Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-01-06
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS.
November Adjourned Term, 1892.

= Court met persuant to adjourn
ment, with the following officers pres
ent: j. b. Hyde, pres; John Nicker
son, associate justice; j. E. Dempsey,
sheriff and X. ID. Edwards, clerk.
Allowances were made as follows:
FIN Lewis, building bridge across
Swan Pond Branch, on road leading
from Sumner to Mendon. $117.5O.
i j W Ashley, building bridge
across Long Branch. $116.50.
1 NJ Hickerson, bridging Middle
Fork of Charlton river, 1925.
JE Dempsey for delivering Jordon
Hayes to the insane asylum, at st.
Joseph, Mo-, $34.75, and $65 to pay
the board OF said Hayes at said asy-
lum.
AL Wires, deputy county bridge
commissioner, reports that bridge
across Long branch has been built
according to plans and ndspecifications
and recommends payment OF the
contract price, s116.5O, to ] W
Ashley, contractor.
A l. Wires reports that the bridge
across Swan Pond branch, on road
leading from Sumner to Mendon, has
been built according to plans and
specifications and recommends the
payment of contract price, S117.50,
to + NJ Lewis contractor.
Bridge Commissioner Wires makes
report that bridge across Middle
Fork of Charlton river, known as the
Kitchen bridge, has been built ac-
cording to contract and recommends
the payment OF contract price to i
" Hickerson, contractor.
Township collector, of Keytesville
township, ordered to credit taxes as
sessed against L Veatch for 1892,
amounting to $40, on account of
erroneous assessment.
Ordered that the clerk of county
court release from the records the
mortgage executed by Jane W.
Bishop to the county school fund,
said mortgage being fully paid.
Ordered that the township collect
or, OF Brunswick township. credit
the taxes assessed against r. F.
Ringer, amounting to 30 so, on ac-
count of erroneous assessment.
Ordered that collector, ofSalisbury
township, credit taxes assessed
against Martha E. Ehrhardt for
1892, amounting to $500, on ac-
count OF erroneous assessment.
Ordered that the township collect
or, of Salisbury township, credit the
taxes assessed against Jas M Green
for the year 1892, amounting to
90. 20, on account of erroneous as
sessment.
Ordered the bond OF A L Welch,
county treasurer and ex-officio col
lector.elect, OF this county, for $24,-
600, be approved.
Ordered that A F Tooley, ex-officio
collector of this county, be author
lied to employ legal assistance in
collecting taxes for the year 1892
from the Wabash Railroad Co., and
the c B & K c Ry. Co., the payment
of taxes for said year being resisted
10y said railroad companies.
Upon the request OF Levi Chubbuck
secretary OF the state board of agri
culture, that delegates to the stat
road improvement convention beap-
pointed by tn, county, 1t 10 ordered
that the following named persons be
appointed delegates to represent
Charlton county in the state road
convention to be held
In Sedalia on Jan. 10th and goth,
1893: John Knappenberger, 8 j
Carter, c o Houston and J b Hyde.
On payment OF $1.25 per acre q
patent is ordered issued to FL Couch
for s1-2, NV Ia, section 26, township
56, range 1S, and sw IA. ne IA, sec
ton 20, township 56, range, 1S.
School fund bonds approved asfoh
lows.
NC Franklin for $40.
CT Wright for 5000.
sAlonIo Slaughter for $500.
MF Bills for $321.55.
I'D Weatherford for $500.
John b Cupp for $3.50.
Solomon North for $500.
John III Cash for $500.
. gvekannigiesser for $4OO. {