Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-04-28
Commissioners Proceedings.
wa-kecnev. Kans.. April :. 1914


wa-ISecney- Kans-. April .. 1880.
The board OF cDaaty CO a uisSioners met
today in regular session til. oflic.. of the
county clerk There were present c. W.
Lynn. chairman. A. a Cockreil and James
Walsh commissioners. and the county clerk
The board was called to order by the chair
man and remained in session the 3-d, 4th
and 5th, taking -ccesses from time time.
Commissioner Walsh not present the 5th
The minutes of the January regular meet
ing were read and approved were also
those of the meeting organize the board
for the year
The appointment by the county superin-
tendent of Norman Redmond. Theo- Court
Iey and Thos- O'Tooie 10 appraise the school
house in districts7 was approved
8 The county superintendent's quarterly re-
port was approved were also the fee re-
ports of the county treasurer. county clerk.
probate judge, clerk OF the district court,
res lister of deeds and county attorney
The following order made by the board:
That the janitor shall lock the entrance
doors to the halt of the court house every
night after office hours and that any person
caught breaking open any door Of the court
house will be prosecuted to thefull extent
of the law.
The bids for county printing were opened
and considered They were follows: The
Independent. so per cent of legal rates for all
official printing except the delinquent tax
rates The WESTERN KANSAS WORLD, 3315
per cent of legal rates for every thing except
the delinquent tax list and treasurer's final
notice which to be at legal rates A. A
Cockrell voted to accept the bid of the
WESTERN KANSAS WORLD and Jas. Walsh
and G. W. Lynn voted to accept the bid of
the Independent. The Independent was de-
clared the official paper for the balance of
the year.
The contract for county physical, and
health officer was let to A. b. Jones for the
balance Of the year W the rate of $3.50 per
year. to be paid in quarterly installments OF
ss7 so.
ciate teachers examiner by the county SUI
perintendent to fill the vacancy caused by
the removal of D, w. B. Kurtz from the coun--
ty was approved.
In the matter of an appeal of j. L. Best
from the decision of the county superinten-
dent in the formation of a school dis
trict at Voda in which the WIS 20, all of 81 IL
"A. and all of 5-12-24 was detached from dis
| trict 16- The appeal was taken on the
ground that the division was not just and
equitable and impoverished said district 16
to such an extent that It would be Unable to
mar tain the amount of school required by
law. The board changes the line between
the.dew district and 10 from the east line of
said section 81 and to one-half mile further
section line to the section line on the south
side of said section 5 and thence east the
| section line leaving the east half of and all
of b in said district 16.
During the session county Warrants to the
amount of $1299754 were cancelled.
In the matter OF a road petitfoned for by
Albert NJ. Smith and others came on for final
hearing and as all proceedings had been
complied with according to law and the
viewers duly appointed to view said road
have reported it TO be public necessity and
OF general utility. the road is granted as pc
titioned for and in accordance with the sur
vey and plat of the county surveyor now on
file with the other papers IN the case The
county clerk is instructed TO record the pro-
ceedings in the road record ard to notify
the township trustee of Franklin township
to open said road in accordance with the
der, to wit: Commencing at the sotfsheast
corner of section three CO and running
thence west on the section line to the south
west corner OF section six (6) all in township
fifteen d5) south, range twenty -four ca and
there terminating. No damages allowed.
This road is recorded in the road record
No. Il.