Proceedings of the
Mitchell county Board of Supervisors
January 1877
| The county board of supervisors met
several times each year to conduct the county's business.
Proceedings were published in one or two of the county
newspapers. Among other things, the Board heard citizen
petitions, approved allottments for paupers and citizens
were paid for work they did for the county. The following
proceedings were published in the Mitchell County
Press on January 11, 1877. The print was sometimes
blurred or otherwise difficult to read, so transcription
errors are possible. When in doubt consult the original
newspaper article. The names listed are not alphabetical and may appear more than once!! |
Transcribed by S. Ferrall for Mitchell Co.
IAGenWeb, November 2022
Name |
Board action |
| Hastings, S.W. | Re-elected Supervisor from District No. 1 |
| Rustad, Christian | Took oath of office as Supervisor from District No. 3 |
| Carpenter, C. | Elected Chairman of the Board for the ensuing year |
| Popejoy, Andrew J. | Petition asking abatement of taxes - granted |
| Booth, Frank | Petition asking abatement of taxes - not granted for 1876 |
| Revell, Thomas R. | Petition asking abatement of taxes - granted for 1870 |
| Wait, Mrs. E.I. | Petition asking abatement of personal property taxes - granted |
| Miller, Carl | Petition asking abatement of personal property taxes - not granted |
| Fischer, Fritz | Petition asking refunding of taxes - granted |
| Getts, H. and others | Petition asking for re-survey of State Rd "A", Newburg twp. - authorized |
| Wright, G.A. and others | Petition asking for report of expediency re: bridge over Cedar river on Mitchell - Floyd co. line - S.W. Hastings appt'ed to examine the ground and confer w/Floyd co. Supervisors |
| Snyder, Aaron | Asked aid for Wm. Cyphers & family, poor, of Newburg twp. |
| Tibbetts, J.L. | Motioned Wm. Cyphers family be allowed $12 for January & $10/mo. thereafter |
| Stacy, B.F. | Petition asking abatement of personal property taxes - not granted |
| Wing, J.D. | Petition asking abatement of road tax - referred to Assessment & Taxation committee |
| Piper, L.D. | Submitted fees $454.25 & 325.78 for his services as Sheriff |
| White, M.H. | Submitted list of fees collected by him as County Clerk |
| Prime, John R. | Submitted list of fees received by him as County Auditor |
| Shipherd, E.P. | Reported on receipts & taxes received by him as County Treasurer |
| Armstrong, David | Received payment for pier & abutments (including extra work, granite & stone) on bridge across Cedar river at Newburg |
| King, Z. | Received payment for iron superstructure of bridge across Cedar river at Newburg |
| Grebe, Crish & Wm. | Claim for damages received in accident while Rice's Mill bridge was being repaired paid by A. Spaulding, the repair contractor |
| Richardson, S.D. | Petition for abatement of taxes assessed to his son - $3.26 abated providing taxes are pd within 60 days |
| Kuehl, Henry | Petition for abatement of 1870 taxes - excess over $14.91 by abated providing taxes are pd within 30 days |
| McCarthy, D.F. and others | Petition asking appropriation for bridge across Cedar river at McCarthy's Mill, St. Ansgar twp. - postponed |
