Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-14
County Commissioners Proceedings.
Office of County Clerk,
Great Bend. July 3. 1899.

| OOaTu met pursuant TO law, all mem
bers present.
On motion the valuation on lots &,
3, 6 and s, block A, Ellin wood, redu-
ced $17OO, and $685. of personal prop
erty valuation of the Ellin wood Mill &
Elevator Co. reduced, on account of
loss by fire.
The valuation of the Citizens Bank,
of Ellinwood reduced $3.50.
/ Quarterly reports of the following
officers approved: L, G. Breeden, G.
F. Diffenbacher, M. L Harrison and
F. G. Strothman.
The board agrees to accept $50 as
compromise of all delinquent tax lex.
cept tax of 1S9S) on blocks and 10,
Hobson' 8 addition to Great Bend; the
sum of 81 so each for all delinquent
taxes On lots 4, 5, 6, Z, s, 9, 10 and IL.
in Phillips addition to Great Bend,
and the clerk instructed to assign
above property to G. L. and E. w.
Moses upon payment of above amounts.
Ordered that the valuation on i'm
provements on property formerly occu-
pied by the Great Bend Mills, be re-
duced So, $50, account of mill being
destroyed by fire.
Ordered that valuation on lot 8,
block l04 be reduced $50, account of
improvements being removed, and val.
uatlon on lot IL, block 12S reduced S25.
same account.
In matter of road petition of ]. W.
McCauley ct, al, ordered that prayer
of petitioners be granted, and appoint
Geo. W. Mitchell, David Murphy and
Geo. Valarius viewers, and direct that
| they meet at the office of w. Fl. Hall,
in HOisingtOn, on July %. 1899, and
from thence proceed to view said pro-
ed hearing, and report their action
to the board August Z, 1899.
In the matter of road petition of
Albert Spencer and others. same order
was passed and same viewers as above,
to meet, make view, and report at same
time.
Board adjourned to meet July ),
1899
July 5th.-Report of Probate Judge
and committee appointed to examine
the county treasury presented, ap
proved, and placed on file.
Ordered, that the sum of $4 so be
refunded the First National Bank,
account Of erroneous sidewalk tax lev
I1I Iok III
addition to Great BeEd, tax of 1898.
The board agrees that the j. V.
Brinkman Go. bank, and the First Nat
ional bank be, and are hereby appoint.
ed depositorys of county funds, the said
banks agreeing to pay for the use of
money deposited with them as such
depositorys 2 per cent. upon daily ball
ances. Each bank to fill good bond
in the sum of 500, 900, to be approv~
ed by the board, conditioned upon the
performance of their duty as provided
by law. Money to be deposited in
equal amounts in each bank, as nearly
as may be.
Board agrees to accept the sum of
! So each as compromise of all delinquent
tax on lots l, 5 and 9, in block II,
Great Bend, and county clerk directed
to assign above property to L. 2. Aber
on payment of the above amount.
Also, that they will accept $40 as
compromise of all delinquent tax on
blocks B, c, and D Lafferty's addition
| to Great Bend, and clerk directed to
assign above property to L. 2. Aber
on payment of that amount.
| Board adjourned to July s, then to
7th, Sth and 10th, account of no
quorum.
July 10 Ordered that w J. Ingram
be allowed refund on 500 valuation
on loi 81, block 81, Hoisington, tax of
1898, and that said lot be reduced $50
on 1899 valuation, on account of no
improvements on said lot
| BILLS ALLOwED-MIsCELL ELLAxEoUs
JOS Sprinkler, balance assessing Lakin
W H. Meacham, balance assessing Great
Bend city - .lO5 90
township and overseeing poor 70 90
Valentine Brada, balance assessing Walnut
ia Hoge. balance assessing Liberty town
ship, ......r.- -. 20 90
township. ;...-..-.... - % 90
c. koopman. balance assessing Great Bend
township. ,.-.....-: ...-. ..... 80 90
John Heifrick, balance assessing Logan town
ship ......... -. -. 20 90
township ;.;..--...... -. 40 90
W. A Brode. balance assessing Beaver
township p..;........,-... -, 20 90
| r u Seeoer, balance assessing Clarence
sownship. -. -. - -. 20 90
Jos McCorkle, balance assessing Fairview
township .---...-.-. :. - 90
5 :. ShattucE, balance assessing Homestead
township ,.:-..-....->.-. -. =. = 20 co
J. B. Frederick, balance assessing Independ-
ent township - 81 90
| ThOS. DeWerff balance aSsessing C0manoha