Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-04-19
VILLA NJ BISsELL, Editor.
Proceedings County Commissioners.

proceedings County commissioners.
The county commissioners ofPhilips
county, Kansas met in regular session
on the 9th day Of April, 1888, at the
office of County Clerk. Present l.. 2.
johnson, II. MOulton and j. II. Close,
members of said board of county COM
missioners. 5. w. McElroy, County
Attorney and j. w. Lowe County Clerk
were also present. Called to order by
Chairman johnson.
Miscellaneous business first in order;
on motion theresignation of H S Polling
as Coroner of Phillips county was ac-
cepted to effect from this date.
On motion the appointment of Fred
Veeh, j NJ Miller and John Vogel as APP
praisers OF certain school lands, was
confirmed.
On motion the appointment of M
Crozier, K Edwards and H H Love as
appraisers of certain school land was
confirmed.
On motion Geo Bell was appointed
treasurer of Solomon township vice
Scrivener refused to qualify.
On motion the report of the commit
tee on the examination of the county
treasurer's books and accounts for the
quarter ending April LIST, 1888, was ap-
proved.
On motion the semi-annual report Of
l. Z. Dixon, as superintendent of the
poor farm was approved. On motion
the petition of citizens, of the town Of
Marvin, praying for the vacation of a
certain alley, was granted.
Petition of w H II Bates asking a re-
bate in taxes for the year 1882, rejected.
Now comes z Q Kirkland by his
agent, G w Young, and asks that he be
allowed rebate in taxes for the year
1882, on 1925 valuation on lot 2, block
1, range 4, Bissell's addition to Phillips
burg, on account of damage to building
by wind storm June 1882; on motion
prayer of petitioner granted.
Now comes G w Young and asks
that he be allowed rebate in taxes for
the year 1882 on $125 valuation on lot
3, block l, range 4, Bissell's addition to
Philipsburg, on account of damage to
building by wind storm June, 1882; on
motion prayer of petitioner granted,
Now comes II Fleisher and asks
that he be allowed q rebate in taxes for
the year 1882, on account of barn de-
strOyed by wind storm June, 1882, said
barn being on lot 1, block 4, range 3,
Bissell's addition to Phillipsburg; on
motion allowed rebate ON 500 valua-
ton.
On motion V Lee was allowed a re
bate in taxes for the year 1882 on $50
valuation on account of building burned
on his farm in Deer Greek township.
On motion g w Finch was allowed
the constitutional exemption, for the
year 1882, and the county clerk was di-
rected to strike from the tax rolls of
1882, all personal tax assessed against
said Finch.
On motion the County Clerk was
directed to strike from the tax rolls of
1882, the tax assessed against j F Geld
wick, the same being erroneous, and the
county treasurer was directed to refund
$3.50 paid by said Geldwick.
Road petition of A Troupe and others
of Solomon township taken up, report
of viewers and surveyor on the same APP
proved and road ordered opened sixty
feet wide.
Road petition of j O Lowe and others
of Dayton township taken up, report of
viewers and Surveyor approved, road
ordered opened sixty feet wide,
There being no objections presented
to the Board of Commissioners, the pc
tition of A Spaulding and others of
Deer Creek township asking for the va
cation of county road no POI, book '.sB''
was granted, and said road declared
closed.
Petition of David Kirk and others, of
Philipsburg township asking for the To-
cation of a county road on section line
between sections % and So, town 8,
aange lSy granted, road ordered opened
sixty feet wide.
On motion the report of @ A Lewis,
County superintendent, for first quar-
ter of 1888, approved.
REPORT OF TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES.
DIV Shaw, of Kirwin approved.
G F Shurtz of Plainview approved.
J + Rambo, of Glenwood, approved.
Amos Ewell, of Solomon, approved.
Walter Brownlee, of Dayton, approved.
G A Porter, of Sumner, approved.
Chas Ernst, of Valley approved.
Gil Vincent, of Freedom, approved.
Chas Turner, of Plum, approved.
j A Mercer, of Deer Greek, approved.
Joel Colby, of Longislald, approved.
G w CasWell, of Arcade, approved.
Geo Veeh, of Mound, approved.
On motion adjourned to eight O'Clock
a. m, April 10, 1883.
April 10, 1883.-Met pursuant to adj
iournment; present as before except
County Attorney.
AS S1196.15 exausts the levy for gen
eral expenses for the fiscal year ending
June 30th, 1888.
On motion orders 10 that amount only
were issued on the general fund, all
claims in excess of the levy were ac-
cepted and continued to July Q883)
session, except the claims of assessors,
which were continued without being &C
cepted (see claims allowed and passed
upon under proper beadings.)
On motion the resignation of W. G.
Farley as trustee of Towanda township,
was accepted.
On motion road petition of D w Shaw
and others, of Kirwin township, was
placed on file. County Clerk to give
notice by publication that if no legal OBJ
jections are made known on or before