The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-02-12
COUNTY BOARD.
Proceedings of Friday, February
9TH, 1874.
ArJcURHED PSYCHOLOGICAL
,o,,a me, pur.u.nt 10 adjournment

Eos.d met pursuant to adjournment
Ro., called. Present:
Hook, Harmon, McCorm ck, Mclntyre
wil.on aud W. F. Asaby, Chairman, (6).
Ab-eni, Fickens. o..
Tie following communication vas present.
ed and read:
10 the Honorable Board of Commissioners q
Leonenporth County, Kansas:
TIE undersigned have carefully examined
the work upon the Court House. and find
the same virtually completed in accordance
with the contract. and recommend that the
aniId;ng he accepted BY the county, and thus
seleaae tIs contractors, Messrs. Anderson q
Lideil, from further responsibility, except
tia, tsey ehall be required to complete any
on6pi-hed portion Of the work. A small
portion of the iron work j. yet to be done.
This will require to have warm weather.
The plumbing ia not tested and should not
be until the heating u completed. A little
painting is to be done. but this has been
delayed on account OF frescoing and iron
work; We have the assurance that the
work will he complst ID soon as possible.
ii accepted, the county can at once t,ke
possession Of most Of the Offices. and thus
.ave reut elsewhere. Respectfully,
+. T. CARR. Architect.
LsArrswoRTH, Feb. G. 1874.
Mr.. NiIs.a moved the communication
he received and placed on file. Adopted.
Mr.. Wilson moved that the Court House
he accepted according &c recommendation OF
superintendent and architect, with the un-
.derstsnding tina, the amount due is not to
he paid until tie entire building is COM
paeted
Mr.. H.nnon stated that he was not vii.
liax !, vote for the acceptance until he could
examine the contract. He therefore moved
% amend the motion that the matter he LAID
over until the 10th OF the month, and The
Board hold special session then for the
purpose of accepting the building.
Mr.. Hook moved TO amend the amend.
me.a that the Board appoint 4 committee oi
fhree, consisting of Mccormick, HannOn
end M chairman, to examine the building
aod con,rsc. to zee that the contrAc ct 10 fully
complied With, and report to the Board
Mr.. Mccormick moved an amendment 10
me last amendment by making the commit
tee fou,, aud that Mr.. Mcintyre he added ia
that commntee.
Mr.. H.nnoris motion a. amended by the
last two smendmsus va adopted.
Petition of Fielding Burns for the release
of taxes on personal property MAS presented
and referred to the Commit e os Ways and
Mems.
The Committee on Ways and Means made
fhe ,iolcSins report:
Your eoE mittee would recommend that
the reques; o; Mi. Brooks be not granted,
for the reason tina; he vas an actual resident
Of the Township Of Leaves worth at the time
1ssessed.
JoHN HANHox, chm,
G.J. McINTYRE.
Which report vas on motion adopted.
Your committee would report that they
have examined into the matter of the with.
in petlion, and end that the assessor, with
out ascertaining the average value Of the per.
sonal property Of the firm of Scott & Wood-
sruH, copied the valuation of the year 1872,
and that such value il in excess Of tue amount
owned by them during the year 1872; that
De average amount Of property owned
by them during the time they were in bust
ness il the year 1873 was 81, s4l 66, and
would recommend that the error he correct.
cd, and the valuation be changed TO So. 800
Which report was on motion adopted.
Your committee report favorable on thu
within petition, and ouauend that th,
Clerk correct said return as per sworn state
meut of A. A. Finn, and that the Clerk b
authorized to refund the amount. s., As.
JOHN HARMON.
Chairman
Which report WAS on motion adopted.
Mr.. Wilson moved that the County En-
xsu,,er cause to be repaired the Burris bridge
and .he contract let to the lowest responsible
bidder. Which motion was adopted.
The petition Of Fielding Burns, referre'
~ the Committee on Ways and Means, va
referred back TO the Board BY Mr.. HannoI
chairman. With the commendation that tn
prayer Of the pet toner be granted. AdoP
ted.
The f,llowing preamble and resolution
wandered:
WHEREAS, The Court House is nov com
plet ID. and large amount il due the con
Sr,c,ors and laborers for their work thereon
and owing to the deialcstlon 81 the lat
Treasurer no funds are on hand tor that pur
pcse; therefore
Resoired, That We respectfully and earn
esily request our members Of the Legislatur
TO procure the ctmenf Of siich law Q
will enable this Board 10 provide the mean
neccssary to meet the present cont urgency D.
Issuing such amount OF bonds Of the count
~ will be efficient for that purpose.
Resolred. That in our Judgment such leg
islaiion IL necessary to preserve the credit Q
the county, and to enable us to do jnstics
those who are in pressing need OF the com
pensation Cue Them.
Mr.. Wilson moved the adoption Of III
preamble and resolutions.
Mr. Harmon called for the ayes and nays
which::resulted as follows:
Ayes-Hook. Mcintyre and Wilson-3.
Nays-Hannon, Mccormick and ". I
Ashby. chairman-3; tie vote.
Preamble a.d resolutions declared lost.
Mr.. Wilson moved that the Committee o
Ways and Means devise some means to pa
Oh the pressing Indebtedness Of the count
sgaisst the court house and Jail. Adopted.
The Chairmsn of the Commlttee On Road
and Bridges, 10 whom was referred . petitio
for the building Of two bridges over the 70,
running due West from Paramount 70 the oil
LeaSsnvorth and Lawreoce road, Feporte
fssorably on the petition.
NJ. Wilson moved to amend the repo
b. L laying over until next regular meetinI
IMPORT n amended adopted.
Ga motion the board adjourned %
O'Clock .. n. Aooday, Feb. lsth, 1874.
o. DuTExDoRY.
Con.sy Clesl
The Latest 90o09.
Yat.rlay's Commonwealth saye:-'Just
ws began to realise that Kansas would ha'
M more senatorial struggle until 1877,
sunoe reaches % that Senator Ingalls, i q
ioasiy Considering the advisability Of resig'