The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The New Board Meets and Transaetsthe
Usual BusineS.-W. A. May Chosen
Chairman for the Next Year.

Chairman for the Next Year.
Commissioners met in regular session
ON Tuesday, January 10, present VIM.
A. May, Geo. p, Weber, Jerome
Vance, + b. Smith, VIM. Irons and
j. p. Hale, county clerk.
Board was called to order by county
clerk and and w. A. May elected as
chairman.
Petition of G. w. Haley and others TO
open up a road commencing at n point
so rods west OF southeast corner of sec.
ton 32.l.ll, Webster county, Nebraska,
running thence east On section line one
and one fourth miles to southeast
corner Of BILL, thence north on sec
ton line between 33 and 30 one mile &c
northeast corner Of section 33, referred
to Vim. Irons aud + b. Smith.
Petition OF county superintendent
for an appropriation of $50 for county
institute expenses, granted.
Petition for Incorporating town of
Blaken rejected on account Of includ-
ing rural territory.
The report OF the condition of the
t%reasurer's Office from December 0,
1895, to December z, 1897, by State Ex.
aminer Gilchrist, was read and filed.
Report showed that amount paid by j.
s, White to present treasurer was
s3i ,273.85 and that the balance as
shown by books should have been $751;.
263 90, leaving a BALANCE due Mr.. White
of e9.70. One or two small errors
caused this difference. A receipt en-
tered twice. failure to take credit on
refund and in school and collections.
Report OF state exa miner for the same
Office Tor year beginning January 9
1893. to December z, 1893, was also read
aud filed.
Semi annual report Of county treas
urer was read and approved and or.
dered placed on file.
Reports Of county clerk, treasurer,
sheriff, superintendent, and superin.
tendent Of county poor farm for the
year 1903 were read and approved and
ordered placed on file.
Clerks report-Total fees collected
for year, Sssl3 80, Expenditures for
salary. deputy clerk and extra help in
Office se4S0, leaving balance on hand
1888 so.
County superintendent roport-Bal.
auce on hand last report, si5, 90, exam.
nations, Ga, from sale OF books, % .67;
expenditures, $3.50; balance on hand,
$50 81.
Sherif's report-Total fees received,
si2i5 and fees still remaining unpaid
sss.27.
Report of superintendent of poo,
farm Expense for quarter sl52.5O
cash expense, $65.7o, total expense
e2l8 30. Receipts $33 90. Expenses IN
oxcess of receipts, s2l8.38. During the
year 1893 there was raised on the poor
farm 745 bushels of oats, 1900 bushels
OF corn, ITO bushels of potatoes, 20 tons
Of hay, $35 worth Of garden truck, $50
chickens, 575 dozen eggs, eco pounds
OF butter. Total number Of inmates
admitted during the year 0; discharged
s.; leaving four inmates at present.
si38 53 was expended for house and
field labor.
Motion prevailed that warrant be
drawn in favor Of county treasurer for
A.67, same to be applied on personal
tax of Louis 81 derlind.
Bids for furnishing county supplies
were opened and examined. County
clerk was instructed to purchase all
supplies for the county for the coming
year.
Petition from Inavale for county &c
buy Old school building to be used 70,
election purposes rejected.
+. Houchin was appointed justice o.
the peace for Garfield township.
Board adjourned TO meet January II
Board net Wednesday, January IL
with ell members aud the county cler
present.