The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-24
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS,

present Paul Storey, G.. Ohmstede, T.
J. Chaplin, l.. F. Schmidt and q. w.
Hummel, chairman OF said Board.
Moved and seconded that the Fair
Association Of Webster County, Nebr..
be and Is hereby allowed the sum Of
100000, being the amount asked fcr
by said association for the year 1910.
and the balance of their indebtedness
after the closing of the fair at Bladen
in said county this fall (191D. and
the certificate filed with the County
Clerk, as provided by the statute OF
Nebraska; provided said Indebted
ness does not exceed the amount pro
vided by law for such purposes and
provided further that the general
fund of said county will allow such
expenditure. (Motion carried)
II was moved and seconded that
J. NJ. Roland be and is hereby appoint.
ed justice of the peace In and for
Guide Rock precinct. (Motion car.
ried.)
Moved and seconded that the of.
fetal bond OF j. NJ. Roland as Justice
of the Peace in and for Guide Rock
precinct, be and is hereby approved.
(lIotiOn carried)
In the matter of the Road Petition
of n. +. Harvey, ct al, asking for a
road to be opened up and established
between sections ~ and 80. Town 9,
Range ~, which was laid over from
the Commissioners OF June 10. 1911,
coming on now for hearing and 1t ap-
pearing to the board of County Com
missioners that the east half mile of
said road is now and has been used
as a public road for the past ten
years by continuous possession Is 4
public highway, whereupon 1t was
moved and seconded that the petition
be granted as to the west half mile
of said road and NJ. Colby, owner of
the Southwest Quarter of Section 10
2.l2. be allowed and hereby Is al.
lowed the sum of $62.50, and as a fur.
ther consideration the privilege of
using the spring situated on the right
Of way of said road for any and all
damages arising by virtue of the
opening and establishing the west
half mile of said road as prayed for
in said petition as to the west half
mile. Motion carried.)
Moved and seconded that the Coun
ty Clerk be and is hereby authorized
and instructed to draw warrant on
the general fund in favor OF VIM. Col
by for $G2.50 for damages arising by
virtue of opening and establishing the
above described road. (Motion car
ried.)
Moved and seconded that the poor
farm committee, in conjunction with
Elmer Wilson, superintendent of poor
farm, purchase bull for the poor
farm. (Motion carried)
In the matter of procuring clothes
for Miss Witt, who Is blind and is 9
charge upon Webster County, it was
moved and seconded that the super
intendent of the poor farm correspond
with the brother Of Miss Witt and
find out the necessary clothing she is
in need Of, and upon such finding. to
procure her the necessary clothing OF
remit enough money to her to make
such purchases as he may deem prop
er under the circumstances. (Motion
carried.)
On motion, adjourned to 9 O'Clock
a. m, August 8. 1911.
In the matter of the road petition
of Fred Wehnes and others asking the
county board to open and establish q
road on the section line on the north
side Of Section 3. Twp. 8. Range IL
Webster county, Nebraska, 1t wal
moved and seconded the above and
foregoing petition be granted and said
road be and Is hereby established al
prayed for in said petition. (Motlou
carried.)
In the matter of a strip of land
bought OF I. v. Negley by the County
Commissioners for road purposes iu
the northeast quarter of Section 22
Twp. 2, r. IL, 1t was moved and sec
onded that the County Clerk be and
is hereby authorized to draw a war
rant on the general fund in the sum
of $2O7.61 in consideration of the con
veyance by deed of said land to Web
ster County, Nebraska, for road pur
poses, which deed Of conveyance Is
recorded in deed record No. II, page
1877, OF the records OF Webster Coun
ty, Nebraska. (Motion carried.)
On motion the following claims on
the poor farm fund were allowed and
the Clerk instructed to draw warrants
OF said fund in payment OF same: s
Sherman, 5000: Elmer Long Harry
Moode, $3.50; Elmer Wilson, s15O;
Sarah Hanson, $2.25; w. l.. Koon
$500; w. L. Koon, $500; DR.. r. A.
Creighton, $500. Total, $44.25.
On motion the following claims
were allowed and the Clerk author
lied and instructed to draw warrants
on their respective funds in payment
OF same:
Bridge Fund.
| White Hardware Go. .......S lllt
- % NAcisler .'.''' '''..'.......... 1.6l
| Saunuers BROS. ................. $50. IL
| nte ffTnett '.'..'... ............. al ~
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