People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-16
Proceedings OF the Board of County
Commissioners.

July 6. 1896.-T1e Board Of County
Commissioners met in regular session.
Yewell Griffith, chairman, D. A. Espy
and Thomas Murphy, members Of the
board, and Chas. Sadler, county clerk,
were present.
John Rody ordered released from
county jail.
Ordered that John NJ. Rowe be al
lowed to redeem from taxes lots Il
and IS, block SO, city Of Wellington,
on the payment Of SO.
Quarterly report Of county treasurer
and county clerk we're approved.
Adjourned to meet next morning.
July I, 1896.-Tne board met pursu-
ant TO adjournment.
Quarterly report Of superintendent
Of poor farm approved.
Ordered that Nordyke & Marmon
Co. be allowed to redeem lot 10 in
block IA, ArgOnia, on the payment of
$1,000.
Report of register Of deeds for quar-
ter ending June 80, 1896, showing
Sl52.9O fees due county and amount
paid to county treasurer. The epOrt
was approved.
Resignation of Henry E. Hahn, con-
stable Of Bluff township, received.
Quarterly report OF county superin-
tendent approved.
Ordered that tax on lot /. block a.
city of Oxford, abated on account of
lot being used as church property.
Pauper practice of Dixon and Nor
riS township let to DR.. D. F. Janeway
at $50 per year, payable quarterly.
1t having been shown to the board
that the section line one mile east Of
west line of Walton township, running
north and south, through said town.
ship, has been used fox the last %
years as a public road, the board de-
clares said line open as a public road.
Sale certificates Oh lot 26 in block
+, lot in block ,, lots 10, y, II, 16 in
block 5, lots 20, %, 30 and g in block
), lots /, 3, 5 and ! in block 6, lots q,
and % in block 6, lots g. II, 13 ard
Is in block s, all in west side addition
t. Wellington ordered assigned to V.
NJ. Ready for $500,
Application of 5. T. Shelley to do
pauper practice of Mulvane and Gore
township rejected.
Pauper practice in Belle PLANE city
and township and Palestine township
let to W. E. Bartlett at $37 per year.
Pauper practice in Eden, Creek,
Conway, Springdale, Sumner and Hi
nOiS townships let to R.A.McIlhenny
at $3.50 for one year.
Pauper practice in Ryan and Chi
kaskia townships let to ]. A. Greer for
one year at $4,000, payable quarterly.
Pauper practice in Downs and jack
son townships let to j. c. Webber one
year at $1,000, payable quarterly.
Pauper practice in Walton, Greene
and ValVerde township let to B. o.
GeeSlin one year at $4,000, payable
quarterly.
Pauper practice in South Haven
township and city, Falls and Guelph
townships let to 7, J. HOllingswOrth
one year at $4,000, payable quarterly.
Ordered that ]. n. McDavitt and
W. j. NewbOld be appointed to act
with probate Judge as an auditing
committee to check up Office Of county
treasurer.
Ordered that W. S, Nelson make
the settlement of 1895 tax rolls and
that he be paid 500 for said settle
ment
Road petition Of Elma Pearce was
passed on account Of right Of way not
signed.
Samuel R. Phillip allowed to redeem
lots and 3, Wallace'S second addition
to new Caldwell on the payment of
$500.
Outlawed scrip Cancelled $50.
County warrants Cancelled s7SS4.95.
Assessment of Stock Exchange bank
declared erroneous and ordered
changed back same as their statement
Adjourned to meet next morning.
July s, 1896. The board met pursu-
ant to adjournment.
All members of the board present.
Ordered that Tuck" Finch be re-
leased from jail when his time is up,
on the payment of costs.
Mr.. Cooley appeared before the
board and stated that as the time had
expired making the Oxford bank a
county depository, he was ready TO
Fay over the money. The board or
dered the county treasurer to make
settlement with the Oxford bank and
receive the money.
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