People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-04-14
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

July 4, 1873.
1t was ordered that the COunty's in
terest in lot 2, block 3, Hunnewell
be assigned to U. A. GOOden on pay
ment of SIS; lot 3. block 80 to j. w
Reed for $40; lot 80, block % to L. G.
Hunnicutt for S.; lois II and 13 to B.
H. Ward for sl4; lots IL and l6, block
80 to Geo. W. Avery for s35; lot 10,
block 80 to A. L. Prater, B. H. Ward
and J. ]. Ketchel for SIS; lots II and
IS, block "a to J. W. Reed for $40: the
east Ii feet of lot q, block 80 for 81;
lot %, block SO to Nettie Silver for
$500
Ordered that the COunty's interest
in lot IA, block 4, Nye's subdivision Of
out-lots, Belle PLANE, be assigned to
A. L. Barner, administrator, on pay
ment Of $500.
A large number of property assess
ments were corrected.
Senator A. G. FOrney was appolnted
as delegate to the transconti rental
congress to be held at Ogden, Utah.
VIM Ballard was appointed as con-
stable of Greene township and VIM.
Fl. 0very as clerk Of Palestine town.
ship to fiji vacancies.
The remainder of the first days ses-
sion was spent in auditing claims.
Tuesday morning the Board took
up the road business. The report Of
the viewers on the W. F. ApperSOn
road in Bluff township was read and
considered; and it appearing that the
land owners had not all been notified
as required by law the proceedings
were dismissed at the cost of the prin-
cipal petitioner.
The road petition of John H. Wise
ct al in Osborne township was also re-
ieCted on account of excessive dam
ages claimed, costs likewise taxed to
the principal petitioner.
The following road petitions were
granted and the roads ordered opened
up, the right of way having been
granted:
H. J. WinslOw, Avon township.
VIM. H. jordan, Jackson -
|. D. DOdsOn, Springdale g
J. E. DOdSOn, 4" "
Viewers were appointed on road pc
titiOns as follows:
j. W. BOnham ct al, Simmer town
ship, Harmon Straw, W. H. Fitzhugh.
J. c. EdmOndSOn; to be viewed May
%, 1893.
Petition of D. W. Denegar ct al,
Falls tOgnship, Sol Miller, J. T.
Sturm, d. u. Ball, time May 20.
]. W. Mckinney ct al, South Haven
township, James Greenwade, E. E.
Mcdowell, Ed Crow, time May 30.
J. B. ZOOk ct al, Ryan township,
Capt. Nugent, David Ingram, B. B.
Bradley, time May "A.
Geo. McCanna ct al, Ryan town
ship, j. Fl. Heriff, H. H. Virgins, NJ.
R. England; time May %.
Lige Adams ct al, Bluff township,
B. A. Fletcher, c. c. Rulings, j. Z.
HutSOn, time May 26.
Joseph Urban ct al, Caldwell town
ship, B. A. Fletcher, c. c. Rulings,
J. E. HutsOn; time May %.
The viewers report on the Capt.
Nugent road on line between Ryan
and Springdale townships was ap
proved and road ordered opened up.
Damages allowed as claimed.
The viewers report on the Reece
road, Oxford township was approved
and road ordered opened Damages
allowed as revised. by the board.
The viewers report on the ]. B.
ZOok road in Ryan and Dixon town.
ships was received and the road re-
jected on account OF excessive dam
ages. Costs taxed to principal petit
tioner.
An appropriation was made for
the construction of a bridge across
Elm creek in London township on
section line between sections 26 and
q, London township to pay 500 and
the county the balance, to be con-
structed under the supervision of
Commissioner Heskett and to be and
remain the property of London town
ship.
The same sort of an appropriation
with the same conditions was made
for a bridge in Greene township across
Slate creek on section line between
sections l and ..
1t was ordered that three small
bridges be built on Guelph township
as follows: Two across Bitter Creek
on line between sections Is and q
twp. 81, one SO feet long and one IS
feet long; and one across same stream
between sections % and 81, % feet
long; all of said bridges to have a
roadway Is feet wide; Guelph town.
ship to appropriate $50 and the cOun.
ty the balance.
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