The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-17
COUNTY COURT.

week
The rate of interest on loans of
school fund money was by order of
ihc court reduced from six to five per
cent
Court being advised that the reve-
nue. for road purposes on levy Of five
cent. for 1906 in some instances do
moi produce revenue enough to make
necessary repairs and pay services of
road ovcrsecrs, an order was made for
the court to pay road overscers for time
actually employed the sum Of 500
per day out Of the county road fund
+ d. Lawtou, insane, was commit
ted TO State Hospital No. 4.
Apportionment of county revenue on
basis OF $50, 900 for 1907, wa, made
as follows. Road and bridge fund,
IS, 200; contingent fund, 10000;
grand and petit jurieS fund. $1,000 !;
pauper and insane fund. Sl2, 200 !;
county officers fund, Sl2, 900.
The financial statement was ordered
published in the Bonnie Terle Star
and Lead BSIt News.
An appropriation of $3.50 wa, made
to be expended on the north approach
TO Back creek bridge, to be paid out
of road and bridge fund.
Petition of X. c. PIgg, G. ".
Simms and others for new road was
continued to Saturday, May 18Th.
The following appropriation, we're
made out OF the county road fund for
repairs named: Flat River rock road
between lnlirmary aud Flat River,
81 300; Bonne Terre road between
Big River and Bonnie Terre near over.
head bridge, $500; jackson road near
Back creek bridge, $500; Bulnham
ford road south OF river, 5000; same
road north of river 500. The court
further appropriated 5000 for perma-
nent employment of some one to be
later designated to repair aud other
wise keep in repair the rock roads
already constructed, and to continue
from day to day until the eppropria-
lion has been expended.
Change ordered made in road petit.
TONED for by j. w. Snodel aud
others.
The court directed the Sheriff to
return Arthur Thompson from st. Louis
Jail to Pennington Jail for trial,
In the matter or contrasting appi-
cations for dramshop licenses tho court
made the following order: "In order
to expedite the business of the court in
determining the Sulliciency of a petit
ton or the eligibility of AN applicant
for dramshop license, it is hereby
ordered by the court that the contes-
tants of any petition filed in this court
on aud after this date shall file with
the clerk Of this court, in writing, not
less than three days before the first
day Of the term at which the petition
is to be acted upon, the name or
names that they expect to contest and
a statement of charges, II any, affect
ing the eligibility CT the applicant, so
that a defense, if any to offer, can be
made without the accustomed delays
heretofore experienced by this conrt.
pramshop licenses were granted as
Mode Coffman, johnson A.
Moon, Laton Romine and L. A. Moon.
Petition Of John A. Graft continued to
Wednesday, May 10th.
WARRANTS ISSUED.
Joliet Bridge * iron Co........$3,2o 2 90
Times Printing Co. docket. rs 90
V. Mesborn, janitor. ..,.. 80 90 /
w. 7. Halle, postage, etc.. q a.
!. I. Burks, meat for Infirinary S
DR.. w. +. Kuhn, care patient 65 90
!. J. Croke, sheriff. 49,. -. 10 90 |
Drs. Blanks and Downing, ex-
animation of T.. d. Lawton,
insane. -. ............ s 90 !
II. j.. Evans, relief OF Simon
BAKER. .......... ,........., 10 Oo
DR.. {, r. Fleming, for services
to Mrs Rosenbloom ....... s so
{. A, Fowler, services in re-
pairing bridge ..... 90
Pennington News, stationery 90
{. +. Norwine, lumber, etc for
Flat River bridge. ........ s o5
T. II. Holman, X. & b. Com. 40 90
DR., {. X. Fleming, services as
Jail physician ............... 80 so
Criminal costs in "a cases amount
ing to 81, 16l 10 were allowed, but
The money tor payment of same is not
yet in the hands OF the Treasurer.
Court adjourned to May 10th.