The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-11
COUNTY AFFAIRS.

Board of Commissioners Proceedings
Board met in regular April session,
April 18th, 1879. Present, 1. A. Taylor,
chairman, i. A. Wood and J. NJ. Grit
fifth
On motion, this was made road day,
whereupOn the roads heretofore petition
ed for by ]. E. Leeper, ct al, Peter SlIsh-
er, ct al and John r. Maddox, ct al
were taken up and petitions granted.
The roads petitioned for by H. NJ. Ell
lott, ct al, and Robert Irvine, ct al,
were granted without view and survey,
they being section line roads.
Road viewers were appointed as fol-
lows: On road petitioned for by G. w.
Lester, ct al, A. Howard, s. G. James,
and G. Debaun, to meet May 16, 1879.
On road petitioned for by o. Ridenour,
at al, Geo Plumb, Jno. Ward and D. l..
Ward, to meet May 80, 1879. On road
petitioned for by L. w. Hutchison, ct al,
Geo. Cooper, E. T. Nichols and w. T.
Hobbs, to meet June I'd, 1879. On road
petitioned for by Sidney Putnam, ct al,
c. E. Paine, Sim Taylor and VIM. Rich
ardson, TO meet June 4th, 1879. On road
petitioned for by T. F. Burns, ct al,
Chas. Wilmington, d. S. Avery, F. NJ.
Weaver, to meet June 9th, 1879. On road
petitiOned for by T. F. Burns, ct al, Rob
ert Pollock, Sidney Putnam, Jno. E.
Leeper, to meet June 9th, 1879 On road
petitioned for by James Fyffe, ct. al,
Story Sargent, Geo. 10y, Wesley Lesh,
to meet June II, 1879. On road petit
toned for by w. r. Colgan, ct al, Rob-
ert Wells, E. c. Edwards, Harry Nc
MILAN, to meet June 10, 1879 On road
petitioned for by VIM. V. Phillips, ct al,
Jake COffman, Ross Thomas, Neil
Campbell, to meet June 18th, 1879. On
road petitioned for by HIM. Wilson, ct al,
Levi Dumbauld, w. Fl. Priest, JnO. Ma
haffey, to meet June 90, 1879. On road
petitiOned for by E. A. Robinson, ct al,
Vim. Wells, J. G. KlOck, Owen Davis
to meet June %, 1870. On road peti
toned for by J. M. Blue, ct al, r. T
Snediker, II. E. Smith, John Phipps, to
meet June e5, 1879. On road petitioned
for by L. r. Ludy, ct al, II. H. Gray, F.
Nc Hardy, c. T. Cavaness, to meet July
1, 1879. On road petitiOned for by John
Fowler, ct al, Thomas Price, G. B. Coop
er and Jacob Taylor, ct al, to meet july
8, 1879. Road petitioned for by James
Jones, ct al, not granted, because petit
ton WAS insufficient.
1t was ordered that G. r. Harper be
allowed to redeem lots Is, TO and II, in
block "a, NeoshO Rapids, by paying
back taxes and interest, throwing off all
penalties and costs.
Treasurer was ordered to issue re
demption certificate to Patrick King fol-
lots 7 and 8, in block 1913, Americas, or
payment of $1.51; to Julia A. NJ. An
drews, for lots o and 10, in block %
Neosho Rapids, on payment of $1S.12
and to Lucy A. Hill for block 81, Ameri
icus, on payment of full amount of tax
es, and final notice, with interest at 10 per
dent. per annum from time taxes were
due.
Petition of Hugh r. Williams, ct al,
to put up bars at the intersection Oi
county road at the northwest corner o.
section IS, 20, II, was granted.
The following appraisers of schoo
land were appointed; G. T. Cavapess
John Fowler and John Strain, to ap
praise northwest quarter of nOrthwes
lquarter of SO, 10, IL.
Joseph Ernst and Ed. Borton were ap
polnted to act in conjunction with the
Probate Judge in the quarterly examin
alton of the county treasurer's books.
j. NJ. Griffith and T. N. Sedgwick
were appointed to cast the vote of Lyon
county at the next meeting of the stock
holders of the NJ, K. & T. R. r.
On petition of the X. c., E. & s. r. r
May ID, 1879, was fixed as the date a
which commissioners would proceed t.
lay off a route, of 100 feet in width, fol-
said road through the Sc. u of sec. IA
and the e. = of sec. %, e. Is of sec 90
and e. = of sec. 35, all in town 81, r. IL
A tax deed to the e. =, sw. Il, z, II
II, having been enormously issued to c
B. Chapman June 10, 1870, and 1t being
made to appear that said deed had beer
daily surrendered and money refunded
to said Chapman, the deed was cancelled
and record made of the same.
The remainder of the session was tax
ken up in the consideration and allowing
of bills, a full report of which will bt
given next week.