The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-02-25

sixtA Day.

tp, &c {; span.
Wilson bridge, Inland tp, 20 II
span.
Simmons pridge, Center tp, 36 #
span.
Shiloh bridge, Red Oak tp, 3e #
span.
Ellyson bridge, Iowa tp, 30 # span.
Wapsienonoc bridge, Spnngdals
tp, 80 # span.
Fitzpatrick bridge. Cover ir, "A #
span.
Shawver bridge .Cass tp, 20 # span.
Roach bridge, Springfield tp. 30 #
span.
Masons Run bridge, Linn tp, SO #
span.
Wesleyan Church, bridge Dayton
tp, 80 # span.
The Auditor is hereby instructed
TO advertise for proposals to build the
foregoing bridges in time for the con-
tracts to be le. At the April session
Of this Board.
1t is also ordered that an appro-
priation of tlOO be made out Of the
Bridge fund to be used in the build
ing Of two bridges across Rock Run
in Red Oak tp near Frank Mof6its
aud that Frank Motif bs appointed
commissioner to supcrintend this
work.
Adjourned to o'clock tomorrow.
Seventh Day.
February 18th, 1875.
The Board assembled at 8 o'clock.
All the members present. The min
utes of yesterdays session read and
approved.
The following order is made: order
ed that the Trustees of Springfield
township be authorized to assist the
family Of Patrick Nevill to the
amount of t4.OO per week for three
months from this date and the Audi
tor be authorized to issue warrants
for the same when called for by said
Trustees.
Ordered that tho Auditor be an
,horized to pay the Trustees Of Sugar
Creek township $1.5O per week for
four months from January lst, 1875,
for the benefit of Barbara Hillerman.
Ordered that the bridge across Su-
gar Crock, known ~ the Haines
bridge be raised two or more feet,
and that T. G. Prescott be authorized
to employ some person to do tho
work, also to superintend the same
and report at next meeting Of the
Board.
Annual report of S. X. Hegarty, J.
p, Fairfield township laid before the
Board approved and placed on Gle.
Petition of David ID. Gano to have
penalty remitted on personal property
tax for 1870. Granted, pay ten per
cent.
Petition S. Cover ct d. for correc.
tion in assessment Of lots on the Ce-
dar river. On motion this petition
was referred to . committee of three:
+. &. Prescott. 0. H. Hslner and G.
p. Sheldon for examination and re-
port tomorrow.
Petition Of Trustees Of Iowa town.
ship asking an appropriation of six
dollars . month for the relief Of Pres.
ley Thompson, blind man and . res
ident Of Iowa township. Granted,
and Auditor authorized 10 issue war
rants to the Trustees to be expended
by them as they deem proper.
Petition of w. w. Willet to have
tax abated for 1868, 1869. snd 1870.
Not granted.
Petition Of 35 citizens asking that
the question "Shall . bridge bs
built across Cedar river at Covers
Ferry?' be submitted to the voters
of Cedar county At the next general
election. Dismissed.
The following was laid be fore the
Board, accepted and ordered placed
on fle:
To tie Hon. Board Of Supervisors,
Cedar Co., IOard:
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed by your Hon. body at your
regular session in January, 1875, to
examine and report upon the accounts
of the County Treasurer, County
Auditor and Clerk OF the District
and Circuit Courts, would respect
fully report that he has performed
the duty so assigned him, by making
q careful investigation Of the accounts
of the said Offices for the year 1874,
and find that the accounts Of the said
Auditor and Clerk and that the a.
fairs of said Offices appear to have
been very systematically and efici-
emily managed. The accounts of the
Office Of the County Treasurer are
found to be accurate with the excsp-
tions hereinafter noted. There have
been very few mistakes considering
the volume of business transacted
and the complicated accounts re.
quired to be kept. The taxes, e.
pecially those Of 1873, collected dur
ing the year 1874, have been collect
ed up very closely; and notably 90
the personal property taxes and poll,
of persons having no realty.
| would recommend that whsra
from any cause 4 tax receipt 10 MOI
used for actual delivery to tax pay
er upon the actual payment Of taxes
and that either the receipt or its cor.
responding stub has been written
upon or otherwise defaced; that such
receipt should not be detached from
its stub, but that both tho receipt
and its corresponding stub shall dis.
tinctly show why it is not so used
and should be SO Cancelled - to rem
der it imprac,icable that it can b.
ever after used for delivery to any
tax payer a. evidence Of the payment
Of taxes.
The following errors appear upor
the examination Of the Treasurer
accounts, viz:
| l. Springfield township-tax o
1873, paid BY Everts, in May, 1874
aud charged to the Treasurer twice
1878. See Journal No. 8, pa9e 2O(