Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-07-23
COMMISSIONERS Proceedings
wa-Keeney- Kansas June. 5th

Wa-Keeney. N anSas June 5tt 1910
The board of commissioners met today in
missioners. F B. Walker and R. b. Briggs and
the county clerk Chairman w r. King
came in on the morning of the 9Th and remain
ed during the day The Board was called 10
order and F. B Walker was chosen chairman
protein and acted in that capacity throughout
the session excepting during the 9Th inst
The session lasting during the ,. and taking
a recess from day to day.
The minutes of proceedings meeting were
read and approved as read as follows Spec
ial meeting of May :. Special meeting May
16. Equaliza ton meeting June 6. ana g. and
special meeting on June 9th-
During this session the following business
The quarterly statement of the county
treasurer and quarterly report OF the county
approved as were also the reports of fees of
the county clerk Treasurer: probate Judge
The electric wiring OF the court house was
to the fact that the currant is transmitted TO
the building through the third story or attic
an the wiring of that portion of the building
not blind but open and exposed. and could
easily be tempered with by inauisitive persons
or children. and in case of such happening the
property would be endangered, therefore the
folio wing order was made
Be it ordered by the Board of Commissioners
Of Trego COUNTY Kansas; That 6,d from and
person be allow ed to go above the End floor of
the Court House except for the purpose of
necessary repairing. inspection or improve
ment. unless accompanied by the janitor or
some other person having charge of the keys.
county treasurer for SIS each for an increase
in salary. for the quarter ending June 30th they
the enumera ton of 1910 sho we'd over 5000 in
habitants in the county and the law fixing an
additional 800 per year on these officers in
After celebrating for some time the board
decided that the enumerations was not
complete at the beginning of the quarter that
they would not be legally permitted to allow
the same.
In the matter of the distractions of the
accumalted out lawed chattel mortgages in
the office of the register of deeds that were
ordered destroyed by the board Januar7 10.
1910. under the provisions of chapter 50 general
statues 1908. S6S were destroyed by the regis
ter of deeds and the board.
In the matter of the bids for plumbing and
sanitary improvements for the Court House
as advertised. for bids We're on file by the fol-
81 .ess.95. Marqnand and Myerly. Sl.225 o. J.
]. Keraus. S1.12500
for the amount OF 81. 125.00. as per plans and
specifications excepting such minor changes
deemed advisable by the board.
In the matter of the painting of the outside
woodwork and the roofs of the court house
were on file BY Y. " Gibson. and Marqua nd
& Myerly. follows w. W. Gibson $3.50 90.
Marquand & Myerly. 3ls 90. The contract was
awarded to Marquand & Myerly.
In the matter of tax collected the i'm
tfon to Wa-Keeney for the years 1895 and 1897
the board after investigation found that said
ere assessed for the two years after being
moved on motion the amount of Sl4, 3 was
refunded to H. j. Hile as tax double and
errOneiously collected.
road beginning at the north side of the Union
Pacific r. r. right of way and running south to
the north east st corner OF SeGt9n III I DIa6
petition of Owen Scanlon to change the width
of road number 81 from 50 to Az feet in width
was not allowed
Other road petitions were file and were
laid over until the October meeting for addi-
In the matter of n road petitioned for by E.
w Nelson etal came on for final hearing and as
all of the oceedingS have been legally com
piled with asrequired by law. and the owners
duly appointed TO view said road have report,
ed N he n
utility. the road is granted as petitloned for
and in accordance with the report of the
viewers and plat of the county surveyor now
file with the petition and other papers in
| the case. the county clerk is instructed TO re
notify the trustee of Riverside Township to
ing order VIZ Beginning al the north east
corner of section 36 township IA south of
| line bet W cen sections SO and IS 35 and 26. "a
and p. 81 and %. 81 and 80 30 and 81 or to the
west line of the township; and their terminate
Road to be six miles in length. Road to be
laid on said line or as near as possible to mai
a good road same road to be forty feet wide.
Said road is recorded in road record C. as
road number 1877 NO damages were allow ed
In the matter of a road petitioned for by @.
Lawson, E J Gilpin Jacob Rosenof.
Conklin. J Gustofson d Reade w Cypher,
A II Harvey. Niles Anderson. George ialstrom.
John G. Bergquist- W ] kulp Alex McNaugh-
G E Mason. } J Fabricicus. p A Nelson. and
II L AlSoD- Beginning at the south west
thirteen Q3), range twenty-five CID and run
one mile east to the south east corner of said
y
ing said road to be sixtS (6O) feet wide.
All of the above living on the township line
between township Is and IA. range %.
In view of the fact that the owners of the
adjoining land have flied written release of
any claims for damages and donate to the
use of the public. the amount of land neces-
sary for the road. the board dispenseS with the
customary view and survey of the road and
grants the road petitioned for. The coun-
ty clerk is instructed to record the proceeding
in the road record and to notify the trustee OF
Ogallah and Riverside townships to open said
road in accordance with the above order.
S1id iS rel n Ds
road number 1873.
In the matter of a petition presented by n
H Giffin etal for change of in road number
81 follows CONNIE icing at a point Il chains
and 20 links. north of the southwest corner
of section twenty-one CID. township fourteen,
| 90. range twenty-one west. thence east
nine 90 chains thence due north ten GO) chains
thence north W est to a point which is one Cd
chain north and six (6) chains east of the hall
mile stone west side of said section twenty
one CID thence west to the public road now OF
record as road number 81 beginning with page
! 92 and ending with an including page 81 OF
road record c. of Trego. county. Kansas
In view of the fact that the line for
merly surveyed and laid out a public road
could not be made into a PRACTICABLE road for
| a reasonable expenditure of money and the
| for could be purchased from the owner Gustav
| SeitZ for the sum of S25 After due considers
/ ton the change was granted as petitioned for
and allo wing Mr. Seitz S25 for the land taken
same at the next regular meeting of the board
The county clerk was instructed to record
| the proceedings in the road record road
number o. During this sessiod the foIlowins
| for the same follows towit:
| Warrants allowed at the July meeting
| Trego Mer Co. scalp bounty II o.
| 20 wollner Of
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