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

Petitions from the following persons
for either the rebatemcnt of assessments
or refundiEg of taxes, were referred to the
Committee on Illegal Tax Claims: l.. d.
Curtis, j. Klotzbach, G. f. Brainard, }. =.
Hale, NJ A. Chamberlain, w. II. Siimblc,
Henry Mills, Adam Zimpfcr, Theodore
Weber, Matthias Weber
A petition for Il bridge in Section II,
Washington Township, signed by John
Burns. ct al, and accompanied by a salts
factory bono, was read and referred to the
Bridge Committee.
A petition from Jno. f. Ratchford, ct
al, asking for II bridge between Sections
81 of Sumner and 6 of Homer Town ships,
and also one from Jno NJ King, ct al,
asking for a bridge between Sections 20
and 32 Hazleton Township, was read and
referred back to the petitioners with Il re-
quest that it be accompanied by a salts
factory bond.
A petition from H. Heffernan, ct al. for
a bridge in Newton Township, accompan-
led by bond for One Hundred Dollars,
was referred back to the petitioners for
an increase of the amount OF the bond.
A bill of $49.s3, from Bremen County,
for help furnished n II. Miller, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Judicial
Claims.
A petition from d. NJ. Brown, ct al,
for vacation of ! road in Madison Town
ship, and one from james Burns, for relo
cation of road in Washington Town
ship, was referred to the County Auditor.
A communication from the Trustees of
Como Township, stating that they failed
to find authority for repairing gulch %
rods long and 1S feet deep, in front of
Martin Kuhn's residence, in Road District
No. II ,and asking FOR assistance from the
Supervisors, was read and referred to the
Bridge Committee
A final report Of Fees, Fines and For
FIXTURES, presented by S. Hussey, Mayor,
was referred to re Committee on Judicial
Claims.
The Auditor reported that he had col
lected the following official fees and paid
them into the County Treasury:
Certificates of Non-Redemption, IS 1.50
I" Redemption, .. 81 80
Recording Official Bonds, ..... 500
Transfer Fees, s,............... 80 80
lOlal, ................ NJU. 0V
The report was accepted and filed.
The Auditors reports of School Fund
Loans made and Warrants issued during
recess, were referred to the Chairman of
the Board for examination.
The Auditor presented a report of his
which was accepted and ordered on file
y. l.. Smith, Clerk Of Court, reported
that he had received fees to the amount
of S394.69 Also that he had collected
and paid into the County Treasury, the
following sums:
Jury Fees and Costs, ...-..... .$Sl .O5
Marriage Licenses, s,..,.......... 1890
Probate Fees, .. 36. rs
The report was accepted and filed
A petition signed by % voters of
School District No. 9, Washington Town
ship, % voters of School District No. 4,
| Sumner Township, and So voters of the
city of Independence, was received, ask
ing that the North one half of the farm in
Sumner Township occupied by L. A..
Main, and all of the farm of the Insane
Hospital that is located in Sumner Town
ship, be transferred to Washington Town
ship.
| 1t appearing that majority of the vot-
ers in sub-district No. of Sumner were
| o;Unnra Of tho natition md that notice