Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-07-16

allowing claims. after which the board at
1870 p. M. adjourned to meet Wednesday,
July 6, 1895
Attest: GEO. NJ. UFFOKD-
IsEALl County Clerk
Wa-keeney. Kan. July 6. 1898.
The board of county commissioners met
to-day pursuant to their adjournment on
July ). 1898. All members present.
On account of DIR. Amis having left the
county. the offices OF County Physician and
County Health Officer were declared vacant
and DR.. Jones was elected Health officer
until the second Monday in January. 1899 at
the rate of 5000 per annum. subject to his
acceptance
In the matter of the six several roads.
upon which original action was taken by the
board at their a pril 1898. session, same were
again brought up for final action by the
board. The viewers in each case reported in
favor of the road.
In the cases of the two roads in Wilcox
township petitioned for by ID. w. Curtis ct
al, and that petitioned for by Thomas Kite
ct al also in Wilcox township. and that
petitioned for by f. b. Webb ct al in Wa
Keeney township. the board after thorough
investigation of each case, made the follow
ing order:
First: That the road which D. W. Curtis
and others had petiUioned to be established,
commencing at the southwest corner of sec
ton thirty-three. township hfueen, range
twenty-three, and running thence due
north on section lines. near thereto as
| Il good road can practically be made, to a
certain point to be selected by said viewers
and the county surveyor, on road number
thirteen. (old series) established July ., 1881.
and there terminating. said road to be sixty
feet wide. 1t ordered that the same be
declared u public highway in all respects
and in accord with the view and survey re-
ported and returned by H. II. Cawley, John
G. Marcy and George Wollner- viewers. and
w. b. Robinson. county surveyor
Second: That the road which d. w Curtis
and others have petitioned to be vacated.
to-wit: All that portion of road number
thirteen (old series situated in township
fifteen. range twenty-three. Trego county.
Kansas. lying south of the point where road
number twenty-eight mew sefies) joins said
road number thirteen. 1t was ordered that
the same be declared vacant in all respects
and in accordance with the report of H. III.
Cawley. George Wollner and John g. Marcy.
viewers and W. B. Robinson. county sur
veyor. returned and filed in the Office of the
! county clerk
| Third: That the road which Thomas Kite
ct al. in WILCOX township. had petitioned
| for. commencing ut the northeast corner of
section twenty-five, township fourteen
| range twenty-four. thence south on section
| lines. or as near section lines a good road
can reasonably be made. six miles. to the
northeast corner of section twenty-two-
township fifteen. range twenty-four. and
there terminating. 1t ordered that the
road be declared a public highway in all re-
spects, in accordance with the return of the
view and survey returned and reported by
| A. B. Cooper. George Young and J. J. Ker-
aus. viewers. and W. b. Robinson, county
surveyor.
Fourth: That the road petitioned for by
E. B. Webb ct al. in Wa-keeney township.
| twelve. township thirteen. range twenty
three. thence west along section lines five
miles to the northwest corner of section
seven, township thirteen. range twenty
three, and there terminating. said road to
be sixty feet wide 1t ordered that the
road be. and the same is hereby. declared to
be public highway viewed. surveyed.
returned and reported by J. NJ Rinker. J. b.
Inscho and John Re1dig. viewers, and w B.
Robinson county surveyor.
The county clerk was instructed in each of
the above cases to spread the reports and
records of each of the said four last above
named roads on the road records of Trego
county. and to plat the same as returned by
the county surveyor, and to instruct the
several township trustees through whose
townships the several roads run to cause to
be opened to public travel the said roads, in
accordance with the order made this day
In the matter of the road which A. t. Hol-
mes ct al. of Wilcox township. had petition
ed might be established. it appearing that
no survey had been made and that other
reasons existed why the road should not be
establishes it was ordered that the road he
} not established. and the proceedings be dis
missed.
In the matter of the road which E. A Gus
chewslly ct al. of Collyer township. had pc
titioned might be established. the case was
brought up for hearing 1t appears in this
case that the statutory notice had not beer