Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-09-28

In the mater Of the petition of j.
L Moore ct al asking for the location
Of road by consent, it was ordered
that prayer Of petitioners be gran.
ted and said road es established as pc
titioned for.
In the matter of the petition of the
widow Reina Barneveld (per 6 P H
Zahn her stty) asking to be exemp-
ted from taxation for 1876 on the
following property to-wit, lots 3 and 4
B II S E PellA, it was ordered that
prayer Of petitioner be granted and
the Auditor instructed to make the
necessary entry on the tax books.
In the matter Of the petition of
Peter Snyder guardian of Z E Bel
lamy minor, ssking that the tax for
1875 on certain pention money be-
longing to said minor be remitted,
the Board having referred the same
to the Co Atty for an opinion, and
the opinion Of said atty being that
the tax can only be RENTED upon
the amount received as pension du-
ring the year previous to the assess
ment. The Board being fully advi-
sed in the premises ordered that the
prayer OF petitioner be not granted.
In the mater Of an application
from Samuel Merrill to rescind its
action of the June session 1876 set
ting aside the tax voted in the aid
Of the construction OF the A X & ID
X r SO far as the said action con
Germs said taxes in Knoxville town
ship. The Board being fully adyis-
ed in the premises refused TO rescind
its former action in the matter.
The report of Allen Hamrick elk
of the District and Circuit courts
Of fees received by him by virtue of
his Office from May 80, to Aug. 81,
1876 reporting the same in the sum
of 1915 II, was received and order
ed placed on file.
The report of C a Robinson Au-
ditor, of fees received by him by
virtue of his office from April lst to
to Sept. LIST 1875 reporting the same
in the sum of 1922 80 was received
and ordered placed on file.
On motion the following resolu-
ton was adopted to-wit.
Resolved, That there be sub
mitted TO vote of the legal yo-
tiers Of Marion Co Iowa, ct the next
general election to be held on the LIST
Tuesday of November 1876, the fol-
lowing questions to-wit.
LIST. Shall the Board of Supervi-
sors purchase ground and cause the
erection OF Jail thereon.
End. Shall tax of mills on the
dollar Of the assessed valuation Of
all the property In Marion county
for the year 1877 be levied IN addi~
ton to the ordinary taxes for the
purpose OF purchasing ground and
erecting a Jail thereon.
That each elector voting on the
foregoing proposition at said cleo
ton shall have printed or written on
the ballot cast by him the foregoing
questions followed by the woids YES
or NO.
And Resolved, That the Auditor
cause the necessary publication to
be made as required by law of the
submission of the foregoing ques-
tions TO vote.
On motion the necessary resolu.
ton was adopted authorizing the
Treasurer TO quit claim, when called
upon so to do, to the proper owners
of the same, certain lands heretofore
conveyed to the Treasurer by Mr..
Crookham.
In the matter of the petition OF III
Ford asking the Board TO order the
correction of clerical error in the
assessors book of Dallas tip for 1873,
the Board being fully advised in the
premises ordered that the prayer Of
petitioner be granted and the Au.
ditor instructed to make this neces
sary change in the books.
On motion the Auditor was in
structed to give notice and let TO the
lowest bidder the contract for fur
nishing coal to the Court house, re-
quiring the person receiving the con-
tract to give bond in the sum Of one
hundred dollars for the proper deliv
cry of the same.
In the matter of the petition of g
Il Eldrige asking that he be permit
ted to pay the tax due on lots 8 and G
block Q Hills addition to Knoxville
without paying the tax upon the
personal property of one Stephen Bi-
vens, the Board being fully advised
in the premises ordered that the
prayer OF petitioner be granted and
the Treasurer instructed accordingly.
On motion the Board made the
necessary appropriation for the
erection Of bridge across krton
creek at point on the section line
between secs 33, rs, Il, and secs 4. 10,
81, and also for . bridge at a point
about 20 rods north Of the sw cor sw
NV secs "a, 10, Il.
The other bridge petitions on file
In tie Auditors office was continued
until the Jan. session 1877.
On motion the following rate OF
taxation was adopted for the year
1877 and the Auditor was instructed
TO carry out tho amount OF tax on
the books OF the several townships
In accordance with the same to. wit:
State Tax 2 mills.
Go. 81
Co Poor II
Go School tax l mill.