Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-07-15

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VOX POPULl.
Commissioners Proceedings.
COLBY, KANSAS. July, 9th. 1885,
Commissioners met in regular session.
Members present. Frank Pingree, NJ. W.
Witham and II. T. Heming and james n.
Fike county clerk. after examining the
petition presented by the citizens of Colby
petitiOning the board of County commits
sioners to incorporate the town of Colby
as a city of the third class. the following
to have the same published according to
law.
NOTICE.
Where as. A memorial signed by a
majority of the electors of the unincOr-
porated town of Colby, within the State
OF Kansas. has been presented to the
Board of County Commissioners of
Thomas county and state of Kansas, set
ting forth the metes and hounds of said
town and commons and stating as near
as may be the number of the inhabitants
of said town. and pray that said town
may be Incorporated as city. With sat
isfactOry proof that said memorial has
been published in full in the Thomas
County CAT a paper of general circulation
and published in said town of Colby,
once in each week for three consecutive
weeks and whereas.
The Board of County Commissioners of
Thomas County, State of Kansas, are
satisfied that a majority of the taxable
inhabitants of said town of Colby are in
favor of said incorporation. and that the
prayer of the petitioners is reasonable,
and that the number of the inhabitants
of said town exceeds two hundred and
fifty and does not exceed two Thousand.
and that the number of the inhabitants of
said town is within the limits hereby re-
quired.
1t is hereby ordered and declared that
said town be Incorporated as a city of the
third class, by the name and style of
The City of Colby" and designate the
metes and bounds thereof as follows.
to-wit:
Beginning at the southeast corner of
Section 81, in Township, south of Range
81 west, & p. m. thence north 10 chains to
a quarter stone on the east line of said
section; thence west 80 chains to stone
south 40 chains to stone on southwest
of said section; thence east so chains to
the place of beginning; and it is hereby
ordered and declared that the inhabitants
within said metes and bounds, and such
further territory as from time to time
may be lawfully added therein, be a body
polite and corporate by that name and
that they and their successors Except said
corporation be lawfully dissolved have
perpetual succession.
1t is further ordered that the first cleo
ton in said city for city officers shall be
holden at Court House, on 10TH day of
July, A. D. 1885, And hereby appoint
Chas. HOvey, M. D. Lessenger l. H. Bull
lers. qualified electors of said city to act
as Judges of said election and W. g. Weld.
E. j. Paine, qualified elections of said
city to act as clerks of said election and
also H. W. Miller, Geo. Hyatt, VIM.
Harvey, qualified electors of said city to
act as board of canvassers of said cleo
ton returns.
FRANK PINGREE,
N. W. WITHAM, Co., Com
r. T. HEMING,
JAMES n. FIKE. Clerk.
The following named persons were ap-
pointed to assist Probate Judge in exam
lining County Treasurers books: Geo. H.
Hyatt. and Chas. NJ. Hovey.
The following accounts were allowed
j. F. Dolan for 81 days services as as
SCISSOR 1913. 90,
W. H. Kingery for opening and attend
ing court $500
W. H. Kingery for guarding pris
Oners $500
w. H. Kingery for posting election
notices in Sherman county 1886.
w. G. Porter for computing Sherman
county records days $1,000,
Geo. w. Crane s. Co., for supplies fur
nished claimed $5775, allowed $50. IS,
E. P. Worcester for printing $500.
j. w. Gilmore for eighteen days as as
SCISSOR $54. 90
Jesse Barlow for one DAYS service as
clerk of election $500
F. Drummond for days services as
clerk of election $500
Thos. P. Leonard for days service as
clerk of election $2.OO
E. j. Paine for 27l days services as as
SCISSOR So. so
Ira Jennings for "a days service as
assessor sea %
valenti.e Jaggar for sS4 services as
assessor 4l1A.6o
Tom B. Hiskey for35 and four-fiftk days
services as assessor 3l07. 20
E. A. Cronse for FL days services Is
e89 50
II. E. Weld rent for enc quarter ending
Sept. 4th, 81 50
II. d. Barstow for days service q
district count reporter tAOe
The following account vas rejected.
J. n. Leal for 9 days services as town
hip treasurer
The following of3cial bonds of town.
hip officers Of Sherman township were
approved: Jerry Barnes as constable, ].
Whitney Is Justice of the peace, VIM.
Fa3rall township trustee and assessor
The following accounts were allowed. |
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