The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-02-22
COUNTYBOARD.
Proceedings of the Board of County
Commissioners.

LEAvENwoRTH, February 18th, ~.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present, full board.
In the matter of insurance on Court
House, the Board adopted the following
form for writing the policy, which was &C.
cepted by the agents.
Ga the two story and basement brick and
stone building, with metal and slate man
sard roof, and frame metal and slate roof
tower, including steam, gas and water
pipes and furnaces therein, occupied as
Court House and public offices, situated on
block No. Is, Clark & Rees' addition to
Leavenworth, Kansas, permission for total
insurance Of $4,000, to be concurrent here
with, privilege granted to use coal oil for
lights.
On motion. OF Commissioner Richards,
So. COO additional insurance was taken out
on the furniture, which amount was order
ed to be placed in DR.. McNary's agency.
The agents brought up the matter OF
whose name to write the policy in, which
was left to the County Attorney to settle.
The following notice was presented and
ordered placed on file:
To the Board Of County Commissioners OF
LearsaloortE Count: You are hereby noti-
fled that object to, and l do hereby pro-
tset against any acts or proceedings on your
part, or by you, or by the legislature of the
state of Kansas, or by any person with your
consent, recognizing the validity OF or e1-
tending to, or that may be construed as
tending TO ratify the bonds of the "bonds"
of the county of Leavenworth, or any Of
them, issued to The Missouri River Rail-
road Company, or to the Leavenworth and
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, or to
the Platte City and Fort DesMoines Rail-
road Company, or to the Union Pacific
Railway Company. All such action is in
violation OF my contract with you and tends
to defea: any defense made in the courts
against the validity and payment of said
bonds. Very respectfully,
JOHN c. DOUGLASS.
/ Leavenworth, Kansas, Feb. 8, 1877.
The following report was presented, read
and approved
To The County Board:
On the 9Th of January, at your regular
meeting, you submitted to me the matter OF
bids made by sundry persons for job print
ing, instructing me to ascertain the lowest
bidder. In compliance Herewith, l made
the necessary examination and found c. J.
Smith & Co., the lowest bidder, and have
50 determined. o. DIEFENDORF,
Feb. II, 1877. County Clerk.
John Hosick presented his appointment
with bond, as Assessor Of Leavenworth
Township, which bond was on motion ap-
proved.
Appointments of ]. Vogel and s. n. Hoyt,
as Deputy Assessors, with their bonds were
presented, and the appointment confirmed
and the bonds approved.
Bond of John X. Hamel, constable of
Sherman Township, was presented and ap-
proved.
Petition OF J. G. Reaser, in reference to
pay of back taxes, was laid over to the
March meeting.
On motion N. Hodscn was allowed to
hang gates on Kean road for three years.
The following preamble and resolutions
were offered:
WHEREAS, 1t view of the fact that there
is large amount of delinquent taxes in
the county Of Leavenwortn, and that q
large number of non resident property
owners refused to pay taxes, and also q
number Of large resident-owners, and that
revenues of the county is constantly being
impaired BY reason Of such failure to pay
taxes, and in view Of the fact that the de-
linauent taxes due on large amounts of
property is greater than the value of the
property ard for this no taxes can be real
lied from property; therefore be it
RESOLVED, By the Board of County Com
missioner of Leavenworth county, Kansas,
That We earnestly request our members of
the Legislature during the present session
to pass such law As will, if possible. rem
edy these evils, and place all the property
of the county on a tax-paying basis.
The chairman, j. s. Van Wrinkle, offered
the following amendment:
That our senators and representatives.
from Leavenworth county, 90 frame such
laws in reference to the collection of taxes,
past due, - not to render the effort of Leav-
enworth county nugatory, in relation TO
our railroad Indebtedness.
Which resolutions, a. amended, were on
motion of Commissioner Lucas adopted,
and the clerk instructed to furnish each
member with q certified copy.
The following was offered and adopted
Resclred, That the sum of Sis be and
the same is hereby appropriated, to pay
w. II. Bond, for conveying Mn. Fahey,
Mrs. Lynch an Fred Quinn, to the insane
asyluu, in addition to the amount hereto
lore appropriated.
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