Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-01-16

was elected and sworn county clerk
pro TEN, George NJ. Ufford. county
clerk. having refused to act ana at
tend upon the Board of County Com
miSsiOnerS-
ii. S. Givler then appeared before
the board in regard to the matter of
county printing Board decided to
wait until Commissioner Swiggett ar
rived, to consider the same
Henry Sherry then appeared before
the board and requested that bounty
on rabbit ears be raised from . cents
to 10 cents per pair. The request was
not considered by the board
On motion of Commissioner Bar
clay the board decided to take up the
matter of county printing immedi-
ately after dinner.
Commissioner Swiggett then ap-
peared and refused to recognize Com
missioner Barclay as member OF said
board or to act with said board, but
forthwith proceeded to organize a So
called Board of County Commission
ers, consisting of Commissioner Swig-
gett and one Mr.. Marquand.
County Superintendent A; ,; Pea,
cock then appeared before the board
and presented the following recon-
mendation of associate examiners of
teachers:
WA-KEENEY, KAN, Jan. IL, 1897.
To the Honorable Board of Com
missioners, Trego County, Kansas;
| GENTLEMEN: / hereby nominate
Mr. q. c. r.. Piersee and Mrs. May
! Greenwood as associate examiners OF
applicants for teachers certificates in
| Trego county for the ensuing year,
and respectfully ask your appoint
ment of the same. A. S. PEACOCK.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion, Trego County, Kansas.
N ThereupOn, on motion or COM
missioner Barclay, the above recon-
mendation of associate examiners OF
teachers was confirmed.
III. IS. Giyler, of the firm of GivleT
& Crooks, proprietOrS of the WEST
ERN KANSAS WORLD, then appeared
before the board and submitted the
| following bid for the county printing
for the ensuing year:
WA-KEENEY, KAN, Jan. IL, 1897
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Trego County.
Kansas:
GENTLEMEN: The WESTERN KAN
sAs WORLD agrees to do all the county
printing at 20 per cent. of legal rates
GIvLER s. CROOKS,
Proprietors.
We also agree to do all the job work
at three-fourthS of present prices
charged. GIvLER s. CROOKS,
Preprietors.
On motion of Commissioner Bar
| Cray VI. W oioco was opPoihcNA P0A
chasing agent for the county for the
ensuing year, and to have the care OF
court house and grounds.
The board then took recess until
O'Clock p. m. of this, the 18th day o.
January, 1897.
After RECOMMENDING the board theT
took up the matter of county print
ing and awarded same to the WEST
ERIN KANSAS WORLD as per bid filed
it being the lowest and only bid pre-
sented to the board.
Moved and carried that the salarie!
of county officers for the ensuing yea
be as follows. viz:
county CLERK a I.oO'
County treasurer --.- 1,OO'
Sup't. public instruction. 45'
County ATTORNEY. 40,
| Probate Judge. 3U'
On motion the following gentlemen
were appointed associate examiner
of the county treaSurer'S books an(
accounts for the ensuing quarter, viz.
S. r. Cowick and a. A. Rassicott.
The following bonds of township
officers were approved, viz: III. n
Cawley, constable, Franklin town
ship, and Charles Stotu, justice of thu
peace, Riverside township.
! On motion board adjourned to NEE
Tuesday, January II, 1897.
6. w. Cross,
County Clerk pro tenn