Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-06-14
LOCAL MATTER.
Proceedings OF the Board of Supervis.
Ors, Buchanan County, Iowa,
June Session. 1878.

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Proceedings Of the Board Of Supervise
June Session. 1873.
The Boarl of Supervisors of Buchanan
county, Iowa, met in regular session Mt
the Court House, in Independence, Mon
day, June 3rd, A. D. 1878, and was
called to order at eleven o'clock A. M.
Members present: II. NJ. Coughtry,
H. Highly, G. W. Butterield. J. G..
House, ]. w. Foreman, Alden Whitney,
Isaac Muncy.
Journal of the proceedings of the April
session was read and approved.
A communication from the Clerk of
Court announcing that Judge Bagg had
decided the case of VIM. Brady VS. the
Trustees of Como township in favor of
the plaintiff and taxed the costs "a OO)
to the county, was read and referred to
the committee on miscellaneous official
claims.
A recommendation from the Grand
Jury in relation to improvements in the
sanitary convcnienccs of the County Jail
was laid upon the table for after consider
alton
Communications from the Auditor of
State enclosing instructions for the Board
OF Supervisors and the new law in re.
lation to county Indebtedness for sup
port of patients at the Hospitals for the
Insane, were read and filed.
Adjourned to II o'clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Members all present
The Auditors reports of School Fund
Loans made and Warrants issued during
recess were referred to the finance com.
mittee for examination.
The Auditor reported TINT he had re-
ceived and paid into the treasury since
the April session $4S95 in official fees.
Report accepted and filed.
County Recorder Hollett reported $767
received by him from January list to
June 1st 1878 as fees of the office. Re
port accepted and fled
The Clerk of the Courts reported $780,
rs received by him as fees since the last
session of the Board. Also that lie had
paid the County Treasurer during the
same period:
flnes, $l2.
Probate Fees ,................ 1880
Jury Fees and costs, ... 1000
Marriage Licenses, ............ %.
Report accepted and filed.
At two o'clock the Board passed to
the consideration of the Quasqueton and
Otter Creek Highway through section
3G, Washington township, continued
from April session.
j. L. Seeley and D. s. Deering present
ed the plat of their second seurvey as
ordered by the Board.
Ely Wilson filed a claim for $3.50
damages. Final action was postponed
until nine o'clock A. NJ. of Tuesday.
Road case No. 1856. G. II. Wright ct al
petitioners for vacation and relocation in
Fairbank township. J. l.. Sccley Co
surveyor commissioner reported favor.
ably March nth, 1873. May 18th named
for final hearing. o. Soper filed claim
for 5000 damages Jos. Wolgamot, Hen
ry Wilbur, and j. NJ Walker appraise
damages at $23.
On motion the Board ordered that the
Road be vacated and located in accord,
ancc with commissioner Seeley's survey
and report, upon payment of costs and
the damages assessed by the appraisers,
Road case No. 1874, S. Wilde ct al,
Newton township, petitioners for rcduc-
ton in width from sixty-six to forty-five
feet. No circumstances or claims for
damages. Costs having been paid, the
Board ordered that the prayer of the petit
TONERS be granted.
On motion, the County Auditor was
authorized to make the final order for
vacation of highways upon all petitions
therefor, when neither circumstances or
claims for damages are filed.
Petitions for Bridges from b. c. Hale
ct al of Perry township, A. G. Zabriskie
ct al, Buffalo township, E. P. Brintnall
ct al Byron township, r. c. Walton ct
al, Newton township, all accomp anied
by satisfactory bonds for the construction
of approaches, were referred to the Bridge
committee.
A petition was read from B. G. Taylor
asking to be released from the official
bond of B. K Stoneman, Justice of the
Peace in Liberty township.
On motion it was ordered that said
Stoneman give new bond to be APPROX
cd by the Auditor, who shall thereupon
declare said Taylor discharged.
Adjourned to o'clock A. M. of Tues
day for committee work.