The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-02-16
COUNTY COURT.
Resume Of the Business Transacted nj
The February Term for 1889.

Resume Of the Business Transacted al
The February Term for 1889.
Court convened Monday, February
9Th, with the following officers present :
L 4. Swink, Presiding Justice; John
IL. saffell and W. NJ Smith, Associate
Justices; JEFF d. llighley, Sheriff, and
rhos. II. STAN, Clerk
ROAD OvERsEERs SETTLE.
The following named road oyerscers
made their annual settlements, which
were approved: Louis n Beave, I.
Is. Parks, Z. W. Burgess, +. Is. Au-
lsuchon, jackson Matkin, j. Il. Kirk
patrick, Fred Elser, Francis Abduction,
Geo. Z. Moore, John Cash, Lott Grit
fin, J.. +. McCarver, X. G. Bradley,
John NJ. Walker, John A. Cunning.
ham, J. n. Eaton, Charles +. Cole,
x, l.. Welser, VIM. n. Ragsdalc, J.
Z. Bentley, 7. L. Hunt, ~. ). I'd.
wards aud Z. J. Harrington.
ROAD ovERsEKRs APPOINTED.
Iron Township--Disl. /. James A.
Warren; 2, Thomas Wbi,worth.
Randolph - District /, Ab Bryan;
2, Quincy Belknap; 3, e. c. Shep-
pard: 4, +. +. Clay.
Perry--District l, .no appointment;
2, John NJ. Walker; s, JET Turley.
Big River--Dist. /, Jas x. Hunt.
Marion-Dist. ], Warren l.. Thur
man; 2, Wan. G. Bonham; 3, A. J.
Pinkston; 4, Joseph Janis.
St. Francois--Dist /, +. NJ Mat
kin; 2 John +. Bentley; 3, John A.
Cunningham; 4, u. +. Hamilton; 8,
Z. L. Hunt; 6, Alexander Moore.
ST. Francois and Liborty-Distriet
4, Nathan Hewlett.
Liberty-District /, j. W. Barron;
2, E. o. Presnclli 5, WIN. Hibbitts
I, VIM. J. Edwards.
Pendleton--Disi. /, r. l.. Welker;
2, John Elser.
ROAD MATTERS
An order was made appropria,Ing
90, 440 now In the Treasury to the
credit of the county road fund, de-
rived srom dramshop licenses, and all
additional sums Of road tax derived
from same source between now and
the 18th day OF March, 1899, to be
expended on the Flat River Road, be.
ginning at the corporation line Of the
city Of Pennington, for distance Of
ia miles, for grading, riprapping,
matchmaking aud grayeliug samo
and 1t was further ordered that the
County Clerk advertise in The Farm
ington Times that sealed bids will be |
received at bis office up TO O'Clock
p. M, March s, 1899, forsdoing said |
wnls, and that bids will be opened
anal contract awarded March sth, at !
p. ~, ,aa Court reserying the righ, to
ri 'et auy aud all bids.
>. ". litter anil Others filed petit
ton aui ploJt ui notice Tor public
road, aud further proceedings were
continued 10 May term.
Permission was granl'I To n. Joe
Lead Co. to cross any and ail public
highways in ST. Francois county with
railway to be built from a point on
the NJ. X. q b. T. railway to Gumbo
mines.
The road poll tax for 1899 was fixed
at two days work on public roads for
each person liable under the law to
pay the same, or the sum Of s2 TO DO
paid 10 the oyerscer OF roads.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The County Clerk was ordered to
aAses...e 4. TIC raIa'.5Eiiou Times
that sealed proposals will be received
by the Court at the May term from
banks, banking corporations or associ-
ations, in THE county for the deposi,
Of the funds of the county for the next
ensuing year, such proposals to state
the amount that will be paid for the
privilege Of being made the depository
OF such funds.
The property Of the st. L., /, NJ. d
s. R'y Co. in this county, including
tracks. RICH, of way, depots, etc, was
valued at s943, 100 for taxes for 1899,
and the NJ. X. 4 Is. 4. R'y Co. g at
sl26.740.
f. w. Porter was appointed a jus
tics Of the Peace fer the village Of
Elvins.
JEFF Armstrong, Constable of Perry
township, made settlement which was
approved.
1t was adjudged that account Of G. !
Haskins, disaliorsd al former term.
should be paid II there Is anything
due for services.
S. G. vansickle was appointed jan
itor Of the Court House, to be paid
sl0 a month for services.
Dramshop licenses were granted TO
l.. A. Chandler and Il. C. Meyer.
Bills ALLOWED AND WARRANTS ISSUED
@. II. wallace. Treasurer Of L.unatlc
Asylum No. .. board of patients. sc. 2 nc
W. u. Thomas. Treasurer OF Lnnatie
Asylum No. /. board OF patients. &C. 20 s.
Mary a. Politte. lunatic ............... % o.
J. W. Mitchell. sup't County Farm 81 %
Lang & Bro. cofiina for padpers ...., 70 %
". q. Baker, sec'y Missouri Heform
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7. n. Ytshsr. stationery .,............ sWl