Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-14
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
State of Kansas,
Couptv of Rartop CO.

State of Kansas, lss
County of Barton.
Office of the County Clerk January
4ti,, 1882.
The board of county commissioners
il and for said county and state of
Kansas met pursuant to law. there be-
ing present, G.. n. Moses, chairman,
| aud w. P. Bruce number of said board
AMI D. r. Jones county clerk of said
county. Minutes of last reg ulsr and
special meetings read and approved.
| TIE bonds of county and township
officers received and approved.
Ordered rebate on tax of 1890 on sw
sec S4 twp 20 II.
| Ordered refunded $5.S5 on tax GER
ti6cate 1913.
| Ordered the erroneous tax sale Ger
tifcate of 1887 on lots Is block 126
called in and to rebate the tax of
1891.
Ordered that r. NJ. Chur .h S. F.
Banding and A. NJ. Traylor he ap-
pointed appraisers of school land Sc !
of sw of sec So and sw ! Of sw I of
see So twp l6 IL Barton county Kan
sas.
4 Ordered to rebate tax on church
property assessed in 1890 and 1891 on
lot block III.
| Accepted the resignation OF Joseph
Hulse as constable of Lakin township
and ordered appointed TO fill vacancy
W. NJ. Hankes
/ Ordered reoated to Peter Klein lot Z
block 10 city of Eilinwood valuation
$4,000.
/ Mrs w. E. Huffman lot block 10
valuation $1,000.
W. A. Feeder lots and 10 valuation
$4,000.
Avery s. Bacon lot IL block 10 valua-
tion $3.50 90.
II. Rohlfing e lot 19 block 10 and
W lot 20, block Id valuation S31O.
Jane Bacon W lot 19 block 10 valua-
tioD $13O 90.
August Voigt NV sec 10 twp 10
IL $3.50 90.
Grant & Willims on horse $1,000.
A. S. French valuation S125.00.
S. Long valuation $4,000.
Regland Grey valuation $4,000.
| Report of examiners of the county
treasury read and approved
Report of road viewers, III. G. Hull,
A P Green, Geo Z. Wilson, referred
back for completion.
Ordered that no threshing machine
outfit or any one else be allowed to
cross any bridge in Barton county
with an engine without first laying
two inch plank lengthWise the bridge
for the engine to cross on.
On motOn w. P. Bruce that county
printing be let to the Beacon at !
legal rates for county printing and
full rates for delinquent tax list.
Motion carried yeas w. P. Bruce and
Joseph Strothman nays G.. n. Moses.
On lumber of r. F. Pleger the sum
of 1925 90. Order drawn by G. W.
M ore for same and turned over to
county treasurer.
Ordered that tax sertifcate No SO
Of 1889 be called in and money refund
&C On sc sec II Twp Is Is the land
not having been proved up.
Ordered that Hulme s. Wilmer be
allowed to put up bill board On west
sije of court house yard fence for the
purpose of advertising the opera
house only and as rent for same Hulme
s. Wilmer agree TO let the county
have the use of said opera honse two
days each year IS long as said bill
boards shall remain.
Ordered the contract be let to the
Western Furniture Company for bury
ing paupers for Barton county in
plain hospital coffius without trim
mings including digging of graves and
everything complete to county for
$1,000 and furnish hospital coffins
without trimmings and without burying
for $500. We further agree that in
all cases where the coffins now
owned by the county can be used we
shal! receive $500 for each burial.
Ordered that 1891 personal property
tax of G. \. Moses Liberty township
rebated on account of assessed and
paid on same property in city Of Great
Bend.
Ordered S19S7 be rebated on first
addition to city of Hoisington being
the difference bet yeen the city general
levy aud township general levy for the
years 1890 and 1891 and same be ap-
Piled on 1891 tax of said addition ac-
count of being enormously assessed
for said 1S90-1S9l Hoisinet ton city.
| Ordered that sale OF 1859 and 1890
oD lot IL in block 13 Pawnee Rock
city be Cancelled account Of being a
part of the A. 7. s 5. F. grounds.
January 7th. Board adjourned to
meet January 11th 1892.