Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-02-20

warrants duly surrendered and TO issue
county bonds in exchange for said sur
rendered warrants and for the approval
of the appointment of appraisers on
school lands and such other business
that may legally come before the
Board. L, M. BISHOP,
HENRY Mcdowell,
County Commissioners.
February 10th, 1886.
To Henry Mellow ell and w D Gov
ingtOn, members of the Board of
County Commissioners OF Phillips
County, Kansas:
Gentlemen: You are hereby noti-
fed to meet in special session as q
Board of county commissioners at the
Office of the county clerk on Wednes-
day the 10Th day of February 1886 for
the purpose of cancelling county war
rants duly surrendered and to issue
county bOuds in exchange for said sur
rendered warrants and for the APPROX.
al of appointments of appraisers on
school LANDS and such other business as
may legally come before the Board.
u. M. BISHOP,
Chairman Board.
We hereby accept due and legal ser
vice, this 10th day of February, 1886.
w. D. COViNGTON,
HENRY MCDOWELL.
Phillipsburg, Kansas, Feb. 10th, '86.
Board called to OrOer by T. NJ. Bish-
Op, Chairman. Present, w. d. Cow
ingtOn, Henry Mcdowell and S. j.
Hartman, county clerk.
On motion an adjournment was had
to 1 O'Clock p N.
1, p. m, Board met pursuant to aG-
jOurument. All the members present.
Called to order by chairman.
On motion of commissioner Mellow
ell 81, SOB valuation was stricken from
The tax roll in accordance with the orig
inal assessment roll Of 1884 Of w. F.
Woodward.
On motion J. II. Close was allowed
[ constitutional exem ptiOn for the year
1885 and il was ordered that his per
SOHal tax for 1855 be stricken from the
tax roll.
On motion E. T. Carpenter was al
| lowed constitutional eXem ptiOn and the
| Treasurer was ordered 10 refund TO MIR.
/ Carpenter the amount Of taxes paid by
! him for 1885.
And now comes S. n. Tubbs of
! Crystal Township and says that he has
/ been assessed enormously and claims a
| reduction of $40. On motion of COM
! missioner COvington, after due cOnsid-
"
/ stricken frCm he tax rolls.
On motion of commissioner COving-
ton the following funding resolution
was unanimously adopted.
WHEREAS, there are county warrants
OF Philips county now outstanding
amounting to about 100000 draw
ing seven per cent. interest per annum
and which warrants it is desirable to
convert into funding bonds drawing
| per cent. per annum interest in accord
ance with the provisions Of An Act of
the Legislature of Kansas entitled, can
act TO enable county Municipal cOrpOr-
aJiOus, the Board OF education Of any
city aud school district to refund their
Indebtedness " approved March 8Lh,
1879 and
WHEREAS, W. B. Clark the holder of
$4,000 -OO Of said county warrants has
surrendered same and offers to receive
in lieu thereof funding bonds. Be it
now resolved and ordered by the board
of commissioners OF Phillips county,
now In session that the chairman of the
board and the county clerk are author
lied and ordered to cancel said war
rants and issue TO said w. B. Clark the
bonds Of Phillips county to the amount
Of face value and accrued interest of
warrants surrendered. The bonds is
sued 10 W B. Clark to bear date Of
January 1st, 1886, and become due as
follows with interest payable at Fiscal
Agency OF Kansas in New York City
from date:
10 bonds of 81, OOO each due January
1st, 1915, but payable at The option of
the county when any coupon falls due
after 1900.
1t is also resolved that all previous
Hrrrs- ~ .fr-rs n
1erlng directly or by implication to the
issues OF bonds for the outstanding in
debtedness OF this county Of which the
above is a part, in so far as the same
may infliCJ with the order now made
are hereby repealed and annulied.
WbereupOn w. b. CLARK, by his
agent, j w. Barney, did surrender for
cancellation, Philips County Warrants
70 the amount of SlO,O0C.00.
Adjourned TO O'Clock p. N.
p. m Board convened. Mem
bers present as before. Called TO or
der by Chairman Bishop.
Evening occupied in issuing and sign
ing up bonds,
On motion adjourned to a. m. to-
morrow.
Feb. 18th, 1886, 9 a. m. Board met
pursuant to ad jOurnment. Members all
present. Called to order by Chairman.
The forenoon was taken up In listing
warrants surrendered.
On motion adjourned TO D. N.
p m. Board convened. All pres
ent. Called 10 order by Chairman.
The afternoon was occupied In list
ing surrendered warrants.
Adjourned to 3. N. tomorrow.