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sixty-six feet in width running at right angles north and south and east and west through the length and breadth of said town; and said surveyor shall do all the work necessary to be done about said plat as is usual in said cases.
Ordered, that William Gentry be authorized to employ some person to make 800 stakes to be 3 feet in length, 212 inches square and haul said stakes onto said town plat as may be directed by said surveyor ; said stakes to be made of burr or white oak timber and sawed square at the top and sharpened equally so as to drive.
Ordered, that P. M. Boyles, William Gentry, William Combs. David Bishop and Enos Berger be employed to assist said surveyor in the surveying of said town.
Ordered, that the County seat Madison County be called Winterset.
Ordered, that George Gillaspy be allowed $16.00 for services rendered as locat- ing Com. of said County.
Ordered, that Thomas Butler be allowed $9.00 for services rendered as locat- ing Com. of said County.
Ordered, that P. M. Boyles be allowed $2.00 for 2 days services rendered as Com's Clerk at this term.
Ordered. that David Bishop be allowed $2.25 for 2 days services rendered ing Com. of said County.
Ordered. that William Combs be allowed $2.00 for 2 days services rendered as Com. at this term.
Ordered, that William Gentry be allowed $2.00 for 2 days services rendered as Com. at this term.
Attest, P. M. Boyles. David Bishop William Combs County Com's
William Gentry
Commissioner's Court, Madison County, Iowa, special term, July the 23, 1849: (Note: Every word hereinafter of proceedings of this session, except signa- ture of Commissioners, is in hand writing of Alfred D. Jones ).
Present, David Bishop, William Gentry, William Combs, Com's, and P. M. Boyles, Com's Clerk.
Ordered, that the plat and survey of the town of Winterset as made out by A. D. Jones, county surveyor of said county, on the 19th day of July. 1849. he received and placed on file in this office.
Ordered, that lot number 6 in Block 17 be appraised at $30 and the lots as follows : 4 in B 17, $20 : 2 in 17. $15 : 8 in same, $25.
Block 16: lot 4 at $15, lot 2 at $12, lot 8 at $15, lot 6 at $14. lot-
Block 15: lot 5 at $15, lot 7 at Sio, lot i at $8, lot 3 at SS.
Block 18: Lot 8 at $30, lot 2 at $20, lot 3 at $15.
Block to: No. 1 at $5 and 7 at Sio, No. 3 at $8.
Block 20: No. 8 at Sio, No. 6 at $8, No. 4 and 2 at $5.
Block 24: 1 at $25, 3 at $25. 5 and 7 at $12.
Block 25: 4 at $25, 2 at $20, 8 and 6 at $15.
Block 26: Lots i and 3 at $18, No's 5 and 7. $15.
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Block 27: 1 and 3 at $12, 5 and 7 at $8.
Block 23: 3 and 4 at $18, 8 at $10, 6 at $8.
Block 22: 1 at $20, 3 at $16, 7 and 5 at $10.
Block 21 : 1 at $15, 3 at $10, 5 and 7 at $6.
Block 11 : 5 at $22. 7 at $20, 1 and 2 at $10.
Block 12: 8 and 6 at $15, 4 and 3 at $10.
Block 13: 8 and 6 at $10, 1 and 2 at $5.
Block 14: 8 and 6 at $8, 1 and 2 at $5.
Block 10: 5 and 7 at $15, 3 and 4 at $6.
Block 9: 5 and 7 at $io, 3 and 4 at $5.
Block 8: 5 and 7 at $8, 3 and 4 at $5.
5 and 6 in blocks 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, I at $5. I and 2 in blocks 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 at $3.
3 and 4 in blocks 3-4. 33, 32, 31, 30, 29 and 28 at $5.
7 and 8 in blocks 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, at $3.
Ordered that A. D. Jones be requested to write an advertisement for publica- tion of the sale of lots in the town of Winterset and that it be sent to the Iowa Star for publication.
Ordered, that Charles Wright be employed to carry it to Fort Des Moines to the office of said paper for which he will be allowed the sum of one dollar and twenty-five cents and that said notice shall be taken to said press by Tuesday night next.
Ordered, that Court adjourn till i o'clock P. M.
I o'clock inst. Court met pursuant to adjournment.
Ordered, that the general sale of lots in the town of Winterset shall be on Wednesday the 22d day of August, A. D. 1849.
