Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-20
SIXTH DAY.
SIXTH DAY.
It'll SEPYEMBER 9th, 1876.
Board met pursuant to adjourn

SIXTH DAY.
ISL 6EPYEMBER 9th, 1876 4
Board met pursuant to adjourn
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Members all present.
President Michael in the chair.
The minutes of yesterdays proceed
ings read and approved.
Board proceeded to the examina-
ton of claims.
The petition of s. j. Terrell, for the
of taxes. Mr.. Mccullough
moved that the petition be rejected,
and called for the ayes and nays.
Mr.. Mccullough aye, Mr.. Wright
aye, Mr.. Michael aye. Carried.
The petition of Reeder Fish, for the |
re-survey ofroad, laid over until the
November term.
The petition of Mary Olds for an
appropriation to send children to the
Orphans Home, laid over till the No
vember term.
The petition of Charles Dudley, for
the refunding Of taxes on lots l, 2, ;,
4 and 6, block 3, and lots l, 2, 3 and
is, block 4 and lots l, 2, 3, 4, 5, g., Z, 8,
g, 10. IL amid IL, block 5, and lots 6, I
and 8, block 6, in Taylor &Pounds adj
dition to Agency City, Iowa, was
granted and the Auditor directed to
issue a warrant for said amount, when
the claim has been properly made out
and sworn to, with ten per cent inter-
est FER. annm on amount of taxes
paid.
The petition of s. Fl. Farley, for an
appropriation to send two deaf and
dumb children to the Deaf and Dumb
Institute, passed, the board not being
authorized by law to make an apprO-
priation in advance of a levy being
made of said fund.
Now on this 9th day Of Sep, 1876,
comes Seth Richards, by his attorney,
Jno. Coyan, and calls for hearing in
the matter Of petition Of said Rich
ards, relative to an assessment of
5000 MS improvements for the year
1876, on property specified in said PEE
titiOn.
On motion said petition was reject
ed, the board not having Jurisdiction.
The petition of s. Morley, for an
allowance to pay, in part, the expense
of locating road petitioned for by
him. On motion rejected.
The petition of Jno. Hieronimus, for
q refund Of taxes, was, on motion re-
jected.
The petition of j. w. Carpenter for
an abatement of taxes, was, ON motion
rejected, the board not having juris-
diction. II.
The road petition of Mathew Scott,
continued till the November term
third day.
On motion of Mr.. cCullough, the
following resolution was adopted
viz:
Resolred, By the Board Of Supervi.
sors of Wapello county, Iowa, thai
the following taxes be levied ON the
assessment for the year 1876, viz:
State, two mills; county, four mills
county school, one mill bridge, ONT
and q half mills; poor farm, one mill
insane hospital, act, one mill; pol
tax, Scots per poll and the Auditor
be hereby required to extend upof
the tax books, the taxes herein levied
and also to ascertain the percentun
necessary to raise the various sum-
which shall have been certified fol
school purposes by the several secre
taries Of School Districts, on or before
: Sept. 18th, 1876 and lay the same up
on the assessment of each and all in
dependent and township school dis
f tricts so certified, also all city take
certified by city authority, and al
other taxes which may be certified
according to law.
Resolution adopted.
Mr.. Wright offered the following
resolution, viz:
Resolved, By the Board of Supervi
sors of Wapello county, Iowa, tina
the following named gentlemen b
and are hereby appointed judges an,
! clerks of the general election, to b.
held on the 7th day of Nov, 1876, TO
J Center township, to-sOit.
First Precinct, Judges, r. III. War
den, Carey Inskeep and Jno. Sullivan
Clerks, Thomas Tobin and w. r
Daum.
Second Precinct, Judges, j. G
Meek, Thomas Muir and F. II. w
: Young. Clerks, M. j. Burns and w
III. Resor.
Third Precinct, Judges, J. w. Cald
well, w. ii. Gorsuch and Jno. Potter
. Clerks, 7. J. Coffman and Jane
Hawkins.
Resolution adopted.
On motion the following claim