Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-26
COMMISSIONERS. PROCEEDINGS.
PbilHpsbura, Kansas, april Sub. I5a8.


ular session at the COU y Clerks Office at % /
a. III. Members present Ham, Fisher and 1
HIahnenkratt; called to order by chairman
Cancellation of warrants during forenoon.
Adjourned to 1 D. IN.
p. m, Board COW ned pursuant 20 adj /
jOurnment; present rs efOre.
On motion constitute al exemption was al /
lowed Mary Higgins az q p. Munger, of Bel /
mont township, on Assessments of 1883. Bal ]
ance of afternoon occupied in looking up for /,
Adjourned to a. tomorrow.
a. m, april 9Th, board met pursuant to adj /
JOurnm6nU; members present as before. |
Called to order by chairman Ham.
The following amounts Of warrants cancel |
Genl. Fund, turned over by Nipps... s1.05o .
Gen. fund amt. paid of by Braoken. 6,lsi S
Total amt. cancelled, general fund. 1852 50
Total amt. cancelled, poor fund.- 1,O6I y 4
On motion the assessment on lots - and so
block 2, Curtis add. to Long Island was strick-
en- from the rolls same being church proper
On motion the assessment on personal prop
erty Of Vance WOlfOrt, of PhiLipsburg town
ship, was ordered stricken from the rolls.
On mOU4On the assessment made on the
Farmers Exchange Bank, of Long Island, for
1883, was reduced from S2lI4 to $500 value and
correction made on tax rolls.
On motion the Judgment funds of school
districts No. 81 and 81 and the sinking fund OF
district No. and the interest fund district
No. ., was ordered transferred to the district
funds of the respective districts.
p. IN. board convened; members present
as before; called to order by chairman Ham.
On motion the road petition of Matt Van
Allen was allowed from the southeast corner
OF section Is to the center OF section 20, as
viewed and surveyed, and VIM. WyriIl was
allowed damages in the amount of SO
On motion the viewers report on the ". H.
Martin road was accepted and road ordered
open, and N. Kemp allowed 5000 damage.
On motion VIM. M. Nipps, of Deer Greek
township, was allowed constitutional eXemp-
ton on his assessment for 1888.
On motion Mrs. Greenwood, of Belmont
township was allowed $40 toward helping her
maintain her family Tor the months OF April
On motion adjournd to q. m.
a. m, April 10, 1888; board met pursuant
to adjournment; members present as before;
called to order by chairman Ham.
On motion the viewers report on the J, d.
open and j. NJ. Campbell allowed $40 damage.
On motion the viewers report on Jackson
RambO road was accepted and road ordered
|. on motion the viewers report on J. NJ.
Castle road was accepted and road ordered
open.
On motion the viewers report on the Barker
road was laid over to July meeting for reason
that notices to land owners were not hIed with
On motion the viewers report on the L. G.
Davis road was accepted the same being
against the location and vacation of the same
and County Attorney instructed to proceed
against bond of petitioner for cost of survey
and view.
! On motion T. S. Barker assessment, in
| Greenwood township, for 1888, was reduced
from S151 val. to Sol val, on account of error
| in addition in assessment roll, and the treas
4 one dollar and thirty-twO cents.
Adjourned to p. m.
/ 1 p. m. board convened; members present
/ as before; called to order by chairman Ham.
| On motion the assessment OF j. i. GOOde,
] OF Long Island township, was stricken from
| the rolls on account of erroneous assessment
! on motion the petition of VIM. Rooms, of
! Bow Greek township, asking for vacation Of
/ State road described as follows: COmmenc-
/ ing on section line between sections p and Is
/ 5-IT and ending at ne corner section l2-5-l7,
I
/ On motion road petition OF L. P. Johnson,
/ was laid over for reason that papers in the
! case we're not complete.
On motion the road petition of Thomas
/ Kearns was granted and view and survey or
deTed on May I'D, 1889, Viewers, W. H. H.
/ Gray, Ed. McDOugall and Geo. H. Tannahill.
On motion the road petition of John Gordon
of Freedom township, was granted and view
and survey ordered on the 23d day of May,
1883. w. II. h Gray, Ed HcDOugaH and G.
J II. Tannahill viewers.
On motion, adjournment to a. III. was
! taken.
| sudnt to adjournment; present as before;
called to order by chairman Ham.
On motion $50 was appropriated to pay the
| travelling expenses OF VIM. GIldWelI pauper
On motion it was resolved that the tax war
rant in the hands Of the Sheriff against per
sOnal property of j. O. Houston, of Granite
township be held until further orders.
| Adjourned to p. IN.
ment; present as before; called to order by
chairman Ham.
| stable OF KlrWlu township.
On motion Lee ScEivner, =. AIbaugh anC
/ John Duncan were appointed appraisers OF
W hf ne or and hf NV or sec. sixteen, rowI
five, range twenty, and Matt Van Allen, N. H
Gardner and j. Z. AtehisOn appraisers on thu
| sW or ne or sec 32-5-lS.
Adjourned to p. IN.
Up. N. convened pursuant to adjournment
/ present as before; called to order by chair
Allowance of bills this evening
On motion the following fee bills were laIl
State VS.. watson and State vs.. Bethany.
Nm ion hrEarT NHrnT ~
4 bill for surgeons fees, in the Macarthur in
quest case, lowered from SO each to $40 each
and mitagG as returned by justice W0nds
acting coroner in the case, was stricken from
the fee bill
On motion adjourned TO s a. IN.
s q. IN. April u, 1883; board convened pun
suant to adjournment; members present a
befOres called to order by chairman Ham.
On motion Geo W. PearsOn's BOND cOnsta
bic OF HOWanda township, was rejected 6ecu
rity not being sufficient.
On motion A. W. Tracy was aDpOinte
trustee of Logan township vice Osborn, IL
son motion bond of Thomas Bishop, j. p
Of GlenWOOd was approved.
On motion bond of L. K. Carnahan, COZ
stable OF Long Island township was reUurne
for signature to affidavit.
p on motion the Bond of @. f. BreOn, Treas
uEer OF Towanda township was approved
On motion EbOn Howard was appointed CieE
| of PiainvieW township.
On motion Bond of j. G. HaWIeys Constable
@ IenWCOd township was approved.
On motion the Bonds Of AtVa II. Pearson an
B. E. Morton, abstFactOrs, was approved. Bon
of Frank Mckay, abstractOF was approved
Allowance of bills this a. m. On motion
L was resolved that it is hereby ordered by tn
Board of County Commissioners OF Phillip
e county Kansas. That hereafter the Overseers
e the poor viii furnish no aid to paHpeEs or POI
persons in their cities or townships except &c
5 diCrs their families as now provided by lax
and all aid hereafter furnished must be by o.
thOrity from the Board Of County Commissioner
u On melton bills of j. Il. Schulze for goods fu
: nished somebody no name giyenl referred baC
u for explanation.
u on motion Mrs. Ruth was allowed constitution
al exemption on assessment of cattle in Gree
wood township for 1855
y On motion adjourned TO p. N.
p IN. Board met pursuant to adjournment
All present as before. Called 20 order by Chat
Is man Ham.
4 Allowance CT bills this p, M