The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-02-17

Geo. w. Crane, order to DelaI0 township
and express charges. .....$3 oo
The following accounts against the
poor fund were allowed:
A. c. Pease, rent for poor house, Jan. S1s 90
Henry smith. digging grave for pauper 90
Henry Owens, salary county physician 81 30
John Stewart. keeping paupers. 81 10
| Samuel Imbler, same .......... -. Is 20
Samuel Imbler. transportation to pauper 10 90
MIR. Angline Palmer, transportation to
WIN. McCou to Usage Mission -. -. II 90
On motion the appointment by the
County Superintendent of VIM. Ross,
VIM. Taylor aud George Ingmire as
appraisers of section l6, township 20,
range 2, west, was confirmed.
Petition for removal of district
clerks was, on motion, laid over.
On motion the medical aud surgical
attendance to paupers and medicines
was awarded to DR.. c. c. Furley at
$l20 per annum and fifty cents per mile
for all travel outside the city of Wich-
ita, under orGer of Overseer of Poor.
On motion the contract for furnish
ing the county with coal was awarded
to Smith & Pittenger-Carbondale
coal at $3.50 per ton. All coal to be
weighed upon such scales as shall be
designated by the chairman of the
County Commissioners.
On motion the contract for keeping
county paupers was awarded to John
Stewart at $40 per week, and the
chairman was ordered to provide a
suitable house subject to the approval
of the Board at the next meeting.
A petition of fifty legal voters was
presented asking for the organization
of township twenty-eipht south of
range three, west, into new township
to be known as Alton. On motion
said petition was laid over fer proof
that the territory contained 200 bona
fide residents.
a petition for the organization of
township twenty-nine south of range
three, west, into new township to be
known as Davis township. was pre-
sented. signed by fifty legal voters.
On motion the petition was laid over
for proof that said territory contained
200 bona fide residents.
Remonstrance against the division
of Greeley township was placed OIL
| file.
The application of the Sedgwick
County Agricultural Society for do
nation of 5000 for fair fair of 1874 was,
on motion, rejected.
The folcwin report by County Clerk
of county warrants, was ordered
spread upon the minutes
Warrants incancelled .Sl4.6l5 II
Warrants in county treasury. 10 60, 16
Floating tebt. .S4,O0S OIL
On motion an abatement of $240 mp
en- the Taluation of the east half of
the northwest quarter of section 25,
township q, range one, east, on ac-
count of erroneous assessment.
The resignation Of j. w. Mccartney
constable of Wichita city, was ac-
cepted.
On motion c. 3. Jones was appoint
ed constable of Wichita city to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
J. w. Mccartney.
The following report was ordered
spread upon the minutes:
State of Kansas, GO
Sedgwick County.
To John fucker, County Clerk:
We, the undersigned, do certify that
we have this day examined the books
and funds in the hands of L. N. Wood
cock, County Treasurer of said cOun-
ty, and find the money in the hands of
said Treasurer as shown by the books
in his office.
In witness whereof we have here
unto set our hands this I'd of Februa-
ry, A. d. 1876.
JOHN w. BEAR,
VIC. WooDMAN.
W. G. LITTLE,
Probate Judge.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn
to before this I'd day of February, A.
D. 1876. NJ. B. KELLOGG,
[sEALl. Register of Deeds.
On motion the following official
bonds were approved:
Cbo.la. To.ao ooncf blo Wichita
Robert Duncan, treasurer, Kechi.
A. j. Moreland, clerk, Greeley.
VIM. Bastow, clerk, Grant.
Zarrah McClung, treasurer, Minnesota.
John T. Craig, clerk, Minnesota.
Ben. Boyce, treasurer, Ohio.
N. NJ. Southwick, justice, Garden
Plains.
E. p. Fouts, justice, Wichita township.
On motion The Count, Clerk wa au-
thorized to procure docket Tor Kechi
township.
On motion it was ordered that all
county printing and legal notices be
awarded the Wichita City EAGLE at
legal rates.
On motion the County Treasurer
was authorized to procure bond rec |
ord, and an appropriation of $500 is
hereby made for the completion of the |
same to the satisfaction of the Board.
On motion it was ordered that the
county pay the fare of one man to st.
Louis and return to convey NJ. Rose
bury (insane) to that place.
On motion the application of A. Ca
bic for an abatement of tax was re-
jected.
On motion the application of J. P.
Royal for an abatement of tax was re-
jected.
Viewers report upon Kechi road.
signed by John Falkenstein, w. B.
Williams and Geo. w. Dennis, filed !