Nebraska advertiser., 1877-07-12
Proceedings of County Commissioners
Court, July Term.

| Alta regular meeting Of the Com
missioners, begun on the Srd inst, the
following business was done:
A ferry license was granted George
Kerr to run ferry at or near st. De-
roin, across the Missouri. AmoHat of
license, $500.
The report of John Maxwell, Supt.
of Poor Farm, was presented, which
shows as follows:
Three paupers left the poor house during
! the quarter, VIZ: Nancy Weddeu and her
two children, The following are the pau
pers now remaining: Abigail Walter, aged
g.. insane; Viola Baker, aged u fdiotie; Pc
ter Belcher. aged 81, insane; Thomas Muir
ray, aged 20, idiotie: John Entwlstle, aged
81, idiotic
The expenses during the quarter were as
| follows;
Jno. 5. Minick, s64 06
d. A. Morton, blacksmithtng..---........ y %
Thos. Richards, hardware ..-..-........--.... %
J. O. a Smith, 45 90
sl23 80
A petition, signed by J. II. Kuhl-
mann and others, for bridge across
the Big Muddy, was presented, and
laid over until next meeting of the
board.
A petition for a read, signed by
Leeper, Harmon, and others, asking
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commencing on the north line of
township 3, range IA, at northwest
corner of section four and noreast cor
ner OF section five, and running south
three miles, intersecting with east
and west road. The surveyor was or
dered to view, and if practicable sur
vey and locate said road.
The county treasurer was ordered to
accept Sl3.22 in full payment of all
taxes on block No. 40, in London, for
the years 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1876,
and 1876, said property belonging to
church organization.
1t was ordered that the valuation OF
the east half oil south east quarter OF
section /, town 3. range Il, be reduced
one-half, being erroneous.
NJ. s. Wiles was appointed justice of
the peace in Peru precinct, vice Jno.
D. Storm, vino refused 20 qualify.
A petition, signed by Lewis Snurr,
A. Il. Phillips, and others, asking that
a license be granted to 2. J. Wheel !
don, to sell malt liquors at Sheridan,
was laid over until the 10Th inst, to-
gether with remonstrance signed by |
Wesley Dundas, b. J. Swift, and 9TH
ers.
The county treasurer was authorized /
to refund to Fred Parker SI.00, eTro- !
neously paid by said Parker as dog
tax.
II was ordered By the board that
sealed bids be received by the county
clerk up to September lst, for print
ing the delinquent tax list, under the
provisions OF on act entitled "An act
TO provide system Of revenue" sp-
proved February 10, 1877.
II was ordered that sealed bids be
received by the clerk, from practicing
in good standing, for pro-
fessional attendance at the poor farm,
with and without medicine, from
/, 1877. to September I,
1878.
The official bond Of J. W. Coulter,
was approved.
The report OF road commissioner J.
N. Hacker, or the Practicsbility Of 6
road commencing at the southeast
corner af section Is. town {, range Is.
running thence seven miles west OF
section line between sections %, 33,
%, 30, 80, 81, to the west line Of the
township between sections %, Sc, 26,
35, 27, 81, %, 33, in town 1, range Il,
and terminating at a road running
north and south at the southeast cor
ner OF section 90, was fled. and the
surveyor ordered 10 locate said road.
The following are the aggregate al
lowances on the different funds made
at this term of the court:
General fund....-..-.....- ,l46 .
Poor S23 80
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