The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-01-08
COUNTY BOARD PROCEED.
INGS.
Held Monday, January 9Th, 1874.

Held Monday, January 9Th, 1874
Regular SessiOn---OlIicial.
Board met pursuant % adj0urEn snt.
Roll called with the following remit
Prerent, Me~rs. Hook. Hiatt. Spencer and
Wilson, a.; atsen,, Messr-. Griger, Will
Jams and w. S. Pinmmer, chairman, (3).
On motion, Mr. Hiatt took the chsir.
Minutes Of the preceding meeting were
read and, on motion, were approved.
The Chairman appeared and took his seat.
The Smith road-lsid over-was brought
up by the chairman of the committee on
Roads and Bridges, and reported, verbally,
against the opening Of the road.
Mr.. Wilson moved the adoption Of the re-
eport.
Mr.. Hiatt moved to amend by laying il
over to next meeting.
The motion "a amended Was adopted, aud
the papers laid over until next meeting.
The following report of the committee on
Ways and Means MAS presented, read and
adopted.
To the Honorable Board Of County Commits
siones:
Your Committee, TO whom was referred
the within petition, have examined the same
and beg leave to report in favor Of granting
the same, except as 10 the interest: they
would recommend IL per cent. instead of 10
per cent. S .. S HIATT. Committee.
Petition of Samuel c. Hute, for position of
iinitor of court house, was referfed 10 Com
mittee on Ways AMI Means.
Petition of J. A. Blackman, for the vsca.
ton of certain streets and alleys in the town
Of Lenape, WAS presented and read.
After the reading Of said petition, the fol-
lowing resolutions were offered and adopted:
Resoired. That the application OF J. A.
Biackman 10 vacate the streets aud alleys of
NO much of the town site of Lenape as lies
east of Lyon street and south of the Kansas
Pacific railroad, he granted, il satisfactorily
appearing 10 the Board that said lands are
unoccupied for the purposes Of a town or adj
dition thereto, and that he Is the sole owner |
thereof and the only peraon interested there |
In. |
Reso,red, That the Register of Deeds of
the county of Leavenworth be, and he ia |
hereby directed to have the order written |
upon the margin of the record Of such town |
plat, in his Office.
Petition OF William Whitehead, asking |
10 be released from the county Jail, being |
very poor and unable TO pay his Zine, and
accompanied by affidavit OF j. A. Black.
man setting forth the above facts, was pre-
scented and read, after which the following |
reamble and resolution was offered and
adopted:
by Hiatt:
WHEREAS, II appearing 10 the Board by
satisfactory proof that William Whitehead,
now imprisoned in the county Jail of Leav-
enworth county, for failure to pay the fine
and costs al judged against him by 5. b. Will
liams. J. p, is uoable to pay such fine and
cost-; therefore,
Reso,ued, That said William Whitehead
he discharged from such imprisonment, and
I,v d;rsI,aa "a r.Is,.e s.;J wb;,eba,d from
custody.
Petition of II. s. Buckley, asking lfor the
lniiding of two bridges, was presented, read
and referred TO the committee on Roads and
Bridges.
Petition o( J. G. Douglass, asking for the
reasigument Of sa,e:certiicates, and referred
20 committee on Ways and Means, was
brought up, and, on motion of Mr.. Hiatt,
rejected. II
Petition Of Mrs. Woods, referred to the
County ATTORNEY. was referred TO the Board
III a.. ,,;,;o, ,h., ,b. Board had m con.
troi oil 'he iha''ef' WHO" "i''"'o" va"
adopted.
On motion. the Board adjourned to 2
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AFTERNOON Session.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
p,sseu, and alsen,. same as morning session,
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70. .',sJ ~ -, ,.,o,;o,
49, -,
OF MIR. Wilson, was received ana re'effeo
to committee on Ways and Means.
The committee on License made the fol-
,; ,.o,, which x,s .5o,,ss
IL
Your commiItee' 10 ~hom was re'efrao
the petition OF Mr.. Tucker for liquor IL
oense in Kickapoo township, find about $40
r.mcs upon said petitiou. and therefore
recommend license be granted To said pe,i-
,,;,,.r u,on the p,vmept of one hundred
.ao,l.rs and bond AZ required by law.
The following preamble and resolution
v,s offered and adopted.
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"a. spP.I,E " "" sA !.
~ m. "a d,v of JanI.rv A. ID. ISL
ss.,o.,.,. n,;s,,Ee nav IN The treasurer the
sum Of i0nr dollars anu hine'y-eisnt Genus
. tax oil ino upon nine acres Oh iand ~
ing IN the southeA" quarter OF set1loh t~en-
y,seven, township nine, range t"sn'y-one
hsslOnpnv 10 MT. kelAUke Instead oil the i 4