| Hitchcock, Arad and others | Petition asking appropriation for bridge across Little Cedar river in Lincoln twp. - laid over |
| Hitchcock, E.O. and others | Petition asking vacation & relocation part Co. Rd No. 87, Jenkins twp. - not granted |
| Alexander, H. and others | Asked appropriation of funds to build bridge over Cedar river in Otranto twp. - committee appt'ed to examine |
| Vollbrecht, Charles and others | Petition asking alteration of a road in Douglass twp. - laid over until survey made on County Rd No. 8 |
| James, J.R. | Chair of Bridge Committee reported on the bridges repaired & costs incurred |
| Briggs, George | Petition asking abatement of taxes - referred to Assessment & Taxation committee |
| Edgington, Theo. | Petition asking abatement of taxes - referred to Assessment & Taxation committee |
| Knight, John | Allowed $8/mo for 4 months then $6/mo. remainder of year |
| Gibeant, Samuel | Allowed $20/mo until Apr 1st |
| Claimant | Nature of Claim - Amt. Claimed / Amt. Pd |
| Demaray, J.M. | Justice's fees - $82.50 / same |
| Woolsey, J.D. | Witness fee - $1.70 / same |
| McAllister, P. | Witness fee - $1.50 / same |
| Loomis, Thos. | Witness fee - $1.70 / same |
| Scammon, F. | Witness fee - $0.60 / same |
| Hayes, A. | Witness fee - $1.20/ same |
| Dockstader, J.F. | Witness fee - $1.50 / same |
| Alexander, H. | Witness fee - $2.50 / same |
| Frost,Geo. W. | Witness fee - $2.50 / same |
| Cook, H.C. | Witness fee - $5.00 / same |
| Mason, J.W. | Justice's fees - $13.00 / same |
| Thompson, S. | Witness fee - $2.50 / same |
| Bevier, A.D. | Justice's fees - $2.50 / same |
| Douglass, J. | Witness fee - $0.80 / same |
| Stevens, Benj. | Witness fee - $1.20 / same |
| Decerd, W.H. | Witness fee - $1.70 / same |
| Sweet, A.N. | Witness fee - $4.25 / same |
| Laynett, J.P. | Witness fee - $8.29 / same |
| Megquier, Mrs. A.C. | Witness fee - $25.25 / same |
| Starr, Andrew | Witness fee - $12.35 / same |
| Carroll, Edward | Witness fee - $8.60 / same |
| Russell, Geo. | Witness fee - $5.55 / same |
| Carroll, R.A. | Witness fee - $12.35 / same |
| Croner, Jacob | Witness fee - $5.55 / same |
| Wood, E. | Witness fee - $1.85 / same |
| Farmier, Lee | Witness fee - $1.75 / same |
| Starr, Libbie | Witness fee - $5.50 / same |
| Summers, D.H. | Witness fee - $5.50 / same |
| Shuter, Mrs. | Witness fee - $4.30 / same |
| West, Lewis | Witness fee - $6.80 / same |
| Dow, J.L. | Witness fee - $5.55 / same |
| Groner, Jacob | Witness fee - $6.60 / same |
| Pierce, L.D. | Witness fee - $11.90 / same |
| Robey, Frank | Witness fee - $6.60 / same |
| Curry, Mrs. | Witness fee - $6.05 / same |
| Curry, Pat | Witness fee - $7.30 / same |
| Scofield, F. | Witness fee - $1.35 / same |
| Wentworth, J.A. | Witness fee - $1.75 / same |
| Ryce, L.M. | Att'y fee, State - $20.00/ same |
| Butler, L.S. | Dist. Att'y fee - $122.10 / $60.00 |
| Browne, M.M. | Att'y fee - $20.00/ same |
| McLaughlin, A.R. | Bailiff - $32.00 / same |
| Scammon, Frank | Bailiff - $17.00 / same |
| Hummell, James | Bailiff - $17.00 / same |
