The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-24

I Paint al the out and inside painted wood
work, on and in County JAN, one good coat OF
material Ia be the very bsst, for is79-5yl Sew
enty-nine and dfty one-hundreths dollars,
and will paint ali tin-work on county jail
/ one good coat OF paint for tsl3.JJ), Nineteen
/ and f.fy one-hundreths dollars and i VIII
kalsomine and furnish all material for tue
| Office. 'ttdg and dinibg rooms, and TWO
| hal , and two front and two back
| room a second story. Tor Forty-nine anu
Atty one-huudreths dollars, ti95Jl, and Will do
| the whole work in bulk for the sum total
| 1880, One hundred and IOrty-nine and NIFTY
| one-hundreths dollars, all material ana woTk
| guarantee 10 De IiTSt-class, and promptly
done. PATRICK IT, CoNEh-
which bids were, on motion, of Commits
sioner squires referred 10 the committee oil the
| whole.
On motion the Board adjourned to 10 o'clock
:" January l6, 1878.
Board met persuant to adjournment Pre-
sent full Board. |
! ON motion Tie Board adjourned to $50
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board met persuant to adjournment.
| Full Board present
: The following report of the County Attor-
ney on resolution 10 issue scrip III favor oil
Ed. Carroll was Presented.
imy report Is that there is no law under
which the County Board would be authorized
E in adopting sucn "A resolution.
I ". H. Wood, Deputy Attorney
Thereupon Commissioner Pickens moved
that the resolution be rejected, vince motion
: was adopted.
The following resolution was offered and
| adopted.
Resolved: That the County Clerk, be, and
. he is hereby authorized Ia purchase two sets
| of Disasters Statutes necessary for county
Officers, and that the sum OF s"be and the
S same is hereby appropriated for the purpose
: The following REPORT was made upon pro-
It Observation-Disclosures Pickens reported in favor of
:, awarding the contract To John r. Madden,
:, he agreeing To do the work according 10 the
, iirecfipn Ilp--lgTlff-wnlcnr was oh
| motion adopted. ,,
:, | dria Township for bridge, andhaving been adj
y | verlised being the Intention oil the boiiu
To build was brough, up and on motion OF
I Commissioner Squlres, iald over 10 neA'
, | meeting
|, The Chairman announced the following
l. committees:
Committee on Roads and Bridges, First
District Commissioner IA. &. Squires Com
l. mittee on Roads ana Bridges, TnIrd District,
r Commissioner James Plchen>. ,
Commissioner Squires moved that the
- Chairman act Is committee ON POOR, court
lie House and Jail, which motion was adopted;
is The following resolution was presented
. | read, and ADOPTED:
ResaIred, That The contract with ID. K An
n. thony, .or advertising IN the inns o', anu
20 the same is hereby extended until Decehioei
;, | DIST le19. -,
In The following acceptance was presented,
ar | and on motion, ordered II, eIved, anu oruered
IN spread upon the record.
! THE TIMES.
a LEAvESwoRTTI, Kan, Jan. &C. ISIS.
i To the County Board:
l hereby accept the award for the advertis-
IL ing to December 81 1873, as per your reso4u
Is ton passed this day, and <s per your request
90 will publish County Board proceedings IN the
Daily and Weekly for price OF one insertion
he d. II. ANTHONY.
~ COMMISSIONS Pickens moved that the
~ Board proceed 10 baI<iot Ior Janior. Motion
10 Tie chairman then ordered the Board To
he | prepare their ballots for janitor, winch was
~ | 90 am me- gllpWinI the result:
ne FIRST ballot, X. Fox receiN ed three votes.
TX Commissioner Fickens moved thai MIR. FOX
IN, | be declared elected, ana take his seat FED l.
H. Contract of present janitOr was presented
r a | expiring May 4, winch WAS referred 10 The
lie county attorney To examine, and II the con
lis tact held until May 1, the new janltOr not 10
take his position until that date.
Commissioner Squires moved tnat the
-, Board proceed To ballot for night watchman
:. which motion was adopted.
