Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-01-19

Recognizing the guinness OF Inc Pc
riod in IA business sense; crammed with
my regular desire to do something for
Trego county; overtiowing with the
idea that 1t would, 70 some eyes, look
bad for the World to get the county
printing So as to be reimbursed for it's
o'k-I hereby off I to you the sum Of
five cents for the privilege of being
awarded for one year from this date, AL
the county printing at your disposal to
be published in any newspaper.
Yours truly,
". S. TILTON.
Wa-Keeney, Kan, Jan IA, 1889.
To the Commission rs of Trego county.
hereby agree to do The equity print
ing Of Trtgo county for the year 1889
at Is per cent of the legal rates.
CT. CAIN,
Editor WA-KEENEY TRIBUNE.
After discussing the matter of coun-
ty printing, and not arriving at con-
clusion, board adjourned to meet Jan.
10, 1889.
Attest:
c. A. HoAR, Co. Clerk.
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 1889
Board met pursuant TO adjournment
All present.
The matter of awarding the con-
tract for doing the county print
ing for The year 1889 was again
taken up and thoroughly discussed.
The question Of the Legality Of W. S.
'Tilton's bid which had been raised was
settled by Mr.. DanFord, who appeared
md stated to the boari that he contract
award to Mr. Iilton on lis bid, would
be perfectly legal and that he could be
held in iaw for the ftithful performance
of the work. This matter being final v
settled, the contract for doing the print
ing specified in Mr.. Tilton's bid was
awarded to him on said bid, and a bond
in the sum of s.. coo for he faithful per.
formance of he work was filed with the
clerk and approved by the commission
rrs. Bond is in full as follows:
State of Kansas 6,
IregO County
Know all men by these presents that
we are held and firmly bound unto the
Commissioners of Trego county, Kan,
in the sum IF $1,000 for the payment
of which well and truly to be msde we
do hereby jointly and severally bind
ourselves, our heirs executors. admins
tra.o and assigns.
Witness our hands this 15tn day of
January, A. d. 1889.
W. s. TILTON,
GEO. BAKER,
c. A. BEAVERS,
w. C. OLSON.
The condition of the above obligation
is such that whereas on the 18th day
of January, 1889, at a regular meeting
of the board of county commissioners
of Trego county, Kansas, the contract
to do the county printing of slid coun-
~ was awarded to W. S. Til'on for the
ensuing year by said county commits
sioners, and said w. IS. Tilton, in consid-
Grafton of said award by said commits
sioners, has agreed to do all the county
commissioners can legally contract for.
not including jon work, free of all
charge to said county of Trego, and
further agrees to pay to said county of
Trego. as an additional consideration
for said award. the sum Of five cents.
Now,if i'd ". s. Tilton shall fully per-
form all the alb We conditions as herein
set forth, then this litigation shall be
void, otherwise to remain in full force
and effect.
In Witness Whereof we have hereun-
to setonr hands this 10Th day of Jan.
A. D. 1889.
W. IS. TILroN,
GEO. BAKER,
c. A. BEAVERS
w. c. OLSON.
Approved this 18th day Of JAN, A. D
1889.
&C. RDewAY.
Attest: Chairman.
c. a HoaH,
County Clerk.
Board ordered Superintendent ]. W.
Burns to have an ash pit maize in the
mark PEAR court house for the receipt on
of ashes from Slows.
Board adjourned sine die.
Attest:
C. A. HoAR
County Ctosk.