| Sheldon, ?.A. | Constable - $52.95 / same |
| Piper, L.D. | Sheriff - $377.66 / same |
| St. John, R.T. | Constable - $18.30 / same |
| Gray, Levi | Boarding paupers - $108.45 / same |
| English, J.F. & Co. | Goods for pauper - $3.35 /same |
| Moe, Lars | Goods for poor - $30.00 / same |
| James, J.R. | Relief for pauper - $15.00 / same |
| Bundy, A.D. | Medical attending - $5.00 / same |
| Greig, E. | Coffin for pauper - $16.25 / same |
| Brown, S.Q. | Attending on poor - $1.50 / same |
| Wait, Mrs. E.I. | Boarding pauper - $16.00 / same |
| Scofield & Stacy | Barrell oil for county - $15.08 / same |
| Johnson, W.S. | Work on Court House & jail - $5.03 / same |
| Huntington, W.F. | Matting for court room - $102.80 / same |
| Dailey, J.F. | Goods for county - $30.12 / same |
| Tallman & Co. | Goods for county - $4.50 / same |
| Grimes & Tupper | Goods & work for county -$24.63 / same |
| McCarty, Jas. | Deputy sheriff - $48.20 / continued |
| McCarty, Jas. | Twp. Cl'k - $24.00 / same |
| Jones, A.R. | Twp. Cl'k & Witness fees - $32.50 / $29.00 |
| Joy, B.C. | Twp. Trustee - $14.00 / same |
| Lubiens, Geo. | Twp. Trustee - $12.00 / same |
| Tyrrell, Geo. | Twp. Trustee - $18.00 / same |
| Erickson, A. | Twp. Trustee - $8.00 / same |
| Heiman, Nich | Twp. Trustee - $13.00 / same |
| Johnson, J.N. | Twp. Trustee - $8.00 / same |
| Clark, Jas H. | Twp. Trustee - $10.00 / same |
| Bliss, Chas N. | Twp. Trustee - $4.00 / same |
| Grover, J.L. | Twp. Trustee - $10.00 / same |
| Dunton, LB. | Justice's fees - $8.00 / same |
| Lively, Michael | Witness fee - $1.80 / same |
| Crum, S.L. | Witness fee - $2.70 / same |
| Herring, C. | Witness fee - $1.80 / same |
| Huntington, H. | Witness fee - $3.10 / same |
| Jones, S. | Witness fee - $2.60 / same |
| Carpenter, C. | Witness fee - $1.90 / same |
| Eaton, W.L. | Atty fees - $65.00 / same |
| Abbott, John | Goods for poor - $5.50 / same |
| Cook, A.C. | Medical attendance- $43.50 / $24.50 |
| Griffin, Pat | Twp. Trustee - $14.00 / same |
| Snyer, Aaron | Twp. Trustee - $21.00 / same |
| Huntington, E. | Witness fee - $2.60 / same |
| Abbott, Wm. | Twp. Trustee - $12.00 / same |
| Walker, A.M. | Twp. Cl'k - $28.00 / $27.00 |
| Jones, Stephen | Twp. Trustee - $11.00 / $9.00 |
| Howe, J.M. | Twp. Trustee - $10.00 / same |
| Hayman, Miles | Election clerk - $4.00 / same |
| Burke, E. | Twp. Trustee - $16.00 / same |
| Smith, Jno | Twp. Trustee - $16.00 / same |
| Stacy, B.F. | Twp. Cl'k - $21.00 / same |
| Stacy, E.P. | Goods for poor - $3.20 / same |
| Wheelock, Ira | Twp. Trustee - $9.00 / same |
| Kipp, J.A. | Twp. Trustee - $10.00 / same |
| Prime, Jno. R. | Auditor salary - $266.67 / same |
| Shipherd, E.P. | Treasurer's salary & clerk hire - $317.52 / same |
| Pattengill, G.D. | Co. Supt. - $126.00 / $123.00 |
| Anderson, L. | Election clerk - $4.00 / same |
| Atherton, F.G. | Stationery - $25.70 / same |
| Carter, Hussey & Curl | Stationery - $4.70 / same |
| Woodruff, Perkins & Co. | Books & Stationery - $25.50 / same |
| Day, Egbert & Fidlar | Books & Stationery - $30.70 / same |
| Mills & Co. | Books & Stationery - $124.25 / $102.29 |
| Atherton & Son | Printing & Postal cards - $12.50 / same |
