People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-06-17
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

mentS were corrected and equalized
The assessor of the city of yelling
ton was instructed to prepare al
ltemized list of all the buildings de
stroyed or damaged by the recent cy
clone, giving the number of the lo
on which each building was situated
and state opposite each description
The per cent of damage to each build
Ing. This was done and proper re
auctions made. Personal property
assessments of this nature were alSC
adjusted.
Ordered that 800 be added to the
assessed value of the town of Milton
for Improvements and buildings there
in.
Ordered that assessed value of sec.
ton Is, London township, be raised
10 per cent and that assessed value OF
all lands in Sumner, Morris, Bluff and
Wellington townships be raised 10. )
Sand u! per cent respectively. There
was considerable filibustering and
not a little animation worked up on
this question. The scene is said to
have been quite dramatic at times.
Ordered that the property of Wes-
tern Union Telegraph Company in
the city of Wellington be doubly as
sesSed for the year 1892, it not having
been assessed in 1891, and that such
assessment be placed at 81 900.
The matter of replacing the bridge
across the Minnesota north of Ok
ford, which was blown off the piers
some weeks since, was considered
A petition of J. D. Krell, ct al, pray
ing for relocation of the bridge was
also taken into consideration. The
Board visited the site and deferred
their decision for further investiga-
ton.
A contract was let to J. X. SAWYER
1Or constructing pile bridge across
me ChikaSkia river, south of Milan
for the sum OfSl, l2O, said bridge to be
completed by July %, 1892.
James Riley. of Ryan township.
was released from county jail on petit
ton signed by 100 taxpayers.
The jurors fee bill as certified by
the district clerk was allowed.
The following resolution was adopt-
ed:
WHEREAS, The state board of
railroad assessors by their action in
1881 reduced the assessed valuation
OF railroad property in this county
more than 100000, and by their ac-
zion this year have again greatly re-
C9uced the railraad assessment. there
by taking the burden of taxation off |
the railroads, and placing it on the
resident taxpayers of this county:
therefore be it
Resolved, That their action is con-
demned by this board,
Adopted the following resolution:
lNAsMUCH. As the law provides |
Tor the assessment of all personal |
property, and judgments clearly COM
Ing within that list; therefore be it |
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this board that the assessors should |
comply with the law in this re-
gard.
Adopted following resolution:
That section No. 1927. compiled |
laws of 1889, be hereafter strictly |
complied with.
Ordered that sections b, 80, "a and |
30 in Seventy-Six township be raised |
on valuation as returned by assessor
10 per cent.
Ordered that assessed value Wei
llngtOn water oOmpany's plant in
Wellington township be raised to SlO,-
500.
Accepted following proposition:
Il hereby propose and offer to make |
an examination of and report upon |
the financial affairs of your county as |
Shown by the books and records of its
various county clerks and county |
treaSurerS from the organization of |
The county to July LIST, 1892, and to |
accept as my only compensation
therefor One-half of such monies as | |
may cause to be restored to the cOun-
W treasury from the state treasury. |
by reason of excessive payments of |
taxes having been made to the state
treasurer by your several county
treaSurerS.
(Signed:) A. A. RICHARDS"
The case of County Surveyor Sim
mons against the county was called
before Judge Ray again last week
and Simmons was given a Judgment
for something over 500, which in
cluded pay for keeping the surveyors
Office open every day in the week.
Mr., Simmons and his deputy, Orville
Smith, both testified that it was nee
eSsary to keep the Office open every
day in the week. County Attorney
Pool offered evidence contrary to this
for previous periods, but the Judge
ruled that the evidence must cover
the period of time in question. This
appears to be rather a strange ruling.
as it makes the surveyor and his dep
uty the only possible witnesses.
Judge Ray told the writer hereof at
the time of his fOrp,or r,,1;nc, roo,,;,