The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-04-21
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNTY COM
MISsIONERS.

At their Regular Meeting, Com moncang
April 10th, 1876.
Present-D. s. Gilmore, Chairman; L.
A. Wood, Isaac A. Taylor.
The board inspected the sealed bids Of
fered for doing the printing for Lyon
county for the ensueing year, ana award
ed the contract for doing the job work to
h. W.. McCune, proprietor OF the EmpO-
ria Ledger.
Joseph Frost was appointed to serve out
the unexpired term Of II. p. Perkins IRE
signed) as trustee Of Fremont township.
I. Dumbauld ct. al. presented . petI-
tion for the location OF public road, and
the same was granted. The viewers and
surveyors reported In favor OF another
petition Of T. Dumbauld and others for
public road, and the same was granted.
Official bonds were approved, tO-wit:
T. p. Hall. WIN. Hall, 8. p. Elliott, j. s.
Pigman, Daniel Bitter, H. r. Holmes,
Garrett DeBaun, c. C. Lynch, Joseph
Frost, assessors, and T. johnson and w.
II. Gilchriest, constabIes.
Road petition for T. (. Smith and 9TH
ers was granted, and to be 10 feet in
width, and $50 damages were awarded to
T. p. Hall and $50 to John Pope.
A. NJ. Phillips and others petitiOned for
a public road, and John Bramhill, Robert
Burnham and Jacob Taylor were appoint
ed assessors to meet May 10th.
Board adjourned to April 18th, and on
that day, met all members present.
On motion, the board ordered the clerk
to charge each person taking out license
for dogs, the sum OF one dollar, ~ fee for
issuing said license.
B. X. Stevenson ct. al. petitioned for q
public road, and viewers were appointed
as follows: John L. Butler, Il. Elliott
and 8. G. James.
The frat quarterly report Of the County
Clerk being on fiie, was examined and ap-
proved.
On motion. It was by the board
ResoIued, That services renderd by ply
sicians to the poor Of Lyon county, in the
townships outside OF EmporiA city and
township, be paid for At the rate Of S1.60
for each visit, TO include medicines, and
two cents per mile for each mile Travelled,
such services to be rendered only on the
order Of tue Overseer OF the poor.
Adjourned to April 12th, and met at
that day, all members present.
Official pond Of W. P. Gould, clerk OF
EimeDdAro township, was approved.
On motion, 1t was by the board resolV-
ed, that II. G. Gross, of the city
Of Emporis, Lyon county, Kansas, be
appointed to represent Lyon county At all
meetings OF the M, X. q T. r. r. stock
holders, and p. b. Plumb was appointed
to represent Lyon county, at all meetings
OF the A., T. d 8. +. X. R. stock holders
The clerk was ordered 70 advertise for
sealed bids, to complete the stone work on
the north abutment OF the Cottonwood
bridge, at Soden's mills.
The county surveyor having failed to
meet certain road viewers on the day ap-
pointed, said Siewers ordered to meet
May 19t b.
On notion, the following bills and &C
counts were allowed and warrants drawn
on the fees, for the several accounts a.
herein set forth, to-Wit: Bruner q Nc
Murtrie, tinware, ETC., claimed, S7.S5, al.
lowed, $5. Hiram Conner, Sherif7s fees,
$I20.95. B. +. Lockard, care OF poor,
claimed, $24.50, allowed, $3.50. CIV
| Frederick, fees, claimed. $6.40, allowed,
S6.l6. s. r. Hall, groceries for poor
claimed, $27, allowed, Sass. Lawrence
d Lawrence, medical attendance on poor,
claimed, $50, allowed $50. A. II. Clark,
boarding pauper, Ga Day, Egbert 4
Fidlar, blank books, S36. Geo. n. Stow.
ell, drawing jurors, %. G. W. Frederick.
lumber, S0.SS. Austin Cabin, tax re-
funded, $S2.s7. T. II. DugEan, meals for
poor, 81 80. Geo. W. Crane, assessxr ent
rolls, SS3 81. Conner, Sherin's fess, ga Is.
E. w. cunningham, blank marriage IL
censes, claimed, SO, allowed, -. A.
d. Chambers, salary county Superintend-
emit, el3I.oO. John Bay, lock, SI.5O. p.
J. Carmichael, school examiners fees.
SIs. II. W. AcCune, printing Sl4.eO. j..
s. Craig, salary county Clerk and sund.
ries, S21S.65. Joseph Ernst, CO. ", sal. and
sund. 5000. ChAs. +. Pierce 3 Co, lum.
Der, $6.1S. ]. S. Watson, coal for poor.
o. r. p. Hall, fees a. OVerseer Of poor.
Sl2. G. w. Frederick, Clerk Of district
court fees, claimed, $50, allowed ga. DIR.
W. W. Hibben, professional attendance