Ordered, that the terms of sale of said lots shall be one fourth cash in hand and the balance in three installments of six months each which shall be dis- charged by notes of equal size given to the Board of Commissioners who will in turn give a certificate of purchase to the buyer which shall be presented to said Board for a deed when said land shall have been purchased from the General Government and said notes discharged by said buyer.
Ordered, that notes given to the Board of Commissioners if not paid when they become due shall draw interest at the rate allowed by statute and if such notes should not all be discharged at the time the last becomes due then the lots for which said notes were given shall be forfeited and the money paid the county also forfeited to said County.
Ordered, that E. R. Guiberson be appointed town lot agent for the town of Winterset in said county and that he shall receive such compensation as is usual in such cases and as he and said Board shall agree upon.
Ordered, that the County donate to Enos Berger town lot number 2 in block 22 in the town of Winterset as an equivalent for So acres of a claim on the lands on which the Seat of Justice is located.
Ordered, that Charles Wright be appointed crier to sell the lots in the town of Winterset on the day appointed for the general sale.
Ordered, that A. D. Jones be employed to make a sale plat for the town of Winterset to be ready on the day of sale for use.
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Ordered, that William Gentry be allowed $3.75 for services as chain carrier in the town of Winterset.
Ordered, that William Combs be allowed $3.75 for services on the town quarter of Winterset.
Ordered, that Irvin Baum be allowed $3.75 for services on town quarter.
Ordered, that P. M. Boyles be allowed $3-75 for services on town quarter.
Ordered, that Enos Berger be allowed $3.75 for services on town quarter.
Ordered, that John Deshaser be allowed $2.50 for 400 stakes for town quarter. Ordered, that Andrew Evans be allowed $2.50 for 400 stakes for town quarter. Ordered, that William Gentry be allowed $1.oo for stakes for town quarter. Ordered, that A. D. Jones be allowed $69.50 in town lot funds for services as surveyor and other services in such sums as said Jones may wish.
Ordered, that William Combs be allowed $1.00 for services as Com'r. Ordered, that William Gentry be allowed $1.oo for services as Com'r.
Ordered, that D. Bishop be allowed $1.25 for services as Com'r.
Ordered, that P. M. Boyles be allowed $1.oo for services as Com'r Clerk.
Ordered, that Court adjourn.
David Bishop William Combs Com's
William Gentry
Attest : P. M. Boyles, Com's Clerk.
The record of proceedings from this time to the close of the year 1849 is in the hand writing of James Thornbrugh, except the commissioners' signatures.
Commissioners' Court, Madison County, lowa, regular term, Oct. the Ist, 1849. Present, Henry McKinzie, William Gentry, Com's and J. Thornbrugh, Com's Clerk.
Ordered, the Com's Clerk be authorized to issue orders to all persons entitled to fees for services as judges and clerks and for canceling the polls.
Ordered, that the ac't of the Des Moines Star be allowed $1.50.
Ordered, that the ac't of P. M. Boyles for services as Com's clerk be allowed $4.90.
Ordered, that the ac't of E. Berger be allowed to the amount of $4.00 in town lot fund for recording plat of Winterset.
Ordered, that A. D. Jones be allowed $10.00 in town lot fund for sale plat and other services.
Ordered, that William Compton be allowed 75 cents for furnishing one blank book for Judge of Probate.
Ordered, that G. W. MeClellan be allowed $1.75 for two blank books fur- nished.
Ordered, that J. Folwell be allowed $1.50 in town lot fund for services ren- dered on town quarter.
Ordered, that Court adjourn until tomorrow morning o o'clock.
Henry McKinzie )
William Gentry S Com's
Attest : J. Thornbrugh, Com's Clerk.
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Com's Court met pursuant to adjournment. Present, N. S. Allcock, Com. 9 o'clock, 2nd day of term.
Ordered, that E. Bilderback be allowed $36.64 for cessing (assessing) said county and other services as sheriff.
Ordered, the petition of E. Berger and others calling for a road commencing at the north end of Front street in the town of Winterset in Madison County to run thence on the nearest and best route to the East line of said county in the direction to F't Des Moines be granted and the following gentlemen be appointed viewers : Silas Barns, Esq., Isaac Clanton, John Wilkinson, and that A. D. Jones be appointed surveyor on said road. Road bond of A. D. Jones and S. B. Casebier filed previous the granting of said petition and that said viewers and surveyor shall meet at the town of Winterset on the first day of Nov., 1849, or within five days thereafter, to commence said view and survey and proceed otherwise accord- ing to law.
