The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-07-21

VIM. Flickinger, Neil Campbell and
Jacob Metzger were appointed by the
board to make an estimate of the cost of
crossing, to be built across the A.. T..
s. 5. F. railroad, near Plymouth.
Ordered by the board, that the bounty
on wolf scalps, to be paid ON all wolves
killed ON or after the list day of July,
1881, to January 1, 1882, be as follows,
to-wit: For full grown wolves So, and
wolf whelps or puppies, $3.50.
The board on this day heard evidence
on roads, but no final action was taken
on any.
Board adjourned until tomorrow
morning at Q o'clock a. M
PROCEEDINGS OF FOURTH DAY.
FRIDAY MORNING, July 8. 1881.
Board met at nine o'clock a. M, all the
members present.
On motion the following roads here
tofore petitioned for were taken up and
allowed.
Board on petition of j. B. Higbec, E.
G. Edwards, J. c. Furnace, r. Funk,
David Smith, L. James, J. A. Stanley,
G. A. Spencer, F. G. Soule, VIM. Doug.
lass, Geo. Plumb, Simon Genther, G.. o.
Hughes.
Road on petition of I. ]. Hewitt was
not granted in accordance with the
prayer Of said petition, but so much OF
it was granted as was favorably report
ed on by the reviewers.
Road heretofore pelitioned for by j.
w. Ketehum ct al, and laid over from
the regular April meeting was taken up
for final action, and on motion the same
was not granted.
On motion, petitions Of new roads were
taken up and viewers upon the same
were appointed as follows, to-wit:
Road on petition of NJ. Lungren, ct al,
Fl. Phelps, z. H. johnson and Larz John
son were appointed as viewers.
Road on petition of ]. O. Wheeler, ct
al, E. d. Whitmore. r. J. Rudisill and
T. Mountjoy were appointed as viewers.
Road on petition of Samuel P. Nc
Cav, ct al, d. A. Stahl, Chas. Hinshaw
and s. NJ. Morgan were appointed
as viewers.
Road on petition of l. Wright, ct al,
Eliza Moore, B. Il. G. Wilbur and D. B.
Winters were appointed as viewers.
Road on petition of P. E. Sewer, ct al.
A. G. Sackett, L. A. Wood and Pat Stew
art were appointed as viewers.
Road on petition of j. Hines, ct al,
D. s. Avery, j. T. McGrew and D. F,
Cart were appointed as viewers.
Road on petition of Johen oogrew ct
al, Robert Pollock, A. p. Walstrum and
G. j. Peterson were appointed as viewers.
Road on petition of C. II. Hibben, ct
al, John Chatterson, John Richard and
L NJ. Appleby were APPOINTED as
viewers.
Road on petition of VIM. Huffman,
ct, al. ]. G. w. Stinson, James Pollock
and A. J: Smith, were appointed as view
ers.
Road on petition of W. b. Willis, ct.
al, w. b. Ross, ]. F. Stratton and T. P.
Hall, were appointed viewers
Road on petition of George SEIZURE
man, ct. al, T. E. Gilbert, John Bran.
hill, and George Best, were appointed
as viewers.
Road on petition of ]. p. Ross, ct al,
d. Burgess, Frank Vansickle and J. @.
Cooley, were appointed as viewers.
Road on petition of S. E. G. Holt, ct.
al, Alfred Roberts. E D. Mosher and n.
WhiEsrP, were appointed as viewers.
Road on petition of r. f. MahasFey ct.
al. Levi Dumbauld. D. H. Holmes and
A. ID. Chambers, were appointed as
viewers.
There being petition on file from
some of the citizens of Emporia town.
ship. asking that the board divide the
township into two election precints,
on motion the same was granted, by
making the dividing line of said pre-
cints. the line north and south through
Commercial street, Emporia, from the
north to the south line Of said township
The bid OF TN. Dixon, for certain
tax-sale lots in Lyon county, Kansas. was
accepted, and an order made allowing
him an assignment of the same.
The bid of W. B. Holt, for lok No. Sc
on Elm street, Attica, was accepted, and
an order made allowing him an assign
ment OF the same
Board adjourned until tomorrow
morning at O'Clock
PROCEEDINGS CT FIFTH DAY.
SATURDAY, July Q, 1881.
Board met at Q O'Clock a. m., all the
members present
The board this morning visited the
Ruggles bridge, and upon their return
made the following appointment: "D.
p. Tressler. John Hammer and John
bennington, are hereby appointed as ap-
praisers. 10 appreise the lumber con
tanned in the old Ruggles bridge and re-
pert value Of same to County Clerk.
On motion, the board adjourned to
meet on the 2eth day of July, ct which
time the 6chaffer ford bridge wiz be LEI,
Is we'll As such other business as may
come before the beard.
WV. F. EwlNG, Clerk.