The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-01-15
THE COUNTY BOARD.
Held January 18th 4 18th, 1874.
APPOINTMENT of the Standing
Committees for the En-
suing Term.


II Of LkAsB1WohIh
BE it remembered, that on this, the l2tl
day Of January, 1874, the members OF Ii
Board Of County Commissioners in ard 70
said county, elected at the election held OIL
I the Alb day OF November, 1873, convened a
| the Office of the County Clerk for the purpos
| of an organization and for the transaction o
| such other biI-iness a. might come befor,
them.
Present: John Harmon, let Ward, City
John Wilson, 2nd Ward, City; Enos Hook
I 3rd Ward, City; John Mccormick, 4tt
Ward, City; n. r. A-hby, 23rd District
County; G. w. Mcintyre, oath District
County; James Pickens, 18th District
County.
All Of the members elect being present
they were duly qualified by the County
Clerk in accordance with the statutes in sucf
,a.e made and provided. and the Board then
proceeded to organize by the election Of +
Hook a. temporary Chairman.
Commissioner +. Hook in the Chair.
The Chairman stated the first business in
order was the election of permanent Chair
man.
Mr.. Wilson moved that the Board pro.
coed to elect q Chairman. Adopted.
Mr.. Wilson moved ihst the Board cleo,
by ballot. Adopted.
Mr.. Picaens moved that the Board take
an informal ballot. Adopted.
The following vote WAS the result Of the
informal ballot:
Mr.. Ashby received five 81 voter; Mr..
Harmon, two (2).
Mr.. Wilson moved that the Board pro.
coed TO the election of Chairman.
by formal ballot.
BY Harmon
Moved that Mr. A-hby be declared elected
Chairman without further voting. The Mo-
ton prevailed.
M. Ashby having been elected Chairman
WA declared Chairman Of the Board of
County Commissioners of Leavenworth
County. Whereupon said Mr.. Ashby took
the Chair.
On motion the Board adjourned to 2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Roll called, full Board present. w. F.
Ashby Chairman in the Chair.
The Chairman asked time until Tomorrow
to appointment the various Committees.
Granted.
The following preamble and resolutions
we're offered and adopted.
Bv Hannon-
Whereas: The stringency Of monetary mat
tiers and the unsettled condition of our
Treasury and the change made in such Office
have delayed the payment of taxes; it is the
opinion OF the Board that the time for the
payment of taxes without penalty should he
extended until the LIST day Of April A. D.
1874.
Therefore resolved that members
of the Legislature be and
and they are hereby requested to use their
efforts and influence to obtain an extension
of the time for the payment OF taxes without
penalty being added until the LIST day OF
April, A. d. 1874
BY Wilson.
WHEREAS, it appears that the taxes Of
the year 1867 were paid on lot 8, in block 10,
city property. and the treasurer, notwith-
standing such payment, sold the undivided
half of said lot, and that the same has been
conveyed ny tsx-deed; Therefore,
Resolred, that the County Treasurer be,
and he is hereby directed to tender to the
holder of the tax deed on the undivided hall
of said lot, the money paid therefor, and the
sale and all subsequent taxes and charges
paid by the purchaser or the assigns thereon,
with interest on the whole amount at the
rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and to de-
mand the delivery Of quit-claim deed for
the benefit of the owner of said lot.
Mr.. Wilson moved, for the benefit of tax
PAYERS, that the Board have the opinion OF
the County Attorney whether the script to
be Issued il receivable for taxes of lS13-
motion adopted.
Petition Of John Higinbothan in reference
TO payment OF bonds outlawed and acted up
on heretofore, was taken up and present.
ed to the Board by Mr.. Harmon, and stated
that the action taken was unlawful, and that
the bonds had been bought at very low
figure and he desired this Board to
enter their protest against the payment oil
said bonds.
Bv Harmon
Moved that the County Treasurer he noti-
fled not to p-., the bonds specified In said
petition of John Higinbotham.
Mr.. Hook calls for the ayes and nays
which wss granted. and resulted az follows:
Ayes-Com's Harmon. Mccormick, Nc
Intvre, Pickens and Wilson,.
Nays-Com. Hook.
Motion declared adopted.
The following resolution was offered and
adopted:
By Hannon-
Resolred, That the County Attorney b
instructed TO report a. soon as possible
whether this county has cause of action
against the l.. A. Il N. w. X. R.; if SO, t.
commence suit TO compel them to live up t.
their contract, and to take such other pro
ceedings as may be necessary to secure thu
rights OF the county under said contract, ant
TO recover such damages IA the comfy maj
have sustained in consequence Of said road
failure to comply with the terms of theil
contract with the county.
Adjournment :,
On motion the Board adjourned TO II
o'clock a. m. tomorrow.
OLIVER DIEFENDoRr, Co. Clerk.
By J. w. NIEHAUs. Deputy.