Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-04-12

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ruary Sth, that the petition would be pre-
sented at the April session of the Board
of Supervisors, and no remonstrances
thereto being presented, it was, on motion,
ordered that the prayer of the petitioners
be granted, and that the n! of the nj of
Section Z, and the NJ of the nj of Section
s of Sumner Township, be annexed to
Washington Township, and become a
part of School District No 2, and Road
Districts Nos 9 and 12 of Washington
Township.
On motion the Auditor was authorized
to assign the +. L. Frizelle School Fund
Mortgage without recourse to H. p. Ben
ton, upon lis payment of the full amount
due thereon.
TUESDAY MORNING.
Board was called to order at 8 O'Clock
All the members present.
Minutes of yesterday proceedings were
read and approved.
B. F. Stoddard's resignation as Consta-
BILE of Perry Township, was read and ac-
cepted.
A petition from James Corcoran asking
for an abatement of the penalty upon a
delinquent personal property tax for
1874, which was enormously assessed to
James Corkin, was granted.
On recommendation of j. H. Merrill,
d. G. Tuttle and j. NJ. Bryan, Trustees of
Sumner Township, it was ordered that
Thomas Ginther be allowed the sum of
twenty dollars per quarter, for the present
year, for the support of Melinda Ginther.
After a general discussion on the ex-
pense Of maintaining the poor of the
County, the Board requested the Auditor
to ask the attention of all Township Trus-
tees to Section 1865 of the Code.
Adjourned to II o'clock P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board was called to order at half past
one o'clock
members all present.
The Chairman reported that he had ex-
anlined the Auditors securities for School
Fund Loans made, and vouchers for War
rants issued during recess, and found both
satisfactory.
On motion the Board accepted the re-
ports.
AT two o'clok P. NJ the Board passed
to the consideration of the Commissioners
report upon the location of the Quasque
ton and Otter Creek highway across Sec
ton 36 of Washington Township. which
report was presented to the Board Janu-
airy 9th, 1873
The following parties filed claims for
damages:
o. Fonda, for the sum of $50; Ephriam
Miller, at the rate Of $50 per acre, and
Patrick Roman, at tine rate of $45 per
acre, for whatever portion of their lands
sholld be taken for the proposed high
way of four rods in width
After listening to the facts presented
by the interested landowners, either in per-
son or by attorney the Board ordered that
the Commissioners report be referred
back to J. l.. Seeley and d. S. Deering,
with request that they proceed at once
to make survey of that portion now
travelled rs Il highway between the second
correction line and the point of its inter.
section with the east and west road at the
north line of Section 36, determining ac-
curately the starting point and center of
the road, and setting stakes at each change
in its direction. On the filing of their re-
port the Auditor was instructed to notify
the parties at what day of the Supervis.
ors June session the final hearing would
take place.
The Bridge Committee reported that in
answer to their advertisement inviting
proposals for the construction of a pile
bridge between Sections 80 and 81 Ere.
mont Township, across Buffalo Creek
they had received but one bid, which was
from E. Zinn.
On motion the Bridge Committee was
authorized to contract for the construc-
ton thereof at such figures and with such
persons as in their judgment would be
most satisfactory.
Adjourned for Committee work to nine
o'clock A. NJ of Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Members of the Board all present at
O'Clock
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved.
A petition from w. H. Cornwell asking
for an abatement of assessment upon the
W. of the sw4 of Section 12, Fairbank
Township, was referred to the Committee
on Illegal Tax Claims
On motion the County Auditor was au
thorized to furnish all Township Clerks
not already supplied, with suitable desks
for preservation of their official records
The Chairman and Auditor were IN
structed to renew the lease made with A
Stanley Ulrich, for Lot 8, Block 4, in In
dependence propc', for the term of two
years, from February 1st, 1S7S,a at the rate
of Twenty Dollars per year.
Adjourned for Committee work to 1!
o'clock p. NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met at u O'Clock
All of the members present.
A petition from NJ. A. Chamberlain fol
a permit to buy and sell liquors Winth
rop, was referred to the Chairman and
Auditor, with authority for them to grant
the same on the day hereafter named by
the Auditor for the final hearing
The official bond of l. II. French as
Justice of the Peace in Homer Township,
to fill vacancy for the term ending De-
cember 31st, 1878, was referred to the
Auditor, with power to approve the same
when satisfactory suretics are given.
The petition of l.. w. Rich, ct al, fol
the appointment of Commission of Sur.
veyors to establish the line of the road on
the east side Of Section 9, Westburg
Township, was referred to the Auditor
with authority to act