Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-18

"oseOhioA, was lalu ONcI uHtll tilc
June term.
Ottumwa Gas Light Co. presents q
petition for an abatement of taxes on
account of an illegal assessment.
On motion it was ordered that the
taxes on $500, as personal property
for the year 1916, be abated.
On motion, the Board adjourned
till tomorrow morning, at 8 O'Clock.
M. b. MYERS, Auditor.
SIXTH DAY.
April Z, 1877.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Members all present.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings
read and approved.
Mr.. Postlewatc moved that the pc
tition of p. L. & l.. A. Clap, for can
collation. of school fund mortgage,
laid over till the juno term, be recon
sidcred and the Auditor be authoriz-
cd to cancel said mortgage.
The Chair declared the motion car.
ried.
The petitions of Seth Richards, j.
ii. Merrill & Co. and Samuel Mahon
for the refunding of taxes, was OH
motion rejected.
Mr.. Wright offered the following
resolution
WHEREAS, At the regular session
of the Sixteenth General Assembly oil
the State of Iowa, it was enacted, that
in any county of this state, where q
special levy has been made to pay
any bond or other Indebtedness, and
shall have remained in the hands oil
the county Treasurer for the period
of three years, the Board of Snpervi.
sors may authorize such unclaimed
| fund to be transferred to the general
county fund, and
WHEREAS, There is now in the
hands of the county Treasurer, The
sum of $10,O22.93, uncalled for
Therefore be 1t RcsolUed, by This
Board of Supervisors, That said
amount be transferred to the county
fund.
The Chair declared the resolution
adopted.
Mr.. Postlcwaite offered the follow.
ing resolution:
WHEREAS, At the April session OF
the Board of Supervisors of 1876, T.
A. Crowther was awarded the con.
tract of transcribing index to mort.
gage record in the Recorders Office,
and
WHEREAS, The said Thos. A. Crow
Their has failed to comply with and
complete said contract,
| Therefore be at Resolved by the
Board Of Supervisors, That w. III.
McGlashon be authorized to complete
and compare the remainder of said
book, for the sum of ten dollars and
the Auditor be allowed ten dollars
for the comparing of what has al
ready been written. and the Auditor
is hereby authorized to pay for said
work from the amount held back fol
the completion of said contract.
The Chair declared the resolution
adopted.
Mr.. Wright offered the following
resolution:
/ WHEREAS, At the last Circuit Cour
John HieronOmus obtained a judg.
ment against the county for $lO4.23
with interest at the rate of six pei
cent, from Sept Q, 1876, on an illegal
assessment, and
/ WHEREAS, said funds have beer
paid in part, 10 school and road dis.
i. tricts,
| Therefore be it Resolued by TIL.
Board, That the Auditor be directed
to make out said claims against sale
road and school districts, with inter
est from the 9th day of September
1876, and collect the same, and The
Treasurer is hereby directed to take
from any state funds in his hands, thu
; amount that has been illegally collect
ed and transfer the same to the county
fund.
The Chair declared the resolution
adopted.
Mr.. Postlcwaite offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolued Jy the Board Of Superb
soys, That the Auditor be authorized
to draw warrants on the poor farm
fund, for provision and stock for sale
farm when purchased by either mem
Der of the Board of Supervisors, TO
said farm, said accounts to be certi
} fed to by one Of the members of tn
!, board.
!, Resolution adopted.
i Mr.. Postlcwaite offered the follow
/, ing resolution:
Il RESOLVED, That the Board of Super
visors hereby authorize the Auditor
to transfer $S51.40, rail road bono
: interest to the poor farm fund.
: The Chair declared the resolution
adopted.
Mr.. Wright offered the following
resolution:
| Resolred, That the Board of Super
f visors hereby authorize and direc
the Auditor to draw warrant on tn,
Treasurer in favor of John Hierono
nous, for the amount of judgment
cost and interest found to be due OF
account of illegal assessment at til,
last term of the Circuit Court. Alst
witness fees in the above case.
The Chair declared the resolution
adopted.
The Board of Supervisors wouli
call the attention of Township Trus
tees to Sec. 1866, of the Code, whicl
makes it the duty Of Township Trus
tees to report to the Board of Super
visors all persons that have been de-
clared paupcrs and received relief
from them.
On motion the following claims
were allowed:
Amt An'f.
Claimants and nature OF Claims. Claim'd. ALfto'd
Adler f, attorney fees. .......s COS O(
i Asbury w II A, ticasurers salary. 1875 90 125 O0
Acres, Blackmar & Co, stationery. 291 IS 29l 70
4 Anderson Z, constable. ............ los i 90
j do do .................. 10 IS 10 IS
do do ................ 8 80 . 50
Asbury w II II, treasurers salary. 1876 90 125 90
Adams A, pauper account........ 20 80 20 30
Asbury w ii II, treaslrers salary. 1876 90 l25 on
Appan0ose 20. paupers... A 90 30 on
| Asbury w III ii, postage, etc...... ii SO ii Oh
/ Atkinson A, witness fees. .......... Co CO
4 Arthur Lewis do ............ 10 10
Ainly Joseph, do .......... LOO ca
! Abraham ", do ............ 40 i4C
Abels o *, pauper account........... 10 90 10 on
Blackley j +, constable ............ 40 III