The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-06-12
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Proceedings OF the Board Of County
Commissioners, Held June ., 1873.
Adjourned SessiOn-OMcial.

0USVub mCu ECSSIVu~O1utl1Is
Board met pursuant to adjournment. Roll
called; full Bo1rd present, w. s. Plummer,
Chairman, in the chair.
Petition Of Mrs. Stoup calling the atten.
ton of the Board to the fact that she has .
clock made ty her husband, before be died
for public building, vas read and referred
to the Committee on Ways and means.
Acceptance OF J. NJ. Hamilton for wood
contract was presented, read and ordered
placed on file.
Mr.. Williams moved that the Chairman o.
the Committee on Ways and Means, and the
County Attorney, be instructed to draw u,
the contract. Adopted.
Petition of Squire Gardner for dockets
and laws was presented, read, and on motion
Of Mr.. Hiatt, the same was ordered received,
and the Clerk instructed to furnish the same
Petition OF sundry citizens OF Stranger
township asking an appropriation to build q
bridge, was presented and referred to the
Committee on Roads and Bridges.
The County Engineer came forward and
made a statement in reference to Plum
creek bridge. having discovered some tad
places which needed repairing, and gave the
estimated cost Of the same; whereupon Mr..
Spencer moved that Mr.. Allen, contractor,
be allowed the cum OF $500 extra to make
such repairs, under the direction of the
County Engineer. Adopted.
The following resolutions we're offered an
odOpted:
BY Hook
Resolved that the Committee on Purchase
Of Jail Grounds be allowed to contract With
the owner or owners of the lot adjoining the
lots already purchased, il it can be bought at
a reasonable price.
Mr.. Parrot came forward and asked per-
mission to withdraw his petition for further
examination, was granted.
There being no further business before the
Board the Chairman ordered the plans for
Jail to be taken up for further consideration,
when the plans OF F. Meagher and E. T.
Carr were taken up, after partial examina-
iion the Board, on motion, adjourned to !
o'clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met. Roll called Full Board
present. w. s. Piummer in the chair.
Ga motion the Board proceeded to ex-
anime plans for Jail. After making a par.
tial examination Mr.. Wilson moved that
the Board resolve itself into Committee of
the Whole, whereupOn the ayes and hayes
were called, as follows: Ayes, Geiger, Hook,
Wilson and Piummsr, Chairman, az.
Nayes, Hiatt, Spencer and Williams, (3l.
Adopted.
The board thea resolved itself into said
committee and proceeded to finish examining
the plans Of Jail. After which the board re-
solved itself into board Of County Com
missioners, and Mr.. Williams, a. chairman
of the committee made the following re-
port:
M. Chairman, the committee Of the whole
have agreed to sdop, the plan of E. T.
Carr, for a county Jail, which report on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Hiatt was adopted
The following resolutions were offered:
BY Hook.
Resolved, That the county clerk be an.
thorized to advertise for sealed proposals up
to July 9TH, 1873, at II u; for grading the
Jail grounds AID contractors be required to
derosite the earth on 4ih street south of the
bridge.
Mr.. Hook moves the adoption.
Mr.. Williams called for the ayes and nays
ss follows:
Ayes Geiger, Hook, Hiatt, Wilson and
Plummer (5); Nays. Spencer and Williams
Resolution declared adopted.
BY Hiatt
Resolved, That the County clerk be in
,tructed to advertise that bids will be received
1t this Office until Monday. July the 9TH,
1878, at II o'clock m. The jiil to be built
TO plans and specifications furnish
ID by E T. Carr, and on file in this office.
The County reserve the right to reject any and
III bids. Mr.. Hiatt moves the adoption, Mr.
calls for the avs and nays, as fol-
ows: Ays, Geiger, Hook, Hiatt, Alison and
chairman, (5); nays, Spencer and
Williams. Resolutions declared ado,,eed
On motion the board adjourned TO Mon
lay, July 7th, 1878, at 10 O'Clock, a. N.
A. Il. KELLER City C!erk.