Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-01-21
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
Wa-Keeney, Kansas, Jan. ?, 1911.


The Board of Commissioners met
today in regular session at the office
of the County Clerk. There were
present, f. b. Walker and the County
Clerk The meeting was called to
order by the clerk and adjourned un-
til morning of January 3, at O'Clock.
Jan. 3. 1911.
The Board of Commissioners met
this morning as per adjournment of
yesterday, Chairman w. f. King,
Commissioner F. B. Walker and the
County Clerk being present The
Board was called TO order by the
chairman and remained in session
during the 3rd, 4th and 5th, taking a
recess from day TO Commissioner
X. b. Briggs not meeting with the
Board during the session. The fol-
lowing business was transacted dur
/ ing the session, namely:
The minutes of the following meet
ings were read and approved as read,
to-wlt: October regular meeting in
session October 3-4-5, 1910: October
adjourned meeting in session October
III, 1910; special session October 24-25,
1910. Meeting 10 canvass the returns
OF the General Election of November
8, 1910, in session November HIP, and
the special session of December p.
1910.
In the matter of the sale of the
plank in the old walk on the west
side of the court yard, bids were on
| Tile as follows: III. J. Trowbridge,
SO. So: A. ]. Ellermeyer, $500: Ava
Nowlin, $50. 90: j. T. W. Cloud. 81 .25
The offer OF $40. 60 being accepted.
The quarterly statement of the
County Treasurer and quarterly re-
port OF the County superintendent
were read and approved as read, as
were also the reports of fees of the
! County Treasurer, County Clerk. Pro-
bate Judge, Clerk of the District
Court, County Attorney and Sheriff
In the matter of appointment of a
clerk for Collyer township in place of
| e. T. Chapman resigned, the appli-
cation OF 9. c; Hickman being on file
for the office, {. G. Hickman was duly
appointed as clerk of Collyer town
ship.
The annual reports of the following
| Township Trustees and Treasures
| were approved:
| Q. H. Benson. trustee of Oganah
| township.
George Glass, trustee of Glencoe
! township las corrected).
}. w. Lutters, trustee of Franklin
township.
II. G. Beamer, trustee of Wilcox
township.
j. E. Miller, trustee of Collyer
township (ase corrected
A. +. Luters, treasurer of Glencoe
township las cOrrected).
Fred Plath, treasurer of Wilcox
township las corrected).
e. NJ. krhut, treasurer of Collyer
township las cOrrected).
Several written and personal notices
OF erroneous assessment was brought
| before the Board and the following
changes ordered and taxes refunded,
tO-wit.
Jane Rhule, enormously assessed
$3.50 personal, refunded S12.7S
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$1,000 Improvements on u. e. IA of
| section :, township Is, range 25. re-
funded $40 and improvements for
1910 and 1911, assessment reduced
! 81, 200.
Thomas Hopkins, enormously as
sessed $3.50 on e. - of S. W. IA OF
section "A, township u, range "a, re-
funded 1886 and valuation reduced
for 1910 and 1911, 81 $50
Mrs: H. E. Mccormick allowed con-
sututlonal exemption of $500 for 1910:
refunded 81. 49,
D.. j. Starr, Is. NJ. Hutzel. aeent)
enormously assessed $500 on n. W. IA
OF section "a. township IL, range %
refunded S3.17 and valuation reduced
for 1910 and 1911, $3.50.
/ Mrs. Mary liant, enormously as
seSsed seo-account of failure of as
SCISSOR TO allow constitutional exemp-
ton, refunded "A cents.a
A. A Thome, enormously assessed
S., 100 on e. - OF section So, township
II, range y, refunded 3d. 6S rebate
% cents)- Valuation for 1910 and
1911 reduced IS, 100.
W. A. Brown, enormously assessed
| So. 100 on W. 1-2 of section 80. town
snip II, range -. refunded S23. %.
Valuation for 1910 and 1911 reduced
So. 100
Section 4, township y, range u.
was found to have been enormously
assessed in School District No. IS.
! the same being in School District No.
3D. Inc amount OF S13.46 school tax
was refunded to N. L.. a. and w. M.
Brabb and it was ordered that Dis
trlct No. 35 be given credit to the
amount OF SIS. II and District No. Is
be charged with S32 20.
Jno. w. Phares, enormously as
sessed 500 on lot i, block 90. Wa
keeney City, refunded s1.4S Valua-
ton for 1910 and 1911 reduced 800.
In accordance with the provisions
OF section 1856 of chapter 116. general
statutes of 1909, the County Clerk
was duly declared ex-officio county
assessor for the year 1911, with the
duties and powers as provided by law
and subject to the penalties for nom
feasance or mal-feasance in perform
ing the duties of said Office The
compensation and additional duties
being the same as for the year 1910.
The following were appointed dep
uty assessors for the several assessing
districts of the county
e III. Benson, Ogallah township.
George Glass, Glencoe township.
w b. CIPHER, Riverside township.
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