The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-09-19
Proceedings Of the Board Of County
Commissioners.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE, Sept o, 1s7s.


SPECIAL MEETING.
September 9.-Board convened at
~ o'clock P. NJ.
Present-Sol. II. Kohn and Fl. Rem
low. Absent-R. A. Medley.
License petition of Schattner Il Co..
West Wichita. was granted, $3.50 per
annum, prepaid quarterly.
The following bills were then al
lowed:
Mrs. A. B. Ellis, keeping county pau
pers ................. -. 500 90
Jno. 4. Sroufe. plating and survey
ing roads -.-.. :.......; ....... 30 90
Isaac L. Colow. viewing road - > 90
Alex. McWilliams, viewing road and
J. T.. Har>en, examining teachers 8 90
William Pray, days seryice-road
over>eer ..... ....... 10 o.
John Meaghcr. sheriff services and
boarding prisoners ..-...-...... go. los 30
s. c. johnson. balance due on July
settlement % 63
S. c. johnson, two months house
rent. tcredited) 500. 100 90
Chas. II. Bush. clerk OF election , 90
Mrs. McAdams, two months rent
county poor house ........ .-.-..... 80 20
and depufy's two months. '......... 49, 30
Dr. ii. Owens. surgeons services 00
Lewis Scott. judge of election - 2W
Sam Dodswor'h, books for register ~ %
X. j. Williams. caring for sick pau
pers. -.-....-.... 1000. $3.50 $500. l. %
H. Bolte. collins, bedsteads and mat
ress to county -. -. 40 90
Black Il Nixon, groceries and provis-
ions Is 81
W. NJ. Glage, clerk of election .... 90
Chas W. Hill. glass for poor house l %
W. e. Little, county superintendent
services .'..'.',,......''.......-......1 os 20
L. Burnell chain carrier - = 30
Mrs. z. Mcdonnell. keeping poor
Sol. ii. Kohn 4 Bro, merchandise to
Dram-shop petition of Geo Spicer,
Nennescah township, granted at 500
per annum, prepaid quarterly.
The meeting then adjourned until
Tuesday, the following day.
September l0.-Board met at o clock
p. NJ.
Present-Sol. II. Kohn, II. A. Nee
ley and ii. {. Remlow.
Bill of West l. Mann. to be paid out
Of Delano township fund, allowed. 49,. $50 10
Bill Of Il. a. Medley. county commits
sioner's fees .................. 1888 60
w. ii. Roarke, Justices fees-Mc-
w. IL. Roarke, Justices fees-Tom
Adams ................. 6 %
". IL. Roarke, Justices fees-E. Sills-
by .............,........ Il 30
John Hatfield, services to insane per-
son 3 %
ii. {. Sluss, county attorneys salary, $50 %
Z. Pittman, witness fees aud services
case insane person Observation-Disclosures. q 90
Dram-shop petition of Hattie Morris,
Wichita township, was granted at $500
per annIm, prepaid quarterly.
{. Henderson, Jacob Siever and HOr-
race Carpenter, were appointed APP
praiscrs of school section SO, town 26
south, range 2 west.
Petition for change of voting pre-
! cinct in Ninneha township was grant
ed. to be held az the house of Peter
Buck. center of township.
Petition for an election to raise
funds to build court house, after a
lengthy debate, was tabled.
Petition for n new township. to be
called Laura" township, was re-
jectcd.
Plat and field notes of the road COM
mencing at the Arkansas river, section
"a, township %. range east, and run
ming through FL Paso, was accepted,
same to be recorded.
Petition for the formation of a new
township, to be called Greeley" town
ship, was granted, as follows: All of
township %, range west, south and
west of the Arkansas river, and all of
township %, range 3 and west.
The following changes were then
made by the commissioners
That portion OF DelanO township
situated in 20, range l west, was at
tached to Eagle township. and that
portion of Wichita township that lies
between the two rivers. in township
26. was attached to Park township.
Tie municipal townships OF i'ayuc,
Kechi, NinHeiia, Wichita, Dclauo and
Sand. constitute the second commits
sioncr's district. All north aud west
of said townships constitute the first
commissioners district, and all south
the above named townships the third
commissioners district
The following taxes were levied:
For defraying current expenses of
the county Observation-Disclosures. S10,5OS. 90
For outstanding orders, indebted
edncss. etc l5,OOOOO
Interest on county bonds issued I.50O0O
Interest on X. X. bonds. .... 100000
Total amount to be raised ... 49, 90
On motion, a tax of 4 per cent. was
levied on all taxable property, which
was unanimously carried
On motion of Mr.. RemlOw. the coun-
ty printing was awarded to the Wich-
tia EAGLE. the same to be placed on
the journal as matter of record.
Bill of Callen. Moore Il Co. was re-
ferred to overseer of poor for endorse
ment.
No more business being before the
meeting the board adjourned until
their next regular term. first Monday
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