Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-04-21
COUNTY coMM1ss1oHERs.

Outside Of disposing of the county
printing and considering the bond COM
promising question the April meeting
of the commissioners did only the usu-
al amount of business. We reviewed
the situation of our bonded indebted
ness last week and at this time no fur
ther developments have been made.
Mr.. Herrick. the capitalist referred to
last week, Is willing to COMPROMISE as
soon as the county gets in such a shape
as to assure prompt meeting of obliga-
tions. He is willing to scale down to
bring it within the financial power of
the county to bring about the desired
result. The matter of county printing
is thoroughly reviewed elsewhere and
needs no REPETITION here. The most i'm
portant of the remainder of the busl-
ness is as follows:
The usual amount of assignments of
tax certificates were taken out, and re-
demptions of lands and compromises of
back taxes were also abundant. Among
those granted assignments were J. w.
Potes, to lot 10, Washington Avenue
East, Medicine Lodge for the consider
alton of 81; J. w. Metz, to lots Is and
II, block SO in Klowa, consideration
$50; w. G. Afford, to lot 10, block Al
and lot 10, block As In HazeIton, consid-
Grafton $35.
Among the redemptions were lot 10
and west 25 TT. of lot s, End Ave. West
in Medicine Lodge, for $3.50 and the
full tax of 1896 by AL Noble: the trus-
tees of the Presbyterian church were
allowed to redeem lot 5, 1stAve. East IL
Medicine Lodge by the payment of 81.
On Saturday $500 in uncalled for
county scrip was destroyed after having
remained unclaimed three years. DR..
b. r. Burney was appointed county
health officer at a salary of $25 per year
and county physician for the First and
Third commissioner districts at $40 per
year. Or. A. S. Cloud, of Kiowa, was
appointed physician for the Second dis
trict at $2S per year.
Messrs. II. A. Burnett, A. M. Houch-
in and Judge Funk, who were appoint
ed to examine the county treasurer's
books, reported the Office in good shape.
B. F. Glasier and Waldron Chase were
appointed to act with the probate Judge
the next quarter.
The bond of the Citizens State bank,
county depository was fixed at $12O, 600.
Chairman II. G. Walker was appoint
ed committee of one to inspect the
Lake City bridge and report as to the
necessary improvements.
The Board entered into contract
with G. w. Shaw to oil the wood work,
repair walls and paper halls and offices
of the court house for SIS.
j. B. Gano was appointed Constable
of Medicine Lodge on account of fail
ure of former appointee to qualify.
S. s. Funk, Geo. q. Smith and j. S.
Jones were appointed a committee to
contract for the furnishing of a map
upon the suggestion of l.. a. Bigger. of
Hutchinson, financial agent of Barber
county. Said map to show by colors all
lands against which the county holds
certificates, designating also all lands
delinquent for taxes of 1896. Mr.. Big
ger finds it necessary to procure such a
map in his effort to place matters before
the bondholders intelligibIy.
Quite an important, and one of the
last matters that was disposed of by
the Board was the matter of taxing
stock brought into the county after
March l. A number of prominent clti-
zens from different parts of the county
were in attendance at the meeting and
insisted that some steps be taken to Ell
Their check the Importation or to compel
the payment of taxes. They argued
that it was an imposition on the resi-
dent taxpayers and those who keep a
bunch of stock constantly in the coun-
ty. The practice of bringing in stock
after March Land running it out before
March of the following year is alto
gether too prevalent and it would be
nothing more than justice that this
stock should yield'revenue to the coun-
ty. 1t was the opinion of the county
attorney that this stock could not be
taxed according to law, but others diff
fered and it was the general opinion
that the matter should be tested. Ac.
cordingly the Board made an order re.
questing the several trustees to assess
all property in their respective town
ships unless evidence was produced
showing that the property was assessed
elsewhere. The trustees should follow
the Boards request so far as possible
The Board adjourned on Saturday af
ternOon.
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