The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-05-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Proceedings Of the Board OF County
Commits siOners held May ), 1873.
Il gular SessiOa-OiIlcial.

Board met pursuant TO adjournment
Roll called and full Board present.
W. S. Plummer, Chairman, in the Chair.
Minutes of previous meeting were read,
AMI on motion, approved. :.
The annual report Of County Clerk, ending
January 8. 1873, was presented and referred
10 Committee on WAYS and Means.
Petition Of T. NJ. Smith, for damages, was
presented, read, and, on motion, laid on the
table.
Petition Of Mathew Ryan, claiming dam
apes Of eighty dollars for the loss of horse
through the bad condition of the Sandy
bridge. was read, and, on motion of Mr.
HAT. was referred 10 the Road Oserseer Of
the district in which said bridge il located.
The following report OF Committee on
grading OF Stranger Hill was presented.
To he Bo1gd Of Commissioners for tie Can't,
Of LcareHpoltk, STATE Of kdasdS:
We the Committee appointed TO act or
the Big Stranger hill, respectfully report
That we have made survey of old routa
and also of a new route, and herewith presen
a map showing the location of both route
and a profile of the present location.
The best grade that can be go: on thu
present location, az shown by the profile
will have yerticsl rise of 90 feet in 900
and this cannot be bettered by successive
working down; such a rise for that distanct
continuously should never be adopted for a
permanent road if it can be avoided. The
road will be LETT in such a condition as &c
require frequent repairs
In order TO make the road according the
profile II wh, require inc 'o'io"i"s WIN I"
the estimated COST: o-o .. :,
hock eAces san oaD .uo. ,; az 80
pc. :, D, cot. nor ward so3o 30
80 a.,-.,;o, On cuI,;c vsrd. a, 3t
n.n,, y - son, sr,d;ny and ,Iearinf
ee,,,7 pei Sro Cn,.I "a eSs 20
rs. "a, n-o,,bIy be some 5000 Of tbi,
~, - H. si;g,,, cl,,nge in IN. loo,
a'noT n go IF ,, c-nts ner cnh;f
.on -, III 90, If ord;,rv earthwork
- - .i,,-,,,.r ~ I, and ,hs
I pu. "a 50 ,hn mi con,r,c,orI NAV b;d ,
Layer price.
The new route surveyed, a map Of which
j. herewith presented, il twelve rods shorter
than the old route.
The .r,,l. on this will in no place exceed
, "a, i, 1on and the, for only short dis
- "a, material for the rnad-beJ Ia bet
e. .,8 ,rhs, nronerIv made will be les,
E.,,le Co ,s, op, Of rena;r. The eauhwork
h.;no ,oos,,y .i,chino il can be done al
los. COS. per ward, The estimate
co., of m,kiug the new road
:, "a soll,vs
R;rht Of xsy not 70 exceed $50: clearing
shrss acre. a, $40 an acre. $50: erubb;ne
,xo ,cres at 500 an acre. $40; eartbwork,
. bol cnbic wards at aOc. $500: rocl, pres.i.
hiv Ioa cnh;c yards At 81. SIO0. five cul.
v.,,. Sl,o Total 500.
rr,. l. o,,.l :, ;,,.,
Ihis fn,a wiz ue T 49, s ~ Jr;a am !;
.o. sI, -, .,a iii no, he 10y mr. muddy
Po.'eiI, ~ ,u, Va. H. n 60 h. ,aLan - 60.
W. 81, is I'm, ~ W.. . - ~ naw rnu,s I'D
cue :, tne =. on ''
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NP.n~rS
p Noony
H. Enr:n,er.
Ga mohon OF Mr.. Spencer the report wa
ordefsd received and placed on he.
"a motion CT MI. Spencer 'hr oouh'!
Engineer was instructed to ascertain what
the cost OF the right of way wal! be and re-
port al the next meeting.
The opening OF the bids iof tae various
bridges and grading Of Digger and Stranger
hal had arrived. Inc Snair ofuered ti'e
opening OF said bids. The following gentle
men were the bidders:
1. Nj. Gable, on Digger Hi k'cS eA.
cavation zoe; loose rock excavation 4oe; earti
excavation lSc; all masonry per perez
81 %; grubbing per acre -.
+. McCrysiai, grading Digger HIii, Is a
Earth excavation per enhic yard, 2ic
Acc.
lows.
Grading earth excavation per cubic var var
1Sc; gruobing and clearing per acre S'o
excavating rock per eunic yard Doc; Dol
culver. pyr.vsri -.
A. z. F.-laisan, on Digger hi!i, Is 10.
lo.s:
For blasting rock PER cubic yard 81; grub
b.as DO acre Sio; masonry Tor cuiv.rt' pc
cubic yard IS % .r
John Doasherty, on Digger Hiii. as ioi
lsws:
Earth excavation per cube yard 2i:; STAT
and loo-e rock per cubic yard soc; soiid roc'
per cubic yard 9oc; masonry per perch y oo
StuoohhS pei aSie ~. .,, ..
Stephen Allen, on Digger Hill, as fol
lows:
Excavation, earihwork per cnhlc var
Isle, excavation, rock DOC; grubolng o-l
acre Sl2; masonry per cubic yard 70
Taos. Casey, on Digger hiii, as ioiio"r:
Grubhing per acre slo; earth excavation
per cubic yard &c; rock excavation per Gu
bic yard zoe; masonry per cubic yard -.
G. ID. Taylor, ON digger Hill, AZ follow,
Earth excavation per cuhe yard zoe; roc'
excavation per cubic yard 90 masonry pc
cubic yard 81 %.
Tim Mccarthy, on Stranger Hill, as fol
lows: Earth work, per cubic yard, y,
rock work, per cubic yard, 9oc; rock, loose
per cubic yard, Coo; clearing, per acre
SOW stuonag' pe' acre. @f' wv e"''e'
masonry, S9vo. u,,
r. M. uaoie, on strang ea ihiii' as io'io"s
Complete the same ,or SOW ,,-,
Ihos. casey, on o'Iange! iIi', a ,a ,oiio~s
Earth e1cavaaon, per cunic yaro' &c roc'
excavation, per cuo'c ya'o, .oc' mn
John Dougneny, on Stranger mn, a
follows: Earth excasation, per cup,c yAloI
"a; loose rock, pc. cnoie YARD, 4oei solie
rock, per CUBIC YARD, Sl.oo: emoankment'
per cubic yard, zoe; masonry, per perch
SOU; soap stone, ooc.
T. McCsystal, on Stranger HUI, as foi-
lows: Earth excavation, per cubic yard
2Sc; loose rock, per cubic yard, 4ot, solid
rock, per cubic yard, soc,
Jefiries 4 Hanly, Stranger Hull, as FOL
lows: Earth excavation, per CUBIC ysrd
2Sc: rock excavation, per cubic yard, QUO