The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-14
oosIa1lsslOxEns. PEoUsEDINas.

The hoard Of county commissioners
met Tuesday afternoon Is O'Clock. Two
members were present, AeesEa- HalibeFg
and Batter. The boasd proceeded 70
canvass the returns OF tkeFecene town
ship elections, declaring duly elected
the various township officers Is already
noted in THE News.
E. Beck, register Of deeds,
and Judge L B. Kellogg. hls counsel,
appeared before the board in the matter
Of the compilations of the numerical
index For the towns Of AmeFicus, Hart
ferd, NeOsho Rapids. Reading and Ply
mouth. Er. Beck is taking the position
that his predecessors time for work
upon said index expired with his term
Of once. and that any further labor in
that direction should be In the hands of
the present incumbent. The board
postponed immediate action on this
point.
J. e. Mcleod, one Of the judges IN the
recent election in jackson township, ap-
pe&red before the board IN behalf of
John Stein and against r. II. Kerns,
who, It appears. was one of the candi-
dates for road overseer in district Nos.
land 9. and who was defeated on &C.
count of the throwing cut Of alleged IL
Illegal votes. the defect In said votes be-
ing the omission Of the number Of the
road district on the election tickets. Mr..
Mcleod said he Was oveF.ruled by the
other two judges In the decision that the
yotes we're NOT Illegal. The board de-
cided legal point Was involved and re.
ferred the matter to County Attorney
Feighan.
Duringthe discussion Commissioners
Butler alluded to a peculiarly ia the
election Of road oyeFseer whereby q
candidate IN any one district might re.
.ceiYe more votes than were polled Ia his
road district. there being nothing to pre-
vent township voter from cast
ing ballot for an oyerseel
out of his own district
In the question In point County Attor-
ney Feighan cited section %, article 8,
election laws, state of Kansas, and the
commissioners decided that they would
count the ballots cast in Jackson town
ship for the purpose of arriving at {
correct decision. As we go to press the
commissioners are still canyassIng re
turns.
i, EVENING SESSION.
February 10.
All the members were present II
the matter Of Recorder Beck and ex
Recorder Chalfant, concerning the M
meEicsl index, an order was issued sum
moning ". F. Chalfant before the board
Thursday morning. February 18th, a
Q O'Clock.
In the contest of John Stein and F
d. Keins in the road districts, Nos. anC
2 In Jackson township, Stein was de
clared elected. Board adjourned.
To-DAY's SESSION.
February Is.
The commissioners continued tLei
deliberations to-day, meeting at
O'Clock this morning.
A communication from the officer
of Chase county concerning bridg'
across the Cottonwood river at th'
county line between Lyon and Chas'
counties, was read. Chase. county pro
posed to unite with Lyon in building
the bridge and share in paying for 1t Il
proportion to the relatlYe value of tn
property of the counties. Inasmuch q
the valuation Of Chase county Is abou
one-fonrth that of Lyon, the commits
sioners smiled and laid the proposition
on the table.
Bids tor services and supplies 70
Lyon county were then opened and tn
following awards made, for the year be
: ginning March 1, 1884:
Medical services to the poor, DR.. 3
W. Slower. salary, $3.50.
Collins for the poor, Hardcastle 4
Kenyon, for e1.39 per burial foot.
A. D. Chambers was appointed
member of the teachers examinin
board.
The county job printing was awards
I TO q. V. Eskridge, he being the loves
bidder.
Il The bid of C. v. Eskridge, of tn
"Emporia Republican" to do the cour
| ty advertising Wss on motion accepted
. The bid proposes to do all county &C
vertising free except the delinquent ia
list, the amount for publishing whic
. the bidder agrees to cover back into Ii
: county treasury.
q The bid presented by THE News wa
to do the county advertising free, excer
the Delinquent tax notice and final NJ
tlce, which are both paid out Of penalI
+ fund charged for sach advertising to Il
p delinquent.
! The board Is still in session as y
]. go TO press.