Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-04-24
ESTABLISHED MARCH 2. 1879.
SATURDAY, APRIL "a, 1909.
Commissioners Proceedings.
wa-Keeney. kansas. April 5th. 1909


go county. Kansas. met today in regular ses-
sion at the once OF the county clerk.
All the members of the Board were present.
to-wit: w F. King, Commissioners F. b.
The Board remained in session during the
5th. 9th. 9TH Sth and 9th; taking recess only
from day to day and the necessary drives to
view proposed roads and bridge sites
During the session the following business
Otto Cornelson appeared before the board
and requested that he be allowed to erect and
on Road No. g. between Sections SO and 80.
Township IS Range a. for period Of one
should require. to be enabled to erect a town
sient for said Corneison's stock to pass
through. On motion the request was granted.
and asked that permission be granted him to
erect and maintain two legal gates on the sec
ship 13. Range IS on Road No 125 he claiming
that the late date of the ablishins said
him. and asked that in liquidation of all claims
rod Of for bennnp Win octoer
18th, 1909. After duly considering the matter
a vote was taken, whereby said Tagues re-
The board approved the appointment by
Miss Florence Beatty as a member of the
Board of Examiners of Education. to fill the
vacancy that would occur in May by reason of
Eva L. Philbrook having to assume the duties
of the ONCE of Superintendent of Public In
Struction.
In the matter of a petition signed by VIII
liam George Baker and Martha J. Baker and
Wakeeney City for the vacation of that part
OF chestnut street lying between BLOCKS -FOUR
% and five 90 in the city of Wa-Keeney,
came before the board on Monday, April 5th
until Tuesday. April 9Th. at IL O'Clock a. m.
Al the time as above stated the matter was
viewed the proposed part, petitioned for
vacation, but not being fully satisfied of the
powers vested in them under Chapter lis
General Statutes of 1905. and the propriety of
granting the PRAYER OF the petitioners the
for further advice and consideration.
BY request of the board. an invoice was
made by j. r.. Wilson of the amount of bridge
lumber and piling hand. which showed an
insufficient amount. and as the need of and de-
mand for bridges was apparent. motion it
unanimously decided to purchase car
load of bridge lumber and timbers and car of
I beams and channel iron, and the County
Clerk was instructed to get prices same
date.
In the matter of the claim presented by
Probate Judge A. 5. Peacock. asking that the
fees of the ofhce of the probate Judge for the
him. in addition to the salary of $500 per year
now received. and which he claimed We're
the option of the board. was taken up for con-
sideration. After consulting legal authority
made the question being: Shall the salary
of the Probate Judge be raised:'' The roll
Nays 2 r. b. Briggs voting in favor. w. f.
King and F. b. Walker voting in the negative.
A majority having voted against. the motion
was lost and the claim rel ected-
The following. were allowed taxes refunded
for the year 1908 on erroneous assessments.
Chas. F. Follkers. telephone line valuation
j. W. Rauch. tax on $4,000 valuation of nine
Mrs. Mary Hunt tax $500. being the con
stitutional exemption.
J. G. Owen tax $500. being the constitu-
tional exemption.
John Donovan. valuation reduced S73o. on
east half OF northeast quarter section 81.
township b. range p, and tax of 1911 refund
ed
The following bonds were approved:
C. E. Rdgway. Clerk OF the District Court
Wa-keeney State Bank depository for one
half of county deposits
Trego County State Bank. depository for
holt fpff dkaFlfN
township appointed to IN vacancy caused bv
c. M Loflin moving from county.
John w Reynolds deputy assessor Ogallah
H. s. Givler and F. t. Naylor printers
The quarterly report of the county Super
ports of fees of the county treasurer county
clerk clerk of the court probate Judge. reg
In the matter of a road petitioned for by E.
a. Wids, L: W 4 P1rinton. Thee Courtney, J.
N See. A. w. Purinton. Geu. Butcher. Gust
Manner. h. t. Courtney. Monroe Stimits. w
a Norman; J. E. Daily. w. A. Riggs. w. ID.
northwest corner of section S. township IS.
range Is. and run thence south about one and
on the section line between sections and s.
township a. range IS. and there terminate.
forty feet wide. In view of the fact that the
owners of the adjoining land have filed
written release of any claims for damages
and donate the requisite amount of land t. the
use OF the public for the road. the board dis
the road and grants the road as petitioned for.
The county clerk is instructed to record the
proceedings in the Road Record and to notify
the trustees of Colyer township to open said
road in accordance with the above order.
Said road is recorded in Road Record c as
road No. 12S.
In the matter of road petitioned for by A
W. Purinton. E. A. Wilds. John E. Wood.
Schwerdtfeger. s F. Maddy. Gust johnson.
Robert Benson. L. B. Rodrick. Geo. Douglass
]. H Courtney. H. L. Courtney. F. NJ. TODD
H G. TODD. r. A. Rogers. Fred Lisser NJ. A.
Young. J. A. MaCauley. commencing at the
northwest corner of section IS. township IA
range IS and running due north the section
line to the northwest corner of section A.
that the owners of the adjoining land have
Med written release of any claims for DANA
ges and donate the requisite amount of land
TO the use of the public for the road. the
board dispenSes with the customary view and
survey of the road and grants the road pc
record the proceedings in the Road Record
and TO nOtlry the trustees of Franklin and
COllyer to wnships to open said road in accord
ance with the above order Said road is re-
corded in Road Record C as road No Is9
In the matter of road petitioned for by
w. G. P. Rhodes. J. t. w. Cloud, H. c. Nc
Collum. Carter Collins. ]. E. Mccall. Geo. wal
der. o. ". Cook. A. h. RobnsonI J. E. White =.
Shriner. Mrs. Lois ID. Rhodes. F. w. Wheeler
beginning at the southwest corner of section
a. and run east the section line two miles
and there terminat ting All of the above lying
en- and twelve. range twenty-three- In view
of the fact that the owners of the adjoining
land have filed q written release of any claims
for damages and donate to the use of the pub