Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Board in Session Three Days. The Bust
ness Transacted.

pleted the work of the April session
the first three days of last week.
The only business that consumed
much time was a bond proposition
brought before the commissioners
by Judge Herrick of Wellington,
and some road matters.
Judge Herrick proposed to gather
up some of the outstanding 6 per
cent bonds against the county if
the county would refund them at
~ per cent, with an option to pay
them in one, two, three or any sue
ceeding year, either wholly or in
part, Judge Herrick to receive II
per cent commission on all bonds
SO secured. The board accepted
his proposition. The advantage
gained is that the county can pay
these bonds whenever there is mon
ey available. The present bonded
indebtedness of the county is $I6I,-
900. By carrying small sinking
fund each year this can soon be
wiped out The $1oo, 900 Denver,
Kansas &Gulf bonds have not yet
been issued and will not be until
the railroad is completed. By that
time it is expected that the greater
portion of the old bonds will be
taken up.
The road matters in controversy
were the Warren F airley and the
Mounsey Protheroe cases north of
the city. In the former it appears that
the present road which divides the
Warren and Farley farms is stu
ated so far east that it is entirely
on Mr.. Fairley's farm and the COM
miSsioners propose to move it west.
Mr.. Warren objects, claiming that
it has been on the present line ever
since it has been a public road and
that to change it now would do
him great damage. He agreed,
however, to settle for $50. The
board refused to pay the damage
for the reason that Mr.. Warren did
not present his claims to the view
ers nor make legal objections when
the viewers met last month and
laid out the road on the section
line. There is no doubt that. the
new location of the road does Mr..
Warren damage but it appears that
he is too late in making claims.
In the Protheroe case the board
ordered the road along the water
;, ditch opened. Mr.. Protheroe ask
ed $500 damages but the board al
lowed him only $3.50. This road
has occasioned much unnecessary
contention and the city admins
tration was unfairly drawn into it
last summer. 1t is hoped that the
final chapter has been written.
A road petition presented by A.
r. Huey of Valley township was
received and Geo. Austin, V. C.
Sleeper and d. w. Runkle were ap.
pointed viewers.
H. Z. Mathews, Reese Clark and
Jno. Circle were appointed viewers
of a road petioned for by w. H.
Ward in the Kiowa- Hazelton-
Moore country. The old road in
the Cedar hills which has been
hanging fire several years has been
revived. Dan Fleming brought in
petition asking that it be opened
and the board appointed ]. w
Wyer, Frank Stone and Tom Gresh-
am viewers. This road was order
ed opened about four years ago but
its route was over hills and through
canyons which made its opening
virtually impossible This time it
is proposed to go around the rough
places and some Of the adjoining
land owners are objecting, SO thai
the final result is matter of spec
uIation.
The Dunkin road in Sharon
township was ordered placed OF
the road record, a matter which
has been neglected many years
The road notices required by law
to be published in the RESPECTIVE,
cases will be out probably mex
week.
The Index was again designated
the official county paper at tn
same rates in force the prevlou
year which is SO per cent of lega
rates.
DR.. T. A. Coleman of this cit,
was again appointed physician 70
the First and Third districts an,
county health officer, and DR.. A. s
Cloud of Kiowa was appointet
physician for the Second district
DR.. Coleman's compensation wa
fixed at $40 and DIR. Clouds a
SIS. Each furnishes all the medi
cine required in the discharge Q
their duties.
w. G. Osborn, John Bloom an