The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-12
Proceedings Of the Board Of County
Commissioners of Dickinson Co.

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The board met in regular session on |
Monday, January 9Th, 1888.
The board spent the day consider
ing and allowing bills.
On Tuesday the board took a recess
for the purpose of inspecting the Rock
Island r. r. previous to issuing the
bonds of the county to said &. 4. COM
pany.
The board issued one hundred thou
sand dollars in county bonds to the
Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska (ROck Is
land) Railway Company and eight
thousand each for the townships OF
Lincoln, Grant, Center and Liberty.
The board opened and canvassed the
returns of an election held in the town.
ship of Lincoln, to vote on the question
of selling fifteen thousand dollars OF
the stock of the Chicago, Kansas u
Western Railway Company owned by
the said township of Lincoln.
On motion the claim of Robert l.
Wood for damages on the HOsie road
was compromised by the board allow
ing $1,000 in settlement of his appeal
in addition to the $500 previously al
lowed.
Bill of Robert Knox for coal for poor
of city was rejected.
On motion A. V. Jewett and S. NJ.
Cook were appointed Associate Exam
liners for the year 1883.
Bill of j. E. Layton, NJ. D., for med
ical attention on j. A. Broadbrook was
considered and rejected.
4 90 M ~ for nr1oarioc
for Mrs. Reynolds was considered and
rejected.
On motion Mrs. Reynolds, of Hope,
was allowed $1,000 per month until
further orders beginning January list,
1883.
The examiners report of the county
treasury for the last quarter was read
and accepted. and G.. L. Murphy and
Colvin McKinnon were appointed as
associate examiners for the ensuing
quarter.
The following bills were rejected, j..
w. Lowe. j. P, St. vs.. Micheals, St.
rs. Day, F. M. Watkins, j. P, St. VS..
SouthwCrth, l.. Thayer coal for poor.
A petition was presented by F. Nj.
Mercer for county road in Newbern
township without view or survey, and
on motion the prayer of the petition
vas granted and road ordered open.
| VIM. N. Taylor, Geo. II. Smith and
L. Schwendenner were appointed view
ers on a road petitiOned for by Henry
Asling.
L. Hart, W. q. Lewis, and Jas. FL.
Karr were appointed viewers on a road
petitioned for by 7. j. Laney and
others.
The viewers report on the Weber
road was read and adopted.
Fl. J. G. Neumiller, w. A. Pontius
and John Hoover were appointed
viewers on the Thayer road.
The viewers report on Norman road
was read and adopted, and road Or
dered open.
| Outstanding county warrants that
had remained uncalled for for three
years and amounting to $4,000 were
cancelled.
1t appearing to the satisfaction of
the board that the taxes for the year
1883 on blocks numbered A and AZ in
Enterprise, Kansas, had been paid by
J. B. EhrSam and afterwards sold III
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same taxes (having been doubly as
sessed.) 1t is therefore ordered that
the county treasurer ,be ordered to re-
fund to said Johntz Bros. & Rice the
amount so paid with Interest at the
rate of 10 per cent. per annum.
| Glenn Bell, S. Nj. Marlatt and Thos.
| Mcconnell were appointed viewers on
the Carey road.
1t appearing to the satisfaction of
the board that one, A. b. Crary, of
Cheever township, had been erroneous
ly assessed it is therefore ordered that
the county treasurer refund to the said
A. B. Crary the erroneous taxes paid
On part of sec. 80 in Cheever twp.
1t appearing to the satisfaction of
the board that the aid heretofore
granted to Mrs. Root for the care and
maintenance of Orrin and Chas. Root,
viz: fifty cents per day, was INSULT
cient. 1t is therefore ordered that she
receive the sum of one dollar per day,
beginning January LIST, 1888.
On motion the county printing was
awarded to L. H. Lifts & Co., pub
fishers of the Abilene REFLECTOR for
the year 1888.
The following bills were allowed:
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