The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,
February 18th, 1878.

Board met as per adjournment.
Present-Gilmore and Wood.
On motion, the board ordered the sher-
if to release one j. R. Roberts from con-
finement in the county jail.
On motion, 1t was also ordered that the
sheriff release one John Hall from con-
finement in the county Jail.
On motion, the board took up the road
petition OF J. z. Williams and others, and
appointed the following viewers thereon:
Cyrus Stout, James Pheanis and Fl. w.
PearsalI to meet on the Doth day of March,
1878.
On motion, the road petition of L. Sew
cry was taken up and the following
viewers were appointed thereon: Hugh
+ Holmes, Oliver Phillips and Thomas
Gordon.
Adjourned until Tuesday morning at
8 O'Clock a. m.
Tuesday, FEB. 10Th, 1873.
Board met as per adjournment.
Present-GiImore, Wood and Taylor.
On motion, bids were then taken up for
keeping poor farm for the term Of one
year, commencing on the 1st day OF
March, 1873, aud ending on the 18th day
of February, 1879, and it being found
that Ephraim Brown was the lowest
bidder for the keeping Of said poor farm
for one year, it was ordered that the
county attorney enter into contract with
the said Brown for the county.
The bids for medical attendance on poor
in Lyon county, were then opened, and
it being found that Thomas Morris, d. D.,
was the lowest bidder, he was
awarded the contract for same for the
term of one year from the LIST of March,
1878, to March LIST, 1879, for the sum OF
1925.
Official bond OF E. L. Joyce, constable
Of Agnes City township, approved.
Official bond OF A. A. Hickox as road
overseer of district 7, Emporia township
approved.
Official bond of A. r. Bancroft, as city
assessor, approved.
Ohieial bond of D. S. Avery, as justice
Of Agnes CITY township, approved.
Official bond of Peter Geraughty, as
clerk of Reading township, was approved.
County clerk was ordered to change
valuation of lot 4, in block los, Ameri-
Gus, Kansas, from 800 to IS, on account
of house being moved thefefrom.
On motion, it was ordered that bids
will be received at the county clerks
office up to 10 O'Clock a. M, on the 4th
day OF March, tor the county job printing.
See specifications in notice.
The resignation Of Irington Fowler as
constable of Emporia township was &C
cepted TO take effect from this date.
| WHEREAS, On March 2lst, 1877, at a
regular meeting of the board OF county
commissioners, a petition was presented
signed by John Malmberg and others, to
said board praying for the opening of a
/ section line road to wit: Commencing at
| the county line north, at the n. Il. corner
of section p, township 10, range u, Lyon
county, Kansas, thence running south on
said section line three miles to the south
line Of township Is, range II, connecting
with township road; and
| WHEREAS, Said county board did on
July Sd, 1877, upon consideration Of said
petition, order said road opened; and
WHEREAS, Said order was made by
said board without any survey having
been made, and without the owners Of
the land taken, agreeing in writing to the
viewers having been appointed, or loca-
ton having been MADE. now
THEREFORE,, We, the board Of county
commissioners, do hereby find that said
order IL void and OF no enect Tor the re1S-
on that said board did not have any pow.
er or authority 20 order said road open,
and we do hereby further ind that said
road Is not practicable, and cannot be
made without an unreasonable expense.
1t Is therefore by the board Of county
commissioners ordered and aj.dged that
. said order opening said above described
. road, be annulled, set aside, and held FOL
nought, and that the said petition be no
granted.
Jos. c. Jones appearing before the boarC
: and giving satisfactory evidence that b.
,, was assessed at the full cash value Of hi
: property, It was, on motion of L A
= Wood ordered that his assessment be re
, duced from eleven hundred. delIaTs Q
I $3.50, and the county clerk was instructe
!. to change the same on the tax roll Of 1S7I
Board adjourned to meet on the A
! day OF March, 1873.
r WM- +. EWING, Co. clerk.
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