The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-03-12


ial road oNerscer To oversee and construct a
bridge across the towskin, the line betweei
section twenty and twcnty-ninc township
twenty-seven, range one west.
ON motion, ii was ordered that of the
amount Of money in the county treasury ~,
longing TO Deano township. derived from H.
censc.the sum OF one hundred and inv dollar.
he held by the treasurer until the further ap-
preparation Of the board.
Official bonds Of J. Il. Coleman was IaiI
over.
ON motion the petitions askin- for vote nm
the question of submitting bonds at the ensu.
ing spring election. for the purpose of build
ing certain bridges in Sedgwick county across
the Big Arkansas river and Little Arkansas
river.
The subject having been thrown open for
discussion by the chairman. the question was
fully discussed by ii. Carpenter. ID. NJ
Stuart, Geo. Litzenburg. Hugh Former. and
others.
On motion. the following petitions, signed
BY three hundred and .iXty-two legal voters
OF >edgwlch couniy. was then ordered 10 be
submitted. viz:
To the Honorable Board of County Commis
sioncrs Of Scdgwick county.
We. the undersigned. citizens and legal
voters OF Scdgwick county. Kansas, respectful
ly petition your body that an election be called
In pursuance oflaw 10 the end that vote b.,
taken by the legal voters Of said county. unor
the Arkansas rh or, one at the city of Wichita.
one at ri Paso.a one AT or near the fifth par
acl,a and two acrosS the Little Arkansas river
one AT point where the county road crosses
said river on the section line between sections
eight and seventeen. and one a; or near tho
fifth parallel over the Little Arkansas in town.
ship twcnty-seyen. range one east, in sale:
county, and the county commissioners of said
county shall issue bonds not 10 exceed tiftv-.ix
thousand dollars. according TO lar. in such
eases. and that twenty thousand dollars or =.
much thereof rs may be necessary. be applied
10 the building Of the bridge across the krkan-
sas river at Wichita and that nine thousand
dollars, or SO much thereof as NAV be nscess,-
80. he applied IA huild.a bridge across the
ArAatSqs river al FL faso. and eighteen
thousand dollars. or 81 much thereof a. nav
hc necessary. be applied 10 build bridg,
across the Arkansas river al or near the ii nh
parallel; four thousand five hundred dollars or
~ much thereof a. may I've necessary. be ap-
pied 10 build bridge across the Little Arkan-
>as river 81 or near line between sections
eight and seventeen. in township twentv-ses-
en-. range one east. aud four thousand five
hundred dollars, or 30 much thereof a. NAV be
necessary, be applied 10 build bridge across
the Little Arkansas at or near the NH parallel.
and ths; al, Of said bridges be aud remain ior-
ever free from toll or charge 10 the public for
crossing the same; provided. however, that
the beard OF county commissioners shall not he
above propositions Uule>. all prevail
Signed by three hundred and sixty-two le-
gal voters oi Sedgw;ck county
On motion. II was ordered that the above
proposition. be submitted at the election next
ea>dlus. held April .th 4. =. IS7i.
Motion carried unanimously
on Netien. the petition. num-rouslv signed.
by the lr-sl voters Of >et-wirk county. asking
tie hDard Il coGntS commissioners 10 submit
to tie legal voters - said county the question
NJ ,s>,eing Ten thousand dollar, in borti. for
the purpose Df0uJins jail, was ordered 10
be submitted ~ the .ccfiou 10 Toe held IN the
>sig counrN on the 7ta ia, OF April. Nd. ls.i.
ON motion. il was oriere,i tbsi the county
clerk 'l>-j!o 4 county order not TO exceed $agl
L. Sol II kaiin ana js>. x. Mead. 20 procure
a car load u cotton seed. upon ,oltliiicn tiiat
the ciiy council bear oue-.talf the expense
thereof
Ga molten the board adjourned 10 l.ect
tn >,'sl morning al % O'Clock. i; the county
clerN's uiiit-
htir>t. JOHN TUCKER.
County Clerk.