Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-21

holding that under the law they mad
no authority to accept other than the
official returns of said judges and
clerks, and that if there We're any er-
rors as claimed, it could only be de-
termined by re-canvas of the votes.
They then proceeded to a continual
ton of the canvas. The official re-
turns of five precincts not having been
signed by the judges and clerks, the
sheriff was ordered to summon them
to appear and sign such returns.
The following resolution was then
adopted:
Whereas, the Chicago. Milwaukee &
ST. Paul Railway company has located
a line of railroad over and across the
southwest quarter (A) of section thir-
ty-two (32) township seventy-three
(73) north of range thirteen 13) west
which is part of the county poor
farm, and has condemned strip of
land one hundred feet wide across said
land as a right-of-way for its railroad.
And,
Whereas, this board is anxious to Sc.
cure change in said location and to
have the line removed as far as possi-
bic from the poor farm buildings.
Therefore. he it resolved That il
the said corporation will change the
location of it's line, and will build it's
railroad upon line subsequently by it
surveyed, and staked out, during the
month of November, 1901, and now
marked upon the ground by line of
stakes (Which said new line is about
500 feet from the main poor farm
building on said quarter section) then
the county and this board will with
draw all objections 10 the building of
said railroad across said quarter sec
ton. and will accept $4,000 as dam
ages in behalf of Wapello county in
stead of the $4,000 awarded by the
sheriff's jury or commissioners as the
damages done to the said farm by the
building of a railroad through or over
said quarter section. And if the said
railroad company will adopt the said
line last surveyed and now staked out
and pay $4,000 to the treasurer of this
board is authorized and directed to
execute to the said railroad company
| a deed granting to the said railroad
company right of way one hundred
feet wide over and across said quarter
section, which said right Of way to be
so conveyed shall be fifty feet on each
side of the center line of the railroad
to be constructed upon the said line
surveyed and marked and staked out
as aforesaid by said corporation dur
/ ing the present month. And the suit
of Wapello county against said corpo-
ration is to be dismissed by the coun-
ty attorney.
! AS further consideration for said
right-ofway, the railway company
shall put in and maintain a crossing
with cattle guards, swing fences and
gates at such places as the chairman
of this board may designate in the
deed; and the railway company shall
erect and maintain along both sides of
said right-of-way fence of such rea-
sonable height not to exceed eight
feet, and constructed of posts and
barbed wires of such number and
character and woven wire of such
character and in such manner and
form of construction as the chairman
of this board may designate in said
deed.
Said railway company shall also
construct a spur track of the right-of-
way of said company near the private
crossing on said farm for the exclusive
accommodation of the poor farm. of
sufficient length to hold two cars;
said spur track shall be operated for
the benefit of the said poor farm
only during the months of October,
November and February of each year,
but no flag or other station shall be
maintained on said farm.
Elder-aye; McElroy-aye; Spilman
nay.
i The following resolution was then
unanimously adODte0,
i Resolved. by the board of supervis.
ors, that all unpaid taxes on land as
sessed to Paris Caldwell in govern
ment lot No. 4, same peing southeast
quarter southeast quarter section IA
township 70, range IA, for the years
1897 and 1898. be abated on account OF
part of said land being occupied by
railroads, which is assessed by eXecu
tive council and public streets.
The board then adjourned to meet
Wednesday at O'Clock a. m.
j. M. Elder, Chairman.
Attest: /. H. Hammond.
County Auditor.