The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-17

asking for the appointment of viewers on
road in said Township was continued til
Friday next. -.~-f = e 3
The time for completing the bridge owe
Big Stranger, on the Leavenworth and Perry
vile road, was extended TO the lst Of January
1871.
The following resolutions were adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Board dispense will
the services of bailiff of this Beard, as sucl
services are no longer required
The petition of Henry FOo,e vas referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Proposals for building sundry bridges wer'
opened, and on motion, Commissioner
Spencer. Thornburg and Hiatt, together
with d. n. Barnes were appointed to examine
the same.
On motion, John Mccarthy was awarded
the contract for building the bridge on Fal
Leaf road.
On motion to award the contract for build
ing the bridge on the Murphy road, the yeas
and nays were called with the following
result:
Yeas-Hia:;, Miller, Spencer, and Thorn
burg.
Nays-Eaton, Harmon, Hines, Hicks
Harrison, Jewett and McManus. Ahent~
Murphy and McWhirt. Lost.
On motion, the awarding Of contracts FOL
other bridges was postponed until Friday.
The bill of George Dickinson, amounting
to Sl73.l9, for approaches to bridge on the
LeavenwOrth and OskaloOsa road, was al
lowed.
On the petition of Antoine Haag, the fol.
lowing resolution was adopted:
Re~lsed, That the County Treasurer be
instructed to mark as paid the taxes on lots
ii and II, block c, Packers addition to the
city, for the year 1860, it appearing from
the Treasures receipt that they were paid,
and that the holder of the tax title
thereon for the scrip be notified
by the Clerk of this Board that he
can receive the amount for which said lots
were sold and amount charged up, and in
terest at 10 per per cent, upon giving quit
claim deed for said lots to the present owner
thereof
Ways and Means reported Us follows:
As the taxes of 1861 were paid, the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means confirm the re-
port of the County Attorney.
The following resolutions were read and
adopted.
Resotred. That A. A. HARRISON, Commits
sioner, and ID. N. Barnes, be appointed spe-
cial Commissioners to let the contract for re-
pairs to the bridge on the Big Stranger road
from Leavenworth To Lawrence to the lowest
and best bidder, according to the specifica-
tons Of ID. n. Barnes, on file in this Office;
it being expressly understood, however,
that said repairs to::bridge shall not exceed in
amount the sum of Sl5, 900; and he it fur
ther
Resoirsd, That the contract heretofore en-
tered into with George Dickinson, for re-
pairs Of said bridge be and is hereby de-
clared null and void 81
Resolrcd, Thatthe Treasurer Of the Kansas
and Missouri Bridge Company be and he is
hereby authorized and directed To draw from
the First National Bank Of Leavenworth
So, 800 and the interest due thereon, and
place on deposit with the Second National
Bank of LeavenwOrth, Kansas, to draw in
terest at the rate of five per cent. per annIn,
subject to the draft of the Treasurer of said
Bridge Company, payable to the order of
the Clerk of Leavenworth County, and to be
by said Clerk endorsed only upon Il resolu-
ton Of the County Board. directing said en-
dorsement to he made, and that the said
County Clerk is hereby authorized and in
to endorse the draft to he drawn
by the Treasurer Of said Bridge Company,
on the aforesaid First National Bank for
the aforesaid ST., 800, and interest, known
rs the Bride Fund, and attach to said draft
a certified copy Of this resolution.
On the adoption of which resolution the
ayes and noes were called as follows: mo
Aye-Eaton, Iiannon, Hines, Hicks,
Harrison, Jewett and McManus StHE
Nocs-Hiatt, Miller, Spencer and Thorn
burg.
Absent-Messrs. Murphy and McWhirt.
The following resolution was adopted.
Rcsclrod, That $3.50 he and the same is
hereby appropriated for building two culverts
On the Logan road, at a point east of Little
Stranger near Mr. Donovan's farm, and
hat the same he placed in the hands of Mr..
FIarbison
The proposition of. +. Barrett; to construct
, crossing at Big Stranger bridge, was re-
Ierred to Commissioner HARRISON and ID. y.
Barnes.
The petition Of Thas. Morri.sey was re-
ferred to the Committee of WAYS and Means
On motion, the Beard adjourned till FRI
lay, Nov. llth. +