Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-09-13
Of the Board Of Supervis
sOrs of Buchanan County, Iowa,
September Tefms 1885,

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the court house, in independence, at 113
o'clock, a. M, Monday, September I'd,
1878.
Members present: H. M. Coughtry, H.
Highly, J. G. Houge, Alden Whitney,
Isaac Muncey.
Absent: G.. w. Buttcrfeld, ]. w. Fore
man.
Journal of the proceedings of the June
session was sead and approved.
Communications from II. X. Love,
clerk of the United States District and
Courts relative to abstract of judgments,
were read and laid on the table.
Adjourned to u o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Members all present, excepting G.. W. But
terrified, whose absence was caused by
sickness.
A communication from o. w. Archi-
bald, Supt. of Asylum for Feeble Minded
Children, was referred to Isaac Muncey
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for investigation.
Communications from the Auditor of
State defining the Supervisors Jurisdic-
ton in granting fruit and forest tree ex-
emptions, were read and filed.
At two o'clock the Board passed to the
consideration of the following road cases
referred by the Auditor:
No. 141. II. Cook, ct al ,petitioners for
vacation and location in Westburg town
ship. Remonstrance filed by T. j. Burr,
July 20, 1878, against the vacation.
Additional circumstances were filed
this date by E. Grimsley and .. Marquette,
against the vacation.
On motion the Board ordered that the
vacation be not granted, and that the cs-,
tablishment petitioned for be made as fol-
lows: beginning at the south west corner
of section 10 township 80 range 10, and
running thence north Oh the line between
sections 10 and IA to the northwest corner
of the southwest quarter of said section IL.
No. AS Jno. McWilliams petitioner
for location in Sumner Township. w.
w. Gates ct al filed remonstrance Aug. IA
against portion of the location prayed
for
The Board ordered that the potion
against which no remonstrance was filed,
be established, described as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of
section 30 in Sumner township and run
ming thence east on section line until 1t
intersects the north and south road
through the center of said section 30.
Road Case No. 40. D. M. Brown ct
al petitions for vacation in Madison town
ship, referred to the Board by the Auditor
under the second sentence of section 937
of Code, was continued to the next ses-
sion of the Board.
The Board also ordered that the con-
ditions attached to the final orders made
at the June session in the matters of the
Quasqueton and Otter Creek Highway
through Section 3G Washington town
ship, and Road Case No. 1876 G. H.
Wright ct al petitioners, Fairbank town
Ship must be complied with on or before
October list, 1878.
The Clerk of the Court reported that he
had collected and paid to the Treasurer
since June 1st
Jury Fees and Costs. ........... 1888
Probate Fees and Marriage Ii
censeS, ....... ..............o o.oo
Witness Fees, ......... .9.OO
Also that he had received as Fees dur
during the PERIOD. ......... 4SS.55
Report received and filed
The Auditor reported that 1884 had
been received from the Trnae"rnr of s't"tn
under Chapter 1874 of 18th General Assem-
bly, The Board ordered the same pass
ed to the credit of the swamp land &C
count
The Auditors report showing $4S.65
official fees collected and paid to the
Treasurer since June list, was accepted
and filed.
The Auditors reports of School Fund
loans made, and warrants issued during
recess, were read and referred to the
Chairman of the Board for examination
County Surveyor Seeley, presented his
report of the survey ordered by the Board
at the June session of the road across the
N w of the N w of Section Liber-
ty township.
The Board ordered that the road be es
tablished in accordance with the plat &C
the report.
A petition from W. D. Jones for
change in the assessment of personal
made to him by the assessor in
1877, was dismissed for want of jurisdic-
ton
Board adjourned for committee work
to 8 o'clock A. NJ. :
TUESDAY MORNING.
The Board was called to order at 0
U ClOCh alCiIlDCIS All piCSCht CASCP'ihS |
G. w. Buttcrfield Minutes of Mondays
were read and approved.
Board adjourned for Committee work
to one o'clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Board was called to order at one
o'clock G. W. Butterfeld absent.
The petition of Adam Zimpher for a
of $136.2s illegal taxes, which
was continued from the previous session.
was on motion granted.
The Auditor was authorized to furn-
sh suitable desks for use of township
clerks to all townships not already
supplied Adjourned for committee
work to 5 O'Clock P. NJ.
At five O'Clock P. NJ. the Board was
called to order and adjourned to eight
o'clock A. NJ. of Wednesday, for con-
tinuance of committee work.
WEDNESDAY MORNING