Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-06
COMMISSIONERS, PROCEEDINGS.
Office of County Clerk,
Great Bend, Ks, April 81. 1904.


pose of considering the petition of
w. II. Grant and sixty others for the
removal of the Ellinwood bridge to a
point kdue south of the city. The
Board proceeded to the proposed site
to investigate the claims of the peti-
TONERS for a removal, heard the state
ments of interested parties at the
council room of the city of Ellinwood,
and agreed to further consider the
matter, also any ..remonstrance that
might be presented at the adjourned
session on April %, 1904.
Board adjourned.
County Clerks Office. April %.
The Board of County Commis-
sioners met pursuant to adjournment
of April 9, 1904. Commissioners T.
C. Brown and S. S. Shattuck were
present, Commissioner w. B. Pickerill
being absent.
A further hearing of the proposition
of moving the Ellinwood bridge
occupied the Boards attention. The
petitioners for removal of said bridge
were represented by large committee
and by attorney F. V. Russell. The
parties opposed to the removal were
represented by attorneys Osmond &
Cole.
After hearing the various legal
points presented, the Board postponed
final action upon said question to
May 4, 1904.
In the matter of the report of view
of road petitioned for by Nicholas
Neidig, the Board after hearing the
statements ]. Dethemple, J. ]. Koch,
Martin Weickert. JOS. Kimpler. A
Roth, J. Ehly, A. Voigt and Martin
Musil favorable to opening of said
road, and of Jacob Klein and ]. A.
Klein unfavorable, deferred the con-
frmation of said report to adjourned
session May 4, 1904.
The petition for 20 #. iron bridge
across Dry Walnut on the line be-
tween sections 81 and %, Buffalo
township was granted.
Board adjourned to May 4, 1904.
County Clerks Office, May 4, 1904
The Board of County Commis-
sioners convened pursuant to adjourn
ment of April %, 1904. Present.:
Commissioners Z. c. Brown, S. S..
Shattuck and w. B. Pickerill, and
County Clerk F. M. Lutschg and
Sheriff w. r. Bunting and County
Attorney J. w. Clarke were in attend
ance.
Further consideration of the matter
of moving the Ellinwood bridge was
upon application of the petitioners
postponed to the regular July 1904,
session.
Report of view of road by N.
Neidig and others. said road being
described as follows: Commencing
at the Sc corner of section Sc, twp. 18
south, range - west. From thence
to run west on the section line three
miles TO the sw corner of section "a,
twp 18, r. IL w.
Also commencing at the sw corner
of section SO, twp. Is, r. IL w.
From thence to run north on the
section line three (3) miles to the NV
corner of section "a, T. 18, r. II W
Also commencing at the ne corner
of section 36, T. 18, R. II W. From
thence to run west on the section line
two (2) miles to the NV corner of sec
ticn 35, T. 18, r. II,
Also commencing at the ne corner
of section 25, T. 18, r. II. From
thence to run west on the section line
two (2) miles to to the NV corner of
section 26. T. 18, r. IL, being favor
able and no legal objections appear
ing against said report, and the
Board being satisfied that the con-
firmation of such report will be of
public utility, do order that said road
survey and plat be recorded as recon-
mended in said report. 1t is also
ordered that the Trustee of Cheyenne
township be directed to cause the