The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-22
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Proceedings of the October Quarterly
Session.

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COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,
Oct. 18th, A. D., 1850
Board met in regular session. Pres
ent, l. A. Taylor chairman, j. NJ. Grit
fifth, H. F. Holmes and VIM. f. Ewing
county clerk.
On motion, roads heretofore petitioned
feErweFe taken up, when the following
proceedings were had:
Ordered by the board of county COM
missiOners of Lyon county, Kansas, in
session this, the 18th day of October,
1880, that a county road petitioned for
by Isaac Coult and others, be. located as
viewed, except that part commencing at
the northwest corner of northeast quarter
of section %, township 10, range 49,
Thence south 10 degrees and 10 minutes,
east $3.50 feet to south west corner of
southeast quarter of section %, town.
ship 10, range IS, for full record of
said road, see county commissioners re-
cord of roads. 1. A. TAYLOR,
Chairman board county commission
ers.
Roads heretofore petitioned for by
Waldo Worcester ct. al; Thomas
GeraghtY et al, and Peter Geraghty, ct.
al, were taken up and publicly read and
no legal or other objection appearing
thereto, the said roads, each of them as
petitioned for, were granted as prayed
for in said petitions and the county clerk
ordered to record the same in the road
records of Lyon county, and to notify
the proper officers to cause said roads
opened for public travel according to
law.
Upon the road heretofore petition ed
for by Jessie Foster ct. al it was ordered
that the viewers be and hereby are re-
manded back, to view said road in &C
cordance with said petition.
In the matter of the road heretofore
petitioned for by c. G. Fry ct. al. there
being no affidavit on file, showing that
land owners living upon the line of said
road had been notified the viewers here.
tofore appointed were reappointed- to
view and locate said road according to
petition.
John Holmes ct. al; presented peti
ton for county road upon which j
appointed viewers.
ton for Il county road upon which VIM
Douglas, w. j. Tilotson and G. T. Ar
mold were appointed viewers.
Upon the road heretofore petitioned
| for by B. Wieland ct. al. the viewers
| failing to meet the said viewers were re
appointed TO meet On the - day of -
| 1880
In the matter of the road heretofore
petitioned for by J. Williams ct. al. and
the viewers on account of inclemen
weather failing to meet, thereon the SAID
| viewers were reappointed to meet on th'
- day Of 1880
| Tf haipr x11odn RI annaar fb..f no fol
lowing tax sale certificates made by thu
treasurer of Lyon county Kansas are If
regular and deed ought not to be Is
sued on the same to-wit number 1874 O
sale 1877 of q acre in northwest corne
\ of northeast quarter of section 10, town
ship 10, range II, number 260 ofsale 1877
of 16 acres in southeast quarter of sec
ton 10, township 10, range 10. numbe
10 of sale 1878 of acres OF west half o
southeast quarter of section 4, township
10, range 10.
1t is therefore ordered by the boar
that the county clerk do not convey til
: same, and that the county treasurer r.
fund to the owners of the tax sale certif
Gates the money l,aid at said sales, ant
the subsequent taxes paid by the holder
of said certificates, together with intel
J est as provided by law.
/. A. TAYLOR,
Chair Board of Co. Com.
At a regular meeting of the board {
county commissioners of Lyon count,
, Kansas, held October IL, 1880, it was o
dered by the board that the followin
county warrents be cancelled, to-wii
Warrant No $50, issued April IL, 1871
10 VIM. Hollingsworth for $200; n,
Sol, issued Oct. 4, 1875, TO j. r. Hlgbt
l for $500; No. 127, issued Oct. 8, 1875, I
j ]. A. Smith for five cents; No. $50, i
sued Oct. Sd, 1876, to ]. Reeves for fffl
: cents; No. &C, issued July 3, 1877, to I;
H. Dodge, for $21.53 on account of lin
e itatiou; also warrant No. 11e0, issue
E July 9th, 1880, TO Chas. W. White fl
the sum of $171, being duplicate wa
rant issued by mistake. l. A. TAYLOR,
Chair. Board Co. CONS
: The bid of the King Bridge Co,
the city of Cleveland, Ohio, was accep
a ed for the building of the superstructul
of 10 feet span bridge over the. Neosf
river, at Rfnkers's or Wells ford, Il
: letting of said bridge having been dul
e and legally advertised, said superstru
: ture to cost the sum of $500. and TO
!, built by the LIST day of January, 1881,
I cording to contract now fled in "a
Office -
+. The bid of l. w. Lewis for the bull
!, flR " tHO ptCEs AOI . DLtuSC dCEOSc u
Neosho river at Rinker's or Wells for
ford, according to plans and specific
5 tons, was accepted IN the sum of 81, SO
5 Board adjourned to meet to-morro
morning at 0. g. m.
WEDNESDAY MoRNISG. Oct, Is.
Board met as per adjournment, a f.
+, board present
+ On motion, the road heretofore pc
toned for by J. Shaffer ct al, and Ia
over from July meeting, was taken |
and publicly read, and no legal objs
tons appearing thereto, the same v
granted as prayed for and the coun
clerk ordered TO record said road in 1
e. road record of Lyon county, and 70 nc
e fy the proper officer to cause said road
L be opened for public travel according
d law.