The Globe-republican., 1910-05-12
Wednesday, May 4, 1910.

Wednesday, May 4, 1910.
| The board spent most of the day locating
two roads petitioned for by H. M. Gearhart
and others In Ford township. returning to
the court house at p. m.
On resuming work ut 2 p. IN. the following
business was taken up and disposed Of, to.
wit:
It was ordered that the Dodge City bridge
be refloored with No. white Oak 3xl2x20,
and thst the lumber be purchased at once.
1t was order ed that G. \. Mckinney be dis
charged from confinement upon payment OF
costs accrued against him for violation OF
the prohibitory law.
A petition presented by H. W. Dorsett and
Others for public road from the intersection
of the north line of the right. OF the
Sante Fe railway company and the township
line between sections IS and in townships
25 and 26, respectively, range 49, southwest
erly on the north side of said right t-of way
and paralleling the said railroad through
sections 2, 8, 4, 8 and 5, In township ~, range
%, to and terminating at the west line of
said section 5, was approved, and 1t was Or
dered that the board of county commission
ers view same on June II, 1910, at ? p. m.
The following claims were allowed and
ordered paid:
Philip Watson, repairing BRIDGE. 500
Sam Stubbs. matches for county .... As
Lewis Reinert assess Concord twp. 76 90
Thos. Bragg, board review ...... 800
j b Bailey, board review ...... .... 8 90
J @ Laudick. assessor Spearville twp. 9U 90
Fred O Laudick, work on Spearville
assessment books -. -. 4S 80
Guy McPheeters, boarding John Nav IL 40
City Steam Laundry, jail arhdry $50
County Treasurer, or. rabbit scalp
bounty ................ .......... bl 40
County Treasurer. CT. coyote scalp
BOUNTY .......r...i..,.......:. :.... 81 w
County Treasurer. or. poor, freight .. -
Il B Bel. taking Laura Llggett to
hospital ............. 66 %
S s Marshall, poor appropriation. 10 90
s Dodsworth BoO~ Co, II tax rolls, 10 70 75
v G White, refunp vf erroneous tax. l 66
e 8 Adams, use automobile :. $50
II sughrue. xpense on county
road ,...... ............. 100
W j Davies, ice Co. commlss'r... IS 90
Mic Mayrath. "ryIce Co, commission
er and miirnge .... ............:.. l3 20
W @ Dunckcr, service 90. commits
sioner ana mileage. II on
W G Duncker use of car on road
Upon th urgent demands OF many prop
erty owners of the county, the tnadequacy
of the prt-rnt court house and jail OF Ford
county ulid the necessity of q new court
house MA jail. was taken up, considered and
fully discussed by the board and the urgency
OF sutnnlLting the proposition to the voters
for immediate settlement recognized After
ward and upon motion OF Mic Mayrath, sec
w.
resolution was unanimously adopted by
said Board OF County commissioners. to-wit
Whereas, the county building now used by
q .rd county as court house, office build
Ing and jsilis old, too small and wholly in
adequate to meet the requirements OF the
purposes for which it is being used; and
Whereas, the said building has not sufii-
cient Office room for the officers and conduct
Ut the business OF the county; and
Whereas, the said building has not suffi-
cient vault room TO protect the records,
files, books and other valuable property OF
the county entirely unprotected from fire,
which would upon destruction entail loss
to the property owners which money could
not replace; and
Whereas, that portion OF said court house
being used as jail is unsanitary and un-
safe for the keeping OF prisoners; and
Whereas, the said court house 10 entirely
insufficient in many ways as court, jail and
office building for the needs of the county;
and
whereas. the county commissioners OF
Ford county have so determined. and are
deslrous OF submitting to the voters OF Ford
county the question rs to whether the funds
required for the erection Of said court house
and Jail shall be raised by. the issuance OF
| bonds or by the ievying OF q special tax.
| Now, therefore, be II resolved by the board
| OF county commissioners OF Ford county,
| Kansas, that the erection Of new court
! house and jail for the use OF Ford county Is
necessary; that upon proper consideration
1t has been determined that the cost OF the
same will be sixty five thousand dollars.
| Be 1t further resolved that, In order to
| make levy for such purpose this year and
/ thus save q delay OF one year and q half in
/ the beginning OF the construction Of such
1 building, a special election be and the,sam
h ID hereby called to be held on the 2nd day of
Of August, 1910, In ford county, Kansas, at
which time the question as to whether or
1 notn new court house shall be
erected in Ford county, and as to
i whether tie funds required Tor the