Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1895-02-08
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Regular February Term. 1895.

Regular February Term, 1895.
Present. l.. II. Herring, presiding
justice. Chas. E Allen and Henry
Hays. associate justices, J. E. Demp
sey. sheriff, and r. ID. Edwards
clerk.
Township collector Of Muscle Fork
township ordered to credit the taxes
assessed against j. T. La Turno
with the sum OF % on account OF err
roneous assessment.
A. L. Wires. deputy county bridge
commissioner, makes report show
ing bridge built by Saml Elliott
over Hanna branch to have been
completed according to plan and
specifications, and recommending
payment OF contract price-$102.50
Ito said Elliott. contractor for said
bridge.
Collector OF Salisbury township
ordered to credit the taxes assessed
against John Girvin with the sum OF
$4.72 on account OF erroneous as
eessment.
Same as to W. W. Rogers with the
sum Of $5.22.
A. L. Wires, deputy county bridge
commissioner. reports bridge across
Barnes branch, north Of Salisbury,
completed, and recommends pay
ment of contract price-$1O0.O4-
to Dodge & Smith. contractors for
said bridge.
Same as to bridge across Willow
brauch. E. ID Dodge, contractor, for
the sum OF $1O5.
Upon the written consent OF the
sureties on the bond OF j. w Hershey
to school fund for q balance OF 5000
the clerk of this court 10 ordered to
rslease upon rhe record Of said mort
gage the Sc IA. se IA. 30-55-1S
Township collector OF Cunningham
township ordered to refund to New
ton Long the sum OF $73.27 on ac-
count Of said sum having been err
roneously paid by the said Long as
taxes. - s,<
Ordered that superintendent OF the
Charlton county poor farm receive
and maintain David huffman as a
pauper. who is feeble minded.
Ordered that the sum Of $40. pay
able semi-anually. be and the same 10
hereby appropriared to support OF
Edward Lippincott. pauper.
A. l.. Wires, deputy county bridge
commissioner. reports bridge across
Puzzle creek. north OF Salisbury. built
by Jacob Cantlon,to have been COM
pleted according to contract. and
recommends payment Of contract
price-$1O4- to said contractor.
j. E. Dempsey, sheriff OF this coun-
ty. presents his report OF sale OF land
Of Albert Wolf. to-wit: 2. NV Ia,
36-56-1s. under foreclosure OF mort
gage to school fund, which is exam
ined, approved and ordered to be
filed.
Ordered that the treasurer and ex-
officio collector Of this county be and
he is hereby authorized to settle the
tax-suit now pending In the Chari-
ton county circuit conrt at Keytes-
vile against the c. b. & K. C. Ry.,
Co.. by accepting from said company
the amount of taxes sued for less the
disputed items OF township and
school taxes as per the proposition
OF compromise made by said COM
psny to said collector and by him
reported to this court.
A. l.. Wires. deputy county bridge
commissioners. reports bridge across
Vandusen creek. three miles north of
Westville, to have been completed
to contract, and recon-
mends payment OF contract price
S10C-to A. l.. Armstrong, contract
or.
Same n to bridge across Long
branch, fonr miles south of Marco
line. A. l.. Armstrong. contractor
Tor the sum OF 500.
Ordered that superintendent OF
poor farm receive and main
taiu Mariah ]. Coy. who is feeble
minded.
Township collector OF Salisbury
township ordered to credit the per-
sonal taxes assessed against Anna
l.. Williams with the SUN OF $40 on
account Of erroneous assessment OF