III Thereupon the ballots were prepared ano
-. the following was the result of the first ballot
ia' First ballot, NJ. Daveron received one vote
rO- W. W. Wise received one vote, ana d. A
Speers received one Vote
M There being no elections the ballots were thei
es- agaIned prepared and resulted as follows 90
CT second ballot W. w. Wise received vote
lid NJ. Daveron l; a. speer /. .r., ,r,
There being no election the ballots Were
again prepared anu resulted as follows:
Third ballot, VI. Daveron received vote
Chas Lowe / Il. y. Speers l.
There being no election the chairman sug
nh gested it be postponed until O'CLOCK "hiei
ty- The following was presented, read and re
D n ceived:
o. LEAvESwoRTH, Kansas, January i6, 1913.
os To The Honorable Board Of County Commission
eTS:
GENTS: I estimated on the painting ant
me kalsomining of all the wood work and I'll
m work OF the county Jnll, as per instructions o
mo- your chairman and the Sheriff. which was tt
nS Include the painting OF all the wood work
10 and repairs, one coat, and and on I'm work
on and repairs, one coal, and on the KaI>ohlh,
- ing and repairs in ~ eight rooms and
~ two halls for the sum of lsli9sD I'M,
raj being the lowest bid for the work. l
IN am now ready TO enter into the contract fol
:: | doing all the work required to be done by
IN yon and furnish bonds for its faithful com.
a 4I,tion IL there is any additional work in
of any line To he done an ready To estimate
,r on, and contract for the same.
J" Respectfully, PATRICK H. CoNEf.
The chairman suggested, as there was a
misunderstanding as TO what was 10 be dom,
that the bidders he requested 10 see the snerli
aud let HIM show them what was To DC done
which suggestion was adopted.
ON motion the Atlas Company's claim was
40 ordered TO De paid out OF Interest iuhu
- Adjournment
IN. On motion the Board adjourned to ~ p. VI
EVENING SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjournment. Pres
enr, full Board.
John T.. Madden presented his acceptance o
the painting contract which was received.
Commissioner Pickens moved that a COM
mittte be appointed with the County Attor
lay new to take into consideration the bes
lie method of liking care of the insane
for Commissioner Squires moved 10 amend, 10y
IN max ing IL the committe of the whole, which
,ed amendment was adopted and motion a
mr. amended declared adopted.
ac | Commissioner Pickens moved that thu
be- Board proceed 70 ballot for night Waterman
Motion adopted.
ms | Board had an idea of abolshtng the ONCE o
Waterman, and II such idea should be carried
rev out, tine party receiving the nomination mus
in not be disappointed If he should be relieved
l H., The Board then proceeded to prepare
! hall he nj the
suit:
the First ballot-B. A. Spears received TIVE
an. votes W. W. Wise received one vote.
re- Commissioner Pickens moved that B.
the Spears havi ing receivedtt majority of the vote
be declared elected-motIon adopted.
81 The following resolution was offered AM
ResoIred, That the County Attorney is in
structed to PREFACE a contract for the jan
painting &c, in accordance with the awart
On motion commissioner squires was addeC
49, | to the committee ON poor.
Ard On morton the Board adjourned to half pas
eight O'Clock A. NJ, tomorrow. -s
he Board met pursuant to adjournment. Rol
called, present full Board.
ON motion the the Board went into execu
IN | i've sess ion.
- After which the Board opened doors anc
,rd the following was offered as the result of sait
executive session, and on motion adopted.
nd | Vheyeds: The question of a com promise Of
our railroad bonded Indebtedness one is tina
mi, county and feeling that public expression
bt- on the subject would greatly assist US IN on
for future deliberations, as well as furnish
basis OF action that Will carry with IL tina
tn weight and force necessary to give 1t conf
no dence, therefore to the end that such pub
he lie expression may be obtained We hereby
70 | call public mass meetings to he held On Satur
10 day January 26th. ISIS, at one O'Clock p. H..
in the various townships as follows:
or School Hous.