The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-12
ColIn11ssroNERs, PRooEEpInas.
COUNTY CLERK's OEFrcE,
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Tuesday, February 10.
The board of county commissioners
met for the purpose Of canvassing the
election votes and letting con-
tracts.
The following officers were declared
elected IN the various townships:
Americas township-W. 81. CLARK,
trustee; E. B. Lesh, treasurer; WIS. Nc
Auley, clerk j L. B. Snyder, justice of
Steadmsn, constables; A. Tressler, road
overseer.
Agnes City township. 8. Grimsley,
trustee; G. De Baum, clerk; W. B. Van
deYort, treasurer; +. h. DIckerhooh
and George Schureman, justice of the
peace; e. L. Joyce and I. j. Bracket,
constables. Road overseers: District 1.
J. T. MeGreW; district 2, A. Reaka. dis
tEict' W. J. Hamaker; district i, j. B.
Clapp, strict 8. Joseph Pearson; dis
trict o, ". Summons.
Centre tow 'ahip-G. o. Hughes, trus-
tee; r. Funk. Il uTer; Hugo Aockry,
clerk John Eltins justice OF the peace;
L. Newman and Darius Chamblin. con-
stables. Road overscers: District l,
John Hughes; district 2, j. j Rumford /;
district 8, J. G. Burris; district 4, s.
Cannon.
Emporia township Trustee, r. IL.
Gray; treasurer, Eli Fowler; clerk, j.
r. Maddox justice of the peace, John
g. Kean; constables. John Gregory and
W. II. HIckox. Road Overseers-Dis-
trict /, Ed Davis; district 2, II. fark-
man; district 8, J. A Clark; district 4,
Jas HiIlerman; district 5, A. G. Shaw /;
district o, w. T. Soden; district z, w. 81.
Hickox; district 8, j. 8. Price; district
8, Ruff1n Fowler; district 10, w. r. Will
liams; district II, D. T. Morris; district
70, Jas. Kirkendall.
Fremont towashIp-Trustee, joseph
Frost; treasurer, w. e McCreary clerk,
z. d. Childers; justice of the peace,
Edward Ayers; constebles, II. G. Clark
and Chas. Little. Road Overseers-Dis-
tFict l, E NJ. Atkinson; district 2, S. P.
Bishop; district 8. r r Lumly; district
4, Albert Safer; district 5, q. W. Full
mer; district 6, j. w. Suddock; district
z, Guy Servis; district 8. Jacob Safer ;
district 8, A. w. Reader; district II, A.
NJ. Boyer.
EImendaro toWnship-Trustee Joseph
Campbell: treasurer, John L. Smith
clerk, W. p. Gould; constsbles, q. A.
johnson and Al Baysinger. Road over
seers-DlstrIct /, J. NJ. Meskimons
.
Wilson; district 4, John Chamberlain /;
district 5, John A. McIivain; district 6,
B. r. w. Perry; district z, Lyman Gard
ner; district 8, Jacob Ellis; district 8, P.
A. Brown; district 10, Jacob Prultt.
Ivy township-Trustee. Eliza Moore ;
CLERK, T. d. Lyon treasurer, Sidney Put
nam; constable, VIM. Oglesby and A.
B. Pieste. Road overseers-District l,
G. w. MOsher district 2, Willis Clay
ton.
Pike township-Trustee, AL Triggs;
treasurer, James Miles; clerk; S d. AL.
len justice, j. w. B. He witt; consta-
Road oYerseers-Dlstrict /, Richard
Cause; district 2. A. J. Qackenbush /;
district 3, NJ. F. Ford district 4, j. G..
Schoeck district 5, j. II. Phillips; dis
trlct 6, VIM. Hewitt; district Z, w. Ea-
gle; district 8, Thos. Brislin.
Reading townshIp-Trustee, E: II.
Spencer; treasurer, G. w. Douglass
CLERK, c. j. Reynolds; justice, L. L.
Davis; constable, e. NJ. Butler and w.
SImpkins. Road oYerseeTs-Dlstrict 1,
D. O'Msra; district 2, Z. NJ Butler; dis
trict 3, A. Chapman: district 4, w. Rob-
inson; district 5, Abel Cox.
Jackson township Trustee, Fl. Hughes
treasurer, ]. P. TOlford; clerk; A. j. An
uIC"S5 COueIHOISSs IN a obOfCASOA o1NA
W. F. Hancock. Road overseeTs-Dls-
Jacob Jacobs, Jr. district 4, Dick Haw-
kins; district 5, II. Williams; district 6,
e. White; district z, j. A. Foster
district 8, J. A. Pigman.
Waterloo Ownship-Trustee, j. j.
Finn; clerk, T. F. Byrnes; treasurer, +.
NJ. Weaver: constables, o NJ. johnson
and Alex Weaver. Road OveTseers-Dis-
trict l, T. F. Byrnes; district 2, Lester
Bush; district 3, Chas. Weaver; district
4, John Martin; district 5, s. FagIn dis
trict 6, VIM. Sanders.
The vote of the various precincts OF
the county on the public Improvement
propositions was csnvassed, except the
First ward of Emporia city, which was
thrown out on account of not having
been either signed or sworn TO.
The vote of the county was as follows
For first proposition. ............. 1877
| Against first proposition. ....... .2.24S
| For second proposition. .......... s.
| Against second proposition. 2 ,2St
| For third proposition. ........... So
| Against third proposition. ........2, ga
The bids for experimenting the poor
farm were opened and found as follows
J.V. Wilson, $64S; George Manning
$3.50; B. F. Card, $500; B. F. Moon
$470; A. A. Stanley, 1925; j B. Wich
mer. $499; W. Fl. Cochran, 1915; o. F
| Richmond. $500; G s. Adams, $500; L
Brown, $3.50; F. NJ. Parker, 800.
The bid of W. Il. Cochran being the
lowest, the contract was awarded to him
The bid of Hardcastle s. Kenyon t.
do the county undertaking for the sun
of 81 90 per lineal foot, they being thu
only bidders, the contract was awarded
to them.
The board ordered tax certificate No
POS, sale of 1884, refunded, as said sal,
was erroneous.
1t was ordered that Fl. s. AIexande
and Geo. o. Lockwood of Emporia city
be allowed their legal exemption o
$500 on their assessment.
1t was ordered that the personal prop
erty assessment of Peter Slisher II
Americas township be stricken from thu
roll, as said property was assessed IL
Fremont township; aud that the per
sonal property assessment of J. NJ. Mes
kimons in Jackson township be stricken
from the roll, as said property was as
sessed in Elmeudaro township; and tina
the personal property assessment of ]
A. Young in Fremont township b.
stricken from the roll, as SAID property
was assessed in Emporia city.
The board then adjourned until to
| morrow morning.
Attest: ROLAND LAKIN,
County Clerk.
TUESDAY, Feb. II.
The nnrnissinnars To day considera,