The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-08-11
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS

The Court met in regular session
Monday, August ,th, with the follow
ing officers present: {. I. Tulloch,
presiding justice, O, j, Maybcrry and
Allen Hill, justices, j. j. Crokc, shcr.
if, and j A Lawrence, clerk.
In matter of new road pOtlloncd
for by Polite EIyIns, W j. Laync,
and others, surveyor was instructed to
survey, locate aud report At next term.
In matter of change of Farming
ton aud Caledonia road under section
9i22 revised statutes 1893, change
was ordered; also change in roa from
Bonnie Tcrrc to owl Creek.
New road pettioncd for by F. +,
Clay aud others wa ordered rstab-
lishod
In matter OF new road pctilioned
for by j. II, Shancr and others, the
court appointed the following uamed
commissioners to assess damages Ey-
crctt Hughes, {. j. Garrett and j. II.
rullock. Further proceeding. con.
tinucd to next term.
DIR. NJ. H. Topping was appointed
County Coroner to ill vacancy oc-
cassioncd by the resignation of DR..
Ben K. Downing.
George Rooster aud others present
ed 10 the Court the TrcaSurcr's rG-
ruipt for $lS4.2j subscribed for the
improvement Of the Pennington and
st. Louis road, and the court under
the provisions of section lU33S, X. $.
1893, appropriated like amount, and
ordered warrant issued in favor of
George Rooster iot S3Gs 80, payable
out of the county road fund, and also
appointed Mr., Rooster superintendent
in the expenditure Of same.
j A. Gibson presented Treasurer 5
receipt for SGj.jO subscribed for the
Improvement of Wesley Chapel road,
and the court appropriated a like
amount, aggregaling Sl3l00. j. A..
Gibson was appointed superintendent
in the expenditure Of same.
Warrant was ordered issued to j.
Il Patton for $3.50, inquest fee bill
on body of William Pcnnybakcr, pay
able out Of contingent fund; also
SIS js inquest fee bill on body Of
Charles Britlcr; also S39. 50 inquest
fee hill on the body of John Shear
lock
The court having already adopted
section /, chapter lj1, of revised
statutes 1899, sections 9i9Ga to 9G96
4, hereby adopt sections /, chapter
lj7 as amended, to be known as arti-
Gle IL session acts 1902 new sec
tons being added. To carry out the
provisions of section 9696aa, the court
hereby directs that the various school
districts of St Francois county be di-
yidcd into separate road districts, and
that the clerk of the court certify n
copy of this order to the clerks Of their
respective road districts.
Road Tax Leyy-Thc coulr having
levied / ) cents on the 800 assessed
valuation for road purposes, by virtue
Of section TIA, Article 10, amend
mcnt to the constitution, directs the
collector of the revenue to subdivide
the various road monies collected from
taxation by placing onc-third tc the
credit Of the general county road fund
and two.thirds TO the respective road
districts, which are now the same as
the school diatricts of the county.
Satisfaction was ordered entered on
school fund bond of John Barton.
W. NJ. Smith presented Treasurer
receipt for sll5 % subscribed for the
Improvement of LibcrtyvilIc road, and
the court appropriated like amount,
aggregating S22s.50, and warrant for
amount issued TO J. A. Russell, road
ovcrsecr, who gave additional bond Of
$500.
j. c. Williams, circuit clerk, filed
quarterly settlement, which was APP
proved
Petition of l.. W. Merritt and others
for bridge over Flat River was con,in-
ucd.
Jules Roughly was allowed $500
for tive wolf scalfs and ordered same
amount certified tn State Auditor for
payment.
Court instructed the clerk to adver-
tise for so cars of chats for st. Louis
road, bids to be opened Sept. 9th.
Petition of |. N. Rambo, George w.
Brand and others for bridge over Big
River at the Pratt Ford was continued.
On application of Louisa Hill, Sc. 90
per month was appropriated for the
support of one Harris (colored) epilcp-
tic, the county having no suitab le place
for maintaining said Harris.
The County Court Of Jefferson
county having advised this court OF
having let contract for steel iron bridge
over Big River for 1890, the court
orders warrant issued To the treasurer
Of jefferson county for $4,000 fol-
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