The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-09-04
Adjourned SessiOn-Oflicial.

Board met pursuant to adjournment. Roll
called-present, Geiger, Hook. Hiatt, Will
liams and w. s. Plummer, Chairman (5);
absent, Spencer and Wilson (2).
The following road petitions we're reierred
to the Committee on Roads and Bridges !:
Viewer reports on Hurd and Keane roads.
The following resolutions were offered and
adopted. g.
BY W. q. Plummer-
RESOLVED, That the Clerk be directed to ad-
vertise for sealed proposals for heating the
Court House according to plans on file in
the Office of Carr & Schultz, architects. said
bids to be opened at l2 %. Of September 9Th,
1913. The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
By Plummer-
Resolved, That the Committee On Court
House BE- authorized to have the sewerage Of
the Court House and Jail made at once, I'M
der the Instruction and superintendence Of
Christian Beck, and that the said Christian
Beck be further instructed to superintend the
construction Of the County Jail.
By Hook
Resolred, That the Clerk Of the Board be
authorized to advertise for proposals until the
Goth of September for furniture for the new
Court House plans Of the same nov in the
hands of the architects, Carr 4 Schultz, the
Board reserve the right to reject any and
all bids.
The following reports of the Committee on
Roads and Bridges were made and adopted:
We beg leave to report on the keane road
that the report of the viewers be granted,
and the road be established from the place
Of beginning to junction with the road petit
toned for BY Jas. Hurd, and that N. HOison
be allowed $50 damages and said road order
ed opened.
Your committee, to whom was referred the
report of the viewers On the Herd road, beg
leave TO report in favor of the establishment
of said road from the Keane road to the
Stafford road, and that ]. G. Barker be al
lowed 500 damages, and said road ordered
opened.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Geiger. Mr.. Dowdall
and Mr.. Carter were each allowed 50 dam
ages on the Brown road.
The following report Of the Committee on
Ways and Means, on petition Of John Hig-
inbotham; on accumulated interest; on
bonds.
To the Honorable Board of County Com
missioners:
Your committee beg leave to report that
they have examined the within petition OF
John Higinbotham, and report in favor Of
rejecting the petition.
Mr.. Hook offered the following substitute
to said report.
Resolced, That it is mean and despiseable
policy, and against the best wishes of the
county to repudiate any of Its just obligations
or plead Limitation, and especially 60 when
our county is now in the market, with one
hundred and twenty five thousand bonds for
the building of our Court House, and to pre-
serve our credit We order our treasurer to
pay the interest on said bonds which has
been collected for said purpose.
Mr.. Geiger moves the adoption of the
substitute.
Mr.. Hiatt moves to amend that the re-
port of committee and substitue be referred
to the County Attorney.
The question on the amendment being put,
the ayes and nays were called for with the
following result: Ayes-Hiatt and VIII
liams-2. Motion adopted and substitute
declared adopted.
On motion Board adjourned TO 2P.m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
roll called. Present, Geiger, Hook, Hiatt
and Wilson,. Absent, Spencer, Wilson
and Plummer, chairman-3
On motion, Mr.. Williams took thu
Chair.
The Auditors report on claim of james
Shire, for 1852 so, was presented, and on
motion of Mr.. Hiatt allowed and the Clerk
instructed to draw q warrant for the same.
The following resolution was offered and
adopted:
By Geiger-
Resolved, That the County Board Of Leav-
enworth county would respectfully ask, on
petition, the Council of Leavenworth city to
condemn or have condemned, eighty feet in
width of block IL, Clark & Reese's addition
to Lsavenworth, 80 rs to extend Oak street
from Third to Second.
On motion the Board adjourned to
Monday, September 1873, at 10 o'clock a. m.
A. B. KELLER, Clerk.
BY ]. W. NIEHoUsE, Deputy.