The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-07-20
COUNTY BOARD.
Proceedings OF their last Session, held July
18th, 18th snd l4th.


On motion, Board adjourned to ., P. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board me, pursuant to adjournment.
Present, full Board.
On motion of Mr.. Richards, taxes fol
1873, 1874, and 1875, upon Of the par
sonage of the First Methodist Church and
taxes of 1873, 1874, and 1875, upon BLOCK
66, lots IA, Is and 16, of Second Methods
Church, were ordered stricken FROM the sa,t
books and tax roll.
On motion, the matter OF the County
Printing, laid over, was taken up, and the
following communications were read:
Col. Anthony filed q communication tt
the County Clerk, asking him to call tn,
Board, attention to the fact that his bio
was the only bid filed in accordance will
the advertisement and the only paper o
general circulation.
The above was Withdrawn by order o
the Board, and destroyed.-CLERK-
LEAvENwoRrH, Kan, July lS, 1876.
The whole circulation of the Evening
Agpeal, as sent through the mails, in th'
county of Leavenworth, is twelve ounces.
Respectfully.
II. B. IRWIN,
Mail Clerk LeavenwOrth L. u.
The above statement Ia correct.
s. X. MARSHALL,
Chief Clerk Leavenworth Z. o.
The above count was made this morning
To the Honorube Board of County Commits
sioaers of Learenworth County, Sac Of Kan
SIS:
Your petitioner would respectfully rep
resent that he is the editor, proprietor ant
publisher of the Leavenworth Daily Appeal
a newspaper printed and published in th'
city of Leavenworth, county of Leaven
worth and state of Kansas, which sale
newspaper has general circulation in tn,
said county of Leavenworth; that in pur
euance of notice published in the Leaven
worth TINES for proposals your petltione
put in a bid for the county printing for sal,
county of Leavenworfh for the ensuiD,
year, BY filing his proposal in the office O
the County Clerk Of said county. You
petitioner would further represent, az viii
appear by his bid on file, that he is tn
lowest bidder for said printing, and woul'
respectfully ask that said contract 70
county printing for the ensuing year b
| awarded to him.
Your petitioner would further rePresen
that he is practical printer, having fol
| lowed the business . number OF wears, ant
that he believes his bid is the lowest by a
least 81 900, in the aggregate. for the salt
printing for the ensuing year.
WM. W. EMERY.
Dated July II, 1876.
STATE OF KANSAS, w
| COUNTY OF LEAvENwORTH,
| Nv h~sn Anly
deposes and says that he il the editor, pro
prietor and publisher of the Leavenwortl
Ddiiy Appeal, newspaper printed and pub
lished in the city of Leavenworth, count,
and State aforesaid, and which said news
paper is of general circulation in SAT-
county of Leavenworth. WV. w. EMERY.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn Il
before me his 18th day of July, 1876.
JOHN RoHR, Register of Deeds.
Which communications after being rea'
and the matter duly considered, the matte
was on motion, laid over tomorrow.
Lawrence Brady presented claims 10
Sll4, for work performed upon the street
around the Court House block, whicl
| claims we're on motion of Mr.. Richards al
| lowed, and the Auditor instructed to audi
the same.
L. NJ. Larimer presented estimate Of re
pairs on sundry bridges in Delaware town
ship, which was on motion, ordered receives
and placed on file.
On motion of Mr.. Lucas, Sl06 was ap
| propriated, to repair bridge near Gardner:
on the New Lawrence road in Delawar
township.
Mr.. Currie appeared before the Board, il
the matter Of building two culverts in Higl
Prairie township, for which petition wa
presented in January, and on motion Nj
| VanWinkle was instructed to examine tn
place, and report at the next meeting OF tn
| Board.
On motion of Mr.. Lucas, $500 was ap
propriaied to repair bridge on Mud creek
On motion, Auditors report for tn
months of May and June, were adopted, tn
and clerk instructed to draw warrants 3
far sBthe funds will permit.
The following petitions for license pro
perly endorsed by the Township Trustee
| of the respective townships were presented
and on motion of Mr.. Richards, licens
was granted to H B. Maxwell and Angus
Sharnherst, of KickapOo township, and o
motion of Mr. Lucas, license was granite
to NJ. Lackner, Of Easton, upon the pay
ment of Sl0O each and giving bond.
Adjournment.
On motion the Board adjourned to 1
| O'Clock A. NJ, 10 morrow.
JULY 18th. 1876.
Board met persuant to adjournmen
present full Board.
Mr.. Mackimer appeared before tn
Board in reference to bridges needing n
pairs in Delaware township. near his farm
which matter was referred to the chairmsl
(Mr. Van Winkle,) of roads and bridge
| Committee, to examine and report at III
next meeting of the Board.
The following petitions were presente'
and read. and disposed of as follows:
Petitions Of Mrs Mccarthy for a privat
lane, returned to clerk for bond.
Petition of +. B. Toyne, asking 70
damages for land taken to locate the Can
trell road, was referred to Mr.. Lucas +
examine and report to the Board.
Petition of Maj Swain for remission @
taxes upon Fair Ground, was referre
to the committee of the whole.
Reports of Judge Lecompte for the exam
ination of Samuel 3. Casebier and Mrs
Fahey, and adjudging them insane, an
not having means for their support, wer
placed in custody of guardians at the ex
pense of the county, which were on motion
ordered, read and placed on file.
Petition Of A. Il. Wright, requesting tn
Board to ak Squire Harris of Sherma
township, for additional bonds, on tn
ground that one of the sureties was dead
and the other had moved out of the conn
| ty, was referred back for additional prool
Communications of II. B. Treat, in re
ference to a contract with w. II. Hastings
turned over by Smith for hedge Get, claim
ing that he has lien upon said land, an
wishes the Board to take come action il
the premises for settlement, which com
munication was referred to Mr.. Va
Wrinkle as . epecial committee, to examin
and report to the Board.
Communication of Chas Zueler, witt
patent for land, dated July, 1875, askin
that the taxes upon land mentioned, b
stricken from the roll up to the date of tn
patent, as the lands belonged 10 the Indian
up TO said date, aad was not taxable, whic
matter was referred to the committee of tn
whole.
The following resolution was offered b
Mr.. Lucas:
Resolred, That the Clerk be instructed t
give notice of the intention of the Board I
build bridge on the Tillotson road, Del,
ware township; also over creek betweel
sections ii and IA in Stranger township
also on branch of Hog creek between sec
tions q and "a, township 10, range 2:
Fairmount township; also, bridge near an
east of Round Prairie Church, on roa,
leading to Corby bridge, and also over Eas