Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-21
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
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state OF hduSdS,
Barton County, IS.
Co. Clerks Office April IL, '92.
Board of county commission rs met
in regular session as provided by law,
there being present ]. F. Strothman,
chairman, C. L. Moses. w. P. Bruce,
r. p. Typer county clerk. and Geo. j.
Spencer, sheriff.
The bridge between sections 10 and
IL, Lakin township, condemned and
ordered that J.F. Storthman commune
cate with j. Sprinkler Trustee, to see
what is needed.
Ordered that personal tax of Frank
Oliverious and Sheriff costs be related
acct. of erroneous assmt., amt. $4.71.
Ordered that personal tax of j. W..
Campbell be related s4,11 on acct. of
erroneous assessment.
In the matter of afidavits of Jacob
Kline as to obstructing the highway by
the Kansas and Colorado Pacific Rail-
way Co., commencing at NE corner
Sec. 3-18--13 in Barton Co. Kans.
Said public highway running east and
| west for a distance of six miles and said
railway to have crossed or entered such
public highway on north side its, road
bed at point about mile east OF the
! n w corner of sch. 4-1S--12 in Brrton
| Co., Kans, and have left said public
highway at or near the n w cor. of Sec
l5-1S-12 Barton Co., Kans., ordered
to notify said r. r. Co. that appraisers
will meet on Friday. April %, 1892, for
the purpose of assessing damages for
obstructing highway. Place of meet
ing on sec. 4-1S-12 at 1Oo'clock am,
appraisers appointed as follows: Mr..
Chas. Williams, Dick Bessie and Lash
of Eilinwood, KS, appraisers to meet
at Jacob Kleins at 10 o'clock a. m.
Ordered Related to John Lindes,
$3.50 valuation on act. of being assessed
in Pawnee Co., on same, taxes OF 1891.
Board appointed A. Y. Mccormick
health officer.
In matter of F. II. Gran double as
sessment in Comanche twp. laid over
until next meeting.
R.C. Bailey representing the city Of
Great Bend made the following propo-
sition to Board of Co. Commissioners
that the trees on south side of court
house be trimmed and north side be
replanted with trees, the city agreeing
to pay for one half of the work; the city
further agreeing to place hydrant in
court house yard providing the Co. will
pay one half the expenses of layiDg'pipe
to and from the main, west of court
house, on north side of said court house
main to be at least inch, the city to
pay expense of hydrant. This PROPOSE
ton was agreed to by committee.
Petition for bridge south of r. e.
crossing at Hoisington approved.
Petition for bridge in Albion twp.
on Blood creek, laid over.
Board resolved that no traction en-
CINE shall be allowed to- cross any
bridge in Barton county without first
laying plank 1engthwise of the bridge
to cross on, under a penalty of $1,000.
Ordered rebated to A. L. & S. F. r.
r. Co., $25.65 on city taxes of 1890,
paid under protest.
Road petition H. F. Planning recorded
was as follows, commencing at the S E
corner Sec 81 10 IL at place of be-
ginning, thence running west between
31-19-11 to Sec 6-12-1 until said
proposed road intersects with Washing
ton St., Ellinwood, Kans. Said road to
be sixty feet wide, viewers as follows:
Nick Keeper, Chas. Book and Henry
Bunta, viewers to meet at Office of
Topeka in Ellinwepd, April q, 1892.
Road petition of Henry Unruh re-
ceived; viewers appointed as follows:
WI. McGreve, Thos. keenan,, M. T.
Compton to meet at residence of Willis
Howerton in Liberty township, road
described as follows, commencing at a
place of beginning at the track of the
A. T. s. S. F. r. r. between and at the
intersection of Section (9) and Sec. (16),
Twp. lZOl, IL. ll4), running tnence east
along said section line to the Arkansas
River, between section 10-15 and IL
IA, Twp. 20, R. IA. Said viewers to
meet Mar. 5, 1892.
Ordered related to N. III. Richie one
half of personal tax of 1891, act. erron-
eous assessment.
Road petition of T. B. White and
other land owners consented commits
sioners ordered the road opened as fol-
lows: commencing so feet n of A. T. &
S. f. r. r. between sections IL and IL
and running south to the river, thence
beginning at the corner of section II
IL and running east on section line be-
tween sections II and Is to county line
in Road District No. 5.
Ordered that county pay for record
ing deed of G.. II. Howard to Geo. Cara