People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-04-15
CcgH,y COMMISSIONERS.
The Standard Gets N c,laty Printing for

for the bridge contracts. LIE oodlu'
after examining twenty-five different
bids, awarded the contracts for the
three iron bridges to the Missouri val
ley Bridge Company at 1884. These
bridges are located as follows; One OF
$50 foot span at the Beebe ford over
the Ninnescah in London township;
one in Falls township near COrbin over
the Chikaskia l2O foot span and one on
Slate creek Immediately south of Wei
lington. These figures are consider
ably lower than the county has paid
heretofore.
Upon petition of Edith Mummy, the
streets, alleys, and blocks in the town
of Milton were vacated.
DR.. j. A. Greer was given the pauper
practice of Ryan and ChikaSkia town.
ships for ensuing year at $40.
The resignation of E. n. Whitlaw as
constable of Falls township was accept
ed and Grafton Payne was appointed to
fill vacancy.
The resignation of W, W, Weber as
constable of Ryan township was ac-
cepted and Henry Ingram was appoint
ed to fill vacancy.
Ordered that an appropriation be
made for the construction of bridge
acrnss Nelson's run, between section
10, Ryan township, and sec
ton "A. Dixon township, for all the
cost of same in excess Of 800, which
sum is to be paid by said RYAN ana
Dixon townships.
Official bonds of following named Of
fcerS were examined and approved.
j. N. McDavitt, assessor city of Wei
lington; G. H. Harrison, constable H.
linois township; Geo. Freeman, trustee
of Harmon township; VIM. Hatfield,
treasurer of Harmon township.
DR.. j. NJ. Latta. was appointed pau
per physician for Illinois, Conway,
Eden, Creek, Springdale and Sumner
for ensuing year at $50.
The resignation of J. J. Zimmerman
as clerk of Harmon township was ac-
cepted and E. A. Wood was appointed
to fill the vacancy.I
The resignation OfAndrew Hender-
son as constable of Morris township was
accepted andT. J. Savers appointed to
fill vacancy.
The application of the American Pas
toral company for arebate on personal
taxes in Falls township for
1893 was rejected.
The quarterly report of J. W. Nc
county superintendent, for
the first quarter of 1892, was examined
and approved.
Ordered that DR.. w. Morgan Martin
be appointed as pauper physician to
treat all pauperS in the city of yelling
tin and Wellington township, including
the inmates at poor farms and county
jail, and furnish all medicines and ap-
planes for same, for the period of one
year, beginning April s, 1892, for the sum
of 500.
The report of Willis 7. Reed as sup
Ofpoor farm was examined
and approved.
This report is creditable to the new
and if he holds up the
presentrecord throughout the year we
shall begin to think that Alliance farm
erS are mOresuccssful than Republican
farmers.
The county printing was let to the
Standard at 10 per cent of legal rates.
There were three bids: The Standard
as above, the Monitor offered to print
tax sale notices at 10 cents for land de-
and 5 cents for lot descrip.
lions Qegal rates % and 10 cents, all
other notices required to be published
during the year they would insert for
the enormous sum of S1.OO. The
VOICE bid 20 cents on land descriptions
and s cents on lot descriptions and so
per cent of legal rates for all other le-
gal notices. The Monitors bid was the
lowest, but it discovered that republi-
can paper stood no show with a demo-
cratic board, even though it did help to
elect one of the board. The vote stood
stewart and Fletcher for the Standard
and HeSkett for the Monitor. Jim
Heskett has proven himself true to the
interests of the people, Notwithstand-
ing the low bids which have been made
Tor the county printing, were prompt
ed by aspirit of "dare," he has spiked
their guns both times and shown them
that he has the courage to GARY out
the platform on which he was elected.
lie is entitled to be called the swatch
log of the treasury" in more ways than
one. The Monitor is reminded that the
upshot Of their dallying with the DEM
ocrats has resulted in nothing more
than turning the county printing into
the Golfers of that party. Now who is
the tail to the democratic kite?