The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-12-08
COUNTY LEGISLATION.
Report Of Proceedings Of the Board
Of Supervisors.
EoFFICIAL PUBLICATIoN.l

Nov. 10, 1892.
Board met pursuant to adjourn ment
members all present. Spent the fore
noon canvassing votes. On motion
Board adjourned to 1:30 O'clOck. ;
Board met pursuant to adjournment
members all present. Finished canvass
ing the vote and declared the following
county officers elected for the term o
two years, beginning Jan. 2, 1898:
F. E Smith, clerk of the distric
court; NJ. ID. Burket, county auditor
Jerel Carver, county recorder; Byron
w. Preston, county attorney; L. r
Hatcher, member of the Board of Super
visors. On motion Board adjourned tt
$50 o'clock, Nov. 16, 1892.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
members all present. The auditor il
instructed to refund to the Mahaskt
County State Bank S48.96 taxes of 1879
on northeast d -20-74-17, and NV 4-2l
74-17, it being double assessment.
w. W. Steward having filed hisnoticC
of contest for the office of justice of the
peace in and for OskalOoSa township
| The trial is set for hearing Dec. 6, 1892
| at 10 o'clock. The auditor is instructed
to issue warrants on the county fund Il
the the judges and clerks of election il
the various voting precincts as return
ed by the election boards. On motion
| Board adjourned to one o'clock.
| Board met pursuant to adjournment
members all present. Spent afternoon
justices transcript and allowing claims
and other miscellaneous business, Or
motion Board adjourned to $50 o'clock
Nov. II, 1892.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
members all present. Worked on claims
and justices transcripts. Consent road
petition of HOl.Owell ct al asking for a
40 foot road, beginning at seven rods
east of the outer of section 6, township
IA, range II, running thence north on
the line between Joshua Way an the
HOllOwell estate and terminating al
Sand Ridge cemetery is granted.
Road petition of ]. W. Morgan ct al
notice having been published and nc
claims for damages having been filed
the following road is established: Com
mencing at point in the center OF
highway on line of the northwest ID of
the northwest d of section 90, town
ship 1917, running south on west side
of said line to point near the bank of
the DeS MOineS river in said township
and running thence along bank of said
river in northwest direction along the
bank of said river terminating at a
point in the center of highway No. SO
as now located and about 20 rods from
the line west of the southeast d of
southeast a of section 19-75-17 on bank
of said river and asking for the vaca-
tiOn of highway No. so, as now located
between said point be vacated. Peti.
TONERS to pay costs within 60 days.
The following consent so feet high
way petitioned for by w. E. Evans
ct al, beginning at the north line of Ma
haska county between section and 6,
township Ills and running thence south
one mile and terminating at the section
corners of section 3, 8, Z and s, town
ship 77-15, and all roads crossing sec
tiOn 6-77-15 to be vacated. Prayer of
petitioners granted if without expense
to Mahaska county.
The following resolutions are adopt
ed and made part of the business and
proceedings of this meeting.
WHEREAS, At the July, 1892, session
resolutions were adopted authorizing
the issuing and sale of $25, 900 bonds to
be dated July 1, 1892, and payable July
l, 1899. Said bonds to bear interest at
the rate of four and one-half az per
cent per annum, and
WHEREAS, The treasurer being un-
able to contract and sell said bonds
without sacrifice OF discount, said bonds
are hereby withdrawn from sale and the
auditor instructed to cancel the same
and to give county treasurer proper
credit therefor. And all proceedings
had at July, 1892, meeting in relation to
bonds are hereby rescinded and set
aside, and
WHEREAS, The outstanding ndebt-
edness of Mahaska county on the first
day of January, 1892, unprovided for,
amounted to twenty-five thousand dol
lars 1926 ,00O) the said outside indebed-
q. eSs being repl esented by warrants on
the county and poor funds of Mahaska
county, and the said warrants having
been endorsed by the county treasurer
as not paid for want of funds, and are
now drawing interest at the rate of six
per cent per annum; and
WHEREAS, The levies by law will not
realize sufficient amount to pay said
indebtedness and provide for the cur
rent expenses of the county; and
WHEREAS, The Board of Supervisors
of said county deem it for the public
interest to fund the said indebtedness
of twenty-five thousand dollars, and
issue bonds of the county therefor;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, by the Board of Super
yiSors that there be issued coupon
bonds of the county of Mahaska to the
amount of twenty-five thousand dollars,
as follows, to-wit: Twenty-Five bonds
nT fhnnlnrI Inllopn dot
December 1st, 1892, payable December
lst, 1899. ALI of said bonds to bear
interest at the rate of five (5) per cent
the first day of June and December each
year. Said bonds to be issued and
negotiated by virtue of the authority
and. in conformity to the provisions of
of sections 289 and 290 of the Code of
1873, as amended by Chapter 20 of the
laws of the 23rd General Assembly, and
sections one and two, laws of the Gath
General Assembly of the State of Iowa.
Petition of Saul Morgan ct al. for a
change of road leading from the south
west corner of the Ell the swM sec.
34-75-14, the change TO begin about
eight rods south of the c. & N. w. r. R.,
running thence in northeasterly direc-
tion about ten rods, thence in north
westerly direction about ten rods to
established road running north aud
south; old road to be vacated between
said points If new road is established.
Prayer of petitioners is granted upon
conditions that the G. t& n. w. r. r. put
in good and sufficient crossing where
the highway crosses the railroad and
make good the highway across the right
of way, and if costs are paid within
60 days and without expense to Ma
haska county.
Consent highway petition forty feet
wide beginning at the center of sec.
21-75-14, running thence north u mile,
thence east Il mile, and terminating at
sec. line between secs. 2I and % 1914,
is granted if petitioners pay all costs
and without expense TO Mahaska county.
BY order of the board of supervisors
the following change in road in section
27-74-l7 is made in accordance with
chapter 85 secs. /, and 3, laws of the
21st general assembly. beginning at Ia
and .97M chains east of the west quar-
ter corner of section %, and and .99L
chains west OF ne14, nw14, swM of sec.
% A to B, north rs deg. 55 min. east 5
and .55 chains B to G, sou Is deg. east
6 and "a chains, total lel tn I2 and 90
chains, the county to p Mrs. Laura
L. Hatfield the sum of 800 damages for
land used in making said change.
The auditor was Instructed to adver-
tise for wooden bridges for the year
1892-two styles same as for 1892: also.
advertise for iron bridges, steward of
the poor farm, county physician, and
janitOr for the courthouse, bids to be
opened at the January meeting Of the
board of supervisors.
On motion the board adjourned to
81 o'clock, Nov. IS, 1892.
Nov. rs, 1892.
Board met pursuant TO adjournment.
Members all present.
Worked the forenoon on the claim
list.
On motion Board adjourned to one
o'clock.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
The auditor Is instructed TO abate the
taxes of Geo Waller. on lots 1877 and