Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16
INDEPENDENCE IOWA. FRIDAY, JUNE 16 1876

referred the petition of the City Council
of the city of Independence, reported in
favor of the payment of the amount
claimed, and the Auditor was authorized
to issue warrant on Bridge Fund in favor
of SAID City Council in the sum of $175.
The committee to whom was referred
the question Of building cistern made re-
port as follows:
To the Board of Supercisors:
Your committee to whom was referred
the question of building cistern on or near
the county grounds have to report:
That they believe it for the interest of
the county to build a cistern that shall
hold at least 800 barrels, that it should be
built on the southeasterly part of the lots
on which the Court House stands.
They also recommend that eave-troughs
be put on the Court House and conductors
attached to carry water to the cistern.
Respectfully submitted.
p.h' D hNS1ha, Mcnh,su, Com,
Report accepted, and committee dis
charged. In view of want Of funds the
building of the cistern was ordered post
poned.
The Committee on Miscellaneous Claims
reported as per schedule. Report con-
cured in.
The Committee on Judicial Claims re-
ported as per schedule, in which report
the Board concurred.
The Committee ON Miscellaneous, Off
cial, Bounty and Illegal Tax Claims re-
ported as per schedule. Report concurred
III.
The following petitions for abatement
of valuation of assessments was presented
and continued: A. NJ. Taylor, NJ. Dough
erty, Jacob Lesher, n Burr, A. B. Clark,
A. p Burrhus, and j. J. Travis.
The petition of Thomas S. Cameron,
for refunding of tax on lot 81, in Otter
vile, on account of its being church prop
erty, was considered, and Auditor author
lZed to issue warrant on county fund in
the sum of $2711 (he amount of tax
paid on said loD in favor of said T. s.
Cameron
The petition of Augustus Haines, for
the refunding of $500, taxes enormously
collected was considered and allowed.
The petition of William Lots, claiming
exemption for forest trees, was dismissed.
Adjourned till o'clock, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met at o'clock pursuant to ad-
journment.
Members all present.
A communication from David Arm
strong was presented, claiming additional
compensation for building abutment of
Brandon bridge. Ordered on file.
A communication from Board of Super
visors of Fayette county, asking this
Board to assist in building bridge on coun-
ty line between Fayette and Buchanan
counties was referred to Bridge Commit
tee.
The Board passed the following resoiu
ton.
Resolved, That the County Treasurer be
authorized and instructed to abate the tax
upon all imperfect descriptions of lands
and lots as they may be assessed upon the
books of his office, for the years Of 1870,
1871, 1872, 1878, and 1874, together with
the personal taxes, where the party or
parties are known to be deceased, and
from which there can be no possible
chance to secure the above tax through
their estate or estates, and be it further re
solved that he be authorized to abate the
tax of 1869.
To the Board Of Supervisors Of Buchanan
County, Ioaoa:
Your committee has examined the pa
pers III the Auditors report of Permanent
School Fund and find all correct. They
have also examined his report of warrants
issued on the order of Poor Farm and
Bridge Committees, and find vouchers for
the warrants.
II. BRYANT, Committee.
Which was accepted and placed on file.
The committee appointed to examine
into the accounts and statements of the
County Treasurer and Auditor, report
That they have examined the books of
the County Treasurer and compared his
accounts of the several funds with those
of the AUDITORS and find them to agree
and to correspond with the statement in
his report, now before you.
II. BRYANT,
Ii. HIGBY,
Which was accepted and placed on file.
The County Auditor was ordered to
issue warrants to members of Board pres
ent session on County Fund, for per diem
and mileage, as follows: