Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-18
Proceedings Of the Board Of Supervisors
Of Buchanan County, Mt their
January Session, 1873.

Proceedings Of the Board OF Supervisors
Of Buchanan County, Mt their
January Session, 1873.
The Board OF Supervisors of Buchan-
an county, Iowa, met in regular session
at the Court House in Independence, at
IL o'clock A. NJ, Monday, January Z
1873, and was called to order by J. G
House, Chairman.
Members present, H. NJ. Coughtry
H. Highly, G. W. Butter6eld, J. G.
House, j. w. Foreman and Alden
Whitney.
Auditor McLeish administered the
oath of Office to Isaac Murccy, the mem
Der elect.
The organization of the Board was
completed by the reelection of J. G.
House Chairman for the ensuing year,
and the approval of the bond of Geo. B.
Warne, Auditor elect
| Adjourned until II o'clock p N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
! Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Members all present. The Chairman
announced the following standing com
mittees:
Bridge-G. W. Butterfeld. II. NJ.
Coughtry, Isaac Muncey.
/ Financc-H Highly, H. NJ. Coughtry,
j. G. House.
Miscellaneous Claims-A. Whitney,
|. Muncey.
Judicial Claims-H. NJ. Coughtry, G.
w. Butterfeld
Illegal Tax, Bounty and Official
Claims-H. Highly, J. W. Foreman.
Poor Farm COmmittee-H. NJ. Cough
try, H. Highly, G.. W. Butterfeld.
Classification of Property Highly,
A. Whitney, J. W. Foreman.
Public Buildings-J. G.. House, H.
Highly, II. NJ. Coughtry.
The petitions of A. B. Clarke, c. r.
Wallace, p. Tabor & Son and Smale
Brothers, for permits to buy and sell
liquors in the city of independence,
were granted.
The following bonds were approved:
County Officers S. Van Orsdol,
Sheriff; VIM. f. Parker, Co. Supt.; II.
II. Hunt, Coroner; John Lochhead,
Poor Farm Steward.
Justices. W. Foreman, Newton;
VIM T. Bryan Jefferson; j. Irwin, Lib
erty.
Constables.-W. II. Ball, Newton;
Thos. Hardy, Byron; A. d. Stoneman,
Liberty.
Township Clerks Richardson,
Buffalo; o. J. Metcalf, Byron; J. \.
Gregg, Como; A. r. Wolgamot, Fairbank
j. Palmetier, Fremont; O. b. Bates.
Hazleton; f. F. Suit, Homer; J. NJ. Ro-
mig, Jefferson; F. 7. Clark, Liberty; W.
B. Whitman Madison; VIM. Decker
Middlefeld; J. w. Foreman, Newton;
Robert Martin, Perry; G. ID. Higgins,
Sumner; John Hollett, Washington; c.
| II. Udall, Westburg.
Continued for consideration, James
Dalton, Justice, Perry.
The annual report of the Poor Farm
Committee was read and filed.
On motion, the Auditor was instruct
ed to issue an order for S23. 10 on COun-
| ty Fund in favor of G. w. Butterfeld
! for balance of his expenses in convey
ing Charles Wells, insane, to Michigan
I Board adjourned until o'clock A. NJ
Tuesday.
/ TUESDAY MORNING.
/ The Board was called to order at nine
o'clock, with all the members present.
| Minutes of yesterdays proceedings
were read and approved. A communi-
cation from the Auditor of State, with
instructions for the Board, was read
and filed.
Communications from the Supervis
ors of Clinton and Marion counties, ask
ing cooperation in securing Legislation
to reduce the burdens of taxation, to-
gether with one from the Supervisors Of
Polk county, inviting the Board to send
representatives to convention of Su
peryisors to be held at Des Moines or
the 24th inst, were read and laid upon
the table for after consideration.
Adjourned for Committee work unit
!! o'clock p. NJ.
I AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met at u o'clock; members all
present
The report of d. l.. Smith, Clerk Of
Court, was received, and showed the fol
lowing receipts since the October ses
sion:
From Dist and Circuit Courts, $71S G.
From Marriage Licenses, =. . 4S on
From Probate Fees, ... q O(
Jury Fees and costs paid Coun-
ty treasurer. ,........... ~ "
Witness Fees, ...........,.. O(
AlSo uIldG IHc IcCclplS IIOLI loDdls
Fees and Marriage Licenses for tn,
year 1877, amounting to $2S7.55, hat
been paid to the County Treasurer,
Report approved and filed.
The petition of VIM. Lewis for per
nit to buy and sell liquors in Quasque
ton was granted. The petition of A
w. Trout for permit to deal in liquors
in Quasqueton, was refused.
Adjourned for Committee work, t.
meet at 9 O'clock A. NJ. Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The Board was called to order at O.
o'clock. Roll call found all the mem
bers present.
Minutes of yesterdays proceeding
were read and approved