Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-16
Commissioners Proceedings.

Inc county commissioners were in
session all of last week and heard MANY
perplexing and difficult cases. Consider
able evidence was taken pro and con In
different instances especially where
counsel was employed on both sides.
The following is the most important
business disposed Of.
A petition signed by over 60 citizens
of Kiowa and vicinity for the building
of bridge midway between the pres
ent two bridges, was presented. The
board decided that in view of the pres
ent shortage of the county's finances
the building of another bridge, though
badly needed, would be inexpedient
and the petition was therefore not
granted.
A compromise was made with the
various officers and ex officers who, &C.
cording to the Nixon report, were in
debted to the county. 1t Is published
in full in another column.
Bill of Robert Adams for $45. 90 for
amount due on back pauper account of
Sun City, rejected.
Petition of Fred Eiklor to vacate the
townsite of Aetna, continued to April
term.
Road No. 257, petitioned for by A. A.
Pardee and others, rejected.
Ordered that j. w. Potes be allowed
certificate of error for 81, balance due
on certificate of f. B. Elklor and charg-
ed to county general fund.
Ordered that F. A. Lewis be allowed
a certificate of error for $64O. balance
due on tax deeds of F. B. Eiklor and
charged to county general fund.
w. S. Richardson was appointed
trustee of Aetna township.
j. U. Romig was allowed to redeem
lots Is and Is in Hactzell's addition of
Medicine Lodge.
j. Is. Gano was appointed constable
OF Medicine Lodge township to fill va
cancy.
Ordered that DR.. Osborn be allowed
$25 to take Mrs. Brooks child (pauper)
to orphans home.
K. w. Cooley allowed certificate of
error on a valuation of $50 for reason
of exemption not being allowed.
G. Il. Douglass allowed certificate of
error on a valuation of $40 on Sun City
lots for 1898.
I. L. Lindley was allowed to take
assignments on number of lots in the
city of Medicine Lodge for all taxes
due up to and including the tax Of 1898.
Bill of Allen Clay tor services in the
Sparks case rejected.
F. B. Eiklor allowed to take assign
ments to all lots in the town of Aetna
for the sum of 500.
w. II. Harmon & Co. granted a GER
tificate of error on valuation of $500
on stock for 1894.
Ordered that the matter of insurance
of courthouse, F. B. Chaplin have $4,-
600 in one company, w. T. Rouse $1,000
in one company, I. l.. Llndley 1000
IN one company, A. NJ. Houchin $4,000
in one company.
Petition for appointment of sheep in
SRecCOr was not granted.
The bnard adjourned Saturday. Com.
missioner elect Wyer took his seat
Monday and the board organized BY
electing n. q. Rowley chairman. The
chairman convened the board In extra
session and disposed of business viz:
Ordered, upon request of F. NJ
Shell, that A. M. Houchin be appoint.
ed to check up the county superintend,
ent's Office.
G. B. Currie appeared before the
board and, through his attorney-E
| Sample-asked to be released from j
w. Potes' bond which request was de-
| MED by the board.
Complaint was made that j. w.
Potes' bond was inefficient and board
proceeded to examine into the same
and after due deliberation, Treasurer
Potes was ordered to make new bond
of $4,000, 600 and 20 days from j anuarJ
| 10, 1885 was given to complete the
! same.
| 1t was ordered that the county treas
urer receive the taxes rendered by thu
Santa he railroad company and receipt
for the same. 1t was also ordered that
| the treasurer and his bondsmen be re
leased from any liability arising out O.
Tie deficiency incident to the watel
ditch tax.
| The board adjourned last evenins
until the April term.
/ Awarded
Highest Horors-Worid'S Fair.