The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-07-21
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Abstract of proceeding OF the Board Of
County Commissioners or Lyon
county, at the July
session, 1875:

session. 1879:
COUNTY CLERKS OPFIcE,l
EMPoRIA, rs. July 2, 1865
Present-D. S. Gilmore. L. A. Wood 1
A. Taylor.
Board called to order at 10 O'Clock a. m
WHEREAS, There is vacancy in the
office of Trustee of Agnes City township
it is therefore, hereby
Ordered: That Chas. H wilmington be
and he hereby is appointed to fill said va
cancy.
Bond of B. f. Lockard as Superintend,
ent Of Poor Farm" approved and placed
on file.
William Gearaghty appointed to fill vac.
ancy in Office Of Township Clerk, Reading
township.
Considered bills and accounts during
the day and adjourned to 8 O'Clock =. m
on the 9th of July.
JULY 9TH, 1876.
Board met as per adjournment. Pres.
entail the members.
The road as petitioned for, viewed and
surveyed on the county line, between Ly.
on and COffey counties, IN the vicinity oil
Hartford, was on motion established.
The road as petitioned for by A. NJ
Phillips and others was on motion by the
board established and ordered opened.
The change in the Emporia and NeOsho
Rapids road as petitioned for by Hamil-
ton Howard ct. al, were on motion by the
board established.
The roads petitioned for by B. X. Stew
enson and others were on motion estab-
lished as public highways, and ordered
opened.
Robert Clark. ct. al, presented q peti.
ton, asking for the opening OF certain sec
ton lines IN Agnes City township, to pub
lie travel, which being duly signed, and
there being no legal or other objections
thereto, the same were declared public
highways and ordered opened.
-. Il ~ I'll al
ton for county road, which appearing to
be legal, and:proper bond on ile,; r. T.
Snediker, ID. L. Myers and Joseph Byerly,
were appointed viewers TO meet August
2lst, 1876, to view, survey and locate said
DAD.
James Greer, ct. al, presented a petiti-
ion for alteration in county road, and the
following gentlemen were appointed view.
ers to-wit: James Miles, II. 81. COppock
and Il. II. Phillips, to meet on 18th of Au-
gust next to view the same.
On motion board adjourned to meet Ju-
ly 9Th, at 9Th O'Clock, a, N; Co., ,o-e
Board met as per adjournment. Pres
ent-full board.
ON motion the board proceeded to the
County Poor House to inepeet the same.
j. w harrington ct. al. presented petit
ton praying for q change in = county
road in the vicinity Of Americas, which
being duly signed and the necessary bond
being on file, the following gentlemen
were appointed viewers to-wit: j. W.
10y, George Baird and c. Bonsberger, and
ordered to meet August "a, 1876, and view
said change.
The official bond of A. r. Bancroft as
SCISSOR of the city of Emporia being on
file the same was on motion approved.
On motion N. Lockerman and Robt.
Best were appointed to assist the Pro
bate Judge in his quarterly examination
OF the affairs Of the county treasury,
The mason work at Cottonwood bridge
completed by James Means under q con-
tract heretofore made was on motion in
Spected and received.
On motion the following bills against
the county were allowed, to-wit: s. p.
Elliott, assessors fees, S126; William Hall,
same Sl35; Daniel Bitter, same $40; 10
seph Frost same $7S.60; Thos- r. Hall,
same $19S; c. c. Lynch. same 1885, Fl.
+. Holmes, same S1O2; Garrett Debaun,
same $500; J. s. Pigman, same Sill;
John Bramhill, same $500; A. Il. Ban
croft, same. Sl59; John Eskridge, repair
ing shoes, poor, $4.50; Frank Sehmidling,
lee, $3.50; Geo. Lewis, saving wood,
$3.50; Br1ner d Co., tinware, etc., s.. 10;
w. L. Scheneck, NJ. D., prof. attendance
on poor. claimed $21.00. allowed $IO.S0;
Drs. Lawrence q Lawrence, attending
poor, balance Of bill claimed $4,000, al
lowed g.; J. B. HinkIe, queensWare
for Poor House, S1.65; Il, G. Phelps, tax
ing care poor while sick, $500 Tandy
& Co., drugs, $3.50; A. D. Chambers Sup
erintendent salary and sqndrIes $4,000;
Mary Jane Watson, school examiner fees,
lands entered $500; j. C. Hall 3 Bro,
dry goods, poor, $3.50, JIG. Hornbarger,
coal for poor $3.50; 81. Conner sherI6ss
fees, claimed 1915, allowed $9.50; ], s.
Craig, salary county clerk and sundFies,
S2S7.3o; Gibson Bros, goods for poor,
Schneider, washing for prisoners. sc IS:
w. G. McCleary, forest trees ga so: En-.
poria NEWS for printing, claimed $S385,
allowed $685.: s. &. Hall, groceries for
poor, S32.35. Ellen Plumb, stationary for
county, $3.50; j. ii. Hibben, surveying
county roads, $33.25; 7. McCuiiougi
goods for poor, claimed Sass. allowed