Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-25
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
PHLLIPsBURG. Kan, Oct. 2, 1859.

Proceedings of the board of County Com
Board convened at 10 a. m. Members pres
ent: Ham and HahnenkratU and S. j. Hart
man, County Clerk Called to order by Chair
on motion, E. HUFF. II. ". Wiltrout and
Thomas Hill were appointed appraisers on
school land; the ~ ne14 16-5-I9
On motion, the resignation Of W. H. Jones. s.,
trustee of Crystal township, was accepted and
John b. Mcdonald was appointed trustee to
I'LL vacancy, and w. T. Morgan was appointed
] clerk OF said township, vice Webb removed
On motion, bond Of II. S. Montgomery, J.
/ p. OF Long Island township, was approved.
On motion. order was made instructiHg
/ J. K. Edwards TO turn over all books and pa
Pers belonging to the Office of Justice of The
Peace in Arcade township, now in his hands,
| to S. P. Weeks, elected ]. P. last fall.
! On motion, adjourned to p. m.
! / p. m. board convened; present as before;
! called to order by Chairman Ham.
On motion, Dan FOuett was allowed $500
] extra damage on the Dan Smith road, ordered
/ open in July last.
! Allowance of bills this p. m.
J On motion, Richard Jaeniclzc was allowed
| $3.50 on the James JakubOWski road.
On motion, bill for fees for witness in the
/ case OF State VS.. Sims was rejected.
On motion, adjourned TO q. m. tomorrow.
a. m, Oct. s, 1889; board convened pursu-
| ant to adj Ournment; present as betOr6f called
/ TO order by Chairman Ham. Allowance OF
| Adjourned to o. m.
| ] p m. board convened pJlrsq 70 adjourn
/ menJ; present as before; called to order by
/ Chairman Ham. Allowance of bills this p.
! On mOCOn, the viewers report on the W. +.
| Ayers road was accepted and road ordered
/ OPEN
on motion, the road petition of Smith Cole
! was granted and H. B. Reynolds w. ii. h.
Gray and Geo. Iannahill appointed viewers
| to meet with surveyor on the 10th day OF No
| Vember, 1889.
On motion, adjourned to p. m.
Z p. m. board met pursuant to adjournment;
| present as before: called to order by Chair
| man Ham. Allowance of bills this evening.
On motion, bond of ID. L. Bartlett and 9th
| ers to secure the county AGAINST loss in nav
ment OF tax sale certificates No. 21O, sale 1887;
No. 142 sale 1886; No. al, sale 1886; and No
81.
On motion, the bill of DR.. SpragUe for medi-
to January. Bill of DR.. Fuller was laid over
until all members of the board were present.
Bill OF h. z. Andrews Tor coffin for Mrs. Stepn-
/ enSOn was lowered from so to SIS and al
! lowed in the sum of Sl5.
On motion, fee bills of $3.50 and S8.15 for E.
P. Mcclure in the Massey reform school case
/ was laid over.
On motion, adjourned to 10 a. m, Monday,
Oct. IA, 1889, 10 a. m; board convened; mem
berS present, Ham, Fisher and Hahn6nkratt
called to order by Chairman Ham. Allowance
On motion, S. E. Sullivan and Harry EuIli-
van were the only witnesses allowed fees in
the case of State VS.. Carlisle; and all the wit
l ness fees were stricken from the fee bill State
VS.. Buck.
/ on motion. fees in case of State VS.. BOIand
to R. 0. Randolph and Robert BrOWnlee and
Charles BrOWnlee were cut down from 81. 6i
! to $3.50, and A. Barg'S fee of $3.50, same case
| was stricken off fee bill.
t On motion, petition of 100 tax payers Oh
/ Phillips county was presented asking the re
| lease Of Evans and Baker from Jail at eXpira
ton of their sentence, thereby relieving cOun
Z | tJ from any further costs; same was granted
| when District Judge recommends theirrele8se
/ On motion, Treasurer was authorized to Ee
paid on personal assessment.
Adjourned to 1 p. m.
1 p. m. board convened; present as before
called to order by Chairman Ham.
On motion, bond Of j. H. Hill, j. P. Gran
lite township, was approved.
On motion, bill of DR.. Fuller being called
UP it was allowed in full.
On motion, viewers report on the JOSEPH
T. Ia how II srouE
We're accepted and roads both ordered open.
The following new road petitions were re
ceIVed aud view and survey ordered as fol
- 7. H. Rogers road, November l9, 1889; smitl
Cole road, Nov. 20; Geo. Veeh road, Nov. q
I Henry Ripperda road, Nov. p: /. P. John
4 son road, NOV. %; A. ?. COdner road, De
Williams road, Dec. 4; N. L. Norman road
r. (IO survey Dec. >.
S Adjourned to a.
9 a. m. Oct. 15 1889, board met pursuan
to adjournment; present as before; called t.
It order by Chairman Ham.
The following amounts warrants were can
celIed and treasurer given credit:
- General fund. ....-.......... ......... S4I2S 2
On motion. the personal assessment Of Il
q. Prentice for 1883 was ordered stricken from
the rolls.
Adjourned to p. m.
! / p. m board met pursuant to adjourn
. ment; members present as before; called t
order by Chairman Ham.
On motion, the personal assessment of Scot
@ On motion, adjourned to p. m.
. p. IN. board met pursuant to adjourn
l. ment; present as before; called to order b.
! Chairman Ham.
IS There being nothing coming before tn
~ board tonight, they adjourned to q. m. t
q | morrow.
a. m. board convened; present as before
7. called to order by Chairman Ham.
Forenoon occupied in making some arrange
ments with banks for use of county money.
Adjourned to D. m.
p. m. board convened; present as before
- called to order by Chairman Ham.
The board then proceeded to settle with TIA
/ / county treasurer and found from the Clerk'
Journal that the amount of cash To the cred
, of the various funds to be SIS 63I. 81, and hay
ing counted the cash, found this amount i
the hands of the treasurer.
Ia On motion, the sum of SIS. 50, money error
10 eOusly paid to Nipps by o. W. BickfOrd, wa
ordered refunded and the amount charged t
NippS' account.
Following are the bills allowed:
- BILLS ALLOWED, OCT, 1889.
General Fund.
The0 Bracken, Salary County Treasurer, $751;