Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-23
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
State of Kansas, L..
Barton County,


County Clerks Office, April Is, 1891.
The board of County Commissioners
for said County and State, met pursu-
ant to law, there being present Geo. N.
Moses, chairman of said board, and c.
Coughlin and Joe Strothman members
of said board, and D. r. Jones county
clerk.
The following proceedings were had,
to-wit:
In the matter of the poor farm, the
board fixed the time for letting the same
at the January meeting, 1892, to be let
under contract for one year.
On appeal from decision of the
county Superintendent of schools in
regard to forming new district out of
districts IS, 80, 90 and 4, which he re-
fused to do, the board sustained decis.
ion of county superintendent.
By order of the board SIoo was ap-
propriated to Cheyenne township to
help in constructing a bridge across
Cow Greek.
Ordered that $50 be appropriated to
Homestead township to assist in con-
south end of the Main street through the
city of Hoisington.
Ordered that tax deed to D. Wilder
on sw ! of ne of 35-Io-I2, sale Of
1884 be called in on account of erron-
eous sale.
Ordered that tax sale certificates be
called in on the following described
lands, sale of 1890, viz: certificate No.
7, ne ! of section 7-I6-Iz; Ger.
tihcate No. 40, NV Of I3-2o-14;
certificate No. 70, NV ! of 2S-16-13.
Sale of 1888, 'S3 and 'S4, to county, sw
sec. 7-I6-I5. Sale of 1889 and
1890, n NV of 2o-I7-13-not
taxable. Sale of 1888, certificate No.
SIS, sw / sec. Io-I7-I2. Sale of
1890, J WI sw sec. 34-IS-I3.
Sale of 1883, certificate No. 4oo, block
10, Pawnee Rock. Sale of 1890, GER
tifcate No. sos, ne ! of sec. 2-1o-15.
In matter of road petition of F. Bit
ner ct al, prayer Of petitioners granted,
and Martin Menzer, Putnam White, and
c. Metcalf we're appointed as viewers
to meet on Monday May II, 1891, al
the house of F. Bitner and proceed t.
view said roads, one road, commencing
at the NV cerner of section 2, Gram
township, thence to southern boundar,
of Grant township, ending at sw corner
of sec. IS; and one road commencing a
the southeast corner of sec. 5, saiC
township. thence west to county line t.
sw corner of section IS, in said town
ship.
In matter of road petition of JOIN
Hencisen, prayer of petitioner granted
In Matter of Joseph and Elizabetl
Mcbride, asking for exemption of per
sonal property valuation, Joseph Nc
Bride having been allowed the constitu
tonal exemption, the matter rejected.
Resignation of ]. c. Lylte as clerk O
Union township accepted, and Leslie A
Wiley appointed in his stead.
Resignation of H. r. Swaze, as con
stable of Cleveland township accepted
Resignation of w. w. Blair as justic
of the peace of Buffalo township &C
cepted.
Resignation of Ferdinand Bitner a
justice of the peace of Grant TOWNSHIP
accepted.
In matter of valuation of persona
property of Lydia Wansettler, Unto
township, ordered that clerk send her
statement and request her to make on
statement of her money supposed to
in Brinkman bank, and if she refuse
make such statement the county to sub
pena the cashier of said bank to appea
before the county clerk, and testify a
to whether or not she has money in sal
bank.
Resignation of Geo. Britton as con
stable of Independent township accept
ed.
The matter of excess of water tax i
favor of Santa Fe r. r. Co., referre