The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-04
THE COUNTY BOARD.
Supervisors Have an Interesting
Organization Meeting.

SPiAn5O1 VI VhI. ldLuUiCGOu, CudlI-
man of the board for the ensuing
year.
The board with Mr.. Mattison as
chairman met at 80 O'Clock and the
minutes of the previous session were
read, corrected and approved and
the old board was adjourned sine
die.
Auditor Cruzen then proceeded to
swear in the new member Albert
Hambleton. The first act of the new
board was organization and the Sc
lection of a chairman for the ensuing
year. According to the custom of
the county the craftsmanship belong
ed to Mr.. Briggs as he is the senior
member of the board. Mr.. Hamble-
ton moved that the board proceed to
the election of chairman and the
same was seconded. Ballots were
prepared and Mr.. Springer and Mr..
Hambleton proceeded to vote but
Mr.. Briggs refused to vote at all.
There were a number of ballots TAX
en- but there was no choice of a
chairman made and then Mr.. Ham
bleton moved the adoption of the fol-
lowing resolutions which he present
ed:
WHEREAS, it has been a custom to
select as chairman, the senior MEM
Der of the board, and,
WHEREAS, the new code provides,
in cases of contest of elections, that
the chairman of the Board of Super
visors act as judge of contest, and,
WHEREAS, the continuance of this
custom would make it possible, the
senior member being a candidate for
reelection and contest arising over
such election that by virtue of his
craftsmanship he would become a
Judge of his own contest, the law not
providing for such contingency,
and,
WHEREAS, the appointment contin-
ues for but one year and being large
ly honorary, except as to case here
tofore mentioned, and,
WHEREAS, there is still pending a
contest to be decided wherein the
chairman selected at this meeting
shall according to statue provided,
act as Judge, and,
WHEREAS, the present senior men,
Der was the expressed choice of con-
testants, though declining to act,
therefore we deem it advisable to
avoid future difficulty and embarass-
ment to make change in the afore-
said custom, by the selection as
chairman of member whose term
does not expire during the year of
holding such craftsmanship; there
fore be it
ResoICed:: that we record our ap-
probation of the services of the sem
ior member at this time-L. r. Briggs,
with the assurance that in not elect
ing him as chairman it is with no
thought or purpose of casting any
reflection upon his character"
Mr.. Briggs opposed the adoption
of the resolution and there was quite
a discussion and many explanations
of the resolutions and some rather
bitter words followed. George Seev-
ers came forward and explained that
Mr.. Kent had withdrawn his case of
contest for the Office of county super
intendent and there would be no con-
test for that office. This had the
effect of changing the appearance of
things and after few more ballots
Mr.. Hambleton stated that he would
vote for Mr.. Briggs with the under
standing that the contest case of Mr..
Kent was to be withdrawn. Mr..
Briggs was then placed in the posi-
ton of chairman Of the board of SUI
pervisors. The resolution was not
passed.
., Official bonds Approved.
The next official act of the board
was the examination and the ap-
proval of the bonds of the various
officers that had been elected to
place. All were carefully examined
and duly approved as follows:
w. w. Eby presented bond for
s296, 900, signed by the following
persons:
j. HI. Jenkins, A. Frankel, A. N.
Caldwell, Chas. B. McCulloch, w. ].
Boyd, Chas. Johnson, 8. w. Jones,
j. @. Ferrall, 1. H, Zane, j. O. Mas
teller. s. DeKock, ]. A. Gum, M. l..
Jackson, J. P. McCrea, Amos Wy
more, j. R. Jamison, Tracy Riggs, w.
A. Stephenson, r. P. Bacon, Fred
Butler, J..C. Clark A. M. Rodgers, ].
H. Williams, Jacob Watland, G. III.
Kramer w. T. Hammond, w. F.
Harper, Geo. Way, Thomas Johnson,
John F. Ruby, Sidney Harper, L. F.
Howell, H. M. Whitaker, w. F. Nc
Way, J. G.. Hammond.
The bond of Will Critcket for sher-
iff was presented with the following
securities for $40, 900 each. s. R.Can-
non; j. s. Whitmore; w. 1. Neagle;
o. @. Cochrane and j. B. Bolton.
The bond of J.P. Dodds for county
was presented with
the names of securities John Dodds
for $4,000 and j l.. Larimer for $1,000.
The bond of E. M. Cheesman for
coroner had the signatures of j. b.
McCurdy and G.. w. Davis for $1,000
each.
N. Caven, county surveyor, pre-,
sented bond with Sam Jones and
A. j. Jewett surities in the sum of
$1,000 each.
Elmer Girard for justic of the peace
in Garfield township gave bond in
sum of $1,000 with j. III. Schultz and