Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17
] COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD. AND
BILLS ALLOWED.
County Clerks Office.

January 6, 1902.
The Board of County Commission
ers met in regular session, pursuant
to law, Jacob thinner chairman, Mat
Dick and S. S. Shattuck commits
torney and f. M. Lutschg county
clerk, were in attendance, The min
utes of the regular October meeting,
meeting of the Board of Canvassers
and adjourned meetings Of November
and II were read and approved. :.
The bonds of the various township
officers were presented and approved
by the Board.
In the matter of the assessing Of
the right of way of the Little River
Extension n Independent, Cleveland
and Beaver townships, the Board
ordered that said right of way of
said proposed railroad be omitted on
the assessment rolls Of 1902, and that
the several descriptions through
which said right of way extended be
assessed i n their original fullness as
to acreage.
REBATES ON TAXES
The following rebates of 1901 assess
ments AID taxes were ordered made,
to-wit:
f. NJ Campbell, of Clafiin, $40 tax
on $1,000 valuation, on account of er-
roueous assessments.
Allison & Co. of Great Bend City
$50 tax on Sl335 valuation on account
of double assessment.
Margaret Conkle, of Great Bend
City, S3.61 tax on S56 valuation of
personal property.
Jas. w. Clarke of Great Bend City
1920 on 5000 valuation.
Nellie McCorkle, Great Bend City
S4. Ga tax on S91 valuation.
Ida West, Great Bend City, $6.7S tax
on Sl33 valuation.
Ida M. Durham, Great Bend City
81 % tax on S35 valuation.
j. G.. Slentz, Great Bend City, s12.58
tax on $195 valuation.
The last six above mentioned re-
bates were on personal property, the
assessors not allowing the constitu-
tional exemption which was due and
allowed by the Board.
J.F. Hess, Great Bend City, 1921
tax on S811 valuation Of mortgages on
account of payments made thereon.
The Barton County Milling Co.,
Great Bend City, S64.5O tax on $1,000
valuation personal property on ac-
count of excessive assessment.
o. S. Currier, Great Bend City,
1926 tax on 1927 valuation of per-
sonal property on account Of clerical
error of assessor.
VIM. Ferger was given a rebate of
SI.6l tax on S25 valuation on lot
block 1O1, Great Bend, on account of
double asSeSSment.
NJ B. Fits S1.7S tax on S35 valua-
tion on the 80 acre tract in Sc of 30
1913 on account of erroneous as
sessment.
COMPROMISE
All back taxes from 1887 to 1900 in
elusive on lot 10 block 81, College
Grove addition were compromised for
So and ordered assigned to NJ. B. Fits
on payment of said sum.
All back taxes on lots II, II, Is and
IA in block II Heller Park add. to
Great Bend, were compromised fol
$50 and ordered assigned to L. Zim'
meht on payment of same.
TRUSTEES REPORTS
The annual reports o3 W. a. Nc
Mutt and Fl. D. Ashpole, trustees OF
OIo,aloD5 ord Homestead foupSbiD nc
respectively, were confirmed by The
Board and placed On file.
QUARTERLY REPORTS
The quarterly reports of the FOL
lowing officers were presented, ap
proved by the Board and placed OF
file.
Theodore Griffith, county treasurer
report of fees for quarter ending De
cember 81, 1901.
E. Nj. Lutschg, county clerk, repor
of fees for quarter ending Decembe
81, 1901.
w. B. Lucas, clerk of the distric
court, report of fees for quarter end
ing December 81, 1901.
j. r. Johnson, sheriff, report of fee
for quarter ending December Sis
1901.
E. S. 'Brodie, register of deeds, re
port of fees for quarter ending Decen
Der 81, 1901.
w. P. FEEDER, probate Judge, repogl
of fees for quarter ending Decembe
81. 1901. @
G. &. Aldrich, county superinter