The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-02-17
County Court Proceedings

5. Z. Horn, Harry +. Highley
and w. i. Rariden were appointed
appraisers In the matter OF tubercu-
losis Of cattle at State Hospital No.
| 4.
b. NJ. Voelker and Edward Bias
Ter, copnrtners doing telephone
business under the firm name OF
Free Exchange Telephone, applied
for permission to erect poles and
maintain wires along the Farming
ton aud st. Mary's road from the
village of Minnith in Ste. Gcnevieye
county to the city of Pennington,
which was.granted on condition that
they construct and maintain the
same in such manner as not to in
commodc the public in til" use of
said road as public highway.
The County Treasurer was direct
ed to transfer from the county Of
ficers fund to the contingent fund
the sum of 81 900.
County Highway Engineer HOl-
man was directed to dispose OF the
old side walk around the Court
square to purchasers in quantity to
suit at - cents per lineal foot, eX-
elusive OF the curbng and exclusive
of the walk on the south side.
q. W. O'Dam of Flat River filed
report Of DIR. c. X. Fleming, medi-
cal examiner for the Mount Vernon
tuberculosis Snnitarium, and made
application for the admission Of
Mrs. G. w. O'Dam to said institu-
ton as free patient from the coun-
ty; whereupon it was ordered that
she he declared IA county charge and
that request be made for her admis.
sion as county patient to the San
| itarium.
Thomas II. Holman was reap
pointed County Highway Engineer
for one year at n salary of 81 400, in
GLIDING the services required OF him
| by law as county surveyor in the
matter of new roads or changes of
roads, etc, and his bond was fixed
at 81 800.
II. II. Holman was directed to en-
ter into agreement with ). O. Con-
way to move the band stand from
the southeast corner to the north
east corner of Court sqnare, and to
employ some competent person to
construct base for same and erect
the brickIpillars.
T. II. Holman was directed to pre-
pare profile and estimate of the prob
| able cost of II siX-foot concrete side
walk with coping around the Public
Square, and to advertise for bids for
the construction of same, bids TO be
opened at the March term.
Road overseers.
The Court, with the assistance of
the County Highway Engineer, ap.
pointed the following road overseers
for the year 1910, and fixed the
amount of bond of each:
DIST. NOS.
!. Henry Rub, Iron Mountain
?. j. X. McClannahan, Bismarck
3. NJ. 5. Eaton, LeadwoOd
>. Il. c. Pigg, Bonnie Terre
q. +. +. Turley, Bonnie Terre
I. WEN. Polite, Blackwell
s. j. ID. Huff, Doe Run
0. Thos. II. Weddle, Doe Run
10. VIM. Dugal, Pennington
IL. J. o. Doherty, Pennington
II. w. b. Ritter, Elvins
Is. w. A. Mitchell, Esther
IA. John.Albert, Desloge
-. Zeno Kerlagon, Bonne Terre
Ii. J. +. Sigman, Jaydee
H. Shelf 7. Horn, Hazel Run
Is. Fred Abduction, French Village
10. II. II. O'Bannon, Knob Lick
20. G. +. Williams, Knob Lick
u. b. q. Porter, Pennington
%. II. J. Braning, Pennington
IL tNNi "'s tI Il III ming lpi
-. Jno. A. Gibson, Libertyville
Ii. A. j. KennOn, Libertyvile
The compensation for said road
overseers, as provided in section
IL, 466 of article >, 1909 session acts,
was fixed at - cents for each aud
every hour mot exceeding 10 hours
per day actually and necessarily
employed MS such oversccr.
County Clerk Lawrence presented
account OF fees due him by the
State, amounting to 1878, which
was audited and certified to the
State Auditor for payment.
Poll Tax Levy.
The Court hereby levies for road
purposes upon every able-bodied
male inhabltant of ST. Francois
County over u and under 80 years
OF age, except persons residing with
in incorporated cities, towns and
villages, poll tax of $500, accord
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