Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-13
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Office of County Clerk,

Theo. Griffith. Minutes of meetings
July 3, Aug. and July viewing
bridges read and approved.
Ordered that valuation of improve.
ments, $50, be changed from lot IA
block 10. Ireland aidn. to Great Bend,
to lot 8 in block IS Great Bend city.
Ordered that tax sale of 1888 on lot
10 block 9, snd sale OF 1883 tax on lots
z, 8 and 9 block 10. also 1891 and 1892
tax on lots II block 10, Irelands addn
be cancelled and that all the delIn-
quent tax owned by the county against
lots to Is, Is and II block 8, Irelands
addn. and lots 3 to IL, block 10, Ire
lands addn. be compromised for Sl25
per lot and that county clerk be inA
structed to assign above property to
B. s. Dale upon payment of that
| amount.
Board adjourned to meet Oct. Sd.
Oct. 3d-No quorum appearing,
board adjourned to Oct. 4.
Oct. 4th-Board met pursuant to
adjournment. present full board.
Board agrees to accept the sum of S.
each as compromise of all DELINQUENT
tax on lots IL. and II, block SIS, and
lots l and 2, block IL and II, block IS
Great Bend city, and the county clerk
directed to assign above property to
D. p. Robertson on payment of that
amount.
Quarterly reports of T. G.. Stroth-
man, G. F. Diffenbacher, l.. 2. Aber,
L. G. Breeder, E. S. Brodie, NJ l..
Harrison and M. B. Fits, county off.
GERS, presented, approved and placed
on file.
Oct. 5.-Board proceeded to view
new bridges.
The following township and city
levies were approved by the board, viz:
Great Bend township mills, Lakin
township 2 mills, Wheatland town.
ship II mills, City of Great Bend
mills, Hoisington 20 mills, Pawnee
Rock 10 mills.
Board proceeded to the considera.
tion of bids for bridges, and after care
full consideration and comparison of
the plans of the several companies, the
contract for four bridges was awarded
to the Kansas City Bridge Co., their
bid being Sl340 for the four bridges, to
be constructed according to elans,
| specifications and contract on file in
the Office of the county clerk.
Bond of First National Bank, county
depository, presented and approved.
Ordered that D. R. Logan be refun.
ded 1914 on account of interest on tax
of 1885, on lot ID. block 6, city of Paw
nee Rock.
The board agrees to accept Sc IS as
compromise of all delinquent tax on
lot II. block II, Pswnee Rock, and
county clerk instructed to assign above
described property to D. B. Logan
upon payment of above amount.
Ordered that E. r. Smith be allowed
to redeem lots to 10, lock 8, River
| side Park addn. upon payment of
1888, and lots l to 10, block 10, same
addn. on payment of $4.73. above prop
erty to be redeemed from all delin-
quent tax previous to issuance of tax
deed, viz: 189-.
Board agreed to accept s10I.54 for
all delinquent taxes on E. 80 feet of
lots and 4, and W. 90 feet of lots
and 4. and lots 5, and 8, all in block,
101. Great Bend, and clerk instructed
to assign same to VIM. Ferger on pay
ment of above amount.
Bids for printing official ballots be-
ing opened, w. E. Stoke was awarded
the contract. his bid being 81 90 a
thousand for all the ballots needed
for election Nov. 7, 1899.
Board examined the clerk of the
court dockets as to stenographers fees
received. None collected for this quar-
ter.
County clerk and county attorney i'm
structed to release of Judgment in
favor of county. on n. ] S. w. Sec.
II, and N. W. / Sec. Is, T, 10. r. IL.
property of G. 81. Hulme ct. al, to
enable said Hume to negotiate new
loan of $4,000.
Board adjourned to meet Oct. 7th.
Oct. mo quorum appearing. board
adjourned to meet Oct. 9th.
Oct. Billboard met on aboye date,
full board present.
Bills of a. H. Connect, dressing
wound Of pauper and attending pau.
per, rejected.
Ordered that F. NJ. Nelson be re-
leased from the county Jail at once Tor
To nav q fine of s. and costs. and that