The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-16
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF CON.
MISSIOyERS,

January sth. ISIS.
io.r'i Of County Commissioners met in regular SEES
sion Present Chm. Buell. and Com. Csrin.
Bills were allowed
The report of township trustees taken up ami
referred Commissioner Csrn TO report at the neS
regular meeting
The petition Of James Colyin for release from the
county Jail was received and action the same de-
ferred until the .th al O'Clock p. m
Road petition Of Andrew Lndsirom presented
and viewers appointed.
January 9Th
All present
Bills alowed.
Roads were laid the petitions OF A. S. Hall sai
Others, and A. q. Eciand and others.
Railroad petitions presented from smoky
View for township aid to sains ami Southwestern,
Railroad by the chairman, aud motion the same
were ordered fled
Valuation on or sec. l, tp "a. ri, was orsiered
changed from sIt.io to slo.tc.
The application OF James Colvin was taken MP and
the petition denied.
L. Y. Parsons and d. q. Dinton were appointed
treasurer examiners. and =. C. Harvey school exam
liner
January SIN.
The railroad petition was taken up and the same
jected, not containing = suficien, number OF tax
payers.
Bills allowed.
Bonds Of TOWNSHIP and county oi,cer. were rr-ceiy-
ell anil approved.
The following order made:
WHEREAS, There Is IN the County treasury t. tl,-
credit OF the saline County Fund nineteen Thousand
dollars amt above all outstanding county war
the roll of ISIS. 10 the credit of said fund.- ,bd
WHEREAs. The County of Saline owe e. ".
Griffith and Asa Richardson the OF SO .Oos viii,
interest from july ls ISIS which sum can be paid NJ
any time. therefore
Resoirsd. That the sum of sH.eo be transferred
FROM M. saline County Fund 20 the railroad bond .r-
count and that the Board draw the orders in the
of OIL 900 each, said or,iers IT, @ ,igned by the CHAIR
man OF this Beard and aie-led by the County CLERK
and that .aid county orders OF O and ei2 oyD.
or much thereof - may he necessary, be and the
same hereby appropriated to pay said indebte'i-
ness to q, ". r.. Griffith and Asa Richardson, ac-
corng TO the written contract between them and Sa-
line County, Iro,.d,f said Griffith X Richardson
accept said county warrants In lieu of cash and
cute this order on Donald Lawson X Co. To- accept
such county warrants instead Of cash
Eesotred, That John Foster be appointed anil en-
powered to obtain the said order from Griffith Rich
artson.
January imh
Orl.r. that the county lie aud he Is here
By instructed 10 remit To the Kansas Fiscal Agency
In the City Of New York, the OF eleven Thousand
and two hundred and ninety one dollars and tw~n'y'
i've in cash. and slo,oo in Saline county
Fiscal A:ens-said sllesi Is cash. and 81 90
ty warrants. being payment IN full OF the amount
aured TO pay the Indebtedness saline county 90 q
w. T. Griffith and Asa Richardson in settlement OF X
s. 4 a. v. Railroads in accordance with written
contract between said griffith 4 Richardson and the
board Of county commissioners OF Saline county
dated June 18th, lTs.
sl,ooO was appropriated Tor bridge in Elm Creek
township.
January 18th.
Ordered that the sum of OIL 600 appropriated for
repairs on the Smoky Hill bridge the city of SIiina
and the Of sl 900 appropriated for bridge
the Saline River in Pleasant Valley township. be AMI
the same are hereby Withdrawn.
Board considered the railroad petition from smoky
View township, and prepared list OF the resident
tax payers OF SAID township and without further
ton in regard 10 said petition, adjourned.
January sth
Board was organized and James Carlin was elect
ed chairman.
The report OF John Foster. ex county attorney on
the commissioners orders OF March 9Th and July sth
ISIS, SSwas referred to col. spivey.
The following was passed. Whereas IL appearing
the county board of commissioners that samuel
Long sheriff OF Saline county. is without official
bond-sad bond having been iDissid. Ordered 10y
the hoard OF commissioners. that the clerk be an
hereby instructed to notify said :. q Loag 10 give
bond forthwith.
Action on railroad petitions deferred until newt
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