Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11
Proceedings of County Commission
ers, January I'd, 1888.

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Called to order by Chairman Gran
ger atone o'clock p. m.
Petition of G.. W. Hull, of the firm
of Cameron, Hull & Co , asking for a
rebate of taxes on bank stock laid over
for consultation.
On motion l.. K Carnahan was APP
pointed treasurer of Longisland town
ship.
On motion G. E. Mcneil was APP
pointed Clerk of Nirwin township.
Allowance of claims against the |
county occupied the remainder of
the afternoon.
On motion adjourned to s o'clock a.
m, Jan. 3, 1888.
Jan. 3. 1SS3.-Net pursuant to adj
iournment. Present as before. Call |
ed to order by Chairman Granger.
Now comes Burnett Cook and by
his petition states that he is the head
of a family, and was the head of a
family during the years 1879, 1880,
1881 and 1882, and that the township
assessors had refused to grant him the
eXem Ution allowed by law. On
motion Mr. cook was granted the eX-
emptiOn as prayed for and the
County Treasurer directed to refund
the sum S25.7S Of taxes paid on such
exemptions.
On motion the County printing was
awarded to the Phillipsburg Herald,
Kirwin Chief, Logan Enterprise and
Kirwin Independent at one fourth le-
gal rate for each paper.
ROADS.
! Petition of Isaac Johnson and 9TH
crs of Greenwood township, granted
and road ordered opened, according
to survey and field notes on file in
County Clerks office.
Petition of D. L. Kirk and others
of Phillipsburg township placed on
file. County Clerk to give notice that
if no legal obligations are made known
April, 1888 session of the Board of
County Commissioners and said road
will be ordered opened at that time.
Petition of H. S. Granger and 9TH
ers, of Arcade township, asking for
change in county road on south side
section 10. township 3, range Is. Peti-
ton granted and road ordered chang
ed as prayed for in said petition.
! Now comes E. @. TrOw and asks
/ that he be allowed Il rebate paid on
some notes in 1876 Petition rejected
as the statute of limitation prohibits
! the County Commissioners from act
ing in the premises.
Petition signed by voters of Crystal
! township asking that the Probate
! Judge be paid nothing but the fees of
! his Office laid over for future action.
Now comes D. B. Bailey, B. E.
Nash and e. w. SnOdgrass and asks
/ that they be allowed a rebate on taxes
for the year 1882, on account of de-
structiOn Of property by wind storm
in June, 1882. On motion the prayer
of the petitioners was granted to the
amount of one half of the taxes on
property described in their several pc
titiOns.
On motion the official bond of G..
A. SpaUlding, Clerk of the District
Court was approved.
On motion adjourned to o'clock a.
M, January 4, 1888.
Jan. 4, T8S3.-Met pursuant to adj
journment. Present as before.
, Called to order by Chairman Gran
ger. Allowance Of claims first in or
der.
Road petition of A Spaulding an6
others OF Deer Creek township asking
for the vacation Of county road No
pol. Record B., between section Is anG
"A, town 4, range II, County Clerk t.
: give notice that if no legal objections
= are made known. on or before April
z 1888, session of the Board of County
a Commissioners, that the prayer of thu
petitioners will be granted and sale
road ordered closed.
Road petition of A. Troup and 9th
t CTS, Of Solomon township, placed OIL
, file, bond approved, and Thomas Cox
w. d. Clark and J. Hahnnenkrat
= appointed viewers with instruction
? to meet in conjunction with tn
County Surveyor at the beginning o
said road on the Goth day of Februar.
1888.
Petition of Cameron, Hull & Co
f asking for rebate in taxes for the yea
1881, again called up for final action
which was on motion rejected.
Now comes Geo. w. StinsOn, AT
S tOrney for Beard Bro, and askin
o. that the tax on a certain fire proc
safe be REMIT ed as said safe was Onl
in transit and not subject to taxation
in Phillips county. On motion tn
prayer of the petition was granted.
+ Now comes ]. G.. Gebhart and ask
= that he be allowed q rebate in take
for the year 1882, on the e hf sw or an
k w hf Sc or section so, town 3, rang
r III. On motion rejected.
o Report of viewers on road petitiO
= of John Rooney and others Phil
y ordered opened in accordance wit
Is said report.
Petition of J. 0. Lowe and Other
= of Dayton township placed on filc
l. bond approved and I. L. Knight, {
e w. CasWeII and J. j. Clark appoin
4 ed viewers with instructions TO NEE
at the beginning of said road on tn
le 9th day of February, 1883, and thel
a in conjunction with the County Su
e veyOr view and survey the same.
n The appointment of Amos EWel
= DR.. I, MiIey and D. w. Stevens {
: appraisers of school land was col
fiTmed.
=, Petition of legal voters of Phillip
county asking that proposition cal
'e ing for fifteen hundred dollars to fiji
4, ish the Court House be submitted 1
3. the voters of Phillips county, at tt
- February election, 1883, On motto
% petition granted and Sheriff directe
J to give notice accordingly.
II On motion adjourned to s o'clock
Sc M, Jan 9TH, 1888.
Met pursuant to adjournment. Pre-
II ent, II. S. Granger and L. P. job
s son, County Commissioners and
lie W, Lowe, County Clerk.
IN Called to order by Chairman Ora
ger. After transacting some misce
VI laneOus business, on motion adjourn
of ed to January s, 1888, at one o'cloC
8 p. m.
We acknowledge the receipt Of
lot of Capital advertising matter. v
take pleasure in noting the prospe