Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-12-23
IOWA SURVEYORS.


The third annual meeting Of Iowa Survey
ors was held In Des Mo!nes, Dec. 18th, and
was called to order by president Sheldon Of
Mt Ayr. A report was heard from the com
mittee on legislation which was referred back
to their successors for future consideration
and attention. Messrs. F. L. Early, OF Fort
Dodge; w. II. Holstead, of Toledo, and Seth
Dean, of Glenwood, were appointed commit
tee on resolut.o ns and after due consideration
made the following report:
Resolved, That there be appointed by the
president OF this Association a committee on
legislation, to consist of three members, whose
dutr it shall be TO draft a u table b ! defining
the duties and regulating the practc e Of coun-
ty lrveyors In the State OF IowP, md o subm t
this bill! to the next annual meeting VI this AS
ISOLATION for their approval.
That it is the sense Of this Association Il at
the County Surveyor be placed on an equal
footing with other coun.y officers In the mat
ter of office, fuel, stationery, ETC., and in l.
diton that he should be made ex-ofiicio Road
Comm ssioner in the matter OF tie establish
ment and alteration of highways, and that he
be empowered to take ackn owledgments Of
deeds.
That there be paid to the County Surveyor
out of the county fun lie the sum Of $1,000 an
nually, as an additional compensation to that
now provided b law, and that the surveyor be
required TO record all surveys made by him.
That we do not think 1t best al this time to
ask for the transfer books, believing thai 1t is
better to wait until some future me for III m
That, recognizing the importance of unifor-
nifty Of practice among surveyors, throughout
the state, in the matter Of restoring lost Gov
ernment corners AMI subd vtding sect ons, We
would recommend the Manual Of Inst rr.tion
prepared by Hon. G. c. Carpenter as the cor
rect exponent Of the law.
The resolutions were thoroughly discussed
and adopted as presented, after which the
following additional resolution was passed:
Resolved, That the chair apo mt com
m ttee on constitution, to consist of the pres
ldent secretary and treasurer and two Others,
whose duty IL shall be to revise the constitu
on of this association AMI report at the next
meeting Of this assoc alton.
The next order Of business taken up was the
election Of officers, resulting in the selection
Of the following as tho officers for the ensuing
year
President, Seth Dean. Glenwood.
First Vice President, r. L. Easley, Fort
Dodge.
Second Vice President, James Mcclure,
Lohry lie.
Treasurer, NJ. R. Laird, Des Moines.
Secretary, Frank PeIton, Des Mo mes.
Resolutions were passed instructng the Sec
rotary to publish the proceedings OF the con
vention, and to send copy to each member
Of the association and to each county surveyor
In the State; and requesting each member to
prepare paper for presentation at the next
meeting. In accordance with the instructions
Of the association the president appointed the
following standing committees;
ON CONSTITUTION.
Seth Dean, Glenwood.
Frank Pelton. Des Moines.
M. R. Laird, Des Moines.
w. III. Halstead, Toledo.
James Mcclure.
ON LEGISLATION.
N B. Evarts, Webster City.
f. L. Easley, Fl Dodge.
Z. Sheldon, Mt. Ayr.
ON PRACTICAL WORK.
T.. Sheldon, Mt. Ayr.
M. r. Laird, Des Moines.
+. L. Easley, Fort Dodge.
After furtner scussion and some consider
able time spent in stuly Of special features
In mining, engineerin!, the association, adj
journed to meet in Des Moines, December 10,
1887.