Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-08
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BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors, February 5, 1900, being the
tenth day of the January session.
Board met, all members present. Min
utes OF last days session read and APP
proved. On motion of Elder she delin-
quent taxes for-,he year 1895 were de-
clared unavailable. The board then
appointed Elijah Eggars, justice Of
peace, Pleasant township, to fill Va
cancy; official bond of c. A. Hyatt,
overseer of poor, Ottumwa, approved;
After examination of claims the board
adjourned to meet Tuesday. February
6, 1900. II. B. Wagers, Chairman.
Attest: l. H. Hammond. Deputy
Auditor.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors, February 6, 1900, being the
eleventh day of the January session.
Board met, all members present. Min
utes of last days session read and APP
proved. They then decided to visit the.
county farm and upon their return
proceeded with the transaction of mis-
csllaneous business. The contract OF
c. r. Russell. county physician, and
official bond of j. w. Fuqua, constable
Dahlonega township. approved. Petit
cation of highway in section 35, Wash
ington township, granted. Report OF
c. Butler, justice of the peace High
land township, approved. Board adj
journed to meet Monday, February IS,
1900. III. B. Wagers, Chairman.
Attest: l. II. Hammond, Deputy
Auditor.
Proceedings of board Of supervisors,
February &c, 1900, being the twelfth
day of January session. Board met,
all members present. Minutes of last
days session read and approved. Petit
ton of Wilson Dial and others for va.
cation and relocation of highway in
section 80, Washington township,
granted upon condition that petitioner
pay all costs, secure right of way and
pay all damages that may be legally
assessed and put the new road in good
travelling condition on or before July 1.
1900. Annual reports of l.. L. Stuart,
justice peace, Adams township; A. w.
Bell, Agency township; A. w. Clark,
Cass township; G. w. Stevens, Column
bia township; John A. Brown, Pleasant
township; r. Bailey, Keokuk town
ship, and P. G.. KILLER, constable, Wash
ington township, and quarterly report
trustees. Columbia township, approved.
Board adjournedsto meet Tuesday, Feb
ruary ~, 1900, at 1880 p. M.
II. b. Wagers, Chairman.
Attest: L. H. Hammond, Deputy.
Proceedings of the board of super
visors, February 81, 1900, being the
thirteenth day Of the January, 1900,
session. Board met, all members pres
ent. Minutes of last days session read
and approved. Now on this 9th day
of February, 1900, it being the .hir.
tenth day of the regular Japuary.
1900. session of the board of supervisors
of Wapello county, Ia, held at the court
house, Wapello county, Ottumwa, Ia,
the canvassing of the petition of con-
sent to sell Intoxicating liquors in
said city of Ottumwa, Iowa, coming on
for hearing and all the members of said
board being present, the board pro-
ceeded to consider and canvass said
petition and that upon examination
of all the papers filed in said matter,
the board finds that said petition of
consent was in due form of law and that
said city of Ottumwa. Iowa, contains
population of over five thousand in-;
habitants, and was regularly and law
fully filed as by law provided, with the
county auditorHof Wapello county,
Iowa, on the 18th day of February,
1900. and that due and legal notice,
OF the filing of the same and when the
canvass of the same would be made
was given in accordance with law NOR,
than ten clear days, by publishing the
same in the Ottumwa Courier, Ottum-I
wa Press, Eldon Forum and Eddyville:
Tribune, stating the time and place.
when and where said petition of con-
sent to sell Intoxicating liquors in SAID.
city of Ottumwa, Iowa, would be cam
yassed. That said board of supervisors
on said day commenced the canvass Of
said petition of consent and continued
the canvass and examination of said
petition from February 81 to March
5, from day to day, except Sunday,
March 4, the first and last day inclu-
sive; that after. careful examination
of said petition and the examination
of each name thereon, and by careful
comparison of the names with the poll
books of the last preceding general
election held in said city, the board
finds at the last preceding general cleo
ton held in said city, November
z, 1899, there We're 3,sg5 legal votes
cast in said city at said general cleo
ton, and that there were 2,O55 names
signed and subscribed to said petition
of consent, who were legal voters at
said election, and who voted thereat
at said last preceding general election,
held i'll said city Of Ottumwa, Iowa;
that, said board finds that more
than fifty per cent of the legal voters
of said city of Ottumwa who voted at
the last preceding general election held
in said city of Ortumwa, Iowa, have
signed said petition of consent for the
sale of intoxicating liquors in the city
of Ottumwa, Iowa, in accordance with
law. The prayer of said petitioners is
therefore granted. The following reso-
luton was adopted:
Whereas, The Ottumwa Savings bank
of Ottumwa, Iowa, on or about TIL.
Goth day of June, 1891, made a loan of
800 to Z. B. Rees, Geo. NJ. Davidson,