The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-02-10
THE THREE.
InC IHnCL,
Official Report of the Proceedings Of
the County Board on the 9TH
Inst.
Exactly What They did may be Seen
by Reading That Which is Given
Below
Presentation of the Annual Reports Of
Of Various County Officers.

SPECIAL SESSION..
The Board met pursuant 10 adjourn
| ment.
Roll call.
Prerent: Commissioners Lucas, Richard,
and Van Wrinkle, Chairman 81. Ful
Board present.
The following call was presented and
read
To tie HonUotIe Chairman Of the Board o
Commissioners:
We, the undersigned, request that meet.
ing oil the Board OF Commissioners be call.
ed ior the 9Th day OF February, A. ID. 1876
al 10 o'clock A. II.
F.. ". Lucas,
II. ,. RICHARDS,
Members OF the Board.
In pursuance Of the above request, /
hereby call a meeting OF the Board at the
time specified, for the transaction of such
business as may properly come before it.
J. VAN WISKLE, Chairman.
The County Clerk presented his annual
report for the year ending January 1st,
1875, which was read, ordered received,
published and placed on file for reference.
The following bonds were presented, and
On motion, approved.
Bond of +. Diefendorf, County Surveyor,
bond Of W. Quisenberry, Constable Of Al
exandria township.
Petition Of Il. A. kenton, on Insurance,
was presented and referred to the commit
tee Of the whole.
On motion of Mr.. Lucas, Mr.. Richards
was appointed a committee of one on
court house and Jail, to attend to repairs,
etc.
On motion the opening Of bids for the
Smith property was postponed until ,
O'Clock p. NJ.
Adjournment.
On motion the Board adjourned to .
O'Clock r. NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met pursuant To adjournment.
l.oll called. Present, full Board.
On motion of Mr.. Richards, the bids Tor
the Smith property We're opened, and the
following proposals read:
II. +. i.oach, for Smith farm, s., ,60l John
lot 2, block ~. city, 81, 500; f.
D. Hook, lot z, block %, city, Sl,O25;
Theodore Barker, lot ., block %, city,
81, $50; John Kelley, iot ., block -, city,
$1,000.
Mr. Richards moved thai the bid OF II.
?. Roach for the Of sec. 10, town Is,
range u, loo acres, be accepted, and the
attorney instructed to prepaid the paler-,
md the bidder 10 pay, on delivery Of the
Iced, S920.20, and to give tour notes OF
s92O2J each, with seven per cent. interest,
payable TO Leavenworth county, at the |
yonnty Treasurer's Office, ard mortgages to |
ecure tLe annual payments, which motion,
iaving received a unanimous vote, was de- /
,lared adopted.
Mr.. Lucas moved that the proposals for
OF =, block -, city, be rejected. Motion
ldorted.
Communication OF County Auditor, in
eierenoe 10 having money expended for
eeping insane, be refunded by the State,
lso to substitute coal oil instead Of gas, to
nake some provision for the payment OF
oaI, and also 10 have law passed def
itely fixing the duties OF Sheriff in refer
nee to jail guards, was presented and
cad.
Mr.. Richards moved that the report be
eceived and adopted, and Clerk in n-tructed
, make certified copy OF the same for the
.uditor, and he be instructed to proceed TO
opeka and procure such Legislation in
he matter as is necessary TO procure the
funding of said money; and also in ref
renee to Jail guards, and that his expenses
e paid by this Board, which motion was
dopted.
The following resolution was offered and
dopted
Bv Lucas ;
RcsoIued, That E. J. Humphreys x Co. be
lowed TO furnish drugs Tor the county
oor OF Leavenworth county, provided they
lrnish them at as low prices as they are
ow furnished.
County Engineers estimate on the Paxton
ridge, Sherman township, was p.esented
nd read. Thereupon Mr.. Richards moved
,at the matter be referred TO the Trustee
| Sherman township, and that he report to
he Board in accordance with chapter l6,
Tvs OF 1865 page ll9, and laws OF 1873,
age %, section / and =.
Mr.. Richardson moved that the
roposition Of ! Nelles Il Weed
j take all the Insurance on the
,urt house at per cent, and to wait for
is scrip until January LIST, 1877, be ac-
.pted, and that the auditor be instructed
audit the same, and that the amounts be
stributed as follows: