The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-07-13
COUNTY BOARD.
Proceedings Of the Board of County Com
missioaers held July Srd and 4th, 1875
MONDAY, JULY ,. 1876.

missioaers held July 3rd and 4ih, 1875.
MONDAY, JULY =, 1876.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment,
in regular session. Present, L. W. Lucas.
Absent, b. s Richards, and J. s. Van Win
kle, chairman.
Thru not being a quorum present. Board
adjourned to 2 2PM.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjournment, pres
ent 81 Absent, J. S Van Wrinkle, U)
Ga motion, b. S. Richards took the chair
On motion, the reading of the minutes
were postponed for the present.
Petition of Mrs. Stafford for remission OF
taxes, was presented, and laid over to We'd
nesday, July 5th, 1876.
Mr.. Phoenice, Trustee of Reno, appeared
before the Board, asking for the repairs OF
bridge over Mud Creek; also presented Pc
tition from citizens for bridge over Barker
hollow, which were laid over TO Wednes-
day.
Requisition of Superintendent Of Schools,
asking for an order TO procure blank teach
ers' certificates, was granted.
Adjournment.
On motion, Board adjourned to Wednes-
day, July ), 1876, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
AnJoURNED sEssIoS-JULY ), 1876.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Roll called. Present, full board.
Minutes of meetings held April, May and
June, were read, and on motion Of Mr..
Richards, approved, excepting that part re-
lating TO allowance of S35,0 90 for attorneys
fees in case of Commissioners contest which |
was recinded.
On motion OF Mr.. Lucas, coal oil was |
substituted for gas in the Cour House, and |
Committee on Court House instructed to |
procure lamps for the different Offices
On motion, the contract OF +. NJ. Gable |
for building two bridges, was extended one |
month.
At the request of Mr.. \. Zimmerman,
the matter OF the Michael Reinesch road 4
was postponed to the next regular meeting
in October.
E. Hook, County Treasurer, appointed to
fill vacancy, presented his bond, which was
read, and on motion laid over to , p. NJ.
Adjournment.
On motion The Board adjourned to 2P
AFTERNOON SESSION..
Board met pursuant to adjournmenl-
Present, a full Board.
On motion the bond Of +. Hook was
taken up, read, and on motion approved.
On motion bids for printing were opened,
which are as follows:
TINES Printing Company-Advertisins
&c, l0c per line; County Court
proceedings, &c per line; tax sales, DC, (all
insertious), 25c per lot or tract.
Appeal Company-rax sales (ali inser-
tions), lots SC, tracts l0c; County Board
proceedings, gratis; advertisements leach
insertion), SC per line =
Which bids were laid over for the pres
INT.
The following was adopted:
Resolred, That the Sheriff be and he is
hereby instructed to employ two guards for
Ihe purpose of guarding prisoners while
on the court house grounds, and
hat the sum of $500 be and the same Is
hereby appropriated out of the court house
fund for the payment of said guards for the
work already done on said grounds.
On motion the taxes upon the fair
grounds were ordered stricken from the
rolls.
Auditors report was presented and re-
Ierred to committee Of the whole.
On motion the chairman OF the commit
lee on poor was Instructed to repair roof al
poor house.
Petition of Judge Lecompte for extra
was presented, and on motion
referred to committee appointed to exam
me said office a. to the fees received, and
he committee GRANTED further time.
The following was offered and adopted.
WHEREAS, There is to be . change in
he Tnessnrpr,a offiee reauirinp a great deal
,f labor on the part of the clerk in making |
opening accounts with the new Treasurer,
and
WHEREAS, The law requires the County
Clerk, at the cioee Of any persons term OF
of6ce as County Treasurer whether by resig-
patton, or otherwise, and at the time or be-
lore said Treasurer's SUCCESSORS term of office
hall commence, shall place on the tax roll
Df his county in . separate column, and OPP
posite each description of properly uponi
which the taxes then remain unpaid, the
aggregate amount of such unpaid taxes,
and for such purpose said tax roll shall be
delivered to the County Clerk for one week,
and no taxes shall be received in the mean
time; therefore be it
Resolred, That when this board adiourns
it do adjourn to Wednesday, July Il, 1876,
1t 10 O'Clock A. II TO give the clerks time
to perform the duties required of them.
Adjourned.
The hour Of adjournment having arrived
the board adjourned to 10 o'clock A. n, of
Wednesday, July l2, 1876.
o. DIEFkNDoRF, County Clerk.
By J. w. NIEHAUs, Deputy Clerk.
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