Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27
Commissioners Proceedings
CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSION BOARD OF coMMi
sIoNERs

CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSION BOARD OF COMMITS
sIoNERs.
STATE OF KANSAS, lss
Phillips County,
To the Honorable T. J. Halbert, Chairman of
the Board of County Commissioners Of Phillips
county, state of Kansas:
We the undersigned members Of the Board of
County Commissioners of the county OF Philips,
state of Kansae, respectfully request You 10 call
special session Of the Board OF Commissioners Of
said county of Phillips for the purpose of taking
such action on the part Of said Board as the re-
ouirements of law and the provisions of the stat
ntes In such case made and provided may demand
upon the question Of procuring fuel for the poor
OF the county and such other business az may
come before said board, and we request and
recommend that such special session OF said board
of County Commissioners be held at the office OF
the County Clerk OF said county, at the city OF Phil
hpsburg, the cOunty.s of said county, on the
18th day OF December, A. D., 1894, at o'clock
IL Respectluiiy, T.J. HALBERT,
q. IL. rAENAHuT,
Members OF the Board OF County Commission
ers of the county of Phillips, state OF Kansas
STATE OF KANSAS,
Phillips County,
To g. II. Tannahill and T. j. Halbert members
Of the Board of County Commissioners OF the
county Of Phillips, state OF Kansas, and to each
Of you;
(ientlemen:-At the request Of yourselves, as
two members of the Board of County Commits
sioners OF said County Of hilllps, state OF Kan
sas, hereunto annexed, you and each OF you are
hereby notified that said request for IA special SEES
siOn Of said Board IL hereby granted, and you are
requested and notified to be and appear at the Of
fee OF the County clerk Of said county in the city
Of Phillipsburg the county seat Of said county OF
Phillips, state Of Kansas, on the 18th day OF De-
cember A. D., 1894, at O'Clock u. M, OF said day
for the purpose Of Cesidering the questions above
set forth, and such other business as may come
before said board T, j. HALBERT, Chairman,
of the Beard OF County Commissioners of the
county Of Phillips. state Of Kansas.
We. the undersigned, members of the Board of
County Commissioners Of the County OF Phillips,
state OF Kansas, do each hereby acknowledge due
and personal service upon US, and each Of us, of
the above aud foregoing notice, advising and no.
tifying us OF the special session Of the Board OF
County Comm ssioners OF the county OF Phillips
in the state Of Kansas, at the time and place there
in stated and for the purposes therein set forth.
T. j. HALBERT,
q. ii. TANNAHILL,
Members Of the Board OF County Commission
ers of the county OF Phillips, state of Kansas
December 49, 1894,
Board met pursuant to above call for specrl ses-
| sion Present Halbert and Tannahill.
On motion, the board decided to make appllCa.
ton to the c. X. l. Il p Railroad, for free freight
rates for coal for the use Of the destitute Of the
county and prepared the following communc9 =.
tion with reference to the same:
Philipsburg, Kansas, December Is, 1894.
| D. P BAILEY, Agent at Phlipsburg:
Dear Strive are DESTROYS OF furni hing the
destitute Of this county, coal free Of cost and in
view Of this we would respectfully ask that you
| bring this matter before your company, with a
| view to granting free rate on these shipments.
We think 1t will require not to exceed Is cars to
| supply this demand, and we would aek that these
shipments be made to Prarleview, Phhpeburg
and Agra 90 that It might be distributed az near
| where IL Is needed az possible This coal will be
| shipped from Mcterren, colorado. We enclose
the sanction Of all the coal dealers interested, aud
assure you that this coal will be used only for the
purpose Tor which 1t is intended, '.
Yours truly, 7 j. HAIBERT,
G H. TANNAHLLL.
To the Commissioners Of Phillips county, Kans
Gentlemen,-W the undersigned, coal dealers
Of phihpsburg, prairieyiew and AgPe, consent to
having coal shipped in the county by you for the
benefit Of the destitute Of our county,
THEo. SMITH,
A. W ROBERTSON, ph,,,.L
CENTRAL LUMBER 20. "'"PS"u'e'
NJ BEcKLEY
A. j. BOWMAN. lp.o;.I..
| A. r. WALKER, AA"'ohe"
A. T. SSStTr,r; Agra.
PhillipRburg, Kansas December Is, 1904
r-.,, p Callawsy Il Co.,
h"Nei Colorado Springs Colo
Gentlemen I'VE. the Undersigned oVaru o
commissioners OF PHILIPPE county, Kansas. hereby
authorize your agent at this place (MP. Robertson
to order coal for us at such times as It may be
needed at the price Of Sl.7I per ton, F. o. B. care
at mines, for RUBY Lump" coal, ssid orders "a