The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-14
Commissioners Proceedings
Oiiice % the county OIerk, seward Cot

Office of the County Clerk, Seward County,
Liberal Kansas, April 1911.
The Board of County Commissioners met In
regular session, present were j. +. Fuest Chair
man W. W. Antrim and Eli Taylor mem
bers OF the board. and E. d. Cooper County
Clerk.
The Road Petition fled by Claude Sparks
TO open road on section line between sections
II and l2 t. IS r. "a was by the Board allowed
and ordered open II satisfactory with the
property owners on said section line
The County Superintendent appointed John
Edmonds r. :. Locke and II. n. Cr0wder to
appraise school land. to-wlt; s. Il. 16-3l-4
and same were by the Board approved.
1t was by the Board ordered that no bills,
posters notices or advertising matter OF any
kind be posted In the halls or Court Room OF
the Court House except upon the bulletin
board for that purpose
The County Clerk was instructed by the
Board to notify Harvey g. Chapman TO vacate
the room In the Court House occupied by him
within ten days from date OF notice, and to
cause him to place the room In as good con-
dition as when he first occupied the same.
The County Clerk was instructed by the
Board to Pe-insure the Court House with three
local agencies viz: Land-Thayer Land CO.,
Moore &EallS and Ellsaesser, Woods Il Henry,
Report Of Register Of Deeds, Clerk District
Court. Treasurer and County Clerk were by
the Board approved.
The Board of County Commissioners real
izlng that the building and cells now used as
q jail, IOf seward county, huIShS hfe vi III
sufficient capacity and unsafe as to dangers
OF fire and escape OF dangerous criminals and
that the same has been for more than two
yearscondemned by the District Judge and also
condemned as to sanitation by the County
Health Officer, and In compliance with the
general statutes OF 1909 Sec. 45J7 and under
the provisions Of an act which passed at the
stseSson OF the Legislature OF the State OF
Kansas, authorizing the County Commission
eGs TO contract for the erection Of a county
jail at a cost complete not to exceed Ten
Thousand Dollars and for the payment OF the
County warrants issued on same to make a
levy OF one mill on the dollar upon the tax
able property Of the county for the year 1871
and One-half mill for each year thereafter
until the debt thereby incurred Is extlnguiShed
and upon examination OF the plans and speci-
hcationS presented by z. II. Weather Arch
itect, the Board thereupon considered and
and agreed that such structure Is necessary
for the use Of Seward county: and the Board
thereupOn ordered that advertisements for
the purpose of be published, and bids TO be
fled with the County Clerk on or before IL IN.
May 10 1911 receiving bids for the erection and
completion OF building according TO the
plans and Spe ,lllcations of said Architect and
and to include connection of the heating
pipes with the furnace used by the Court House,
Septic tank of sufficient size, and placing Of
the old cells in the present jail properly with
IN the new building, the Board reserving the
right to reject any or all bids
RemOnStranCe against the building OF such
q structure for Seward county filed by u. w.
Light was by tine board duly considered
and not deemed sufficient In the face Of the
statute and existing conditions to cause the
proposition to be delayed.