Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-13
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
Office of County Clerk,
January I'd, 1899.

January I'd, 1899.
Board of county commissioners met
in regular session. Present: Chair
man Dick, Commissioners Griffith and
Merten, County Clerk Fits and Sher-
iff Aber.
Minutes of meetings of October Sd
to 18th, November 11th and 18th, and
December 10Th read and approved.
Board refunded half of the tax on
the north half of lots 8 to II in block
II, Great Bend, tax 1898; also half of
the tax on the south half Of the same
lots, rebated on account of erroneous
assessment.
F. Ruch of Beaver township was re-
funded tax on S45 valuation on the
northeast quarter of section Is on &C
count of erroneous assessment.
The Great Bend Water Supply Go.
was refunded tax on $500 valuation
for 1898 on account of erroneous assess
ment.
M. Weiranch refunded tax of 1898 on
S165 valuation on 20 feet, east side of
lots 10 and Is in block, HeiZer Park
addition.
DIR. J.F. Hess allowed rebate on
sl5o valuation on % feet of lots 2I to
"a in block 1903, Great Bend, on ac-
count Of erroneous assessment.
Quarterly reports of M. l.. Harrison,
county superintendent. G. F. Diffen-
bacher, county attorney, and L. 2.
Aber, sheriff, were received and fled
The board accepted $33.22 in com.
promisesaf all delinquent taxes on the
north half of lot 18 in block 1875, Great
Bend, and $23 % on the south half OF
same, from @. S. Cutler.
The following bonds of township
and count9 officers were approved by
the board, viz
Jacob Alefs, justice, Buffalo tp.
J. A. Hogue. trustee, Liberty tp.
G.. w. Muse, treasurer, Wheatiand.
H.C. Hull, constable, Homestead.
J. G. Lytle, justice. Homestead.
Henry Ashpole, justice, Homestead.
WI. Mitchell, clerk, Homestead.
IlClJ0r, CutChos
C. w. Phillips, clerk, Eureka.
A. b. Wilcutt, justice, Walnut.
l.. G. Breeden, probate judge.
F. G.. Strothman, clerk dist. court.
John Bahr, treasurer, Walnut.
Chas. Wolf, justice, Comanche.
W. E. Klein, constable, .Lakin.
S. Gano was allowed a rebate of tax
on valuation of $40 on lots in Grand.
view addition to Great Bend.
Charles Yhltten was ordered re
leased from county Jail on payment of
costs.
Sheriff Aber was directed to return
Mrs. Teresa farmer to the insane asy-
lum at Topeka, she having become
violently insane.
w. G. Merritt was allowed rebate
cf tax on 5000 valuation on creamery
at Olmitz and amount charged to PEI
ter Brack.
O. A. Smith was allowed rebate OF
tax on $167 valuation, personal prop
erty in Liberty township, on account
of constitutional exemption.
The quarterly report of fees collect
ed by County Clerk Fits was approved
Gilmore s. Moses were allowed re
bate on S32 valuation in Buffalo town
ship on account. of double assessment
A. C. Fair s. Bro. having paid ta1
as personal property on judgement
amounting to $3.50, same was ordered
cancelled on judgement assessmen
roll.
w. F. Klein resigned as constabl
of Lakin township and Geo. W. Loga1
was appointed to fill vacancy,
F. G. Strothman's report of fees a
clerk of the district court was ap
proved.
Laura Novels was allowed to redeem
lots 10, II, and II in block IL, Grea
Bend, for S6 81, tax of 1SS7.90.
Quarterly report of l.. G. Breeder
probate judge, received, approved an
placed on file.
D. Hugh Halliday and Frank Ker
pei, appointed to act with Probat
Judge in examining the country treas
ury, made report showing balance cas-
on hand Jan. ?, 1899, 1882, PAS, %.
Report of Co. Treasurer of fees II
ceived during quarter received, al
proved and placed on file.
Ordered, that the Mclean Land
Investment Co. be allowed to redeel
their lands delinquent for tax of 1S9
,96 and 81 on payment of full amour
of taxes and interest to September
1000