Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-12-28
Proceedings Of Board of 90. Com
m1ssioners In Special Session



Phllipsburg, Kans., Dec -22d, 1888.
10 Henry Mcdowell, Chairman Of the Board of
County Commissioners Of Phillips County. Ks
Sir, you are hereby requested to call q special
meet at Co Clerks Office on the 22d day Of Dec
1888, Tor the purpose Of acting on the report Of
toI the transaction Of any business that may come
before the board legally. j. H HAM
NJ FISHER,
Members Of said Board.
To j. II. Ham and n Fisher. members of the
nn92nl00Eable board Of County Commissioners Of
Phillips County, Kans.
Gentlemen: A request signed by two members
OF the Board OF Co. Commissioners, asking that
cali special meeting OF the Board to act on the
report OF peclal examiners OF Treasurer Nipps'
OoS anu LOT the transaction OF any business EnaJ
may legally come before the Board is received.
Now therefore. you and each OF you, are hereby
Clerks Office On the 22d day of Dec. 1888, at
O'Clock p m, for the purposes as set forth above.
Chairman OF Board.
We hereby accept service this ed day Of Dec
1888 J. II: HAM,
n. FISHER,
Members Of said Board.
p. m. Board met pursuant TO call. Members
present, Mcdowell, Ham and Fisher ana :. J.
Hartman, County Clerk. Called 10 order by
Chairman Mcdowell.
On motion the basement Of the State Bank of
Philiipsburg was rented for three years with the
privilege OF years for use of the Register Of
Deeds, and contract was drawn up to that effect
On motion board adjourned to 10 d. m. Monday.
Monday, Dec, oath, 1888, 10 a. m Board met
pursuant to adjournment. Members present as
before Called to order bv Chairman McDOweII
On motion q. Il. Kirk allowed cons THU
tOnal exemption on personal assessment for 1883
and Treasurer ordered to refund amount paid on
said assessment.
On motion adjourned to / p. III.
p IN. Board convened pursuant to adjourn
ment Present as before. Called to order by
On motion the report of Messrs. Morse and Mel
son was accepted so Tar as the uncanceled coupons
were concerned, amounting TO 500 % and that
amount was passed TO Treasurer Nipps' credit,
and on motion the credit given by said report Of
the contemplation funds OF the A. c. & 2. and a.
u. P h. r. z was not allowed. On the rejection
OF the above amount Jacob Nipps filed the follow
ing protest:
December oath, 1885
10 the HOnOraDle Board OF County Commission
ers of Phillips County, Kansas:
You are hereby notified that L Jacob NiDDs
Treasurer of Phillips County, Kansas, do protest
and diSclaim the settlement made by and between
myself and your honorable body for term ending
Oct 18th, 1888, for the reason that certain credit
of condemnation money due and paid to The Mo.
Pac. Railway Company matter which the COun-
Jy commissioners have no control over. further
demand that the report of Messrs Morse and Mel
son be accepted in full and settlement be made
according and 1 be re-instated as Treasurer of
IsignedI JACOB NIPPs.
On a balance being struck it was found that
S43S3 OF was the amount of money wanted and
demand was made on Mr.. Nipps for that amount
by the County Commissioners.
On motion adjourned to p. m.
p. m. Board convened. Present as before.
Called to order by Chairman Mcdowell.
On motion OF Commissioner Fisher and second
ed by Commissioner Ham, It was resolved that
Jacob Nipps be removed from the Office of County
Treasurer of Phillips Comfy, Kansas, on account
OF deficiency IN county finds amounting TO 81,
383 OF, and County Clerk was ordered to 0ici ally
notify Mr.. Njpps to that effect
On motion TheO. BraCken was appointed Treas
urer OF Phillips County, Kansas, TO I'll the uneX-
pired term.
On motion OfN. Fisher the County Clerk was
ordered to notify Mr.. Nipps' bOndsmen of the de.
hciency and to make a demand Of them for the
amount of the shortage.
On motion adjourned.
STATE OF KANSAS, Phillips County, IS:
/, 5. j. Hartman, Clerk in and for the county
and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a true and correct report
of the proceedings Of the County Commissioners
in special session, held on the 22d and oath days
of Dec. 1888
Witness my hand and seal this 25th day of Dec,
1885 S. J. HARTMAN,
lSEALl Co. Clerk.