The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-01-04
COUNTY COURT.

Court met in regular session last
Monday, all the officers being pres
ent.
On petition OF G. c. lain, Emma
lain was committed to Hospital No.
4 as county charge.
Petition OF w. j. White to vacate
certain streets and alleys In the
town of DeLassus was granted.
Assessment of J. d. Kennedy on
lots and ., block 1, was corrected
and fixed at 500, and c. b. Denman,
collector, was directed tn return
balance as erroneous.
Ben Dunklin by his attorneys, Mar
bury & Hensley, presented claim Cor
gravel. The court after due consid-
Grafton ordered that said claim be
/ disallowed for the reason that the
court considers the land from which
said gravel was obtained belonged
to the county and not TO said claim
ant. The said Ben Dunklin filed
bond for an appeal to the Circuit
Court.
The clerk was directed to certify
to G. Il. Denman, collector, the fol-
lowing assessment OF merchants
omitted from the merchants book by
the assessor, as follows: S. f.. Cole
and l.. 7. White, DeLassus; and
that taxes be extended thereon.
The court directs the collector to
rebate the various railroad, tele-
phone and telegraph properties one
cent on 500 valuation, on school
taxes extended on said properties,
on the average rate as levied.
1t was ordered that the State
auditor he requested to draw his
warrant in favor w. c. Fisher,
county treasurer, the amount OF
county foreign insurance tax fund
money apportioned to this county,
amounting to $2,572,77.
II was ordered that the State Au-
ditor be requested draw his warrant
in favor of the county treasurer for
the August salary due the county
superintendent Of public schools Of
this county, amounting to 5000.
7. r. Tullock filed his settlement
with receipts for balance Of appro-
priation expended on the Tyler Mill
road, which was approved.
Constable w. f.. Justice of Ran
dolph township filed his quarterly
settlement, which was approved.
Warrants Issued:
Mrs. b. X. Downing, support
of Belle Matkin ..................S 800
o. NJ. Bonny, support Isaac
Leplant .'.'.....,...,.',...............- 800
q. II. Smith, support Rhoda
Burnham ...'.-...................... 1850
J. 2. Cayce, support of Sarah
Ammonet ......, '........................ 1900
&. ID. Rogers, support of w.
N. Rogers .....-........................... 1900
Thos. Higgihbotham, support
OF Mary Polite ...........-......... 5000
J. +. Benton, SupportIsaac
Rock and wife -. ......-...... $500
q. II. Smith, support of Fan
ME Simms ............................. 500
Mrs. G. l.. Nixon, support of
Mrs Sarah Anderson ....... 800
G. f. Schliesser, janitor ...... 5000
j. A. Lawrence, fees ............ 1920
J. a. Lawrence, postage, etc. 1911
II. j Braning, work on bridge
and culverts ........... 2l.7J
HI Braning. labor and teams
on gravel road ........................... 1920
Il. p. Russell d Bros, lumber
for bridges, etc .................. 2j.5O
Drs. Mccormick d Fleming,
examination of Mary lain j.0U
State Hospital No. 4, support
OF Emma lain .......................... 600
A. J. KennOn, support of +.
f.. Demear and wife .......-....... 1000
j. b. Bowling, labor and ma.
terial in road district No. 26 l5.3j
Oscar Murphy, lumber, etc.
for repair Pigg ford bridge 3l0.40
Oscar Murphy, gravel on road
near Pigg ford ...........--...-... G3.S0
Ieno f. Kerlagon, team and
nails furnished .....-.-...-......... 3.25
J. d. Counts, 81 days on roll
Ter work recommendations. %. 30
Lawrence Counts, days haul
ing water and coal for road
roller ..........-........................ "A LOO
Thomson & Russell, heating
plant for jail ......-.................... 1860
J. l.. Sullivan, lights for Jail
and Inflrmary ............................ 1876
VIM. London, board of pris-
OHeTs ................. .................. ZOU.DU
Harry Dobbins, material, etc. $40
DR.. j. II. English, services
Inf. and Board of Health. 44.50
Bank of Pennington order
paid for labor, etc. on pub
lie square .....'..................'...... $40. 10