The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-12-10

Proceedings Of Board Of counr Supervisor.
ANNUAL MEETING OF TIT BOARD o.
SUPERVISORS OF Dou 'eLAs Co., Z. T.,
Monday. No '. IA, 1853.
Board met.
Present:-Lawrence i. GEO. Ford Ma
ron, D. G. Brown; C linton, G. W. Um
barger, and CalebS. Pratt, Clerk.
No quorum being present. Board ad
journed until Tues day. Nov. Is, $50. a
8 O'Clock, A. N.
November, Is, 1859.
Present:-Lawr ence 4, Geo. Ford; Gin.
ton, G. w. Um barg er Marion, D. G.
Umb@ger; Palriyra, Simeon Cole; and
Caleb S. Pratt, Clerk
Records read and approved.
Apr OPERATIONS nc t needed for the years
expenses were take n up and transferred.
Sheriff instructe d to employ suitable
person to take CO re of the Court House
and Jail and keep them clean at 81 per
day.
Adjourned till n ov. 16, $50, at 9 O'Clock
AN.
Present Lawrence. Ford Clinton,
Umbarger; Marion, Brown; Palmyra, Cole,
and Clerk.
The folio wing accounts were allowed:
See report of expenditures.
petition of citizens of franklin and vi
cinity for. the establishment of an election
precinct at Franklin was received, and it
was ordered that an election precinct be
ssnd is hereby established at Franklin. >
The Board having set off all that por-
ton of Lawrence as separate township,
to be called Wakarusa township, it was
ordered that the first meeting of said
township be held at the house of Sylves-
ter pulinski.
Board proceeded to strike from the as
sessment roll list of Grand and Petit
Jurors for the ensuing year.
Clerk was instructed to procure an ad-
ditional Jury Box.
Clerk gave notice of suits pending
against the county to wit:
j. F. Morgan vs. Douglas county, and
Geo. F. Gilbert VS.. Douglas county, for
damages on acc cunt of location of Terri
al Road from Lawrence to Emporia.
Chairman state to the Board that
satisfactory arrangement had been made
with said parties.
Vailleau & Co., VS.. county, on account
of contract for erection of Jail for Douglas
county.
Whereupon it was ordered that the
County Board employ Lemuel Fillmore,
Esq, to defend the suit in the ] all m after
against this county, and that he be paid
two hundred and fifty dollars; if he gains
the suit, that he be paid five hundred dol
lars in county scrip.
We, the said Board also authorize him,
if he deems necessary, to employ such
assistant counsel as he may choose, but
would recommend that he employ Will
sou Shannon, Esq, Of Lecompton.
The liceI Sc to VIM. N. Baldwin for
Ferry at La wrence and Bond taken by
the Clerk in va cation-License Fee, $175
was approved.
Clerk was instructed to notify Jerome
Kunkel, owner of the Ferry at Lecompton,
that unless he takes out license, suit
will be commenced against him.
Petition of Peter Kuppener for License
to run ferry at Eudora was accepted, and
it was ordered that license be granted at
$40 for the first year.
Ordered that the authority of John G.
Haskell, to negotiate certain Bonds of this
county to the amount of $1,000 be re-
voked.
Clerk was instructed to obtain said
Bonds and mark them cancelled upon the
face, to be presented to the Board at the
next meeting.
RESOLVED, That no accounts for supplies
for county officers will be audited by this
Board, except such supplies be furnished
upon the written order of the County
Clerk, all such orders to accompany bills
presented for payment.
RESOLVED, That all supplies for the coun-
ty Jail of prisoners shall be furnished only
upon the written order of the Sheriff, such
order to accompany bills presented for
payment.
Resolved, That the County Clerk be
instructed to advertise for proposals for
the county printing for the ensuing year,
said proposals to be sealed, and to be
opened at the next meeting of the Board.
Board adjourned until Thursday, Nov.
II, SO, at O'Clock, A. N.