The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-03-11
Pr ,ceedings Of tho Board Of County
MARCH 9Th, 1877


The Board Of County Commissioners
OF the county Of Sedgwick, and State Of
Kansas met pursuant to adjournment. /
The following members were present,
to-wit: J. Is. York, w. G. Hobbs. aud
John F. Carpenter, chairman. On mo-
ton the Bonrd then proceeded to can-
Gel warrants and coupons presented
BY the treasurer.
One hundred aud thirty-scven war
rants against the poor fund. were pre-
sentcd for cancellation and were can
ceiled and destroyed by the Board,
amounting as follows: Principal,
l,79s.63: interest, $l7.70; total, ST.
Sl6.S3. Ono hundred and three war;
rants against the county fund were
thus cancelled and destroy ed, amount
ing as follows: Principal, $2,340.88;
interest, 1881 total, $2,SS5.89. Eigh-
ty-thrce railroad coupons were can
celled and destroyed. amounting as
follows: Principal, $2.905.0l; inter-
est, $2s3.l6; total, $s,lS8.15. On school
districts Nos. l6 IS and 60, coupons
were cancelled, amounting to $S7.97.
On motion il was ordered tina: the sew
eral amounts be placed TO the credit OF
the county treasurer.
G. A. Van Ness rendered lis resigna-
ton as trustee Of Lincoln township.
On motion the resignation was accept
ed. On motion, S. Clark was appoint
cd trustee ofLincoln township, to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of c. A. Van Ness.
The wichita Bridge Co., asked an
extension oftimc on the proposition of
December 18th, 1874, whereby the
Board agreed to donate one thousand
dollars to said Bridge Co., under ccr-
tain conditions. On motion, an extern
sion of forty days was granted.
Petition Of W. F. Jcwctt, of Park
township, for an abatement OF person.
al property tax for 1874, was then ia
ken up. On motion, it was ordered
that an abatement Of hine hundred dol
lars, on the personal property of W. F.
Jewett, of Park township, be made b!
the county clerk, and duly certified to
the county treasurer.
The question Of the acceptance OF
the bridge across the Little Arkansas
river. at or near the section line be-
tween section seventeen az and TWEEN
ty (20), town twenty-scyen (27), range
one (1) east, for the building of which
the contract was awarded to w. j.
EIobscn, being presented 10 the Board
and the Board having duly inspected
and examined said bridge, and being
duly satisfied from such inspection
and examination, that the said bridge
has been built and completed, in all re-
spects, in accordance with the terms
and provisions Of the contract for thu
building thereof. On motion, it wa:
ordered that the said bridge be accept
ell anu tHat u " diI"HI NC N'""" "Po'
the treasurer of Sedgwick county, Kan.
for the sum of five hundred dollars, il
full payment Of and for said bridge. :
!. ], John Tucker, county clerk, ant
clerk of the Board of County Commits
sioners, of the county of Scdgwick
and State of Kansas, do hereby ccrtif!
that the above and foregoing is q tru'
!. and correct copy of the proceedings o
said Board. at their session held OF
the 9th day of March, 1873.
. In testimony whereof have hcreum
to set my hand and affixed tho seal o
= Sedgwick county, the day last allow
+ written. JOHN TUCKER, Clerk.
Seal