Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-18
counted for all funds in his hands, and
that he has turned them over to his
successor, Geo. B. Warne.
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successor Geo. B. Warne.
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The official bond of Jas. A. Poor,
Treasurer elect, was read and approved.
A communication was received from
Sheriff Van Orsdol, presenting the name
Of James II. Blakely as Deputy Sheriff
and on motion the Board confirmed the
nomination.
Sheriff Van Orsdol also presented the
name of W. A. Patterson as Deputy
Sheriff, and on motion the Board did not
confirm the appointment, believing there
was no need of more than one Deputy.
The official bond of Jas. Dalton, as
Justice of the Peace, Perry township,
continued from the first day Of this ses-
sion, was referred to Isaac Muncey, with
instructions to confer with Jed Lake,
Esq, upon the legal points involved.
A petition signed by his Honor, Judge
Bagg, and the jurors and attorneys in
attendance upon the October term of
the Circuit Court, praying for improve
ments in the present methods of seat
ing, ventilating and heating the jury
and court rooms, was referred to the
committee ON public buildings.
A petition signed by 90 voters of
School District No. 2, in Washington
township. % voters of School District
No. 4, in Sumner township, and So vot-
ers Of the city of Independence, praying
that so much Of the Hospital farm and
of the north half of the farm occupied
by l.. A. Main as are situated within
the limits of Sumner township be trans
ferred to Washington township, was
laid upon the table.
County Recorder Hollett's report,
showing $296.15 Of official fees received
by him from October Is, to December
81, 1877, was accepted and filed.
County Treasurer Poor reported that
he had received $265.55 in fees, from
June lst to December 3lst, 1877. Re-
port received and filed.
Auditor McLeish reported that he
had received $2O23O in fees and $4,000
as salary from October 1st, 1877, to Jan
uary Z, 1877. Report was approved and
filed.
The Auditors report Of warrants is
sued and school fund loans made during
the recess of the Board, was referred:to
the chairman of the board of examina-
ton.
The Auditor presented the following
report on the condition of the Perma-
nent School Fund invested in the coun-
ty:
Contract Notes Given for
School lands) )..S 1,511 67
Mortgage Notes, 3O,972 40
Cash on hand Jan y l, 187S,.. 6S5 90
Total. .............. $33, 1863 16
Road case No. 131, John Meyer ct al,
petitioners, for vacation of road in By
ron township, having been referred to
the Board, after consideration it was or
dered that the west half mile of the
road, against the vacation of which no
remonstrance was presented, be declar
ed vacated.
The commissioners appointed at the
October session to ascertain by survey
the location of the Quasqueton and OF
ter Creek highway, extending northward
over the east half of section 36, town
ship 80, range 9, reported in favor of To-
eating the road as now travelled, and
that said road shall be four rods in width
from the second correction line to the
center of Sec. %, of said township, as
shown by the accompanying plat. The
Board ordered that the final hearing on
the location of the road take place at
the April session. The Auditor was in
structed to issue warrants in favor of
the commissions for $l3.
In accordance with Sec. 1914 of the
Code of 1873, annual reports of fines,
penalties and forfeitures were received
from the following officers:
d. l.. Smith, Clerk of Court.
w WoOdwOrth Tustice of the Peace