Ordered, that lot 3 in block 26 be donated to Samuel B. Casebier for eighty acres of claim on which the location was made for the town of Winterset.
Ordered, that A. D. Jones be allowed two dollars in town lot funds for services as clerk at the sale of lots in Winterset.
Ordered, that the petition of S. Barns and others calling for a road com- mencing at the northeast corner of the Public Square in the town of Winterset in Madison County on the nearest and most eligible route to the north line of said county in the direction to Penoach in Dallas County, Iowa, be granted and the following gentlemen be appointed viewers of said road: SS., Charles Wright, Samuel Crawford, Irvin Baum, and A. D. Jones be appointed surveyor on said road. Road bond of Silas Barns and Enos Berger filed previous to the granting said petition and that said viewers and surveyor shall meet at the town of Winter- set on the 20th day of Oct., A. D. 1849, or within five days thereafter, to commence said view and survey and proceed otherwise according to law.
Ordered, that the petition of A. D. Jones and others calling for a road com- mencing at the south end of Front street in the town of Winterset to run from thence on the nearest and best route to Simmons and Casebier's mill on Middle river be granted and that the following gentlemen be appointed viewers on said road, viz: William Gentry, Silas Barns, Enos Berger, and A. D. Jones be ap- pointed surveyor of said road and that the viewers and surveyor shall meet at the town of Winterset on the 15th day of Nov., 1849, or within five days there- after and proceed otherwise according to law.
Ordered, that E. R. Guiberson be allowed $17.10 for services as School Fund Com. of said Co.
Ordered, that E. R. Guiberson be allowed $25.00 in town lot funds for services as town lot agent.
Ordered, that Enos Berger be allowed $4.00 for 8 days' house rent for holding court for said Co.
Ordered, that Court adjourn until 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Henry McKinzie) William Gentry \Com's N. S. Allcock 1
Attest : J. Thornbrugh, Com's Clerk.
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Com's Court met pursuant to adjournment, 3rd day of term, 9 o'clock.
Ordered, that there be a court house built in the town of Winterset. Madison County, lowa. Description as follows, viz: Of hewed oak logs twenty by twenty four feet square, two story high, first nine ft., second eight ft., said building to be let out at the lowest bidder on the third Saturday of Oct .. A. D. 1849.
Ordered, that the Com's Clk be employed to write a specification of said house and also to write four advertisements for letting out said building.
Ordered, that William Gentry be allowed five dollars for two days' services rendered as Com. of said County.
Ordered, that William Gentry be allowed two dollars and 50 cents for one day's services rendered as Co. Com. at this term in town lot fund.
Ordered, that Henry MeKinzie be allowed five dollars for two days' service rendered as Com. at this term.
Ordered, that Henry MeKinzie be allowed two dollars and fifty ets in town lot funds for one day's service as Com. at this term.
Ordered, that N. S. Alleock be allowed two dollars and fifty ets. for one day's service, rendered as Com. at this term.
Ordered, that N. S. Allcock be allowed two dollars and fifty ets in town lot funds for one day's service as Com. at this term.
Ordered. that James Thornbrugh be allowed ten dollars for services as Com's Clk.
Ordered, that J. Thornbrugh be allowed four dollars in town lot funds for one day's service rendered as Com's Clk and filing certificates of lots sold.
Ordered, that Court adjourn.
Henry MeKinzie ) William Gentry &Com's
N. S. AAllcock 1
AAttest : J. Thornbrugh, Com's Clk.
Special term, Oct. 20th, A. D. 1840. Com's Court. Madison County, lowa. Present. Henry MeKinzie and William Gentry, Com's.
Ordered, that the court house in Winterset be reversed (reduced ) to a one story house eighteen by thirty feet square.
Ordered. that Henry MeKinzie be allowed two dollars and fifty cts of the town lot fund for one day service as Com.
Ordered, that William Gentry be allowed two dollars and fifty ets of the town lot fund for one day service as Com.
Ordered, that J. Thornbrugh be allowed three dollars of the town lot fund for services rendered as Com's Clerk.
Ordered, that Court adjourn.
Henry MeKinzie Ico. Com's William Gentry ١
Attest : J. Thornbrugh, Com's Clerk.
Commissioners' Court, Madison County, lowa, special terin, Dec. 14. 1849 Present, Henry MeKinzie, William Gentry, and J. Thornbrugh, Com's Clerk
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Ordered that a license be granted to William Compton to keep grocery, in said County, for the term of twelve months.
