Board of County Commissioners v. City of Oskaloosa

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

The city of Oskaloosa, in Jefferson county, was platted in 1859. . Two men owned the land, embraced in the limits, and the dividing line ran through the middle of the plat and of a block designated on the plat as the “public square.” They organized themselves and perhaps others into what was called “The Town Company of the Town of Oskaloosa.” One: of the proprietors, as president of the town company, certified and acknowledged the plat, which was recorded, and in the dedication recited:

“And I do by these presents dedicate the streets,, alleys…