The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-01-24

" snsurQ4 D4tyAuQ1torine al
we1 the ss4e dhpSnsat don u hereto
)ere< Ewis 70 ~ month zach. payable
monthly; and that the Deputy Clerk be
allowed $50 per month.
Adjourned until tomorrow at o'clock
A. NJ
JAN. 9th. 1873.
Board met at 8 O'Clock, P. NJ, pursu-
ant to adjournment.
Members all present.
Minutes of last meeting were read and
approved: ....-.-.-.-.
MI Dysart offered the following:
Resolved, that tie County Auditor cause
to be made out and kept up from time
to time an index of the present minute
book, [and that the bill therefor will be
paid by the Board,] somewhat ::aftcr the
following form: Hasse
LIST. Assessments. End. Bridges. Bird.
Compensation of public officers. 4th.
Classification Of property. 9Th. Paupers.
9th. Resolutions 7tli. Road cases, and
the like s-sae
On motion the resolution was adopted.
Committee on claims reported on bills
for printing and bills of physicians. Re-
port adopted and bills allowed.
( Appointment of w. E. Appellate,
Frank Austin and H. Klingaman, as
deputy Sheriffs, was approved.
On motion it is resolved, that the Coun-
ty Auditor is hereby directed to pay the
taxes for 1877, on the poor farm, and lands
owned by Tama County, in Emmett and
Pocahontas Counties, Iowa; and authoriz-
ed to draw warrants OH the County Fund
sufficient to pay said taxes. Adopted.
In the matter of petition of j. r. Nor
ford, ct al, for the location Of road in
Richland township, the same was pres
entcd to the Board for final action, and
deeming the law fully complied with,
on motion it is ordered, that the road
be established as recommended by the
commissioner.
In the matter of the application of j.
P. Wood, ct al, for the vacation of road
in Perry TIP, the same was presented to the
Board for final action, and deeming the
law fully complied with, on motion it is
ordered, that the road be vacated, as
prayed upon payment of costs on or before
April LIST, 1873.
Petition of American Express Company
for rebate of Taxes, Was referred to COM
mittee on claims for refunding.
Mr.. Wilmington offered the following
Resolved, that hereafter the construc-
ton of pile bridges shall be uniform
throughout the county; and according
to the following plans and specifications,
to-wit
Each bent to have three white oak, bnrr
oak or cedar pile post, not less than one
foot in diameter at the butt and. ......
feet long, capped with pine caps 1Ox10
inches, 16 feet long, spanned with seven
stringcrs 4x12 inches, the outside string
ers to be securely bolted to cap at each
end with 3-4 inch bolts When necessary
each bent to be braced with long, sway
braces 3x10 inches, bolted with "a
inch bolts. To be covered with 8
inch plank, securely spiked to each
stringer with inch spikes. Rail post to
be i4x4 inches and feet long, securely
bolted to outside stringer, and not less
than posts to 30 foot span. Cap to be
AKA inches. Hub boards to be 10 inches
wide and1 inches thick. Cap rail and
hub boards to be whole timber, unless
more than 20 feet in length.
Resolution adopted.
On motion it was ordered that the
County Auditor procure 200 printed bridge
contracts to comply with the foregoing
resolution.
Adjourned, to meet at o'clock, ?. M
The Board met at O'Clock, P. NJ, pur-
suant to adjournment.
Members all present.
Committee reported in favor of allow
ing claim Of American Express Company
for rebate of taxes. Report adopted and
claim allowed, as prayed in petition.
Resolved, that the County Attorneys
be requested to give their opinion in
writing as to the jurisdiction, powers and
duties OF the supervisors as boaro, ana
as Individual members OF the 'oafu' IN
regard to the poor Oh the county. ana
also, the jurisdiction powers and duties
OF township trustees IN regard 70 the
same. Adopted.
OiiNloN
or Ebersoie q Wiliett, county Attorneys
M :" nuT nospn az su.tpn1sops or
gaua c0uvpy IoWa.
GENTLEMEN
Tn obedience to the resolution hereto
attached we have nrenared and now pre
sent tho following opision which we be-
lieve CORRECTLY states the law upon the
questions discussed.
I The entire jurisdiction of the subject
of manner sunnort is vested by statute in
the Poard If snnervisors and Township
Tr,stees
n I,;snot,rol and ,roner that manners
sbopld in t,,e f;rst in stance annlv for aid to
tho Trustees of their own town,hin When
ench ann,;cat;op "a made II becomes the
du,v e Tho trustees 10 DECIDE whether or
not tho onn,;cant sbou ID have aid Mt the
nuhl;c exnense IF this decision is in the
AFFIRM alive II will next be the dutv Of the
trustees to determine whether the appli.
can't abon,d he sent n the moor house or