The Kanzas news., 1859-02-05

Proceedings Of the zEh HeeEing o. the
County Board OF Supervisors, as
| sembsed ef Amerisue. Jan. 1sEs 1888
Board met pursuant to adjournment Members
present:
wv. GRIHSLEY, Chm'n. Azericus Township
@. C0L0EHIA. Agnes City
PETER EIKEEBERRY, Cotsonxocd- g
C. v EsKR1DaE, Clerk.
Proceedings Of the last meeting read and aP-
proved.
| Members Of the Board and Sheriff, having been
first duly sworn, according to law. proceeded 70
| the selection of Grand and Petit Jurors for the
next (July) Term of the q. S. District Court for
| this county, which resulted as follows:
| GRAED JURoEs.-E. F. Hyde, VIM. Null, Robert
| Best, Wui- Windall, John Moon, Nelson Sheilan-
barger, - Piper James B. Cox, Geo. Shoekly.
W. C. Anderson, J.sHyde, W. D. Morgan, Nelson
Demoss. chas Columbia, Geo. Rees. John McCul-
Tough, Joseph Miller, T. E. 1ckes, Edward Borton.
PETIE JuRoRs-Thos. White, Vim. Holsinger,
Elmore Conner, - O'Brien, E. P. Hadley, Chas
Link, VIM E1soo, Geo. Sea. - Rakestraw,
Mathew Mccormick. VIM. D. Goddard, John
Heasely, VIM. Lohr. Aaron Giles, David Riddle,
jackson Helmes, Samuel Magness, Isaac Broxson,
c. 81. Crook, Thos Shockley, s. E. G. Holt, j. K.
Swallow, Royal Rinker. John Best
Ordered By the Board, that II. W. Flick, Coun-
ty Treasurer. be and is hereby authorized to re-
eelve the money on the certificates issued by the
Clerk Of the q. s. District Court for Brecknridge
county, at the last (December) Term of said Court
petition was presented praying that the name
of Kansas Center Township be changed TO that Of
Waterloo, whereupon the Board
Ordered, That the name Of Kansas Center Town
ship be and is hereby changed to that of Water
loo Township, and that the place Of voting in
said Township be established, temporarily, ut the
house now occupied by Walter a. Watkins
Ordered. By the Beard, that the County Treas
| urer be allowed one per cent over and above what
is now allowed by law for services as such Treas
urer.
Ordered, By the Board, that a sum not exceed
ing five hundeed dollars be and is hereby appro-
priated for the building of County Jail; said
Jail to be built of the material and in the manner
hereinafter mentioned, to wit Size, l6 by l6 feet
from outside TO outside; walls TO be of sawed
hewed sticks of oak, walnut, blackberry or syea-
more timber, which sticks of timber shall BE- 6
inches thick, and 10 inches wide, dOve-tailed and
closely fitted together to the height of ten feet
walls to be lined with oak or walnut plank, two
inches thick and six or more inches wide Is feet
long, closely placed together and strongly spiked
to the walls and running from the top of the walls
FIVE feet into the ground. Floor to be laid of
heved or sawed sticks Of timber, oak or walnut,
six inches thick, square edged and closely fitted
together. which, when thus laid, to be covered
crOsswise with two inch oak plank, six or more
inches wide and well spiked down-to be cover.
ed with two inch oak or walnut plank, running
to the outer edge of each wall, well spiked at the
ends, and in the middle To cross beam. on which
another similar covering is to be placed and well
spiked down-over this, good shingIed roof.
Gable ends TO he weatherboarded. Two windows,
one in each side of the Jail, five inches wide and
twelve inches long, cross barred with inch iron
bars, deeply set into the wall. Doorway ~
feet wide, with two doors, one opening out and
the other inside of the Jail, with suitable locks,
bars and hinges to secure the same. Foundation
of said building to be stone wall laid in lime
mortar, eighteen inches in the ground and
foot wide.
Ordered, By the Board, that Wesley Thompson
be and is hereby appointed to exhibit plan of the
County Jail, and to receive sealed proposals for
building the same, which proposals he shall lay
before the Board at their next meeting.
Ordered, By the Board, that the Clerk publish
so much of the proceedings of this meeting
lates to matters of general interest to the county
Ordered, By the Board, that the County Treas
rIrer be required to withhold the amount of Ter
ritorial tax paid into his hands for the current
year.
The Board, after three days session, diourn-
ed until the last Monday in February 1889
G. v. ESKRIDGE, Clerk