The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-02
COUNTY BUSINESS.
steps Taken by the Commissioners In the
Direction of RefundLns 100000
otIxoa County Hands

steps Taken by the Commissioners In th'
Direction of RefundLns 100000
OfLyon County Bonds.
COUNTY CLERK's OFFICE.
EMPoRIA, Kas., July 81, 1888
Board met upon the call OF the chair
man. for the purpose of hearing and cen
sidering a communication from the par
ties under contract to refund $500 coo o.
Lyon county's bonds.
Present.. E. Jones. chairman, p. G
Hallberg and j. l.. Butler
The following communication was
then placed before said board:
EMPoRIA, Kas., July 80, 1888.
To the Board of County Commissioners OF
Lyon County Kansas.
GENTLEMEN: We have the pleasure
to report that we have sold $4,000 of
Lyon county funding bonds, as per
terms of contract between your honora-
bic board and Messrs g. Hood, II.
Dunlap and II. Z. Cross. We
| do hereby now request that
outstanding bonds of Lyon county be
called to the extent of bonds to be fund.
ed. Sale of bonds was made to the state
| school fund commissioners. 1t is de-
sirous that the funding bonds be made
payable to the state of Kansas and at the
c. Hoop.
Fl. Z. Cross
After hearing and considering said
communication, the board and the par
ties under contract entered into the fol-
lowing agreement: Said agreement only
changes the old contract in ibis: 1t
dates the refundlng bonds July instead
of January /, and makes said bonds pay
able at the Office of the treasurer of the
state of Kansas instead of the fiscal
agency OF the state of Kansas In the city
of New York.
This agreement, made this 31st day of
July, A. ID. 1888, as a modification of
the terms OF q certain contract entered
into between the parties hereto on jan
uary 81, 1888, between the board of
county commissioners of the county
Of Lyon and c. Hood, How
ard Dunlap and H. c. Cross, and re-
corded in book No. of commissioners
record, at page C2S, wItnesseth: Said
bonds shall bear date July 1, 1883, and
be payable to the state of Kansas, and
interest payable on the first days of July
and January of each year, and both
principal and interest payable at the
office OF the state treasurer at Topeka,
Kansas.
Fl. c. Ckoss,
Pres. First National Bank of EmpOria.
j. J. Buck,
Pres. EmpOria Savings Bank.
G. HOOP,
Vice Pres. Emporia National Bank.
II
JOHN L. BUTLER,
P. G. HALLBURG,
County Commissioners.
The board then ordered the following
notice to be published:
Notice to holders and owners of seven
per cent bonds issued by Lyon county,
Kansas, to the Union Pacific railway |
company, southern branch, and the !
AtGhison, Topeka 81 Santa Fe railroad |
company. |
You and each of you are hereby noti-
fed that all the bonds outstanding at |
this date issued to the Atchison, Topeka |
u Santa Fe railroad company, bearing |
date August /, 1870, and bearing inter- |
est at the rate of seven per cent per an
mum, will be paid at the office OF the /
county treasurer of Lyon county, Kan
sas, on the LIST day of September, 1888. |
That after said date, to-wit: September |
l, 1888, no interest will be paid on said |
bonds. That there will also be paid at
the office of the said county treas
urer of Lyon county, Kans-
sss, on the first day of September, 1888,
the bonds now outstanding issued by /
said Lyon county, Kansas, to the Union
Pacific railway company, southern
branch, bearing date January 1, 1870, |
and bearing interest at the rate of seven
per cent. per annum, the numbers OF
which are hereinafter set out together
with all interest accrued on said bonds /
up to September 1, 1888, after which /
date no interest will be paid on said /
bonds. Said last named bonds are num- |
bered as follows, to-wit: Nos. 1. 4, 8, 6,
z, 8, 8, 10, IL, 10, 10, IA, 10, 10, II, 10, 10,
20. 81, 22, %, "a, 81, 38, 80. 40, II, AZ, 43,
A, 81, 60, go, 20, -. "a, &c, 81, 80, 81, 9S.
so. 1873, 134, 135, 1876. 1S7, 1873, 139, 140.
141, lag. 143, 144, 145, 146, $50,
SAID bonds will also be paid at the
state treasury in Topeka, Kansas, IL pre-
feIred By the hOideEs thereof.
In witness whereof she board of coun
ty commissioners q 1l9on county, Kan
sass hereto sets ifs h9Ed this 31st day
of July, A. u. 1891
J.E 50nEs, Chairman.
Attest: VIM. F.H1Ea, Clerk.
Ordered by the board that the county
clerk purchase 30 lifhographed bondso
of 81 900 each. of such
form as the commissioners, the county
attorney and the parties under contract
may agree upon. Said bonds to be des-
ignated as the Lyon county rounding
bonds, and TO bear date of July /, 1888
The board, having no further business,