The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-03-31

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MORE OF SALINE coUNTY's HISTORY,
TAKEN FROM THE RECORDS
OF THE COUNTY.
APRIL TERM, 1867.
The following bills were presented
and allowed:
Daniel Alverson, back pay as
County Commissioner for '64, s 600
b. J. +. Hanna, printing, IL 90
Dickinson & Graham, furniture
for court room, % 50
Thomas Going, boarding prison.
ers and guard, 500
ii. G. Stanley, clerk of election, 200
J. n. Deitz, lumber for court
room, 500
d. r. wagstaff, costs in case of
State vs.. ID. X. Rice, 200 80
G. Tressin, sundries furnished
for court room, go
ID. r, Wagstafr, sheriff's fee, Is 50
Henry Miller, wood for court
room, 400
H. Miller, wood for court room, Is o.
+. White, ' Z" 500
d. r. Wagstaff. sherifrs fees. $50
A. NJ. Campbell, goods for sher-
iff and court room. Is 20
Blank books for probate Judge, 200
% Co. surveyor, 400
Salary of Co. Clerk from Jan.
to April l, 1900
d. X. Wagstaff, sherifFs fees, 10 so
J. H. Prescott, attorneys fees, 10 90 90
b. NJ. Simons, township trustee, 80 30
w. H. Kicker, care of ID. Rice. lO2 %
$. Dodsworth, plat book for reg
lister of deeds, SO %
b. J. +. Hanna, rent of room, 800
+. Baxter, wood furnished, IL 10
w. w. Morrison, fees i'm case of
State vs.. f. V. Carr, S25
John Rice, guarding prisoners, 900
V. J. Rice, Z" 1900
Henry Gilman, wood for court
house, Is
Total amount allowed, 1925 81
The question of building Jail was
discussed, and the following action Ia
ken: Resoired, That the Board offer
twenty-five dollars for a plan for a
county Jail. and that the clerk be au-
thOrized to advertise for plans to be
submitted to the Board at an adjourn
ed meeting to be held on the 18th day
Of April, 1867.
On motion the Board adjourned to
meet on the 18th day of April, 1867.
APRIL 18th, 1s67-Board met &C.
cording to adjournment of April I'd.
Present. Robert Crawford, chairman,
and &. Schippel and August Richter,
members.
1t was ordered that D. r. Rice be
released from the Lawrence. Jail, and
that the clerk Immediately communi.
cate such order to the sheriff of Doug.
las county.
A petition signed by fifty-one legal
voters of Solomon township was pre-
scented, asking that horses, mules.
asses, neat cattle, swine and sheep, be
restrained from running ut large dur
ing the night time. i'm Solomon town.
ship, and that the owners thereof keep
them confined from the setting to the
rising of the sun, each and every day.
from and after tie 18th day of MAY, a
ID. 1867, until the 3Oth day of Novem-
Der, \. ID. 1867; and each and every
year thereafter, from the LIST day of
May to the 30th day of November in
elusive. Ordered that the prayer of
the petitioners be granted, and that
publication of the same be made ac-
cording to law.
No plans for Jail having been pre-
sentcd, the chairman and clerk were
appointed committee to procure a
suitable plan and estimates of cost, and
advertise for proposals furnishing ma
te.ial, and building county Jail, the
cost not to exceed the sum of two
thousand five hundred dollars. Said
Jail to be located on lot No. Sc on
third street i'm Salina, unless q more
suitable location can be obtained.
The sheriff was ordered to have a
partition put in the court room IL nee
essary, and that all county officers re-
quired by law to keep their offices at
the county seat, keep them in the
court room.
The following bills were allowed:
General expense bill for circuit
court, held Sept LIST, 1866, Sl39 80
d. II. Wagstaff, sheriff7s fees, IS .
J. Case, deputy sheriffs fees, Is p
Costs in case Of State va. James
Windham, J. p. Wright, and
Cyrus NJ. Cutter, before justice
c. L. Hu.sey, 4s S.
Sheriff, for pair hand cuffs, 800
MAY 4th, lS67.-Board met on call
OF chairman. Present, R. Crawford,
chairman; A. Richter and G. Schip-
pei, members.
The business of the Board was to
open and examine proposals for build
ing jail. The proposal Of r. H. At
well was considered and accepted no
c,- f,,.v,sahsv,., ,sa1 -
ing presented.
The Board appointed d. r. Wag-
staff general superintendent, to attend
to the construction Of the Jail, to make
all necessary arrangements and con-
tracts, and to have general manage
ment of all matters pertaining to the
building of the same, to be in accord
ance with the plans and specifications
before the Board; in making con-
tracts and procuring material he Is
to act for the best interests of the coun-
ty, and is to receive q fair and just
compensation for the time and servi-
ces rendered.
Adjourned.
July TERN, July LIST, 1867.
Board met. Present Robert Craw-
ford, chairman g. Schippel and Au-
gust Richter, members.
The county assessor reported the
assessment roll for 1867, and the equal
ization of the same laid over until
Wednesday, July Sd, 1867.
il. Woodward, George Miller and
Charles E. Hazen, were appointed by
the Superintendent Of public instruc-
ton, appraisers Of school land, to-wit:
Sec. So, Town. IS, south Of r. west,
and section 10, In Town. Is, south Of
r.. west of the 9Th principal meridi-
an.
The appointment Of said appraisers
was approved and confirmed by the
Board.
10. Sanborn settled for stray pony
posted May 18th, 1855, paying $3.50
Into the county treasury.
ID. r. Wagsfaff, Jail commissioner,
made q report Of his action. Report
adopted and the matter laid over.
Report Of viewers and surveyors on
road running south from Salina was
presented, Report adopted and same
established rs . county road a. plated
by surveyor.
Adjourned to meet at O'Clock = m,
July ID, 1857.
IT is said that Theodore Triton in
tends to settle in Nebraska and make
that his future home.