Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-01-16
Commissioners Proceedings,
WA-KEENEY. KAN, Jan. 4, 1904.


The Board of County Commission
erS of Trego County, Kansas, met to-
day in regular session at the office OF
the county clerk. There were pres
ent all the members of the board, to-
wit: A. A. Cockrell. +. NJ. Morgan and
lanes Yanda and the county clerk.
The hoard was called to order by +.
NJ. Morgan, chairman.
The minutes of The October, regu-
lar session, was read and approved as
read as was also the minutes of the
special session held October l.. Isu3
The board remained in session during
the 4th, 5th, 9Th and 7th, takingya re-
cess from day to day.
The trustees of several townships
had failed to grant the following per-
sons their. constitutional exemption,
said persons came before the board at
this time and claimed the same and
asked to have taxes paid on same re-
funded, which was granted rs follows,
to-wit: e. w. O'Toole or Collyer Town
ship. valuation reduced 5000 and the
amount of 81 .0o was ordered refunded
to him. James L. Best of Collyer
township, valuation reduced 5000 and
the amount of 50 was ordered re-
funded to him. +. y. Hays of River
side township, valuation reduced 800
on personal assessment and 4.O6 was
ordered refunded. Charles +. Eolkers
of Wa-keeney township, claimed that
the northeast quarter of section 30 in
township l3 south, range % west have
been enormously assessed, the valua-
ton on same was reduced go and
So. A was ordered refunded TO him.
Charles Hillman of Wa-Keenev city
claimed that the assessors had failed
To allow him the constitutional ex-
emption, asked the hoard to ALLOW
him the exemption of 5000 and refund
to him Sl0.58, amount of erroneous
t.lX I,.tI6 nv hi
which the board granted and ordered
refunded. The petition of J. r. Will
son 10 have the valuation of lots II,
Is, 10 in block Al. Wa-Keeney CITY re-
duced one-half and $2O.2I taxes paid
refunded was not granted.
The board appointed G. E. Shin
Equin and J. NJ. Rinker to assist the
PROBATE judge in the examination of
the county treIsurer'S office for the
ensuing quarter.
The following fee bills were approx
ed: County treasurer, county clerk,
register nf deeds. county ATTORNEY,
sheriff, clerk of the district court and
probate judge as was also the quarter
ly of the county superintendent.
Frank Wanda came before the
board and proposed that he would pay
all costs and dismiss his suit in the
district court in the appeal from the
board of commissioners on the Spitz-
naugle road, if the board would pay
the damages allowed at this meeting,
which was accepted.
The appointment of appraisers
made by the county superintendent to
appraiSe the following school lands
were approved, to-wit:
John Altman, Ed. Tunnel and F. A.
Hayes on the southeast quarter of
section in township Is south, range
range q west.
+. A. Hays, Edward Tunnel and l.
l.. ROser on the southeast quarter of
southwest quarter and the southwest
quarter of the southeast quarter of
section IS, township IA south, range
% west.
Fred Plath, John Schneider and w.
+. Stowe on the northeast quarter of
section SO in township Is south, range
"a west.
John Marcy, W. P Harmon and
James Smart on northwest quarter of
section 30 In township u south, range
% west.
John e. Reddig. J. E. Mccall and
+. I'll. Burnham on the southwest
quarter and south half and northwest
quarter and northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of section Is in
township IL south, range % west.
n. w. Phares, E. d. Hobbick and J.
A. Law on the southeast quarter of
section 10 in township 13 south, range
% west.
Frank Smith, c. P. True and Ed
Tunnel on the west half of section 20
in township IA south, range p west.
January 9th the board devoted to
leasing school lands and leases were
made as shown by the lease record in
this office.
In the matter of a petition signed
by large number of citizens of Trego
county for bridge over the Smoky
Hill river on the Ness City road no
action was taken.
George NJ. Ufford's offer of So 90 as
compromise OF all delinquent taxes on
lots q, 10. IL. % and % i'm block 81 and
lots and south half of /, block 81,
Wa-keeney city. was accepted, this
does not include the 1903 tax
The county clerk was instructed to
notify the bondsmen in the Harrison.
Egbert and Bower roads that the costs
on 9hese roads must be paid within
the next thirty days, and if not paid
within that time. the comfy attor-
ney is instructed to proceed and col
iect same.
During the several sessions of the
hoard at this time the following ac-
counts were audited and warrants
were drawn, payable to the following
persons, to-wit:
Thomas Nesbit, boarding whittlesey
E Dieboid. coal for court house, - ~
Trego Nero Co. sundries for county
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