Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-04-23

GEO, V. YORK
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to
before me, this-26 day of March A D. 1885,
GEO NJ. UFFORD.
[sEAL-1 County Clerk.
In the matter of six separate road
petitions hereinafter described:
First-D. w. Curtis as principal Pc
titioner in Wilcox township.
Second-D. w. Curtis as principal
petitioner in Wilcox township.
Third Thomas Kite as principal
petitioner in Wilcox township.
Fourth-A. Il. Holmes as principal
petitioner in Wilcox township.
Fifth-E. A. Geuschewsky as prin-
cipal petitioner in Collyer township.
Sixth-E. b. Webb as principal pc
titioner in Wa-Keeney township.
Each of which above named roads
being specifically described on this inn
mediately succeeding pages of this
record, in the road notices therein
recorded, were each in its turn care
fully considered by the board, who
found that the requisite number OF
legal petitioners were attached TO
each petition and that good and suf-
ticient bond accompanied each petit
ton, as required by law, the board APP
pointed the following viewers, to-wlt:
For the roads described as first and
second above-George Wollner, j. q.
Marcy and III. Ii. Cawley, with in
ctructionS to meet at the southwest
corner of section 33-15-23 west and pro-
teed to view the two last above men
stoned roads.
For those designated as third and
fourth above, George Young, ). }. ka-
rauS and \. b. Cooper, with lnStfuc-
tiOnS to meet at the northeast corner
of section 22-I4-54 and proceed to view
the two last above mentioned roads
For that designated as No. above,
A. J. johnson, A. Spena and Thomas
O'Toole, with instructions to meet at
the northeast corner of section 5-i2-25
west and proceed to view said road.
For that designated as No. above,
J. Nj. Rinker, J. b. InScho and John
Reddig, with instructions to meet at
the northeast corner of section 2-13-23
and proceed to view said road. The
board ordered the county surveyor to
meet with the said viewers in each of
the above cases and that the said
viewers give to all interested parties
"a hearing.
After passing number OF bllls the
board adjourned to meet Tuesday.
TUESDAY, April y, 1898.
Pursuant to adjournment, the board
recOnvened. All the members pres
ent. Henry HObbick and w. a. Scott
were appointed associate examiners
of the county treaSurer'S books and
accounts for the ensuing quarter.
The rest of the day was spent In dis
cuSSing and passing upon claims
against the county, after which the
board adjourned to meet "Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY,, April ID, 1898.
Pursuant to adjournment the board
reconvened. All the members pres
ent. On account of error in the as
sessment in 1894 and 1895, by which
the north half of the southeast quar-
ter of section 16-12-23 by which said
land was assessed at S64O each year in
stead of 1920 as the assessor intended,
rebate was allowed to Il. II. Moore for
tax for said years on said land for said
acceSSive valuation, amounting to the
sum of S2l.13, and county warrant was
drawn for the amount.
w. III. Sommerville proposed to pay
One-half of the amount OF taxes due
on lots 81, 33 and 81, in block Al, Wa
Keeney, sold in 1895, from which
building had been removed. for an as
signment of the certificate. The
cepted.
Austin Wiswall proposed to pay for
the redemption from TAX sale OF 1891,
of lots l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8. block in
Smiths addition, Wa-Keeney, includ
ing tax of 1897, and redemption fees,
the sum of So, the proposition was
discussed by the board and accepted.
1t was moved that DIR. j. NJ. Amis
be employed to do the medical and
surgical pauper practice of Trego
county, including all drugs and medi-
cineS used in such practice until the
of the new board of
county commissioners, in January,
1899, at the rate of $3.50 per annum-
The above sum not to include nee
eSSary assistance in surgical cases.
The motion was carried. On motion
Dr. j. NJ AmiS was elected local
health officer until the organization
of the new board in January, 1899,
and contract was entered into with
DIR. AmiS covering the above employ
mcnt of DR.. AmiS as county physician
and health officer, which contract is
In words and figures as follows, to-wit:
This contract made and concluded
this 18th day of April, 1898, by and
between Trego county, Kansas, and
j. NJ. Amis, witneSSeth, that the said
j. NJ. Amis, NJ. D., agrees to do the
medical and surgical pauper practice
of Trego county including all drugs
and medicines used in Sucn practices
until the organization of the new
board of county commissioners in JAN
uary, 1899, at the rate of $3.50 per an
mum, said compensation not to in
clude pay for necessary assistance in
surgical cases. Said Trego county, by
its county commissioners, hereby
agrees to pay to the said DIR. j. Nj.
AmiS, the above sum as full cOmpen-
satiOn for above named services, if
faithfully and properly performed.
This contract is further extended, by
all of the said nartiaS tn cover the /