People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-07-18
Commissioners Proceedings.
JULY 1, 1896.

Commissioners Proceedings.
JULY I, 1895.
The Honorable Board Of Coun-
ty Commissioners met in regular
session July I, 1896. J.P. Faurot,
chairman, Yewel Griffith and D.
A. Espy, members Of the board,
and Chas. Sadler, county clerk,
were present.
Claims against the county ex-
amined and allowed as recorded
in warrant record E.
The assessed valuation on WI
of riv of sec q, 81 lie reduced to
5000 for 1896.
Assessment for Improvements
on 20 # of W 100 # of lots %,
% and "a, block 81, Wellington,
stricken off on account of i'm
provement not belonging to
owner of the lots, and on account
Of double and erroneous assess
ment, the Improvements being
listed as personal property by the
owner.
w. ]. Newbold, register of
deeds, appeared before the board
and requested the board to wit
ness the burning Of all cancelled
and outlawed chattel mortgages
prior to 1892, which he claimed
were ready to burn under the new
law which required the presence
of the board, and the board went
out and saw the fire.
Adjourned to meet next morn
ing.
JULY 2, 1896.
The board met pursuant to ad-
journment, all members present.
The day was spent in auditing
and allowing claims, which are
recorded in warrant record E.
Adjourned at E o'clock to meet
next morning at s o'clock.
JULY 3, 1896.
The board met pursuant to ad-
iournment. All members of the
board were present.
Ordered that tax sale eff No. u
Of 'o2 be cancelled and the pro-
ceeds of sale, $I.33, and 10 pei
cent interest on same, be refund
ed to G. M. Turley on county
warrant, on account of the sale
being erroneous.
Geo. T. Pitts appeared before
the board and requested to have
one certain item of mortgages
$1,000 in the personal property
statement ofKate Lindley, strick-
en- from the assessment roll o
city of Wellington, under chapter
I63, laws of 1895. On advice o
the county attorney, the request
was not granted.
Whereas, 1t has been showr
to this board that the waters If
Slate creek above the Wellington
Water Works dam have beer
stocked with fish received from
the government fish commission.
er, and Whereas, 1t appear:
that the said supply Of fish i;
likely to be destroyed on account
of so much fishing in the waters
Of said stream with troutlines, il
is, therefore, Ordered, By thi.
board that the superintendent O
the county farm protect the fish
in any waters running through
the county farm, and to permit
no fishing whatever in said water:
except by pole, hook and line.
Sealed propositions Of F. A.
Amsden, the Rock Island L. 6
Mfg. Co. and the Hunter Milling
Co. to furnish coal for court house
jail, poor, ETC., were opened, and
F. A, Amsden's bid being the
lowest the contract was let tc
him at the following prices;
Pittsburg, Weir City or Fontenac
shaft coal, lump coal in Car lots
delivered to court house, $3.45
per ton; for the poor, at yard
screened lump coal, $3.50; extra
for delivering ] ton or less, I5c;
Canon City No. I, atyard, screen
ed lump, $6.4o per ton; extra for
delivering ton lots, zoe.
The contract was let to DR.. B.
B. Freeman to do the work Of
county physician for the poor Of
Wellington City and Wellington
township, including Jail and coun-
ty asylum, for $I75, the doctor tc
furnish all medicines, instruments
and appliances for one year, be.
ginning July 20, 1896.
Pauper practice in the town.