Ordered, that means be taken to borrow 150 dollars for the purpose of enter- ing the town quarter.
Ordered, that E. R. Guiberson be authorized and empowered to effect a loan of one hundred and fifty dollars for the purpose of entering the quarter on which Winterset is situated and that he be authorized and empowered to execute notes or other instruments of writing necessary to obtain said sum of money and to assign (sign) our names to such instrument.
Ordered, that the account of J. Thornbrugh be allowed the amount of seven dollars for services as Com's Clerk.
Ordered, that Court adjourn until next regular meeting.
Co. Com's Henry McKinzie William Gentry
Attest : J. Thornbrugh, Com's Clerk.
Winterset, lowa, Jan. 7. 1850.
Present Commissioners Henry McKinzie, William Gentry and Norval S. Allcock : David Bishop, deputy Commissioners' Clerk.
Road petition by Joel Clanton and others for a county highway commencing at county line east of Joel Clanton's farm, thence by the nearest and best route to Simmons & Casebier's mill on Middle river granted. Viewers appointed were Samuel Peter, Philip Boyles and Daniel Vancil, and A. D. Jones surveyor, who were directed to meet at house of Joel Clanton March Ist. 1850, or within 5 days thereafter, and proceed to view and mark said road.
Report of Enos Berger, County Treasurer, received and he was directed to make out and post written abstracts of receipts and expenditures as required by law.
Court adjourned until tomorrow morning.
January 8, 1850. Court met pursuant to adjournment-present same as yes- terday.
Enos Berger allowed $7 for one blank book and commission for collecting taxes.
Commissioners' clerk instructed to issue orders to jurors according to law when called for.
Road petition by Thomas Cason and others for a county highway "Com- mencing at the county line where the road crosses the same running by Esqur Adamson's to the Lynn Grove and from thence on the East side of Thomas Cason's farm near the house, thience on the nearest and best route to the county line in the direction of Pisgah," was granted. Viewers appointed were John Wilkinson, Samuel Fleener and Levi Bishop, and A. D. Jones surveyor and directed to meet at Esqur Adamson's on the 2nd Monday of March, 1850, to view and mark said road.
E. Bilderback, sheriff, allowed $8 for summoning petit jury for May term, 1849. Also be allowed $16 for summoning grand and petit juries for September terin of the District Court, 1849.
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E. R. Guiberson ordered to use $50 of the town lot fund for "entering the town quarter."
Road petition by .A. D. Jones and others for a county highway commencing at the north end of Front street in Winterset, thence on the nearest and best route in the direction of Fort Des Moines to the cast line of county was granted. Viewers were Asa Mills, D. H. Whited and Samuel B. Casebier and .A. D. Jones surveyor and directed to meet at Winterset on the 4th Monday in March, 1850. to view and mark said road.
Commissioners MeKinzie and Gentry each allowed $2.50 out of the town lot fund for services as Commissioners at the special meeting of the Court Dec. 14, 1849.
Commissioners MeKinzie, Gentry and Alleock each allowed $5 for two days services attending January term, 1850.
David Bishop allowed $4 for services as deputy commissioners' clerk, January term, 1850.
Adjourned until tomorrow morning.
January 9, 1850, Court met pursuant to adjournment - present same as yes- terday.
Following lots in Winterset were appraised, viz :
1.ot
Bik
$
Lot
Bik
$
5
17
50
4
26
25
7
17
30
I
23
50
5
16
30
8
22
20
1
18
50
6
22
15
7
18
50
8
21
15
4
18
30
2
21
15
2
19
10
8
I 1
15
20
10
5
12
50
7
20
12
1
1 2
10
2
2.4
50
6
IO
25
8
2.4
30
I
10
10
1 -
25
30
8
4
IO
7
25
20
3
10
Public sale of lots ordered on Feby 1, 1850, and advertisements thereof by posting written notices and by two insertions in the lowa Star ( at Des Moines ).
Report of the Locating Commissioners (Commissioners appointed by the State Legislature to locate seat of justice of Madison County ) ordered recorded. The following accounts were allowed and ordered paid out of the lot fund :
A. D. Jonés, making out papers for entering town quarter. . . . $2.00
Henry MeKinzie, services Com'r Jan. term. 2.50
N. S. Allcock, services Com'r Jan. term 2.50
William Gentry, services Com'r Jan. term 2.50
David Bishop i day's service deputy clk 2.00
Adjourned. ( Minutes signed by each commissioner and attested by D. Bishop. deputy clk).
