Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-26

any Of the provisions of these rules and
any person who shall fail to do or perform
any of the orders herein authorized to be
made by the secretary or by the Board of
Health, or any member thereof, shall be
fined in any sum not less than five dollars
$500 nor more than one hundred dollars
800 00) and he shall be committed to the
jail of the county until such fine and costs
of prosecution are paid.
The above rules were adopted by the
Board October II, 1903.
DIX. w. X. PENNINGTON. Secretary.
j. w. CoNLEY, Chairman.
Moved by Greenwalt, seconded
by Mcclure the rules and regula-
tions be adopted as read and that
]. w. Conley be chairman and
DR.. w. r. Pennington, secretary
of the County Board of Health.
Carried.
Moved and Carried to adjourn
till 1870 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board convened at 1870 p. m.
All members present.
Mr.. J. o. Taylor, guardian of
Margaret Wright, by his Atty.
A. p. Johnson appeared before
board and presented the follow
ing petition:
Petition to County Commissioners for
Approval of Proposed Sale of Incompe-
tent Persons Real Estate.
To the County Commissioners of Gus
ter County, Nebraska:
Comes now John o. Taylor, Guardian
of Margaret Wright an incompetent per
son, respectfully represents to your
honorable body that the said Margaret
Wright is an incompetent person incap-
able of looking after her own affairs and
attend to her own business and is a per-
son over the age of 2I years, to-wit, SO
years last past; that the said Margaret
Wright is possessed of no personal pro-
perty whatever, excepting little wear
ing apparel, but that she is the owner of
the following described real estate, to-
wit The West half of the North east
quarter of Section 9, Township Is; Range
I9, Custer County, Nebraska, and that
the said land consists of rough or hill
farm and the income from the same is
wholly insufficient to support or maintain
said ward: Said real estate is of the
value of 10000.
That the above described property is
all the property belonging to your peti.
toner's ward and said land does not
bring a rental. to exceed 5000 per an
nun and that said sum is wholly INSULT
cient to support said ward, and your petit
toner has no other property or means to
provide for and support said ward.
Your petitioner therefore requests your
honorable body to certify to the judge of
the district court of Custer county, Ne
braska, their approval of said proposed
sale. Dated this 9th day of November,
1903 ]. o. TAYLOR,
Guardian of the estate of Mar
garet Wright, an incompetent
person.
On Motion petition was grant
ed and chairman and clerk in
structed to sign proper certificate.
Moved and carried that the
claim of the Standard Bridge
Company for 100000 estimate
on work already done, be allowed.
The matter of the lease with
the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany was then taken up and Sup
ervisor Daily presented the fol.
lowing:
Whereas, the county board of county
| commissioners of Custer county, deeming
. it for the best interests of the county to
enter into an agreement with the Union
Pacific Railroad Company for use of q
! portion of its right-of-way in said county
for county road purposes, therefore be it
Resolved, That the County of Custer
State of Nebraska, accept the terms OF
the lease this day presented by the Union
Pacific Railroad Company for the use OF
a portion of its right-of-way for county
road purposes at an annual rental OIL
$40. 90 and that the said lease be execut
ed the part of said county By being sign
ed by the board of county commissioners
attested by the clerk and the seal of the
county thereunto affixed.
On motion it was unanimously
adopted.
Road committee reported as
follows on petition for roads or
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