The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-04-10

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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
PreceoAlnss Of H. Bari & Csunt
Ceuniss6sneFs, ApF@ ., 1873.
REGULAR sEssloH-oHV1CIAL.
Board Det pursuans to sAjoassoest. A
C. wiiliaaa CAaisnas, in sle DIR. .Ra|
called, With he 5olIowing result: Pressae-
0sigef, Hiatt, 1osk, SpeAcef, Wil00o a.
w,ilisna. Chaismaa-6 AIesA-W. 8
Plum0ef.
| Pesieiua a, d. Moray, q Dslsvar
tosnship, fR Easor 6ca1e -vas pss.saael
Pesitioa ofsasdsy eiiisens 81 ASesa63sia
township. asking for m sppsopsiaiios 4
build Q bridge across the revise o. u
Le.veowosth 4 O-kalooa nd vs pee
aenaed. red ard o. motion q NJ. Hat thl
Coanay Eagieeer - ia:se..fd 70 nae'
plan and speciecalioos and esaioaies Of tn
same bridge and report 1t The next regular
meeting.
Peaisios Of sundry ciiizes Of Akxasdri.
township for bridge over FAN Leaf Creea
v.s pseseesed, read, aad On Dolios q Mr.
HAT the County Enkioees was inatrocaed d
make estimates. plans and sPeci6cAiioos cd
repnrt II the next meeting.
Petition a. CaGhasise Tfunp for Esnislioa
Of tsxes Vas pressnssd. rod. and referred d
the COmminiooes Of the Poor.
Report Of The Counsy Teasrer, Geo. g.
Smith. for the semi-6scal year. esding Jan.
uary 9th, lS73, ~ psaeaa0 I'D sefued
70 the Coaoiiase On Ways asd No..
Petition ot sundry citizens Of Kickapoo
township for the repairs Of hnt~ent va
peesented. and On motion q Mr. W4l1oo
.as referred to the County Eagiaser
to examine the ZANE, and II In
his judgment the repairs we're needed, to
have the sane doue.
Petition Of sundry citizens Of Kickapoo
asking an appropriation Of SO 10 retair
bridge on L-avesvoch asd Foet Riley
road vas presented. read, and, On motion Of
Mr.. Spencer, TIE Engineer was Instructed %
have The repsin done il, in bis opinion, it
vas needed. and also on Five Mile creek On
the new Lawrence road.
Petition Of May Mckinney, referred 70
the Commiaiooer Of the Poor, was reported
adversely upon By him. and siia report y %
adopted By The Board.
The Comuiaai0ner Of the Poor. To whom
vss referred the petition OF John Binger.
reported in favor Of the prayer Of the pei
tuner. which report vas adopted By the
Board.
Petition of J. D. O.iphsnt, Of Es.son
township, for liquor license, wzs pre-enied
ood referred to the Committee Oh L'cenAe.
Petition Of S.utiman 4 Keeme Tor mis-
take in return Of pe.sonai property, vas
presented, rad, aud referred TO the COM
mitiee Of Wsys and Means vi,h the County
Attorney added.
Petition Of s.,ndry ct;z.ns Of Delaware
township Er bridge on the im'hsm ,"sd,
vas preaeniea, read aud, @" motion 81 Mr..
Wilson, the Engineer wa- in-ir9 at to make
estimaier, plans and speci6 and re-
port At the next m eii"g
The repnrt Of D. N. Barnes. Cr,nty En-
cineer, on vasiMs bridges in construction
and needed, wa presented, read and, On
motion Of Mr.. Hiatt. the report was re-
ceiyed and adopted, and the amounts recon-
mended BY him to be paid and expended. aP-
proved.
The following written opinion Of the
County Attorney, Was presented, read. and
on motion Of Mr.. Hiatt Vas received and
adopted:
To ihe Board Of County Commissioner. Of
the County Of Leavenwortr:
GENrLEMEN: I am Of the opinion that
vour action, adopting the resolution exteed-
i,.e the contract for county printing with
Daniel 4. Anthony, one year from il ex-
pirstion, and his acceptance Of the same,
constitutes Q valid and binding contract
beeveen the County Of Leavenwosth and
Daniel K. Anthony. for the county psinting
for one year from The 10Th day Of March,
A. d. 1873. The action of the Board was
within the scope of it, authority, and b. iis
authority and By his acceptance Of that
action, there Was IN agreement Of two com
peteut parties touching legal and competent
subie4 matter upon . mutual legal con-
Alteration, With mutually of Obligation.
It being then . contract, the Board bad
no power to abrogate il Ithad exhausted it
power over the matter and the county b -
much hound BY the result - private indi-
vidual would be; and notwithstanding the
subsequent action of the Board, attempting
to a.nul the sforeaaid obligations Of the
county, the rights Of Daniel X
Anthony, under said contract, remain
unaffected and unimpaired.
Respectfully submitted,
L. n. GODDARD,
County A.s'y.
Report of ]. w. Hughes on bridges let BY
him was presented. read, and on motion re-
ceived and placed on file.
The E.lIovinx communication from ID. X
Anthony, Mayor of the City Of Leavenvorth.
va presented, read, and on motion referred
to Committee on Ways and Means. with the
County Attorney added 70 said committee:
Mayors OFFICE,
LEAHExw0RTa, April 5. 1873. !
To the Honorable. the Board Of County
Commissiosess Of the County OF Lea'ea-
worth:
Gentlemes-I herewith, under And in par.
suapoe Of . resolution Pessed By the Co@moa
Council Of the City Of Leavenvosth, on the
18Th day of March, A. D. 1873. I. copy Of
which resolution u hereto atteched.) make
applic.6oa to your Honorable Body to pro.
csed under the hv for requiring righ's Of
vay and depot grounds b Railroad Cnfpo-
saiious - provided By the 0eoeral Statutes
Of The 8aaie Of K-ssaa. A. D. 1858. 70 con-
denim the I4U0a 0e6etOvOf9 lOC1SeO 10O Up
pf.iaed BY ]. W. Morris, w. 8. Vandoren
ssd b. N. Hesshfeld, - shown By report Of
said spps,iaess, on Gle in he oe6ce q The City
Cert. Youn seasectfully,
D. B. ANTHONY,
Mayor Of Lesveowosth.
Resolved, That the Mayor Of the City u
Leavenvos,h be and he i hereby reqneeted
and Instructed 10 make application TO the
Board Of County Commissioners Of the
County Of Leavenvorth to coodemn lands
vithie The City Of Lesveavosth hefeiOfose
loeasrd and sPpnied, Or % mseh thereof -
may be seseaary nor eesesal depot porposeA
and asypeoaehes thereto, under and u pur-
eus.ce Of - ct of Tie Legislature Of the
Se.ts Of Kas..a. approved February 3oth,
1873. 10 aushoeiss and empower eities Of The
frH el.o 10 parcAsas asd acqsiSs title
70 real esfsas fof esnesal depoe purposes aad
appeoaeAo thsgs6o, snd sssplals b cooes.c4
viii nilroaA onopasies for he % Of The
ane. Gaid applicafion TO b oede b The
Mayer a.ase sna il psssnasos o. Zee Z Of
MD jcL
ClrY CLERx's OyS1ce. April s. 1873.
This i 10 cssnfy thaf IL shove eDd Joro'
eoine i Q true ~ cssssa copy q he rsso.
lueioa pased By the City Cooseil q Leavse-
voesh q ID regular ssnioa, hsA March II.
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