The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-02-15
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS
Criminal Cost Debt of Lafayette
County Wiped Ont.
SCHOOL MONeYsO ORDERED COLLECTED
Road Commissioners Appointed Ia a
Number Of Observation-Disclosures.

last week and did not adjourn untH
Saturday afternoon. While consid-
erable routine business was transacted
there was not great volume OF
sufficient interest for publication.
One of the most important actions
taken by the court was thai Of pro-
viding for the payment of all criminal
costs which had accumulated in La
fayette county, mostly prior to May
/, 1899. A warrant was ordered
drawn for s7,754.63, which amount is
sufficient to wipe out the debt. The
money has been turned over to Grim
inal Clerk Campbell for payment to
the parties to whom it is due. In
Lafayette as in other counties of the
state this question of criminal costs
has been and still is a yexatious one,
and the present court is to be COR
graduated on management that
paved the way to ridding the county
Of this annoying debt. 1t can be
depended on by the people that SO
far as in bis power lay Horace Black
well, the efficient county attorney.
will keep down criminal costs in the
future.
Assessments of railroad and tele-
graph property in the county were
fixed by the court that is, as to the
mileage, buildings on the rlghts-of-way
and local property Of the railroads.
The question of taxing franchises
and rolling stock is left to be fixed by
the state board of equalization. On
railroad property in the county the
total assessed valuation is fixed as
follows Chicago & Alton, 1861, 27O;
Lexington branch of the Missouri
Pacific, 1914, 900; Boonville branch OF
the Missouri Pacific, S199, 324; Hig-
ginsyille Switch company, $4,000;
Western Union Telegraph company,
including wires, poles, instruments,
etc, s25 3l5. Making a grand total
Of 1,345, 200.
The following road commissioners
were appointed for districts numbered
as follows the name of the appointee;
b. f. Feagan, /; j. d. Masterson, 2;
Gustaye Wagner, 3; Herman Borg
frede, 4: William Helms, 5: Henry
Woehrs, s: w. B. Taglart, I; VIM. II.
Bruins, s; S. p. Beall, 8; Conrad
Schmidt, 10; J. II. Rodekohr II; w.
Ernstmeyer, II; Henry Corbin, James
H. Gather, 13; Gus Ritter, IA: Her
man Feith, Is; Carl Schaeffer, l6; Il.
f. Warren, w. f. Shamel, II; r. H.
Handley, Is; j. w Newton, 10; Ed
Powell, 20; Max Lyons, 2l; Charles
Mulhearn, %; G.. z Darnell, NJ T.
Susher, %; w. Fl. White, "a; j Il.
Phlegar, 20; f. w. Scheaehter, 20;
IL. II. Anderson, 2. w. Atkinson, 27;
i NJ. T. Boone, %; John Sanders, 20;
Ed. S Butt, 30; Thomas Jones, 81;
G. w. johnson, 80; Joel Ewing, 33;
I J II Sanders, "a; f, o. Rex, 35;
John G. Vanmeter, 36; J. G. Martin,
81; Il. w. Gott, 3S; G. " Ford, 80:
E. NJ Thomas, 40; Charles Hoffman.
Al; Albert Hayne, AZ; Geo. w. Null,
43; Ben Suddath, A; t. l.. Ferguson
45; James Mcdonald, 46; h. f.
Liyesay, Al.
i MISCELLANEOUS.
In the matter of the petition of
Geo. w. Colkit and others, petition
ers for new road petitioners are
i ordered to deposit with the county
treasurer $3.50 by April aud the
commissioner ordered out to make
survey and report.
The commissioner was also ordered
out in the road matter Of W. S.
Anderson with Instructions to make
survey; also In the matter Of yacating
a road petitioned for by George W.
Blucher and others.
In the matter of the road petition
of w. II Phillips report Of the con-
missioners to assess damages was
received and approved and the road
ordered opened at the expense Of
petitioners
In the matter Of the road petition
Of Henry Duening and Others an entry
OF dismissal was made.
Report of the county commissioner
in the matter Of the road petitioned
for by ] S. Shackleford was received
and the road ordered opened.
The annual settlements Of County
Clerk Thornton and Recorder 'Iyree
were approved.
School mortgage bonds Of B. W.
Jefferson and John b. Finnell were
{ ordered satisfied
) School loan in the sum Of $500 was
lgranted to William Kempfe.