The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-09-23
OoA1nIssIONEKs PRo0EED.Nes.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE, /
Onnr IL 1909

OOPLs 4ES AOOOs J
Board met as per adjournment;
all members present.
The following business was transacted:
Whereas, petition ia words and fig
ures as follows, to-wit:
To the Board of Commissioners OF Lyoa
County, Kansas:
the undersigned, legal voters of Lyon
county, respectfully petition your honor
able body TO submit the question OF build
ing new court house and jail, and the
sites that may be offered for the same, TO
a vote of the people at an early day."
signed by the requisite number OF the
legal voters of the said Lyon county, has
been presented TO the board OF county
commissioners of the county OF Lyon and
the state of Kansas, and
Whereas, the prayer of said petition has
been granted by the said board OF county
commissioners.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given
by the said board of county commission
ers that st the general election TO be held
in said county of Lyon on the and day of
November, A. D., 1856, the question VIII
be submitted 20 and voted upon by the
legal voters OF said county, whether the
said board of comfy commissions shall
issue the bonds Of said county in q sum
not TO exceed eighty thousand dollars
ESQ ,000) for the purpose of erecting 8
court house and Jail for said county. Said
bonds to be OF the denomination of one
thousand dollars ($1 ,00G0 each, and
payable in not less than ten Q0) nor
more than twenty (2o) years from the
than their par value, and to bear inter
est at q rate not exceeding five per cent
per annum, payable semi
Those fav0riDg said proposition shall
cast ballots upon which shall be written
or printed, ''for the bonds"
Those opposed TO said proposition
shall cast ballots upon which shall be
written or printed, "sgainst the bonds, "
and
Where's, Three 60 several sites for
said court house and jeii have been pro-
posed, io-WIt: Lots "a, sc, So, 20 and
"a on Mechanic street in the city Of
Emporia in Gaid county and here desig-
mated as site No. 1, TO cost the county
$40, 100
Lots No. s5, So, 81, 20 and north half
Of "a on Market street In said city, to
donation of $4S5, aud here designated as
Lots Is, Is, IL, 10, 81, % %, %, 20
and 81 In Washington Park addition 10
the city OF Emporia, and on Commercial
street between Eighth and Ninth avenues
In sal city, and here designated as
'sfree site" and proposed 70 be donated
to the county.
Nov, therefore, said board of county
commissioners request of the voters
aforesaid an obstruction as TO The selec-
ton Of site for said court house and
jail, and that said voters at such election,
who favor the site first named, ehAll cast
Q ballot upon which is written or printed
For Site No - Those favorinR the
second named site shall cast ballot upon
which Is written or printed: ''For Site
No. AZ and those fsvoriug the third site
shah cast ballot upon which Is written
or printed: s'Free Site"
Said election shall be held at the sew
erAl voting precincts in said Lyon county
on the day hereinbefore designated, and
returned and canvassed according 70
law.
witness our hands as the board o.
of Lyon and state of Kansas this 14th
day OF September, A. D.. 1885.
WE. FLICKINGER,
j. s. GRsMSLEY,
T. E. MCSILLAN,
Chairman
Commissioners Of Lyon County, State d
Kansas.
Attest: ROLAND LAKIN,
IcoUNTY SEAL County Clerk.
The county clerk wss ordered 10 pub
lish the foregoing proclamation in The
/ ENPORIA WEEKLY REPUBLICAN fol
ak weeks preceding the And day o.
November, a. d. 1856.
The bonds OF J. 8. Watson for fur.
nsshiDG coal and OF John Fluker for fur
DishiDg flour were approved
The county clerk was ordered 20 adj
vertise 3 joint letting BY the county
boards Of Usage ard Lyoa counties, 8
Emporia, on October z, 1856. for = new
iron bridge over the Marais de Cygnel
river on.the county line, TO replace tn
present one, condemned.
The board then adjourned.
Attest: ROLAND LAKKH.
, County Clerk.