Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-14
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Board Of Supervisors.

4 Count HOUSE, WApELLo Co. Ia./
OTTuMwA, June 5, '76.}
Board met pursuant to law.
/ Members all present.
/ President Michael in the chair.
Minutes of last days proceeding
of April session 1876, read and ar
proved.
This being the day for the heariny
Of the petition Of ii. A. Zangs 70
permission to sell Intoxicating liquor
the matter was taken up for consid
Grafton and final action deferred un
til tomorrow at 3 o'clock.
| The school fund loans made by tn,
1 Auditor since the last meeting OF Til,
Board approved.
i The resignation of John f. Fuller
as Deputy Auditor, received ant
placed OH file.
The appointment and official bono
| OF w. IL. Resor, as Deputy Auditor
approved.
| On motion of Mr. Mccullough tn,
petition of Elizabeth Phillips fo
abatement of taxes now due and tn,
assessment for the year 1876, wer,
abated ON lott, block 81, Eddyvillc
being q widow and unable to pay til,
same.
| Board proceeded to the examina
ton of claims.
On motion adjourned till to-mor
row at 8 o'clock.
sEcoNDsDAy.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Members all present.
/ President Michael in the chair.
Minutes yesterdays proceeding.
read and approved.
Board proceeded to the examina
ton Of claims. Three o'clock the
time set for the hearing of the petit
ton of II. A. Zangs for permission te
sell intoxicating liquor; N. Yeargel
presents his lcmonstrance against tht
issuance of said permit.
ii. A. Gangs appearing with his at
torney, John B. Ennis, presents depo
sitions saying that N. Yearger is mo-
a resident of Wapello county. The
final action of the Board deferred un.
til tomorrow at ten o'clock.
Board now proceeded to the exam.
ination of claims.
On motion adjourned until to-mor.
row morning at 8 o'clock.
THIRD DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment.
Members all present.
Pros i1ant Michoa nj n, fho oho;r
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings
read and approved.
Board proceeded to the examina-
ton of the Assessors books.
Moved by Mr.. Mccullough that the
Assessors books of Wapello county
be received.
Chair declared motion carried.
The petition of ii. A. Zangs for
permission to buy and sell intoxicat-
ing liquors was taken up.
Mr.. Wright moved that the petition
be granted, yeas and nays Called
Mr.. Wright, aye; Mr.. Mccullough,
aye; Mr.. Michael, aye.
The chair declared the motion car
ried, and the Auditor was instructed
to issue to III. "A. Zangs a permit tc
sell intoxicating liquors for the term
of one year from date for the pur-
poses prescribed by the Code.
VIM. Bradshaw ct. al. present their
petition for consent of highway COM
mcncing at the center of Sec. %
township Y, range IL, thence East
to county line one-half mile, the nce
North on county line one-fourth mile
to the State road.
On motion petition was granted.
On motion adjourned until to-mor-
row morning at 8 o'clock.
FOURTH DAY.
Beard met pursuant to adjourn.
ment.
Members all present.
President Michael in the chair.
Minutes of yesterdays proceeding,
read and approved.
Board proceeded to the examina
ton of claims.
j. Bowlin Il Son presents peti
ton to be relieved from their assess.
ment in the city of Ottumwa for the
year 1876 on account of not being liza.
bic to said assessment.
On motion the petition was grant.
ed and the Auditor authorized Il
strike said assessment from the As.
SCISSORS book.
The petition of John Hieronimu
for abatement Of taxes laid over unit
the September term.
The petition Of j. p. Hurd foi
abatement of taxes laid over unit
the September term.
The petition of VIM. Wifoot to sci
NV sw See. lG, township II, range IA
school land, laid over until the Sep
TENDER term.
The petition of Seth Richards fol
abatement of assessment on improve
ment, laid over by agreement of at
torney.
Board proceeded to settlcmen
with the County Treasurer, showing
amount of funds received and expen
ded from Jan. Sd, to May 3lst, 1876.
The statement of accounts are a.
follows: