Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-01-15
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In marked contrast with most of the
prior meetings of the present board,
business was not so crowded and press
ing. The most important business,
besides the usual allowances of bills,
follows:
The allowance of Miss Mary Shanks,
invalid, Sharon township, was in
creased from $40 to $25 per month.
The pc rsons appointed to examine
the books of the county treasurer's Of
fee, G. L. Bramwell, j. G. Walstad and
Judge Funk, reported everything cor
rect and in good shape. Tho treasurer's
accounts for several meetings balanced
exactly.
Elias Gibbs was appointed trustee
of Elwood township.
j. c. Davis was given tax title ON
lots 40 and Al, McClearey's 3rd addition,
consideration $1,000.
s. K. w. Field was allowed a certlfi-
cate of error on assessment on cattle
that were assessed in this township,
removed to Mingona township and
reassessed.
County warrants which have remain
ed unclaimed over three years, amount
ing to $3.50, were cancelled.
Mrs. Fannie Denton squared an old
tax account of ST. by paying $50.
The Dunkin family in Sharon town.
ship were allowed S24 dollars per quar-
ter.
An order was made for the papering
of the register of deeds office.
Shaw Bros. allowed G. of E. on val
uation of personal property in Medicine
Lodge because of double assessment.
j. l.. Brady and Geo. w. Horney
were appointed to act in conjunction
with the probate judge to examine the
county treasurer's books for the next
quarter.
Mrs. l.. E. Beals was allowed G. of
E. on lots and Z, penalties and inter-
est on taxes, in Stolp's addition, Wal
nut ST., Medicine Lodge.
Numerous other certificates of error
were issue, most of which are compar-
atively Insignificant.
DR.. Burney presented bill of $3.50
for services in the amputatlon of the
limb OF E. E. Hagerman. This matter
caused SO much dissatisfaction among
the professional men at the last quar-
ter's meeting and the board had hoped
that the matter was at end, but DR..
B. thought he was as much entitled to
q f60 q nf Oth
made an allowance at the previous ses-
sion. Altogether DIR. Burney was in
hard luck at this meeting. Out of
three bills that he presented to the
board, only one was allowed and it was
reduced 20 per cent. While we SYM
pathiZe with the Doctor, it must be
said that board of commissioners is
i'll duty bound to be very careful and
prudent In the allowance of bills Moth
ing can be more abused than pauper
practice of physicians and the line
must necessarily be drawn somewhere.
The board adjourned on Saturday
evening sine die and the new board
| met on Monday and organized by elect
ing John Wyer chairman and adjourn
ed.
Pursuant to a petition signed by
Commissioners Murray and Walker,
the chairman called special session for
| the transaction of some new business.
S. l.. Allen rendered his resignation
as clerk of Medicine Lodge township
and F. E. Read was appointed.
Tom Finley was appointed clerk of
Aetna township. Mr.. Finley is among
those who were elected but failed to
qualify, thus creating a vacancy.
The matter of the formation of the
bond of Treasurer elect. j. S. Jones,
was discussed and three propositions
were made him. First, to give bond
of $40, 900 by Security Company and
600 within the county; second $4O,-
600 from Security Company; third,
$65,OOO within the county. The reason
for requiring greater bond bearing
the names of individuals than one bear
ing the name of the Security Com
pany IS that bond by Security Com
pany is regarded as being worth its
face whereas one signed by individuals
very often is not. In these times it
will also be very difficult for an officer
to secure large bond within the coun-
ty.
The Board adjourned on Monday
afternoon.