobs still insisted that he had present.
b the protest previous to action, and re-
t the heading, and tried to get it referred
a committee. 1t seems very singular th
, |. no record was made of his offering the !
o tition and making such motions, if
d statement is rrect,-but that is matt
D between him and the clerk, not betwe
81 him and THE ARGUS, for the clerks reco
" proves that The ARGUS was right. He
IS ever, Sup'r Jacobs being anxious to G.
10 vince us that he did present the prot
before action, said he would request \
w. w. Webster, the deputy clerk "
re made the record, to call and state the ia
D. to us. Later in the day Mr.. Webs
- came to THE ARGUS office and said t
: the record was correct that no prot
,ts was presented or ever heard of or menti
lst ed, by the chairman or the clerk, until
III, ter the town had been divided. In Fl
Al Al said Webster, no protest signed by citiz
aw and voters of Coal Valley has ever b
presented at all. The paper alluded t
Thursday is only copy of what is sal
be protest, but is not the protest its
We asked to see it, and found the vi
paper to be in one handwriting, names
the all. The heading of the paper is as
will lows:
will o ne ul
zens and taxpayers of the town of Coal VI
- learning that petition will be again presented
o. asking division of our town and that the
part thereof be annexed to the town of Black Fl
ING The town of Coal Valley is now smaller thar
of Black Hawk, it 1s smaller than the state law
u scribes as the minimum No. of sections for
creation of new towns
Believing that such action on your part wou
injurious to the interest Of our town and wi
Is sufficient and good reasons for such division
hereby protest against such division or set off
er" teratiOn of our town as now constituted.
ofl Then follow the names, all in the S
now handwriting, and closing with the fol
OPP ing:]
,o;r hereby certify that the above signatures
Aeh copied from papers in my possession for the
!. in purpose and are I believe all legal voters o
q THEo JAct
ness Sworn to and subscribed before me this Sd N
1875. JOHN V. Cook, Cl
III The facts, therefore, would seem
Vi as follows:
~ l. No protest was ever presented a
nothing but a copy.
2, According to the record, accordil
' the verbal statement of members of
>" board, and also of the clerk who mad
record, this copy was not presented
a"u after the town had been divided.
3. The day after the town was div
.Ion .;na Supr Jacobs presented copy of
one purports to be aprotest, and on his m
the it was permitted to become part Of
per- records or history Of the case.
! ~. ~ 4. The statement Of The ARGUS is
one sustained, l, by the record, 2. by the {
The and z hv members of the hoard.