Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-08-10
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Regular August, 1900, Term.

! OF the omceES Oelng present.
Upon the recommendation of the
township board of Cockrell township.
A. F. Arlington, county bridge COM
missioner, is ordered to let contract
for wooden bridge across a branch
on the public road leading from By
numville to Salisbury, near the resi-
dence of Henry Pleyer, and to make
his report at the next term of this
court
Same, upon the recommendation CT
the township board OF Salt Creek
township, as to wooden bridge across
the fork running into Hickory branch
on road leading north and south
from Indian Grove to Rothville in
I6.ss-Ie.
Same, upon the recommendation of
the township boards of Cockrell and
MusseItork townships, as to wooden
bridge across the branch on the road
leading north and south from West
vile to Musselfork, near the residence
of S. A. Keyes.
Same, Charlton township, for a
bridge across the Little Charlton on
the road running east and west from
Lewis mill to Keytesville, near Lewis
mill.
Same, Salisbury township, for a
bridge across the Middle Fork of the
Charlton on the old stage road lead
ing from Salisbury to Glasgow, near
the residence of g. L. Walburn.
Same, Musselfork township, for a
bridge across Cottonwood creek on
the road running north and south
from Culbertson neighborhood to
Trade. near the residence of r. P.
Clark son.
Same. Yellow Creek township. for a
bridge across the south branch of Elk
creek on the public road running north
and south from Mendon to Brook
field, near the residence of Walter
Bushnell.
Same, Yellow Creek township, for a
wooden bridge across Slater branch
on the public road running northeast
from Rothvllle to Marceline, near the
residence of John Piatt
Same, Bee Branch township. for a
bridge on the public road running
north and south between 28 and 40
56.17, near the residence of Joe Nan
herman.
In the matter of the petition of H.
C. Crawford for public ditch in "a
and s5-56-2I, all the costs herein ac-
crued having been paid by Petitioner
H. c. Crawford, all proceedings in
this cause are hereby dismissed.
John Knappenberger, treasurer and
ex-oficio collector of this county, or
dered to credit the back taxes assess
ed against the estate of A. Straub for
the year 1898 with the sum of $78 on.
account of the erroneous assessment
of said estate for said year.
In the matter of the petition of A
F. Rector ct al for drainage ditch,
about 3 I-2 miles long. commencing
at point in the sw or Io-53-Ie and
40 rods south and IA rods east of the
NV cor of the sw or of SAID section, J..
F. Taylor, Henry Coll and Barney
HimmeIberg are appointed as view
ers and A. F. Arlington as civil en-
gineer for said proposed ditch, and
they are requested to meet in Dalton
Saturday, September I, 1900. and
proceed to view the line of said ditch
and to make their report to the
next November term of this court.
The bond of said petitioner in the
sum of $500 is approved, with M. F.
Courtney, M. A. Prather and w. D.
Vaughan as securities. 1t is further
ordered that the necessary legal notice
in said cause be published in the
KeytesvilIe Signal.
CA. Jennings, coroner, presents
the return of his proceedings in the
inquest held by him on the body of
Edward Williams, found dead in SalIs-
bury May 20, 1900; also costs and
expenses of said inquest amounting to
$2I.oo, which are examined, approv-
ed and ordered filed. 1t is further
ordered that the clerk of this court