Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-11-20
Commissioners Proceedings.

Pursuant to adjournment of Nov
ember 9Th, 1903, the Board of County
Commissioners of Barton county,
Kansas, convened at the County
Clerks Office on November 14th,
1903, at 9 o'clock a. m.
Present: S. S. Shattuck, chairman,
and T. c. Brown and w. B. Pickerill,
commissioners, members of said
Board, and F. M. Lutschg, County
Clerk.
The interest on the 1888 tax of
S18.65 on the S. e. / of sec. 36, 10,
15 was remitted for MaryV Torrance
on account of a vague and uncertain
statement on the tax roll concerning
said tax.
The board ordered that the tax
warrant for S13.33 issued against
]. F. Hess on June Goth, 1908, for
the personal property tax on a stock
of drugs at Hoisington, formerly
owned by Emily & Son, and assessed
in 1902 to J. F. Hess, be cancelled,
affidavit having been furnished the
Board that said stock of drugs(?) was
the property of Lenhart Bros. on the
1st cf March, 1902.
On November 9th, 1908, architect
Squires made the 9th estimate on the
Sheriff. residence and Jail, and in
accordance with said estimate, the
Board made payment on contract to
Cork & Frye by issuing to them
county warrant No. 9189 in the
amount of ST, ,406 90.
Herman Stoppleman, agent for the
Pauley Jail Building Co., and their
superintendent of cell construction,
came before the Board at this session
and gave notice that said Company
had fulfilled every provision of its
contract with the county by complet-
ing the erection of the cells in the
new Jail. The Board, engaging the
services of the we'll known mechanic,
Richard Manning, proceeded to the
new jail to test the quality of the
steel in the cells, and the repeated
trials of Mr.. Manning with file and
saw failing to make any mark on the
cells fully convinced the Board that
ClC IildtSfldi III tilS CStlS WdS Ol tiC
quality designated in the contract.
The Board thereupon issued the fol-
lowing certificate to Mr.. Stoppelman,
to-wit:
Grea. Benz, Kansas,
November IA, 1903
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT
we the undersigned. S. S. Shattuck
T. C. Brown and w. B. Pickerill,
County Commissioners, duly athor-
lied and acting for and in behalf of
the county of Barton, in the State of
Kansas, have this day made careful
examination and test of the steel cells
manufactured, furnished and erected
in the county jail of said county, by
the Pauly Jail Building Co. of ST.
Louis. Missouri, in fulfllment of a
certain contract made by said Com
pany with said county, of date April
21st, 1903, and find that said steel
cells have been erected and COM
pleted, in full compliance with said
contract, and in conformity with the
specifications therefor, which were
made part of said work includ-
ing the cells and all other appliances
and appurtenances connected there
with are hereby accepted.
S. 5. SHATTUCK, Chrm.
T. C. BROWN Com.
w. B. PICKERILL
Attest: +. M. LUTsCHG, Co, Clerk.
Settlement with the Pauly Jail
Building Co.
Due from the county on
contract 5000. 90
Former Payments:
L. June 18th, '03. freight
on structural iron paid by
clerks order. ...... s117.S3
2. June 10Th, '03, drayage
on structural iron. ..... 4.25
3. August Sd, '03. county
warrant No. 1904 10000
4. October 18th, '03,
freight and drayage on
steel cells, Clerks order 1926
5. November 7th, '03, for
drayage, C erk's order ;. s25
6. November 7th, '03,
Clerks order to H. Stop
pleman $500
Total amount of payments
made to date. 81 ,0l4.5S