Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-13
Commissioners prOceenings.

n D. Murray, chairman, d. j, Kinscy, and
M, s. King,
on motion the following rebates were grant.
ed on the tau. of 1897; on tho sWh 2a.4-lO,
last half of tax is paid.
On Personal property OF q. II. Furguson In
school district No. 70, Crystal township, value
SlO3OO, constitutional exemption not being
allowed.
On personal property Of G. L, Brockett In
district No. 81, Greenwood township, value,
S27, exemption not being allowed by Trustee.
On personal property Of G. II. Utter, value
$50, In district No u, Long Island township,
the same being assessed IN both Dayton aud
Long Island townships.
On motion, the county clerk and treasurer
are instructed TO transfer tax on value Of
Sl35,00, personal property fromschool district
No. SO, TO district No. 70, and issue u rebate
certificate In favor Of II. Cahoon for the
difference In the amount of tax, the same
being enormously assessed In district No,
SO for 1897
On motion the county clerk and county
treasurer are instructed To- strike sale Nos,
$50 and 2S7 sale OF 1893 also sale Nos 1854 and
1855 and iil4 sale of 1894 and to charge the
various funds with tho amount OF their levy
for those years. the property in the above
having been doubly assessed for said years,
On motion sale No. 1905 was ordered TO be
stricken from the sale record of 1897 and the
county clerk and county treasurer ordered
to refund money with lawful interest TO hold.
or Of tax sale certificate, as tho property In
the above sale number at tho time OF assess.
ment for 1895 was government land.
On motion board adjourned until seven
O'Clock p. IN.
Seven o'clock p. IN. board met pursuant to
| adjournment Allmembers present. On mo.
ton, the following official bonds were APP
proved
Arcade township. Trustee, Moody Clark;
Treasurer, j A Hoover; Clerk, Il q Lee.
nnuuar Truatna Rich IaaniOtas
urer, " Allen; Clerk, b Weber.
Belmont. Trustee John Farley; Treasurer
Aug Sebeus; Clerk, Frank Weber; Consta-
Bile, Albert Coffin.
urer, Arthur Knowles; Clerk. Harry Steele;
Justice Of the Peace, Jacob Thompson; Con.
able, Peter HrOner,
Crystal Trustee + NJ Justln Treasurer,
John II Carroll; Clerk, w L Beedy; ConstabeS
L Davis, o Capps.
John Winters, Constables j Il Glass, j y
Steele
Deer Creek. Trustee W II Collins, Clerk
Vim DesbroW, Justice Of the Peace Roy Van
Loan, Constable j A Stage.
Freedom. Trustee II A Dixon, Treasurer
Luther Wilcox, Clerk w T Jacobs, Constable
Genwood. Treasurer Geo Baum Clerk
Frank Peasley, Constable John Brandon.
Granite Trustee John II llageman, Treas.
C Greenwood. Trustee NJ p Abbott, Treasur-
or W jackson, Clerk Chas Morrison. Bond
OIL B McCauley rejected as Geo Il Drockett
wished to released from bond.
Klrwln. Trustee A Boohtel, Urea Surer I n
Scott, Clerk W W Colby, Constables Crist
| and L A Lands.
Logan Trustee Nicholas Noel, Treasurer
| Fred Albright, Clerk VIM s Lappln, Consta-
| bles VIM Stunkle, Thes X Shurtz,
| oo1 leland U'ruatao ~ a. (Ozad Trnagurar
| Geo b Young, Clerk j NJ Figley, Constables
| @ S Adkins, @ M lIalderman.
| Mound. Trustee Geo Schauer, Treasurer
NJ Miller, Clerk Geo Veeh, ConstabIes Jno
Bach, Geo Coureon
urer W d Granger, Constables u Heath,
| Dempsey HSmth.
PIainyiew. Trustee W II Meyer, Treasurer
d o Beattie, Clerk VIM Ross, Constable
Plum, Trustee W Strain, Treasurer VIM
Powell, Clerk G Gremmell.
Prairie View. Trustee II Dragt, Treasurer
D W Thomas, Clerk George Farrell, Constable
G B Ryckman.
II Gingles, Clerk Q z Parker, Constables
| John Wigton, } NJ Elliott.
Solomon Trustee Chester, Treasurer II
Sutley, Clerk W Murray, Justice et the
Peace Henry Duncan, Constables Duncan
| @ j Landreth.
|
L w Monk, Constable L II Cook.
Towanda Trustee N w Smith, Treasurer
| VIM Kiddie, Clerk H D Reeder.
Valley. Trustee M l. Bogart, Treasurer las
McMullen, Clerk John Coles, Constable L
Walnut. Trustee Solomon Bodle Treasurer
j Burntrock.
On molten the following designations were
accepted:
Il g Duncan constable of Solomon town.
ship, John Brandon constable of GlenWoOd
| township.
Board adjourned until 8 o'clock a. IN. Jan. L.
January 4, 1898, O'Clock a. m.
Board met puruant to adjournment, all
| members present.
The morning was spent in examining old
records regarding some surplus money In
| poor fund which was loaned out in 1887 and
which when paid was credited to county gen.
| eral fund,
At1Ia. m. board adjourned until p. IN. for
the purpose of visiting and inspec citing poor
| farm.
3o'clock p. IN. board met in pursuance to
| adjournment.
The work Of examining records continued
| during the afternoon.
On motion board adjourned until O'Clock
p. m.
o'clock IN board met pursuant to adj
| journment
After a careful consideration of the records
paid into the general fund from the proceeds
| of the notes from money loaned out of county
poor fund, and 1t ia hereby ordered that the
county treasurer transfer 5000 from the
county general fund to the county poor fund
| in order to partially reimburse said poor fund
as there is now surplus IN the county gen
| eral fund.
Theo Smith being ready for settlement on
hard coal bought of county and for coal or
dered for county, on motion, the following
| unf vua
Hard coal sold to Theo Smith 4467O1 lbs, a.
soft coal ordered from Smith, 40 tons go =,
at 50 70 per ton M .,, |I ~ ~
On molten board adjourned until a. IN
Jan. 3, 1898
January 5, 1898. 8oclock a. m. Board met
pursuant to adjournment, all members pres
eDt. Board called to order by Chairman
On motion the county clerk is instructed ia
issue rebate certificates Of 2H mills on the
library fund OF school district No. q, TO al
tax payers Of said district who have PAID tnell
taxes for 1897 and to correct the tax roll Dy
deducting 2H mills from the unpaid taxes IN
said district, such amount being an excessive
levy of such school district for library pur-
poses.
ON molten 1t is hereby ordered that the
county attorney be allowed to employ col
leotor for seed notessaid agent 10 receive W
full compensation so per cent of all amounts
realized on 1891 seed grain notes winch nave
not been renewed, and II per cent on renew
als OF 1891 seed grain notes, and 1913 notes
said compensation to be paid only when notes
are paid and to be deducted from the amount
collected. On motion board proceeded u
destroy old chattel mortgages presented BY
Van Z. Hugunin, register OF deeds
Onmotlon roads we're acted upon as follows
Lafe Nay road, viewers report accepted
and road ordered opened. Viewers paid al