The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-03-06
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.


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Commissioners, March 5, 1873.
Board met pursuant TO xdjournment; n
called; all present except Nineseenth d
tric4, it being vacant; A. Z. William
chairman, in the chair.
The following petitions were presente
read and referred TO the Committee On Roa,
and Bridge:
Petition Of sundry citizens to build
bridge over Little Stranger, on the Seymor
road.
Petition to build bridge On toe Roc
Branch.
Petition to build a bridge on the Stat
via Tonganoxie.
Petition for change Of the Fort Bile
| and Leavenworlh road.
Petition for bridge in KickApoo town
ship.
Petition for a bridge in High Prairi
township.
The following petitions we're referred +
the Committee en- Ways and Means:
Affidavit OF A. J. Nnckles On persona
property.
Petition for a strip of land TO be takeI
from Stranger AMI added to rsirmOun
township.
The folIowing petitions were referred 4
the Committee on Poor: =
Pe;i,ion Of Mary McKinDy for relief O
taxes
Petition Of Emily Moses for relief O
tax--
The following petitions we're referred &c
the Committee on Claims:
Petition Of Henry Faber for relief Of
taxes.
Petition OF Daniel Faber for relief o,
taxe-.
Tie resignation of 5. J. Euinger, As JUS
tice Of the Pace of High Prairie township,
ernor of the State.
The report Of the Committee on a Bridge
over the Stranger on the knight and Stat
ford road was presented, read, and on motion
of Mr. Wilson. was ordered To be received
and placed on file.
The report of ID. n. Barnes. County En-.
gineer, on sundry bridges building and in
process of erection, was presented, read, and
on motion of Mr.. Wilson, ordered to be re-
ceived and placed on file.
The bond of J. L. Spears for the fulfill
ment of a contract for building q bridge at
Stanger Station was presented and approved.
The report of the County Auditor for the
month Of February wa- presented and r..
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
The following proposition Of the Indiana
Starch Factory, accompanied by ohe-fif;h Of
The legal voters. was presented, read, and
referred TO the Committee on Ways and
Means:
Messrs. johnson & Clements, Of Madison,
Indiana, propose to the citizens OF Lesven-
worth county, Kansas, ~ follows:
That for and in consideration of $50, 900
in cash, to be paid them as hereinafter spec
fed, and in further consideration of five
.cres of land to be decided to them, on the
vest side of Second street, in tine City of
Leavenworth. IN said County Of Leaven-
worth. Kansas. l'eing part of the northeast
quarter of section one (l, in township nine
81, range twenty-five l22) extending within
he limits of said CITY; and in consideration
If the further condition that said real estate,
ogether with all the buildings, and machin-
ry, and imrroy ements of every kind that
hey NAV erect, attach to and put thereon.
hall I've EXEMPT from all assessments and
axes of every kind, by the corporate author.
ty of the said Ciy of Leavenworth.
That they build and erect upon said land
hove described, a Starch Factory, which
hall have capacity to Use 900 bushtl. of
orn per day; that tn constructing said fac |
ory, they will Use therein 40 much of the |
present works, material and machinery nov
wned nv them as they can make available |
nd OF use in the said factory, and that they
viii not engage in the mandatory of sarch |
1 any other than the place above designated |
n the said City of Leavenw0tth, after they
hall have said factory ready to run. 1t is |
lso stipulated that q suitable track and
witch shall be Constructed on said grounds |
nd connect their said factory with the rail-
Dad at the expense of the citizens of said |
county, a. soon as the same il |
eeded for the purposes of the business Of
aid factory. to be constructed for the conve-
fence of the factory, in such manner as
ohnson 4 Clements may direct.
Upon johnson & Clements filing their |
rritten acceptance of the action of the citi-
ens of said county herein, and entering into /
contract with the said County of Leaven-
Iorth for the carrying out and performance
the same on their part in accordance with |
he sti,ulations herein, the land aforesaid /
hall Be conveyed to them in fee simple, BY |
God and sufficient deeds, free and clear OF
nv and everv incumbrance.
And said $50, 900 shall also, when said
ontract - entered into IA aforesaid, be /
laced in the hands of the Treasurer OF the |
tate of ksEsas, for the benefit Of said John |
On & Clements, to he by him delivered 10 /
hem or their order, whenever their build |
ngs on sail land shall be completed in &C.
ordnance with their contract, and the factory |
eady to be put into full and complete opera |
ion. And the said johnson Il Clements are |
, have satisfactory security personal or
therwise, az they deem best that said'1
money will BE- 30 promptly paid over TO them
3 above specified, which security IL to he 20 |
FINISHED them when said contract is 80 a.
foresaid entered into by them.
1t is further stipulated that said factory
hall be erected and put in operation during
be year 1873, or as aeon thereafter as will be
to all parties. provided said con-
rxct ia entered into sufficiently early in the
eason 10 accomplish the work without sacri- |
ce to the said johnson & Clements.
Witness our hands and seal this 18th day
{ January, 1873.
[Seal.
JOHNSON & CLEMENTS, Seal.
The following resolution was, by Geiger,
hered:
Eesolred. That the contract with d. r.
Anthony for doing the County Printing the
asst year be continued for the ensuing year
pom the same terms, and that the advertis- |
ng, Job printing and binding for the coming
ear is hereby awarded to him.
Commissioner Wilson moved to amend,
hat the Clerk be instructed to advertise for
he coming year; which amendment, after
'eing put, was lost.
The origina, resolution was then called for.
Wilson called for the ayes and
oes with the follo = ing result
Ayes. Geiger, Hook, Spencer and Will
Jams, Chairman, 4; noes, Hiatt and Will
on.
The following resolution was offered by
Seiger:
Resoiced, That committee Of thre, MEM
ers of the Board be appointed to confer |
nth the city authorities with reference to
rideing Al street near the Court House
lock and If satisfactory arrangements can
e ag:eed upon As to the character and coat