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19
20
3
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Special term, Feb. 8, 1850. Present Henry McKinzie and William Gentry, Commissioners, and Jas. Thornbrugh, Com's Clk.
Ordered, that S. B. and D. J. Casebier be paid $50 out of lot fund in part payment for building court house.
James Thornbrugh allowed $3.05 out of lot fund for services as Com's Clk. Ordered, that all lots sold at public sale and forfeited by purchaser shall not be subject to private entry.
Lot I in block 16 appraised at Sio for purpose of erecting a school house for the district including the town.
Following accounts allowed on the lot fund:
Jas. Thornbrugh, I day's service Com's elk $2.00 H. McKinzie, 1 day's service Com'r. 2.50 William Gentry, I day's service Com'r. 2.50
Adjourned. (Signed by each Com'r and attested by J. Thornbrugh, clerk).
Regular April term, Board met April 8, 1850. Present, Henry McKinzie, Wil- liam Gentry and Norval S. Allcock, commissioners, and James Thornbrugh, clerk. Bills allowed on lot fund :
A. D. Jones, services at lot sale and blank book. $ 3.00
James Thornbrugh, services and fees as com's clk 12.82
John Allen Pitzer employed to procure Copy of the field notes of Madison County.
Adjourned to 9 A. M., April 9th.
April 9, 1849, Commissioners met pursuant to adjournment. Present the same as yesterday.
Ordered, that the report of a road, commencing at the north end of Front street, running thence in the direction to Adel to the county line of said county, be received and the same is hereby established as a county road and ordered to be opened; that Charles Wright be allowed three dollars as viewer on said road ; that A. D. Jones be allowed $12.50 for services as surveyor on said road.
Ordered, that the report of a road, commencing at the south end of Front street, running thence to Simmons & Casebier's Mill in said County, be received and the same is hereby made a county road and ordered to be cut out thirty feet wide: that E. Berger be allowed $2.84 for recording county orders; that the town quarter on the south be surveyed into lots containing one and four-fifths of an acre as far east as the old survey with 110 streets running East and West ; that Charles Wright be allowed $1 for services rendered at lot sales in Winterset ; that the following described lots be appraised as follows, to wit :
Lot
Block
Value
Lot
Block
Value $15
Lot
Block
Value $10
3
17
$50
7
12
I
I7
30
2
12
IO
3
4
5
I
16
IO
5
I3
IO
4
4
5
I
16
IO
7
13
6
7
3
5
7
16
25
4
I3
8
8
3
5
6
15
IO
3
I3
5
4
3
5
8
10
IO
5
1.4
10
3
3
3
S
4
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Block Value
4
10
&
7
1.4
10
7
2
5
2
15
8
4
1.4
5
8
2
5
6
18
30
3
1.4
50
3
3
3
6
19
20
8
IO
50
4
2
3
4
19
12
2
10
20
7
I
5
5
20
8
8
9
12
8
1
5
3
20
5
6
9
10
3
1
3
4
24
50
2
9
5
4
1
3
6
24
15
1
5
1
34
5
3
25
25
8
8
5
2
34
5
5
25
15
6
S
5
5
34
3
2
26
18
1
8
5
6
34
3
6
26
15
2
8
5
I
33
5
8
26
15
7
7
5
2
33
5
4
27
15
8
7
5
5
33
3
2
27
10
4
7
3
6
33
3
6
27
8
3
7
3
1
32
5
S
27
23
20
8
3
6
3
6
32
3
7
23
8
4
6
3
1
31
10
4
22
16
7
5
5
2
31
6
4
21
10
8
5
5
5
31
3
6
21
6
3
5
3
6
31
3
6
11
50
4
5
3
1
30
5
4
10
15
1
4
IO
2
30
5
5
30
5
6
30
5
5
20)
3
6
20
3
1
29
5
2
20
3
-
28
3
2
28
3
5
28
3
()
28
3
Ordered, that a sale of lots take place in the town of Winterset on the 30th day of May, next, terms of sale to be one-third in hand and one-third in 12 months.
Ordered, that James Thornbrugh be allowed $6.50 for stationery for county. A. Q. Rice $2.44 for opening poll books, Henry McKinzie, N. S. Alleock and William Gentry each $2.50 for i day's service as Commissioner this term. James Thornbrugh $2 for i day's service as Clerk this term.
