The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-03-17
PnOCEEDINGs OF THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS

At the Meetings Held March 10th and
l. nth, 1878.
EMPoRIA. KAs., March 10, 1876.
Board OF county commissioners met
pursuant to adjournment. Present, L. A
Wood, L. A. Taylor
3 The chairman being absent, l.. A. Wood
was on motion elected chairman pro TEN.
On motion, the board proceeded to can
vass the vote cast at the election held on
Tueeday, March 9Th, 1876, for the purpose
of voting for or against the sale of Lyon
county A., T. & S. F. railroad stock, and
the following was found to be the result,
to wit:
No. of votes cast for sale of stock 9s
No. votes against sale Of stock 572
Total &C
The beard declared that the proposition
was defeated.
l.. A. Wood, who was appointed u CON-
mittee to examine aud report ON the con-
dition of the abutments on Dow creek, at
the central school house, made a yer pal
report that the west abutment was
sufficient to support 4 bridge, but the east
abutment was entirely insufficient for any
such purpose.
| On motion, the board approved the ofii-
cial bond of VIM. II. Wight as constable
of Waterloo township.
on motion, the board ordered the couu-
~ clerk to procure proper books for the
use OF the overseers Of the poor of the sew
eral townships aud city Of EmporIa.
Adjournsd TO March 18th, at 10 q. m.
Saturday, March nth, 1876.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called to order at 10 a. m. Pres
ent, ID. S. Gilmore, 1. A. Taylor.
L. L. White ct. al. presented petition
asking the Board not to appropriate any
money to build bridge at central school
| house on Allen Greek, and on motion the
prayer Of said petitioners was granted.
f. Dumbauld and others presented q
Shockley and L. Y. Cooper were appoint
ed viewers.
Sealed bids for medical attendance on
poor were examined, and the contract
awarded to DIR. W. W. Hibben for the en-
suing year.
Enos b. Hadley and others presented a
petition for q secti on line road, and the
road was established.
On motion. the clerk was ordered 70 ad-
vertise for sealed bids for county printing.
On motion, the contract heretofore made
by the board Of county commissioners Of
Lyon county, Kansas, with George +.
Hayden, deceased, in regard to the main.
tenanee Of certain pauper children, was
rescinded, and the county clerk was order
ed to notify Mrs. Hayden TO that effect.
The following claims against the eoun-
ty were presented and acted upon:
+. LockATd, boarding paupers
amount claimed, SI94.O5 amount allowed,
l69 o5. T. 81. Duggan, meals for poor,
SO. d. d. Gibson, supplies for poor, sass.
E. w. Cunningham, examining county
treasury, %. Daniel Bitter, examining
county treasury, %. n. Conner, board.
ing prisonerA S25.9S. H. Conner, sherif,s
tees, amount claimed, 5000, amount Al.
lowed $500. N. T. Nix, filling at Cotton
wood bridge, S2l,&I. J. NJ. Anderson.
making two desks, S23. Robert MnIikeu
calculating filing at bridge, 50. George
Featheriels digging grave for pauper.
$3.50 L. A. Wood, county eommissioner's
fees, 90. u.s. Craig. carriage and freight.
$500. 1. A. Taylor county commission.
er's fees, 50. Election officers, specia
election held March 9Th, 1875, S2Os. so
Total Of bills allowed, 3l92.6a.
Board adjourned without day. ~ g t-rl
= Us. CRAI0, County Clerk.