Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
PROCEEDINGS

EIGHTH DAY,

EIGHTH DAY,
June IL, 1877.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment; members all present.
President Michael in the chair.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings,
read and approved.
In the matter of the assessment for
the year 1876, of the st. Louis and
Cedar Rapids railroad, for the cor
rection of Insane tax, laid over till
September term 1877.
The petition Of Z. Beterton, Super
visor of Road District No. Z, WASH
ington township. for q re.survey of
road in said township was referred
to Mr.. Wright, Supervisor.
The petition for bridge near Chill
icothe was, on motion, laid over.
The petition of the e., B. & Q. rail-
road for refund of Insane tax, laid
over till September term, 1877.
The road petition of John Sven
son came up for final hearing. Mr..
Postle waite moved that said petition
be granted and said road be located
and vacated as prayed for upon the
following conditions, viz: That SO
much of said proposed new road as
runs on the east line of the 8 w Il of
the NV 4 of section 80, tip %, range
Is, be located on the land of petition
er John Swenson, and further that
said petitioners pay all costs accrued
by reason Of said location and vaca-
ton by the first day of September,
1877. Said located road TO be 40 feet
in width.
Chair declared the motion carried.
Board proceeded to the examina-
ton of the Assessors books of the
cities and townships as returned by
the Assessors.
Mr.. Postlewaite offered the follow
ing resolution:
RESOLVED, "By the Board of Super
visors, that 20 per cent be added to
the amounts in column of re-valua-
ton in the assessment of the city of
Ottumwa for the year 1877, and that
the original valuation remain as af-
fixed by the ASSESSOR" and called for
the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Postlewaite aye, Mr.. Michael
aye, Mr.. Wright aye.
Chair declared the resolution
adopted.
Mr.. Wright. moved that the Asses
sors' books be received. Chair de.
clared the motion carried.
Mr.. Postlewaite offered the follow.
ing resolution:
Resolved, That the Board Of Su.
pervisors hereby appoint G. G. War.
den, NJ. j. Williams and A. T. Holly
q committee to confer with the OF
tumwa Bridge Company for the pur
pose of ascertaining whether or no
said company will sell their bridge
and price and conditions of payment
and any other important matter rela
tive to the purchase of said bridge
and report to the Board of Superyis
} ors on or before the first Monday il
September, A. D., 1877,
| And called for the yeas and nays
Mr.. Postlewaite aye, Mr.. Wrigh
aye, Mr.. Michael aye.
Chair declared the resolution
adopted.
Mr.. Wright offered the following
resolution:
Resolved. By the Board of Super
visors, of Wapello county, that tn
apportionment heretofore made fix
ing the length Of the C. B. & q. r. r
line, and the X. & d. NJ. r. II. lin
lilo miles, in city limits of Ottum
wa, for the purpose of taxation, b.
and the same is hereby rescinded.
Resolved, Further, that the line o
the c. B. q Q. r. r within said cor
poratc limits be, and the same is here
by apportioned at $40 miles anG
the length of the line of the X. & d
M. r. r. be, and the same is hereby
apportioned at 3 27-lOO miles, in &C
cordancc with survey of said line
within said city, made in June 1877
by the city engineer Of Ottumwa, ant
certified to the board.
Chair daclared resolution adopted
The petition of Mary Hoffman tt
release from taxation, laid over til
September term, 1877.
The petition Of VIM. McNett. fol-
an abatement of taxes was, on motion
rejected.
The petition of Henry Williams
for a refund tax was, on motion
granted.
The petition of Clay Wood, for an
allowance to defray expenses of Nor
NAL Institute was, on motion, laid
over.
Resolped, By the Board of Super
| visors, that 25 cts. per week per CAPT
ia be allowed for washing at the Jail
from this date.
On motion the following claims
were allowed: