The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-13
COMMISSIONERS. PROCEEDINGS

Proceedings of the Board of Lyon
County Commissioner, at the Regu-
lar Meeting held GU october ed, Sd
and 4tlls 1875.
PRESENTLY. S. Gilmore, L. A. Wood,
and L. A. Taylor.
The road petitioned for by Isaiah Two
good AMI others, established and ordered
opened, with privilege for ]. B. With ers
to maintain convenient gates on said road
for one year from 1st January next, in
| consideration of waiver of claim for
damages.
John Bramhill, ct al, presented peti.
ton for section line roads, which were
ordered opened, as asked for in said
petition.
The change in counly road, as petit
toned for by James Greer, ct al, was es-
tablished in accordance with the report
of the viewers.
Official bonds of Chas. II. Wilmington,
trustee of Agnes City township, and VIM.
Geraughty, clerk of Reading township.
were approved.
The resignation of $. S. Upton. as q
member of the board eff school examiners,
was accepted; and, on motion, L. B. KEEL.
logg was appointed to fill the vacancy caus-
edit hereby. Said appointment to continue
until the I'd Monday in January, 1878.
The statement of fees received by the
County Treasurer for the last quarter was
approved.
The statement of fees received by The
County Clerk was approved.
A. &. White, ct al, presented a petit.
ton for change in the Emporia and
Hartford road, which was, on motion, or
dered established in accordance with said
: petition.
Ihe change In the AmerIcus and Allen
creek road, petitiOned for by j. W. Par.
r1ngton, ct. al, was established in accord
ance with the report of the viewers and
f surveyor.
On motion, the Board allowed G. A.
Crozine fifty dollars in full for repairs
done on the channel pier of the Neosho
Rapids bridge.
| On motion, it was ordered that the
? County Clerk purchase all supplies Of
e stationery for the use of county officers.
r On motion, Joseph Ernst was appointed
' to fill vacancy in the office of County
: Treasurer from LIST Monday in July to ID
8 Tuesday in October, 1876, appointment tt
: date and take effect as on the fst Tuesday
? in July, 1876.
j On motion, the County Clerk was or
j dered to advertise for sealed bids for fur.
d nishing Lyon county sixty cords hard
e wood.
e II. r. McMillen and Jacob Shaffer were
: appointed to assist Probate Judge in hi
r examination OF the county treasury.
o A petition of citizens and electors O
# Lyon county being on file, asking the
! Board to submit proposition to the vo
: tiers Of the county at the approaching ell &c
y ton, to erect an addition to the cour
. house in Emporia, it was, on motion b.
e the Board, ordered that vote be take1
} at the November election on said propo
/. sition to erect an addition to the cour
d six thousand dollars.
: On motion, the following bills ant
n accounts were allowed. to-wit:
!. l. Pearson. hauling hay for poor; claim
d ed 81 80, allowed So 90. r Page, bal
e anee on tract index, 1858 OF. P Car
n michael, seh0of-examiner's fees, Sc. n
o Loekerman. examining treasury, 81. e v
II Cunningham, same, 81. 81 Hibben, sur
y Veying road, S21 so. CT Cavaness, draw
l. ing jurors, 81 f e Smith. same, 81. d
d Tressler, goods for poor. So %. w :
It Cooney. painting, IS. John Bay, elaine
Y 81 80; allowed g. LocAard, board
e ing paupers, $3a1 g. r II Chittendeu
lie eorOner's fees, 81 90. Do, medical attend
IS ance on poor-eef70. IL Stark, and 9th
ers, jury fees coroner's inquest, SO 40. b
e Conner, boarding prisoners, S92 so. Dc
d sherIff's and baliff's fees, SI26 70. Same
!, clothing, &C., for insane, SOL %. Same
n janitor's and jailor's fees, $75. Same
Ie sheriff IS fees, SO 10. S Watson, rail
= road tickets for poor, SO 10. H Conner
d sherifss fees, $50 %. Upton, sehoo
b examiners fees. S21. Joseph Ernst, saIar,
Y county treasurer, S4SS so. Il Conner
II house rent, claimed $50; allowed . =
d p Hall, fees as sverseer of poor. Sc
IT Frank Mccain, repairing ceiling count,
v clerks Office, 81. Thos. Lillibridge. car
a of sick pauper, claimed $33; allowed So
le Jos. Debauge, ct al. witness fees Stat
d VS.. John Wolf, S91 50. D d Murphy an
" others. witnesses fees State vs. William:
a 5000. Wicks s. Bennett, groceries 70
e. poor, S5222. Almerin Gillett, county al
,r torney's salary, $3.50. T Sehmidling. e
a al. witnesses fees State VS.. Williams (be
10 fore justice), $3.50. G B Bachellel
d Iustiee of peace fees Estate eases), $50 6:
l. WI Humphrey. witness fees, 81 80. A
t. Chambers, salary as county superinter
ID dent. claimed $1Ss %; allowed $3.50 6.
Il Geo. williams, care Of sick pauper, $50 8
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