The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-04-22
Board adjourned until s a. m. April 7

Board adjourned until q. m, April
1856.
81 DAY.
Board me. pursuant 10 adjournment.
All members present.
In tine matter Of the petit on OF Thos.
Moen and others. asking tie vacation Of
a portion of road No. % and that portion
Of the public highway lying betwcel
blocks and Miles street in the village
or New Oregon: the same being under
consideration. After hearing the allega-
tons and arguments of petitioners and
remonstrants. and fully considering all
interests concerned therein, botli public
and private. the prayer Of said petition IS
not granted.
In the matter Of the petition Of L. J.
Roberts and others. for the establishment
OF public highway. beginning ut the
northeast corner of section -. 1O0. Il.
running thence north one-half mile. ter
n,inating at the northeast corner OF the
southeast j OF section q. 100, L. After
full consideration it il
Ordered. That said road be established
ION payment Of costs, The road to be
three rods in width as prayed for. and to
be known az road No. III
In the matter OF the petition OF John
Nelson and others. asking that public
highway be established as follows: begin
ming at the northeast corner OF section
No. g. 81. IL. running thence south to the
Sc. corner of said Sec. No. 8. 81. II, It ap-
bearing that all the owners OF land adjoin-
ing said proposed road have consented
thereto in writing, and that said written
consent is fled in the office Of the county
auditor, and it further appearing that the
proposed road is Of sufficient public lm-
uortance to be opened and worked by the
public. it is hereby
Ordered, That said road be and is here
by established. The road to be forty feet
vide as prayed for: said road to be known
as continuation Of road No. 1S2.
Balance Of day occupied in examina-
ton Of claims and accounts against the
county.
Board adjourned until a. N. April s,
1886.
4TH DAT.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
Resolred, That the following sums DC
ard are hereby appropriated ont OF the
bridge fund for the purposes herein nam
ed, to-wlt:
SIS to grade approaches to bridge neal
Lights farm.
| Sl25 to build bridge and approaches
Thereto on road No. ~ near Vim. Walters
residence in Albion township, aud super
visor Oakley is appointed committee te
lexpend the same.
| Also goo. or as much thereof rs ma.
be necessary. to rebuild the Kapka bridge
J in Alton township. and Supervisor lrvli
is appointed committee to expend th'
same.
Also 1925 to build bridge and ap
proaches thereto on road No. Is one-hal
mile east OF Lime Springs odd Town.
800 to build bridge on road No. IL
near the residence OF Thos. Torney II
Saratoga township.
1925 to build bridge on county line be
, tween Howard and Mitchell counties Of
the northwest quarter OF section 6, James
town.
u $25 to grade up approaches to the Per
. ~ bridge in Howard Center township. an,
supervisor Hubbard appointed commit
. tee to expend the last four appropriations
Resoired, That Supervisor Oakley b
and il hereby authorized in his discretion
TO order one car load Of red cedar piles
and the county auditor is hereby instruct
ed to issue warrant on the bridge fun
Ion order Of said supervisor to pay tor tn
same when delivered.
i Petition Of Thos. McGrane ct al, askin
!, an appropriation to build two bridges r.
ferred to Supervisor Irwin, he to examin
and report at June session.
], In the mater Of the claim Of II. ii. On
en- for damage caused by the killing Z
|. seven sheep by dogs. it appears that sal
i lnI INfa ia1} n
such killing with the county auditor o
the 4th day Of July. 1885. setting fort
: that such killing was done in the nigl
following the 10Th day Of June. 1856, b
: dogs other than his own. That the vain
: Of such sheep was S21 and that at I'll
Nov. session, 1855, said r. H. Owen al
peared and BY his own testimony and th
Testimony Of Owen Jones, showed thu
such killing was done az stated IN bis d.
: tailed account. and that the value OF sal
3 seven sheep was s2l. That on the III
{ day OF December. 1885, the affidavit !
i Mrs. H. H. Owen was fled corroboratin
: the testimony Of claimant and witne'
v Jones. and considered at January eesslO
s 1856. and continued until April sessio
i 1886. and now on the 4th day Of this Apr.
4 1856, session, it is considered that sal
- ClallQ Is legally 6SldUilSllcus luciCiOAO
- Resolved. That the county auditor
and is hereby instructed to issue wa
y rant on the domestic animal fund in fav'
OF r. II. Owen for the sum OF $l5.75,
ing IS per cent Of the adjudged value
said sheep.
y In the matter Of the claim of Patri'
Peterson for damage caused by the III
ing Of seven sheep by dogs, claim not {
itablished.
I'd In the matter OF the claim Of James
he win for damage caused by the killing
< two sheep By dogs. claim not establishe
In the matter OF the claim Of IS. y. =
ne eringham for damage caused by the H
ing OF enc COW by dogs, 1t appears II
=. said Eyeringham filed detailed accou
!, Of such killing with the county auditor
~ the 18th day of March, 1856, setting fol
u that such injury was done on the II
nd day Of March, 1885, and that the value
said cow was forty-dye dollars t345l q
= that on the third day Of this April, ~
% session, said B. d. Everingham appear
and by his own testimony and the tee
las mOny Of four other witnesses, viz:
~ mund johnson, Hiram Berry, @.
- Church and Hollis Wentworth. est
ne lished the facts Of such killing and da
4 aye; that such killing was done by de
be other than his own. and that the owl
IN. OF said dogs was unknown to the clal
:, ant or either Of the witnesses, and Il
~ the value OF said COW was $45; theref'
U) ResOlced. That the county auditor
I'll, and is hereby instructed to Issue v
\. rant on the domestic animal fund in la