The state herald., 1907-11-29

Boar then proceeded to take up Il o mater
OF esta ,ishing public highway by prescription
and user upon petition of W d Kesey
State Of Colorado
County of Phillpe
In tho matter OF establishing public highway
by pro crption and user
This cause coming on for hearing before the
honorable board Of county commissioners Of the
county OF Philips ond slate of Colorado uIon
the petition OF W Kelsey to cstablishu public
highway by prescription and user and open hos
tile and adverse possession for more than tue
twenty years last past upon and along the fol-
owing lines towit
Beginning at the south east corner OF the north
vest quarter of section in township7 north of
;anse "A west thence running Immediately north
II the north line of the Chicago Burlington and
Quincy Rail Road Company's right OF way and
;,arallel with the said line through sections 4 3
md in township north of range a west and
sections 10 Is s and In township y north of
range - west and sectiona 81 30 % 70 and 81 in
township north Of range 10 west and section 10
in township north oil range u west where said
proposed line of highway will ctersect the nth
line of section 10 town north Of range ~ west
which line diyedes Phillips and sedgwiok coun-
ties
Notice having been given By the clerk Of the
board by publication for four consecutive publi-
cations previous to tho date of hearing
Now towt: on this fifth day Of Nov A d 1907
comos tho petitioner with his witnesses Cyrus
Black IL MooreJ r Shock II |. Coatney sc
Evans Oswald Iierzig and + NJ Smith
And the witnesses having been duly sworn
each and all of them testified that they were res
idents Of the state of Colorado for more tlun tho
| twenty years last past and that they know of
| their own personal knowledge that the proposed
| highway had been Travelled and was "a public
highway for more than the twenty years last past
| and that 1t had been continuously used as "a high
way during all the time heretofore mentioned
and that it has been actually used-ns a public
| highway in the year 1885
And all OF thewitnesses testified from their
| own knowledge and further stated that there
had been no interruption OH or cessation in the
| use of said highway and it was further stated
that no protest or hindfancc or action either ut
law or in equity had ever been attempted or filed
| to prevent the open hostile and adverse occupan-
cy and Of the said line aud the land there i'm
cluded public highway
1t il therefore ordered by the board that n high
way be established along said line in accordance
with the prayer Of the petitioner and the clerk Of
this board to take such measures As may [, la.
gally necessary to carry cut the provisions of
this order J A Berg Henry Mitchell W C Hell.
Ter commissioners
| On motion the county treasurer is hereby in.
structod SO accept the face Of the tax on the n .
a3i IL for the year lss; in full Iaymeut Of all
taxes interest and penalty against the same on
application Of Edmond kslly provided payment
| is made within ~ days
On motion the board approved tho levy of 4
mills for state purposes and also the military
pol tax OH each male inhabitnnt not exempt by
| law
On motion the board hereby lev, tax of q.
mills for the support OF the sctuols Of tie coun-
tyand ~. mills for tho county high school fund
as recommended 10 the above communication
On rnstion the board VI oald hereby approve In,
loyy VI 20 mills for the town Of Holy oke for tho
ensuing year
On motion the b. ari hereby make u levy Of 4
mill for the SUPPORT Of poor mill for road pur
poses and =, mill for the contingent iund for tho
ensuing year
On motion the boaid hereby make levy Of
for sinking fund il school district ..
On notion the bosrl hereby make levy of q
mill for the ont standing debt fund
Board adjourned To meet Dec 1910 ato am
c.rtii, tho above To b. correct
LION KEPLRE. Clerk