The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-07-12
COUNTY AFFAIRS.

Proceedings of the board of County Com
missiOners held at the court house, July
Let, 1878.
Presently. S. Gilmore, L. A. Wood, 1.
A. Taylor.
On motion, acting on road petitions was
made the first order of business.
The viewers and surveyor heretofore
appointed on roads petitioned for as fol-
lows, D. A. Hunter and others, j. Il.
Branson ct al, James Masterson ct al,
VIM. Updegraf ct al, s. p. LundhOlm
ct al, Jos. Frost ct al, A. Chapman
and others having submitted their
reports and the same having been
read, and there appearing no legal objec-
ton, and the report of the viewers being
favorable, it was, On motion, ordered that
the same be and are hereby made public
highways according to views and surveys
thereof, and the county clerk was author
lied to place the same upon the road rec
ord of Lyon county and notify the prop
per officers to open the same for public
travel.
On motion, the petition OF P. B. Plumb
and others for a road, having been unfa-
and surveyor, was not allowed.
On motion, new road petitions were ia
ken up and the following petitions duly
signed according to law, were presented
and viewers appointed TO meet as fol-
lows:
One by e. A. Lewis, upon which W. s.
Award, Geo. Beard and James Crib
were appointed viewers to meet on the
both day of August, 1878, at 10 a. m.
One by Jos.spander upon which Daniel
Bitter, simon Bucher and B. @. Doll
were appointed viewers and ordered to
meet on the 2Sth day of August, 1873, at
| 10 q. m.
one by Huh F. Holmes upon which
John Bramhill, John Wayman and Geo.
Plumb were appointed viewers to meet
on the I'd day Of September, 1878, at 10
O'Clock a. m.
One by f. Williams upon which John
/ W. 10y, P. B. Ms3son and Worthington
McCreary were appointed viewers to
meet on the 14th day of August, 1878, at
| 10 q. m.
OHe by Chas. Schaffer upon which E.
D. Mosher, j. Branson and A. D. Cham
bers were appointed viewers and ordered
to meet at the beginning of said road on
the 7th day of August, 1878, at 10 O'Clock
q. m.
One by j. A. Stanley upon which Eli
Sans, Isaac Wright and 5. G. James
were appointed viewers and ordered to
meet on the - day of -.
one by j. B. Moon upon which j. V.
Carter, w. H. Cochran and VIM. Carney
were appointed viewers to meet on the
9th day Of September, 1878, at 10 O'Clock
| q. m.
One by P. B. Plumb upon which Jos.
Peak, Robert Roberts and Hugh Elliott
were appointed viewers to meet on the
/ 6AV AnOnaf
| q. m.
One by John Patty-Viewers, Ross
Thomas, Cyrus stout and Neil Campbell
to meet at the beginning of said road on
the 18th day Of August, 1878, at 10 O'Clock
3. m.
One by j. w. Best-viewers, B. 81. G.
| Wilbur, James Pollock and D. s. Avery
to meet on the 21st day Of August, 1878
at 10 3. m.
One by j. A. NewIin-viewers, E.
Brown, Robert Logan and Geo. Cooper
to meet at the beginning OF said road on
the 9th day of August, 1873, at 10 q. m.
One by j. n. SWeet-viewers, J. Grant
T. p. Hall and j. B. Moon, to meet at the
I beginning of said road on the 18th day Of
August, 1878, at 10 3. m.
One by John w. Riggs-vlewers, James
Crbb, Jos. Miller and B. II. Mahan, Il
meet on the eth day Of August, 1875. Al
10 q. m.
One by NJ. W. GiIchriest-uewers
James Newlin. Geo. B. Cooper and Lew
is Lutz, to meet on the 18th day Of Au
gust, 1878, at 10 q. N.
One by j. A. Laughlin-viewers, Isaac
Wright, VIM. Wells and Hugh Elliott, tC
meet on the 9th day OF August, 1878, q
10 8. N.
A. Gillett presented & petition for 8
change OF road running through his land
and having signed away his right tC
| claim any damages for such change, AND
there being no objection, it was order
ed that the change be made.
Il. II. Ruggles presented q petition
asking for q change in . county road
whenever q bridge is completed across
the Neosho river on the Americas anC
Emporia road, and &c appearing that al
: persons owning land where such road Il
subject to be vacated and new one lalC
out that are or may be many way affecteG
by such change, have consented in writ
ing to such change, the petition was ap
proved, to take effect on the terms men
toned.
A petition Of Fred shoup ct al, for sec
ton line road was granted and the sam
declared 4 public highway.
On petition Of Andrew Hinshaw, tn
addition to Emporia, known as Hinshaw'
addition, WAS vacated and the streets ant
alleys were ordered TO revert to Andrew
HInshaw, the ownar Of said addition.
} The sum OF $2l % was allowed J. B
l Matthias On account Of road damages.
The sum OF $50 WAS appropriated 70
the purpose OF aiding Daniel Roberts OF
account Of poor of Lyon County.
The surplus bond fund Of school dis
triet No. a. was ordered to be transfer
red to the school fund Of same district.
The sum Of $50 90 was appropriated 8
: pay bOuntfes on scalp orders redeemel
by county treasurer
G. Wise was allowed to redeem lots /, 9
3, Il, IS and 10 In block 101, also lots 1, 8
8, 4 5, 8, Z, 8, 9, IL and 13 In block 1as
. Americus, By paying original TAX wit
Using.
The county clerk was instructed not &
! issue any more vouchers for wolf, coyote
wildcat, fox or rabbit scaIps.
A petition signed by john Ferrfn an,
q others asking for new election pre-
cinet in Center township, was granted.