The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-01-12
coaaA1rssEosERs PRoCEEDISGs.
Proceedings of the board OF County Gem
nfssaOners ~ the Regular Meeting
Held ON the I'D and sra days OF Janu-
sry, 1877.

Empcrsas hAs., Jan. z. TIL
The Board Of County Comlssloners
Of Lyon county, Kansas. met in regular
session.
Present-D. 8. Gilmore. L. a. Wood,
I. A. Taylsr.
Board called to order at 10 O'Clock am.
by the chairman.
On motion the board took mp fer eonsid-
grafton, sundry bills and accounts against
he county, and eonsumed the day Ia adj
1stment OF the same. aud adjourned to
meet tomorrow mornlng, the 3D., st 81
O'Clock - n.
Wednesday, Jan. Sd, 1877.
The board met per adjournment.
Present-L. A. Wood. and Isaac A.
Taylor.
The chairman being absent L. A.
Wood was appointed chairman pro tenn
The quarterly statement of fees collect
ed by the County Clerk for the 4th quar-
ter of 1876, amounting 20 $3.50. being
presented 10 the board, the same was on
motion approved.
The quarterly statement Of fees collect
ed by the Treasurer for the 4th quarter OF
1876, amounting to -, was on me-
ton, approved.
Ga motion the board reappOinted Miss
Mary Jane W atson as q member Of the
board Of school examiners, said appoint
ment 20 continue until the second Mon
day in January, 1878.
On motion the board ordered the eoun
ty Treasurer to refund to e. L. Goddard
taxes amounting to &122.87 cts. on certain
lands enormously placed on the tax roll
of 1917.
On motion the county treasurer was
instructed to issue certificates OF assign
ment to L. A. Wood for lots Z and
bPk 81 and lot 16 bpk o3 and lots 10 and
| IL bI'k IS In Americas on the payment OF
ten dollars and fees.
On motion II G Cross and p B Plumb
were appointed TO assist the probate
Judge In his examination of the treasury.
On motion the county clerk WAS ordered
to advertise for sealed bids for medical
and surgical attendance on the poor Of
EmporlA City and township; ALSO for sealed
bids to I'LL up north approach to Cotton
wood bridge at Soden's mill.
On motion the board ordered that Bar.
ney Cooper, confined in jail Of the county
be discharged therefrom ct the expiration
OF his sentence.
On motion the sealed bids for insuring
the county buildings were opened an0
the business awarded as folIowa:
| 81 800 on the poor house, and $4,000 on
the court house to e. P. Bancroft IN the
North British Company. $3.50 on the
court house to Holmes q Holden, n the
Niagara, Of u. Y, $1,000 on the court
house, and $4,000 on the furniture to A N
Hanna In the Liverpool d Phoenix.
On motion the resignation Of Darius
Chamblin as constable of Center town
ship and OF Jacob Pruitt as constable Of
Emporia township were accepted.
On motion the board ordered that the
assessed value Of the Emporia National
Bank be changed so as to agree with the
original statement made to the assessor
by said bank, reducing the valuation
thereof from $42, 500 to $S3, 625, and the
county treasurer is hereby ordered to re-
duce the taxes accordingly and charge
back the difference as an erroneous as.
sesment, and the county clerk is hereby
ordered to certify the proceedings herein
TO the said treasurer.
On motion 1t was orderad that all ac-
tive members of the IRE company, who
shall produce certificates 20 that effect
have an exemption on their personal pro-
perty valuation for taxation Of $500.
On motion the board approved official
bonds as follows to-wit:
F s Domm trustee and assessor of
AmeIicus township, z s Adsir constable
Americas township, " Frederick
CLERK district court, A Sackett Justice
| peace Americas township, e L Kerken-
dali constable Pike township, w F Van
gundy constable jackson township, D
Chamblin constable Center township. S
Pigmsn trustee and assessor Jackson
township. Il Lone constable Reading
Windneld constable Agnes City, VIM.
HoIlingsworth treasurer Fremont town.
ship, VIM. Fhckenger treasurer Pike
township, W II Douglass treasurer Read.
ing, e c Edwards treasurer Agnes City
township, Chas Talford treasurer Jackson
township, Eliza Moore clerk Waterloo,
c q Ferren treasurer Center township,
n c Stark cIerA Center township. j j
swan constable Reading township, Jacob
Pruitt constable Emporia township, e j
RudiseH clerk Fremont township, e W
Cunningham probate judge, j BramhilI
trustees and assessor Waterloo township,
w r Wight constable Agnes City town
ship, C c Lynch trustee and assessor
Pike township. P Il Honck constable
Waterloo township. o Phillips justice
peace Reading township, ] X Moys truss
tee and assessor Agnes City township
II + Holmes trustee and assessor Reading
township, W B Ross Justice peace Empo-
ria township, II p Perkins Justice peace
Fremont township, A G white clerk
Emporia tow ship, J B Lineweaver clerk
Jackson township, Daniel BItner trustet
and assessor Center township, Pickett
clerk Pike township, G T Caraness trus-
tee and assessor Empsria township, W q
Priest constable Elemendaro township, A
g E3miston treasurer Americas town.
ship, T N sedgwick couaty attorney,
8 Gibson clerk Americas township, J
Calglazier constable Fremont township.
VIM. Hall trustee and assess or Eimenda.
70 township
On motion the board rescinded the or
der nade on the 18th day Of April 1916,
authorizing persons TO erect gates on the
county road Ola the south line Of sestIOn
township IT range 10.
| On motion the following bills were al.
lowed and orders drawn therefor to-wit:
Fees and salaries Of county officers: G
W Frederick clerk fees Se6 80. Joseph
Ernst treasurer salsry $46o.55, J 8 Craig
$40. 20, D Gilmore county commission
er fees $500, L A Wood same S22.00, A
Taylor same $500
:. Witness tees: s T Ferree $3.50, 81
Conner $3.50, b Rathb one $1.6O, Robt L0-
gan sI.7O. G " Curry S1.6O. 8 ) Tandy
S470, y Ford $3.50, c Fsrd Se.9O, b 8
Flemming S5 10, A l. RolmesS3. 10. Henry
Holmes $3.50, II W franklin el.so. u
, BIrdsAl Sl.5O, q q Mccormick $3.50,
Thes Fleming el6O, II B Andrews
S12.e0, Geo williams $3.50, Isom
SI.60, Fisher $500.
/ Jury fees IS follows: OIL Davis $500
{ Il PenrOd s4.OO, J Isom s4OO, Grant
, $500, VIM spader $50, B n GiIliIanG
$3.50, Smith $50 ) A Newlin S6.40,
II Darnell 34.OO, 8 w Thompson $500,
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