Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-01-07
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
MoNnAy. IAN. 2.

COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY, IAN. 2
Commissioners all present, met at 1913
A. n, and at once adjourned to January
the I'd being observed as legal holiday
TUESDAY, JAN. 3.
The reports of the county treasurer
county superintendent and examiners Q
treasurer's books were read and approved
Joshua Musgrave, jr., asked to have
rebate granted on his tax, as he was no
allowed his exemption. Commissioner
claimed the exemption should not be al
lowed, as the party was not living in tn
county on the first of March, when tn
assessment was made.
The commissioners ordered that the
county clerk in the future do the pur'
chasing of supplies for all the county
officers.
Commissioners Cancelled county scrip to
the amount of $1LOO, which had been
outlawed.
Bill for $500 presented by Olof For
see, jailer of Saline county, for boarding
McMicken, was ordered to be referred to
Wallace county. The bill was mailed to
the county commissioners at Wallace.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4.
In the matter of organizing new town.
ship in the south end of Wa-Keeney
township, the commissioners set the hour
at 10 o'clock A. NJ. Lee Monroe, j. L..
Miller, w. 81. Wilcox appeared to talk to
the commissioners. in regard to the mat
ter. Lee Monroe claimed that the law has
not been complied with in regard to pub
LEGATION, ETC., and seemed doubtful wheth-
or the required number of inhabitants
lived within the proposed boundaries
Mr.. Wilcox claimed that the proceedings
were legally had, and that this is all that
is necessary. After other arguments by
Lee Monroe, w. F. King and J. L. Miller,
W. F. King made motion that the board
grant the petition as prayed for, and order
the sheriff to call an election, to be held
February 6, 1888. This was ordered to be
done, and the name of the township is to
continue the same as the voting precinct.
Prof. Rich, representative of the But
tan system of heating and ventilation,
came before the board to lay before them
his plan for ventilating and heating build
ings. The professor was asked to pre-
pare plans and specifications of changes
which would be required, and return
them for the use of the board.
The commissioners ordered that all
that territory now in Ogallah township,
and lying south of the north line of tip. IA,
range %, be made part of Glencoe town.
ship.
In the case of the petition of citizens
'or bridge near Big creek, southeast of
commissioners ordered that
petition, with estimate furnished by COM
nissioners, be referred to the township
trustee; and for him to approve or esti-
nate the cost of building the bridge of
pine lumber, and report to commissioners
1t their next meeting.
Commissioners set January IA as the
lime when they will meet the court house
7ault door men and the men to furnish
steel cells and iron work..
Geo. Pinkham and Chas. NJ. Bell were
appointed associate examiners of the
books.
Commissioner Kessler, in some neat re-
marks, paved the way for his reading
he following
RESOLUTION IN HONOR OF MR.. KING.
Resolved, That we, the old members of
he board of commissioners of Trego
county, do hereby tender to w. F. King,
member retiring, our sincere thanks for
lis kindness and cooperation while a
member of the board. Weappreciate his
ability as a commissioner and his true
worth as man, and wish him unbounded
prosperity in the futureA
J. M. WEIGH,
r. G. KEssLER,
Commissioners.
}. A. HoAR, County Clerk.
Resolved, That the above resolutions
% embodied in the report of the commits
'ioners' proceedings, and spread on the
ournal; also that the resolution be
printed.
Mr.. King responded with feeling to the
splendid testimonial which his brother
had volunteered to pay him.