| Clyde, A.W. | Swamp land blanks - $18.75 / same |
| Clyde, A.W. | Pub. Road notice - $5.00 / same |
| Foster & Bennett | Printing - $28.66 / same |
| Munson, L.G. | Election clerk - $4.00 / same |
| Addington, F.E. | Election clerk - $6.00 / same |
| Snyder, Aaron | Twp. Cl'k - $3.20 / same |
| Stacy, H. I. | Twp. Trustee - $9.00 / same |
| Clement, W.S. | Election clerk - $6.00 / same |
| Lovejoy, T.H.. | Election clerk - $4.00 / same |
| Martin, C.K. | Election judge - $9.00 / same |
| Forbes, C.H. | Election clerk - $6.00 / same |
| Cummings, M.W. | Election clerk - $6.00 / same |
| Muzzy, Chas. | Election judge - $4.00 / same |
| Lane, A.K. | Bounty on wild cat - $1.00 / same |
| Rosbeck, F.E. | Bounty on wild cat - $1.00 / same |
| Wright, S.H. | Bounty on wolf - $3.00 / same |
| Haight, Jacob | Bounty on wolf - $3.00 / same |
| Stovern, O.E. | Bounty on wolf - $3.00 / same |
| Diemer & Murphy | Bidding jury - $4.55 / same |
| Hastings, S.W. | Committee work - $27.25 / same |
| Holbrook, G.N. | Twp. Trustee - $4.00 / same |
| Gilbert, Chas. | Witness fee - $2.05 / same |
| Hastings, H. | Twp. Trustee - $14.00 / same |
| Scammon, F. | Watching court house night of fire - $2.00 / same |
| Scammon, F. | Cleaning court house - $12.00 / same |
| Bliss, Chas. N. | Watching court house night of fire - $2.00 / same |
| Adams, C.M. | Court house reporter - $96.00 / same |
| Adams, C.M. | District Court reporter - $48.00 / same |
| Sawyer E.L. | Correcting original entries - $3.00 / same |
| Graves, Chas L. | Transcribing justice record - $19.25 / continued |
| Bishop, E.L. | Transcribing justice record - $16.00 / continued |
| Prime, Jno. R. | Express paid for County - $1.96 / $1.95 |
| Scammon, Frank | Figuring measurements - $2.50 / same |
| Cady, Howard | Herding stock for county - $3.00 / same |
| Tibbetts, J.L. | Committee work & cashier - $44.80 / same |
| McCarty, Myrtin | Witness, J.C. - $2.10 / same |
| LeBarron, R.O. | Goods for poor - $6.32 / same |
| Greig, E. | Coal for poor - $7.90 / same |
| Bush, A.M. | Goods for poor - $6.00 / same |
| Smith Bros. | Goods for Court House - $16.25 / same |
| Knowlton, G.H. | Justice's fees - $36.00 / $36. 50 |
| Lohr, Peter | Chairs for Court House - $12.00 / same |
| Seely, S.W. | Witness fee - $2.40 / same |
| Mets & Wiltze | Blank books - $48.00 / same |
| Boyd, H.C. | Justice's fees - $2.50 / same |
| Foster, Wm. | Constable & witness fees - $4.50 / same |
| Scott, Wm. | Constable fees - $16.40 / same |
| Oakes, H.H. | Constable fees - $3.60 / same |
| Cotton & Cleveland | Wood for pauper - $8.25 / same |
| Floyd county, Iowa | Claim for relief furnished L. Hatcher family - rejected as Hatcher not a pauper at the time asst. Given |
| Justice of the Peace | Fines collected & paid to County Treasurer |
| Knowlton, G.H. | Osage twp. - $63 |
| Demaray, J.M. | Osage twp. - $22.65 |
| Owen, T.W. | St. Ansgar twp. - $16 |
| Mason, J.W. | Otranto twp. - $25 |
Source: Mitchell County Press, January 11, 1877; page 2
Transcribed by S. Ferrall for Mitchell Co. IAGenWeb, November
2022
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