Ordered, that 11. MeKinzie, N. S. Alleock and William Gentry be allowed $2.50 each out of the lot fund for one day's service as Commissioner this term and James Thornbrugh $2 out of lot fund for one day's service as clerk this term.
Ordered, that lot 8 in block 14 be donated to the Methodist Episcopal Church, and all other denominations can have a lot of the same quality.
Ordered, that the Court adjourn. ( Signed by each Commissioner and attested by the clerk ).
Block
Value
1.ot
Block
Value
Lot
2
32
5
6
5
5
32
3
5
23
7
6
5
2
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Special term. May 3, 1850. Commissioners' Court, Madison County, Iowa. Present, Henry MeKinzie, William Gentry, Commissioners, and J. Thorubrugh, Clerk.
Ordered, that the Court House be received, by the contractors pointing the underpinning and repairing the roof : that S. B. and D. J. Casebier be allowed $100 balance on Court House ; that Henry McKinzie and William Gentry cach be allowed $2.50 out of the lot fund for one day's service at this term and J. Thorn- brugh $2 for a day's service as clerk this term out of lot fund. Adjourned. ( Signed by the two Commissioners present and by the clerk ).
Commissioners' Court met special term, May 30th, 1850. Present, Henry McKinzie, N. S. Allcock and William Gentry, and James Thornbrugh, Com'r's Clerk.
Ordered, that the following described lots be appraised as follows, viz., lying in the additional survey on the south end of Winterset :
Lot
Value
Lot
Value
Lot
Value $28
I
$25
14
$20
2
13
25
3
12
12
15
4
30
II
15
5
20
10
12
6
15
9
15
7
12
8
IO
21
5
20
12
19
IO
18
5
17
12
16
12
15
8
Ordered, that the sale of lots be continued on the succeeding day ; that Court adjourn. (Signed by each of the Commissioners and attested by the Clerk).
Note: All the future proceedings of the Commissioners' Court are in the hand- writing of Israel D. Guiberson. As may be observed, he not only appeared to be deputy commissioners' clerk but also wrote the commissioners' names to the record from the following July term to the next April term. There was criticism because he signed up the record and thereafter the commissioners wrote their own signa- tures to it. James Thornbrugh continued in office as clerk but henceforth failed to write any portion of the record or even sign his own name in attest. Mr. Thornbrugh remained in this office until its abolishment, August, 1851, at which time the commissioner system was succeeded by a county judge. It will be ob- served that the following proceedings of the July term are queeried as to dates but the whole record is reproduced here, as it appears in the original. The record shows that the commissioners drew pay for three days in session, while it only gives proceedings of two days, and same as to clerk. Query .- Was one day's proceedings entirely omitted from the record by the acting clerk?
July term, 1850, July 1, 9 o'clock A. M., Commissioners' Court met at the Court House in the town of Winterset, Madison County, Iowa. Present, Henry McKinzie, Norval S. Allcock and William Gentry, Commissioners, and James Thornbrugh, Commissioners' Clerk.
.A petition of Enos Berger and numerous other citizens of Madison County Vol. 1 4
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HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY
being presented praying for the grant of a road forty feet wide running as follows, to wit: Beginning at the east end of Court avenue in the Town of Winterset and running casterly to the former residence of A. D. Jones in said county, thence following the dividing ridge to the top of the same westerly of the house of G. W. „MeClellan, thenee northeasterly to a place west of where the California track passes said house, thence east to a ridge that leads directly to the dividing ridge. thence along said ridge passing the house of John C. Carroll where the California track passes said house, thence the nearest and best route for a road along said dividing ridge to the county line in the direction of Dudley on the Des Moines river ; it was ordered that the same be granted and the following named persons be appointed viewers on said road, to wit: Charles Wright, William Combs, Irvin Baum: also ordered that .\. 1). Jones be appointed surveyor and that viewer and surveyor shall meet on the Ist Monday in September, 1850, or within five days thereafter, to proceed to view and survey said road as the law directs. It was also ordered by said Board that the account of Charles Wright calling for $2 for services rendered as salesman of town lots be allowed out of the town lot fund; that account of E. R. Guiberson calling for $7 for services rendered on the town plat on quarter be allowed out of the town lot fund ; that account of 1. 1). Guiberson calling for $3 for services rendered as Prosecuting Attorney at May term, 1850, be allowed. Whereupon Court adjourned until tomorrow at 9 o'clock.
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