The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-07-13
COUNTY MATTERS.

Abstract of proceedings OF County
Commissioners at the regular meeting
held on the I'd and Sd days of July, 1877.
Present all the members.
On motion Forest Miller was discharged
from jail.
The county superintendent of schools
was instructed to have re-appraised and
sold the N n OF s W Il Of Sec. 81 Town.
p Range 10.
The tax on lots % and 80 Washington
Park addition belonging to the Episcopal
church was refunded to p B. Plumb.
On motion T. F. Martin was allowed
six dollars per month for the support of
himself and family.
Alfred Roberts and Robert Logan ap.
pointed to assist Probate Judge to exam
Inc the Treasury.
The District Judge and County Attor.
ney made report on condition of county
jail, which was found well managed.
On motion the section line road as Pc
titIoned for by VIM. Grimsley ct al,
James Lynch ct al, j. A. Foster ct al,
John Malmberg ct al, were seVerally
granted and ordered established and
opened. Also the alteration in road Pc
titioned for by VIM. McCoIn granted as
prayed for. Levi Mills ct at, petitloned
the board for an alteration in a county
road, and Eli Sans, Benjamin Taylor and
Isaac Wright appointed viewers and or.
dered to meet Aug. 9th, to view and To-
cate said alteration. VIM. Hall present
ed petition for a change in a road at Ea-
gle creek bridge and Conrad Scharff, Jo-
seph Sprague and &. B. Hand were APP
pointed to view the same and ordered to
meet for that purpose Aug. Sd at 10
O'Clock a. m.
The viewers appointed to view, survey
and locate road petition,d for by John
Bramhill anu others having made report
Of the same was on motion adopted and
the road established as prayed for.
Report of County Treasurer approved,
On motion the following order was made
to wit: That from and after this date it
shall be the duty of the overseers of the
various road districts Of the county, and
they are hereby ordered to keep 10 repair
all county bridges located and situated
within any of the road districts, at the
expense of the road district where the
said bridges or any of them may be To-
Gated. 80 al
On motion the following proceedings
were had, to wit:
WHEREAS, The Kansas City Emporia
and Southern railroad company are de-
sirous of commencing work on the line of
their road in Lyon county. Kansas; and
WHEREAS, The said railroad company
Is DESTROYS or ascertaining just what
guarantees will be required Of 1t by the
Board Of County Commissioners OF Lyon
county, Kansas, as compliance with the
terms and conditions of the order made
by said board on February 18th, 1877, be-
fore it eXpends any money in the con-
structIon of its said road; and
WHEREAS, The said railroad company
have this day submitted to the said Board
of County Commissioners two certain
agreements in writing which it proposes
TO execute to Lyon county as full COM
pliance with the terms and conditions of
the said order Of said Board, Of Feb. 18th,
1877, as aforesaid, if said Board Of Coun-
ty Commissioners will approve of the
same when SO executed as u compliance
with the terms and conditions of said
order,
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the
Board Of County Commissioners OF Lyon
county, Kansas, that upon the due exc
cution by the said railroad company of
the two said agreements above mention
eu, InaL the same Will De approved by the
said Board of County Commissioners as 8
full compliance with the terms and con-
ditions of said order of Feb. 18th. 1877,
and that the chairman and clerk of said
Board be and are hereby Instructed and
authorized to indorse the approval Of said
Board OF County Commissioners upon
said agreement and each OF them upon
the due execution and delivery thereof
to the clerk OF said county.
On motion the board adjourned To meet
July 18th at 0 o'clock a. m.