Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-23

others asking for the laying out of a Ger
tain road was refused, the petition no,
being signed by the required number
and no bond for costs having been fled
The claim Of p. L. Wisdom, under sec
324, chap 81, article IL, revised statutes
was not allowed. County not liable.
Adjourned to Oct ), 1886.
Ocr. s, 1885.
Board met pursuant 70 adjournment
Members all present.
County warrants paid by the treasurer
amounting to S2,522.39, were returned
and cancelled by the board.
A petition from citizens of st. John
county, asking for the forming of an cleo
ton precinct with polling place at St
John Center, was presented to the board
and on consideration OF the same it was
ordered that all that territory in the pre-
cincts of Oakley, Ennis City and Winona,
lying south OF the township line between
townships IL and u, shall form one sep
arate election precinct, to be known as
the st. John Center precinct, with poll
ing place at the town Of st. John Center.
Adjourned to Oct 6, 1885.
Board met Oct. 6, 1886, pursuant to ad-
journment. Members all present.
The board took up for consideration
the report of the viewers on the laying
ont of certain road, as petitioned for
by F. H. Conger and others, commencing
at point where the K. P. R'y crosses
the section line between sections seven
and eight, tip. IL e., r. % w., thence run
ming north, &c; and said board, having
caused said report to be read before its
meeting, apd being satisfied that proper
notice had been given, and the report OF
the viewers being IN favor of said pro-
posed road, and no legal objection appear
ing thereto, and said board being satisfied
that such road would be of public utility,
it is ordered by the commissioners: That
said report and papers fled in the case be
duly recorded on the road record of the
county, and that said road, with the ex-
ception of that portion running through
section 81. in tip. IL s., +. 81 w., is hereby
declared, and shall be considered, a pub
lic highway, sixty feet in width.
The petition of Lewis j. Williams, for
laying out public road, commencing at
the southeast corner of sec. 10, tip. II s.,
r. 81 W., thence running due north to
the line of the Kansas division of the o..
P. R'y., came on to be heard; and after
consideration of the reports filed, and it
appearing that proper notice of the laying
out of said road had been given, and the
report of the viewers and surveyor having
been read before the board, and the re-
port of said viewers being favorable to
said road, excepting that part along the
east line of sec. o., tp. ID S., r. q W., and
the west line of sec. rs, tip. ID s., r. q, W.,
and no legal objection to said report APP
pearing, and the board being satisfied
that said road will be Of public utility, it
is ordered by the commissioners: That
said report, survey and plat be duly re-
corded on the road record of the county,
and that said road, with the exception Of
that part along the east line of sec. %, tip.
ID s., r. 81 W., and the west line of sec.
26, ID, 81, is hereby declared, and shall be
considered, public highway of 60 feet in
width.
The petition of w. T. King, for the
laying out of road, commencing at the
northeast corner of sec. L., Ii, %, run
ming thence due east to the east line of
Trego county and there terminating,
came on for hearing; and after due
consideration of the reports filed, and
the viewers and surveyors report having
been read, which said viewers report was
favorable to said road, but a statement
having been filed showing that no notice
to land owners had been given, but that
the land owners along the north line Of
Sec 16, ID, q, and south line of sec. 10,
Ii, 81, desired that said road be opened
for two miles adjoining their said men
toned land, it was ordered that the re-
ports in this case be duly recorded in the
road record of the county, and that the
road petitioned for, in so far as the same
adioins on the north line of sec. 16, ID, 81,
and the south line of sec. 10, ID, q, is
hereby declared, and shall be considered,
a public highway, 60 feet in width.
The road petitioned for by l.. F. Will
liams and others, commencing at the
southwest corner of sec. "a, IA, %, thence
running due east and terminating at the
east line of Trego county, was taken up
for consideration; but the report of the
surveyor and viewers showing that they
had not viewed the road on the line petit
toned for, it was ordered that all further
proceedings be discontinued.
The petition of w. F. King and others,
for the location of road commencing at
the southwest corner of sec. "a, ID, %,
from thence extending due east on the
township line to the east line of Trego
county, was considered; and it appearing
that said road was upon, and to follow
the township line, and evidence in writing
having been filed that the land owners on
the line of the proposed road waived all
claims for damages, and desired the To-
cation of said road, and asking that the
survey and viewing be dispensed with
and the road declared public highway
without further proceedings, and the
board finding that such road would be OF
public benefit, it was ordered that the
road as prayed for is hereby declared,
and shall be considered, a public high
way, of the width of 60 feet, without fur
Their proceedings. and that the petition
and other evidence pertaining to said
road should be duly fled and recorded in
the road record of the county.
The petition of Geo. w. Staplin and
others, praying for the location of GER
tain road, was taken up for consideration,
and it being found that the place of be-
ing found that the place of beginning of
such road was not definitely set forth in
said petition, it was ordered that the same
be laid on the table.
I. L. McGarvie and NJ. Adair were ap-
pointed examiners of the treasurer's
books and funds for the current quarter.
The board being requested to form