Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-24
Commissioners Proceedings.
County Clerks Office,


April 81, 1908.
Pursuant to adjournment of April
9, 1908, the Board of County Com
missioners convened at 9 O'Clock a.
M, April 81. 1908, at the County
Clerks Office.
Commissioners S. S. Shatt,,ck, T.
c. Brown, and W. B. Pickerill and
county clerk F. NJ Lutschg were in
attendance. Commissioner Shattuck,
chairman, presided.
In accordance with the advertise
ment for bids, the consideration of
bids for Jail and Sheriff's residence
was the main matter for determination
before the board at this session.
The following were the bids:
Cork & Frey. Hoisington-Erection
of Building, including heating appa-
ratus, $4,000.
Morrison Bros Great Bend city
Erection of Building. including heat
ing apparatus, S13,SI3.
After making few minor changes,
including the change from steam to
hot water heat, the Board, awarded
contract for the erection of Jail and
Sheriff's residence to Cork & Frye,
Of Hoisington for SD, $50.
Bids for structural iron and cell
steel were:
Adams Steel & Iron Works, 81, $40
the cells to be of Besemer steel,
(not tool proof
Pauly Jail Building Co.-For tool
proof, key-locking bar cells, s9,190
For tool-proof, interlocking, bar cells,
s9,645.
2nd Proposal-For tool proof, key
locking, bar cells and concrete ceilir g
$4,000.
For tool. proof, interlocking, bar
cells and concerto ceiling, s9.557.
Stewards Iron Works bid-S10,2 PIG.
After considering the several bids
and adding wire window guards and
changing the quality of iron in the
minor cells, the Board awarded con-
teact for structural iron and jail cells
to the Pauly Jail Building Co. for the
sum of 5000, for tool proof, key
locking, bar cells without change in
ceiling.
The bonds of F. G. Strothman and
Chas. E. Dodge as abstractors, APP
proved by the Board.
Bond of Citizens National Bank as
one of the three county repositories
was approved.
Board adjourned to April %, 1908
County Clerks Office
April %. 1908
Board of Commissioners convened
pursuant to adjournment of April 81
1908.
The Board visited the site peti
toned to have bridge placed there
by Paul SChneck, also the public road
between sections | and II in Buffalo
township, where the Koehn ditch
crosses said road. In the matter Of
the obstruction of said road by sale
ditch, the Board directed the County
clerk to write to the officers of the l.
K. n. r. & Ir. Co. to make the road
between sections l and II, Buffalo
twp. passable, and if no action be
taken that the Board would order the
township officers to fill said ditch al
that point.
The Board granted the prayers OF
the following: % For bridge across
the Dry Walnut en- the range line
between Great Bend and Buffalo
twps: (2) For bridge across Club
creek between sections 81 and SO
1913: and CO For bridge across Cow
creek on the east line OF county.
The petition for road, by ]. B.
Morgan. laid over.
County Commissioners of Rice
county, Kansas, met with the Board
of Commissioners of Barton county
in the matter of constructing a bridge
across Cow Creek on east line OF
county. Rice county officials wished
4 pile bridge which was finally agreed
to. Several bridge men were present
who made bids for said pile bridge
as follows:
Kansas City Bridge Co. $3.50 per
lineal foot.
Interstate Bridge Co. s4.45 pei
Midland Bridge Co. S4.65 pei
lineal foot
| NJ. WeStenhaver S5.95.
| Contract was awarded to Inter.
State Bridge Co.
Bids were also considered for 3
"a foot iron bridges, the one across
Dry Walnut the other across Club
Creek.
K. c. Bridge Co. a S23S.